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Enrollment
437
Elementary
DISTRICT 330 · STATE 405
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEPTUNE TOWNSHIP SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 341116004048
Midtown Community Elementary School
1155 Corlies Ave, NEPTUNE, NJ 07753 · (732) 776-2200 · Monmouth County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL437 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 8% of New Jersey public elementary schools
- FTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded New Jersey public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
9.9:1
44 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.8:1 · STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
90%
394 students
DISTRICT 64% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 84 | 19% |
| Kindergarten | 61 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 56 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 56 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 58 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 61 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 61 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (61) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (61).
Student demographics
54%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 68% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within Neptune Township School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
22.1%
NJ avg 53.1% . +5.0pp since 2023
Math
10.0%
NJ avg 41.6% . -0.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 22 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 10 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 5 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 22.1% | 10.0% |
| 2023-24 | 17.1% | 10.1% |
% 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
12.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
16.8%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 12% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 17% 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 Midtown Community Elementary School
Midtown Community Elementary School's state test result (12.2% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Midtown Community Elementary School this school | 437 | 90.2% | 12.2% |
| Principle Academy Charter School Egg Harbor Township | 434 | 86.6% | 23.9% |
| Luis Munoz-Rivera Elementary School Trenton | 468 | 85.7% | 2.7% |
| Cherry Street School BRIDGETON | 522 | 96.7% | 6.2% |
| South Main Street Elementary School PLEASANTVILLE | 455 | 83.1% | 22.0% |
| Leeds Avenue Elementary School PLEASANTVILLE | 570 | 84.7% | 19.4% |
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 Midtown Community Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Monmouth County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 12.2% | #1,229 of 1,290 | #87 of 89 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 10.0% | #1,264 of 1,319 ▼ 14 | #91 of 93 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 22.1% | #1,212 of 1,319 ▲ 28 | #87 of 93 ▲ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 437 | #582 of 1,562 | #44 of 112 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.9:1 | #321 of 1,390 | #34 of 98 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 54.4% | #681 of 1,392 | #31 of 98 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 90.2% | #58 of 1,481 | #2 of 105 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +17.8% | #124 of 545 | #7 of 46 |
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
437
+53 (+14%) vs 2020
+19% since 1990-91, when it was 368
Student : Teacher
9.9:1
was 9.6:1
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 | 437 | 44 | 9.9:1 | 90% (394) |
| 2023-24 | 430 | 49 | 8.8:1 | 84% (362) |
| 2022-23 | 425 | 42 | 10.1:1 | 50% (211) |
| 2020-21 | 384 | 40 | 9.6:1 | 81% (312) |
| 2017-18 | 371 | 42 | 8.8:1 | 78% (290) |
| 2015-16 | 457 | 42 | 10.9:1 | 89% (405) |
| 2010-11 | 452 | 40 | 11.3:1 | 79% (358) |
| 2000-01 | 306 | 20 | 15.3:1 | 79% (243) |
| 1990-91 | 368 | 21 | 17.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Midtown Community Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 18% (371 to 437); teachers up 5% (42 to 44).
About Midtown Community Elementary School
A mid-sized elementary school in NEPTUNE, New Jersey, Midtown Community Elementary School is part of Neptune Township School District. The school enrolls 437 students in pre-K through 5.
Midtown Community Elementary School is in Neptune Township School District, a district with 3,374 students across 7 schools.
More than half of enrollment at Midtown Community Elementary School is Hispanic: 57%. Other groups make up 35% Black, 4% White, and 3% multiracial. Monmouth County as a whole is about 13% Hispanic, so the school's share is higher. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 54%.
The school has 44 full-time-equivalent teachers and a ratio of 9.9 students per teacher. Elementary schools in New Jersey have an average ratio of 11.4:1. The school reported 90% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Monmouth County is 29%.
On the allk12 Grade, Midtown Community Elementary School lands at D, ahead of 8% of New Jersey public elementary schools.
Midtown Community Elementary School is 4.6 points below its predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results (12.2% versus 16.8%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in New Jersey.
For the population of Monmouth County, median household income comes to about $124,845, 51% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 4% of people live in poverty. Monmouth County's 186 public schools enroll about 91,053 students and include Midtown Community Elementary School.
Of the public schools around it, Midtown Community Elementary School is closest to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Middle School, about 0.5 miles away. Midtown Community Elementary School has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Nearby schools average 26.6% on proficiency, and Midtown Community Elementary School is below that at 12.2%.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Suburb: Large, meaning it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
In 2020-21, Midtown Community Elementary School enrolled 384 students. By 2024-25, that number had grown to 437.
On allk12, people connected to Midtown Community Elementary School can post about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Monmouth County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
645,353
Census ACS
Median income
$124,845
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
51%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
186
91,053 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Neptune Township School District
- Neptune High SchoolHigh · 1,129 students
- Neptune Middle SchoolMiddle · 595 students
- Summerfield Elementary SchoolElementary · 389 students
- Green Grove Elementary SchoolElementary · 296 students
- Gables Elementary SchoolElementary · 284 students
- Shark River Hills Elementary SchoolElementary · 244 students
Other schools in NEPTUNE
- Neptune High SchoolHigh · 1,129 students
- Neptune Middle SchoolMiddle · 595 students
- College Achieve Greater Asbury Park Charter School DistrictCombined · 522 students
- Summerfield Elementary SchoolElementary · 389 students
- Monmouth County Academy of Allied Health and ScienceHigh · 300 students
- Green Grove Elementary SchoolElementary · 296 students
Nearby schools
- Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Middle School0.5 mi · 195
- Thurgood Marshall Elementary School0.6 mi · 443
- Bradley Beach Elementary School0.6 mi · 193
- Hope Academy Charter School0.7 mi · 309
- Bradley Elementary School0.9 mi · 345
- Neptune High School1.0 mi · 1,129
Frequently asked questions
About Midtown Community Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Midtown Community Elementary School?
Midtown Community Elementary School enrolls approximately 437 students in grades PK-05.
Is Midtown Community Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Midtown Community Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Midtown Community Elementary School have?
Midtown Community Elementary School employs 44 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 9.9:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Midtown Community Elementary School?
At Midtown Community Elementary School, the student body is approximately 4% White, 57% Hispanic, 35% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Midtown Community Elementary School in?
Midtown Community Elementary School is part of Neptune Township School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.