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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at Midstreams Elementary School this year?
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Enrollment
558
Elementary
DISTRICT 500 · STATE 405
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BRICK TOWNSHIP PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 340222004596
Midstreams Elementary School
500 MIDSTREAMS RD, BRICK TOWN, NJ 08724 · (732) 785-3000 · Ocean County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL558 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.1:1
43 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.8:1 · STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
25%
142 students
DISTRICT 38% · STATE 41%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 104 | 19% |
| Grade 1 | 98 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 72 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 102 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 91 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 91 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (104) is 14% larger than its 5th grade class (91).
Student demographics
33%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 51% · STATE 71% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
57.2%
NJ avg 53.1% . +2.3pp since 2023
Math
50.2%
NJ avg 41.6% . +3.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 57 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 50 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New Jersey schools, those numbers are about 53 and 42. Reading and writing scores are up about 2 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 4 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 57.2% | 50.2% |
| 2023-24 | 54.9% | 46.6% |
% Meeting or Exceeding Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: NJSLA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
47.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
52.2%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 47% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 52% typical for New Jersey schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among New Jersey's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Midstreams Elementary School
Midstreams Elementary School's state test result (47.4% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Midstreams Elementary School this school | 558 | 25.4% | 47.4% |
| Mill Pond Elementary School LANOKA HARBOR | 599 | 28.2% | N/A |
| Dr. Gerald H. Woehr Elementary School NEW EGYPT | 490 | 25.3% | 49.3% |
| Mary F. Janvier School FRANKLINVILLE | 579 | 30.4% | N/A |
| McKinley Avenue Elementary School Manahawkin | 630 | 29.7% | 51.1% |
| Birches Elementary School TURNERSVILLE | 472 | 22.9% | 59.1% |
Matched among New Jersey elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Midstreams Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Ocean County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 47.4% | #584 of 1,290 | #8 of 51 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 50.2% | #580 of 1,319 ▲ 42 | #7 of 52 ▲ 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 57.2% | #553 of 1,319 ▲ 19 | #5 of 52 ▲ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 558 | #293 of 1,562 | #21 of 70 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.1:1 | #1,102 of 1,390 | #42 of 59 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 33.4% | #1,180 of 1,392 | #47 of 59 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 25.4% | #931 of 1,481 | #56 of 67 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +18.0% | #120 of 545 | #8 of 28 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
558
+10 (+2%) vs 2020
-7% since 1990-91, when it was 597
Student : Teacher
13.1:1
was 13.1:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 558 | 42.7 | 13.1:1 | 25% (142) |
| 2023-24 | 552 | 41.7 | 13.2:1 | 17% (92) |
| 2022-23 | 545 | 43.9 | 12.4:1 | 18% (97) |
| 2020-21 | 548 | 42 | 13.1:1 | 17% (93) |
| 2017-18 | 473 | 40.9 | 11.6:1 | 16% (76) |
| 2015-16 | 508 | 46 | 11.0:1 | 19% (98) |
| 2010-11 | 525 | 31 | 16.9:1 | 12% (61) |
| 2000-01 | 669 | 37 | 18.1:1 | 9% (62) |
| 1990-91 | 597 | 26 | 23.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Midstreams Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 18% (473 to 558); teachers up 4% (40.9 to 42.7).
About Midstreams Elementary School
Among the schools in BRICK TOWN, New Jersey, is Midstreams Elementary School, a medium-sized elementary school. The school enrolls 558 students, from kindergarten through 5. An average school in this group (elementary schools in New Jersey) has about 405 students.
Brick Township Public School District, which runs Midstreams Elementary School, has 12 schools and 8,224 students.
About 81% of the student body at Midstreams Elementary School is White. Smaller groups are 11% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. The county population is about 83% White, within a few points of the school. The school's diversity index is 33%, meaning two students picked at random have a 33% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Teachers at Midstreams Elementary School total 42.7 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 13.1:1. The school has more students per teacher than the 11.4:1 average for elementary schools in New Jersey. The school counts 142 students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, or 25%. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Ocean County is 44%.
Midstreams Elementary School's actual average proficiency rate on state tests (47.4%) and its predicted rate (52.2%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of New Jersey schools.
Ocean County has these Census figures: the median household income is $89,863, about 34% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. In all, Ocean County has 117 public schools and roughly 66,051 students.
Veterans Memorial Elementary School is the public school closest to Midstreams Elementary School, about 1.4 miles away. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Midstreams Elementary School's average proficiency of 47.4% compares with 46.7% for its nearest scored neighbors.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Suburb: Large.
Federal data show 548 students in 2020-21 and 558 in 2024-25, a difference of under 3%.
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Ocean County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
654,362
Census ACS
Median income
$89,863
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
117
66,051 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Brick Township Public School District
- Brick Township Memorial High SchoolHigh · 1,269 students
- Brick Township High SchoolHigh · 1,200 students
- Lake Riviera Middle SchoolMiddle · 893 students
- Veterans Memorial Middle SchoolMiddle · 865 students
- Emma Havens Young Elementary SchoolElementary · 843 students
- Veterans Memorial Elementary SchoolElementary · 619 students
Other schools in BRICK TOWN
- Brick Township High SchoolHigh · 1,200 students
- Veterans Memorial Middle SchoolMiddle · 865 students
- Drum Point Road Elementary SchoolElementary · 465 students
Nearby schools
- Veterans Memorial Elementary School1.4 mi · 619
- Veterans Memorial Middle School1.4 mi · 865
- Memorial Middle School1.6 mi · 634
- Point Pleasant Borough High School1.7 mi · 831
- Nellie F. Bennett Elementary School2.0 mi · 706
- Osbornville Elementary School2.0 mi · 372
Frequently asked questions
About Midstreams Elementary SchoolHow large is Midstreams Elementary School?
Midstreams Elementary School enrolls approximately 558 students in grades KG-05.
Is Midstreams Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Midstreams Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Midstreams Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Midstreams Elementary School is approximately 13.1:1 (43 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Midstreams Elementary School?
At Midstreams Elementary School, the student body is approximately 81% White, 11% Hispanic, 2% Black, 2% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Midstreams Elementary School public or private?
Midstreams Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Brick Township Public School District.
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