Enrollment
365
Elementary
DISTRICT 418 · STATE 405
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HOWELL TOWNSHIP PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 340756003868
Newbury Early Learning Center
179 NEWBURY ROAD, HOWELL, NJ 07731 · (732) 751-2491 · Monmouth County
GRADES PK–PKELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL365 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
9.9:1
37 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.8:1 · STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
29%
105 students
DISTRICT 30% · STATE 41%
Community
0
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 | 365 | 100% |
Student demographics
58%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 56% · 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
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NJSLA 2023-24 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
50.7%
NJ avg 52.2%
Math
47.5%
NJ avg 39.4%
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 51 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 48 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New Jersey schools, those numbers are about 52 and 39.
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
47.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.4%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 47% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 50% 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 Newbury Early Learning Center
Newbury Early Learning Center's state test result (47.0% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Newbury Early Learning Center this school | 365 | 28.8% | 47.0% |
| Aaron Decker School BUTLER | 383 | 26.9% | 49.5% |
| Greenville Elementary School HOWELL | 345 | 29.6% | 48.9% |
| Adelphia Early Learning Center FREEHOLD | 357 | 30.8% | N/A |
| Catherine A Dwyer Elementary School WHARTON | 346 | 27.5% | 54.5% |
| Helen I. Smith School SADDLE BROOK | 340 | 29.1% | 45.3% |
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 Newbury Early Learning Center ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Monmouth County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 47.0% | #593 of 1,290 | #53 of 89 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 47.5% | #636 of 1,319 | #60 of 93 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 50.7% | #687 of 1,319 | #66 of 93 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 365 | #823 of 1,562 | #60 of 112 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.9:1 | #324 of 1,390 | #35 of 98 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 57.9% | #584 of 1,392 | #18 of 98 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 28.8% | #875 of 1,481 | #44 of 105 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.5% | #486 of 798 | #31 of 50 |
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
365
-7 (-2%) vs 2020
-48% since 1990-91, when it was 704
Student : Teacher
9.9:1
was 12.8:1
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 | 365 | 36.7 | 9.9:1 | 29% (105) |
| 2023-24 | 389 | 30.7 | 12.7:1 | 21% (82) |
| 2022-23 | 370 | 29.5 | 12.5:1 | 21% (77) |
| 2020-21 | 372 | 29 | 12.8:1 | 18% (68) |
| 2017-18 | 399 | 29.2 | 13.7:1 | 20% (79) |
| 2015-16 | 434 | 35 | 12.4:1 | 21% (90) |
| 2010-11 | 415 | 29 | 14.3:1 | 7% (31) |
| 2000-01 | 523 | 32 | 16.3:1 | 6% (30) |
| 1990-91 | 704 | 35 | 20.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Newbury Early Learning Center.
Since 2017-18: students down 9% (399 to 365); teachers up 26% (29.2 to 36.7).
About Newbury Early Learning Center
Newbury Early Learning Center is a medium-sized elementary school that serves part of HOWELL, New Jersey. The school serves 365 students in pre-K in 2024-25.
Howell Township Public School District has 6,047 students in 12 schools, and Newbury Early Learning Center is one of those schools.
By race and ethnicity, Newbury Early Learning Center is 54% White. Other reported shares: 35% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, and 2% Asian. That compares with about 74% White among all Monmouth County residents. Newbury Early Learning Center has a diversity index of 58%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Teachers at Newbury Early Learning Center total 36.7 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 9.9:1. The 11.4:1 average for elementary schools in New Jersey is higher than this school's figure. The school counts 105 students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, or 29%. Across public schools in Monmouth County, the average is about the same, 29%.
A school with Newbury Early Learning Center's lunch-eligibility share in New Jersey is predicted to score 50.4%. Newbury Early Learning Center scores 47.0%, 3.5 points below that line.
In Monmouth County (population about 645,353), median household income is about $124,845, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 51% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 4%. Newbury Early Learning Center is one of 186 public schools in Monmouth County, which together enroll about 91,053 students.
The closest public school to Newbury Early Learning Center is Taunton Elementary School, about 0.4 miles away. Within five miles of Newbury Early Learning Center, there are at least 8 other public schools. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Newbury Early Learning Center is 2nd of 9 on proficiency.
The school's federal locale classification is Suburb: Large.
The school's size has been steady, with 372 students in 2020-21 and 365 in 2024-25. Its ratio of students to teachers was 12.8:1 in 2020-21, and 9.9:1 in 2024-25.
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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 Howell Township Public School District
- Howell Township Middle School NorthMiddle · 970 students
- Howell Township Middle School SouthMiddle · 893 students
- Land O'Pines Elementary SchoolElementary · 530 students
- Ramtown Elementary SchoolElementary · 483 students
- Aldrich Elementary SchoolElementary · 470 students
- Edith M. Griebling Elementary SchoolElementary · 457 students
Other schools in HOWELL
- Howell Township Middle School SouthMiddle · 893 students
- Land O'Pines Elementary SchoolElementary · 530 students
- Ramtown Elementary SchoolElementary · 483 students
- Aldrich Elementary SchoolElementary · 470 students
- Taunton Elementary SchoolElementary · 389 students
- Greenville Elementary SchoolElementary · 345 students
Nearby schools
- Taunton Elementary School0.4 mi · 389
- Land O'Pines Elementary School1.2 mi · 530
- Aldrich Elementary School1.7 mi · 470
- Crawford-Rodriguez Elementary School2.8 mi · 718
- Howell High School2.9 mi · 1,775
- Howard C. Johnson Elementary School2.9 mi · 416
Frequently asked questions
About Newbury Early Learning CenterWhat is the total enrollment at Newbury Early Learning Center?
Newbury Early Learning Center enrolls approximately 365 students in grades PK-PK.
What age range does Newbury Early Learning Center serve?
Newbury Early Learning Center serves students from grade PK through grade PK.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Newbury Early Learning Center?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Newbury Early Learning Center is approximately 9.9:1 (37 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Newbury Early Learning Center?
At Newbury Early Learning Center, the student body is approximately 54% White, 35% Hispanic, 2% Black, 2% Asian, 7% Two or more.
What district is Newbury Early Learning Center in?
Newbury Early Learning Center is part of Howell Township Public School District.
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