Milford Brook School

Set in Manalapan, New Jersey, Milford Brook School is an average-sized primary school, overseen by Manalapan-Englishtown Regional School District. It enrolls 516 students across grades K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 27% above the state mean of about 405.

Across the 8 schools in Manalapan-Englishtown Regional School District (4,502 students total), Milford Brook School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, Milford Brook School shows that 75% of the student body identifies as White; the rest reads as 13% Hispanic, 7% Asian, 2% Black, 2% multiracial. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

On the resource side, Milford Brook School reports 43 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 12.0:1. The state averages about 11.4:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. An estimated 14% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Monmouth County (around 29%), the school's rate is somewhat below typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Milford Brook School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 58.4% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 61.6%.

In the broader community, Monmouth County reports that median household earnings sit near $124,845, roughly 51% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 4%. In all, Monmouth County runs 186 public schools (combined enrollment of about 91,053 students), of which Milford Brook School is one.

Clark Mills School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Milford Brook School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Milford Brook School at 6th of 8; the average score across the group is 64.3%.

The campus sits in a bedroom-community setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 3%: 533 students in 2018 compared to 516 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 13.6:1 in 2018 to 12.0:1 today.

On allk12, members of the Milford Brook School community share and discuss pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.