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Enrollment
578
Elementary
DISTRICT 406 · STATE 405
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MONROE TOWNSHIP SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 341050002982
Oak Tree Elementary School
226 APPLEGARTH ROAD, MONROE TOWNSHIP, NJ 08831 · (609) 655-7642 · Middlesex County
GRADES PK–03ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL578 STUDENTS
A+
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Scored higher than 96% of New Jersey public elementary schools
- A+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats 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
14.1:1
41 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.6:1 · STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
8%
44 students
DISTRICT 11% · 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 | 101 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 149 | 26% |
| Grade 2 | 166 | 29% |
| Grade 3 | 162 | 28% |
Student demographics
37%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 62% · 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
69.2%
NJ avg 53.1% . -3.2pp since 2023
Math
88.1%
NJ avg 41.6% . +3.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 69 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 88 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New Jersey schools, those numbers are about 53 and 42. Reading and writing scores are down about 3 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 69.2% | 88.1% |
| 2023-24 | 72.4% | 84.7% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of NJ schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
78.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
62.0%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+16.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 79% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 62% typical for New Jersey schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 17 points, placing it in New Jersey's top 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 Oak Tree Elementary School
Oak Tree Elementary School's state test result (78.6% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oak Tree Elementary School this school | 578 | 7.6% | 78.6% |
| Martin Luther King Elementary School EDISON | 591 | 14.7% | 73.8% |
| James Madison Intermediate School EDISON | 586 | 14.2% | 76.0% |
| Millstone River School PLAINSBORO | 772 | 10.5% | 62.0% |
| Village Elementary School West Windsor | 657 | 7.6% | 69.6% |
| Woodbrook Elementary School EDISON | 786 | 13.9% | 71.3% |
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 Oak Tree Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Middlesex County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 78.6% | #45 of 1,290 | #3 of 111 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 88.1% | #17 of 1,319 ▲ 11 | #1 of 111 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 69.2% | #281 of 1,319 ▼ 78 | #19 of 111 ▼ 10 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 578 | #261 of 1,562 | #31 of 130 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.1:1 | #1,245 of 1,390 | #107 of 120 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 37.2% | #1,109 of 1,392 | #98 of 121 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 7.6% | #1,301 of 1,481 | #126 of 128 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -16.6% | #237 of 798 | #42 of 84 |
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
578
-190 (-25%) vs 2020
-28% since 2010-11, when it was 808
Student : Teacher
14.1:1
was 15.4:1
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 | 578 | 41 | 14.1:1 | 8% (44) |
| 2023-24 | 588 | 45.3 | 13.0:1 | 5% (30) |
| 2022-23 | 644 | 44.7 | 14.4:1 | 5% (30) |
| 2020-21 | 768 | 50 | 15.4:1 | 4% (29) |
| 2017-18 | 693 | 42.5 | 16.3:1 | 4% (25) |
| 2015-16 | 605 | 49 | 12.3:1 | 4% (27) |
| 2010-11 | 808 | 44 | 18.4:1 | 3% (27) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Oak Tree Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 17% (693 to 578); teachers down 4% (42.5 to 41).
About Oak Tree Elementary School
Oak Tree Elementary School is listed by the National Center for Education Statistics as an elementary school in MONROE TOWNSHIP, New Jersey. Its 578 students are spread across pre-K through 3. The typical figure for elementary schools in New Jersey is about 405 students.
Oak Tree Elementary School is a school in Monroe Township School District. The district has 8 schools and 6,701 students.
At 78%, Asian students outnumber all other groups at Oak Tree Elementary School combined. Smaller groups are 9% White, 5% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, and 3% Black. County-wide, 26% of Middlesex County residents are Asian. The chance that two students picked at random at Oak Tree Elementary School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 37%.
Teachers at Oak Tree Elementary School total 41 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 14.1:1. For comparison, elementary schools in New Jersey average 11.4:1. Federal records put free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at 8%. Across public schools in Middlesex County, the average is 42%.
Measured against New Jersey public elementary schools, Oak Tree Elementary School receives an A+. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
In New Jersey, Oak Tree Elementary School is one of the top 10% of schools on BeatsExpectations, with an average proficiency rate on state tests of 78.6% compared with a predicted 62.0%.
County data help place the school in context: in Middlesex County, median household income is about $111,549, roughly 46% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 6%. The public schools of Middlesex County number 214 and enroll about 129,255.
Of nearby public schools, Applegarth Elementary School is the closest, at about 0.2 miles. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Oak Tree Elementary School comes in 1st of 7 nearby schools on average proficiency.
For locale, NCES codes Oak Tree Elementary School as Suburb: Large.
The student count in 2024-25 was 578, 25% below the 768 of 2020-21. Students per teacher fell from 15.4 in 2020-21 to 14.1 in 2024-25.
Parents and students can post about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at Oak Tree Elementary School. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Middlesex County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
871,290
Census ACS
Median income
$111,549
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
46%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
214
129,255 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Monroe Township School District
- Monroe Township High SchoolHigh · 2,583 students
- Monroe Township Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,681 students
- Mill LakeElementary · 462 students
- Brookside Elementary SchoolElementary · 431 students
- Applegarth Elementary SchoolElementary · 373 students
- Barclay Brook SchoolElementary · 332 students
Other schools in MONROE TOWNSHIP
- Monroe Township High SchoolHigh · 2,583 students
- Monroe Township Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,681 students
- Brookside Elementary SchoolElementary · 431 students
- Woodland SchoolElementary · 261 students
- Academy Learning CenterCombined · 113 students
Other Oak Tree Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Oak Tree Elementary. Oak Tree Elementary School is the largest of the 2.
- Oak Tree ElementaryGILBERT, AZ · 384 students
Nearby schools
- Applegarth Elementary School0.2 mi · 373
- Perry L. Drew Elementary School1.6 mi · 599
- Ethel McKnight Elementary School2.4 mi · 530
- Cranbury School2.6 mi · 421
- Monroe Township Middle School2.8 mi · 1,681
- Monroe Township High School3.0 mi · 2,583
Frequently asked questions
About Oak Tree Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Oak Tree Elementary School?
Oak Tree Elementary School enrolls approximately 578 students in grades PK-03.
Is Oak Tree Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Oak Tree Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-03.
How many teachers does Oak Tree Elementary School have?
Oak Tree Elementary School employs 41 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.1:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Oak Tree Elementary School?
At Oak Tree Elementary School, the student body is approximately 9% White, 5% Hispanic, 3% Black, 78% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Oak Tree Elementary School public or private?
Oak Tree Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Monroe Township School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.