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Parkview School

80 VIOLET TERRACE, MILLTOWN, NJ 08850 · (732) 214-2360 · Middlesex County
GRADES PK–03ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL338 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 67% of New Jersey public elementary schools
  • B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
  • BBeats 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

Enrollment
338
Elementary
DISTRICT 391 · STATE 405
Student : Teacher
9.6:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.0:1 · STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
28%
94 students
DISTRICT 25% · 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

GradeStudentsShare
Pre-K185%
Kindergarten6620%
Grade 17221%
Grade 29428%
Grade 38826%
Student demographics
59%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 52% · STATE 71% · US 70%
White
19959%
DISTRICT 65% · STATE 37% · US 43%
Hispanic
8124%
DISTRICT 24% · STATE 35% · US 30%
Black
134%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 14% · US 15%
Asian
227%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 10% · US 6%
Two+
227%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 3% · US 5%
Pacific Islander
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 0%
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
Male
15646%
Female
18254%

School pathway

Students here typically continue to
Parkview School→Joyce Kilmer School
Based on grade levels within Milltown School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding Expectations
English Language Arts
48.2%
NJ avg 53.1% . -1.2pp since 2023
Math
60.9%
NJ avg 41.6% . -2.1pp since 2023

What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 48 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 61 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 1 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 2 points.

NJSLA results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2548.2%60.9%
2023-2449.4%63.0%
% 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
55.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.9%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.4pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 55% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 51% 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 Parkview School

Parkview School's state test result (55.4% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Parkview School this school33827.8%55.4%
Lincoln School
POMPTON LAKES
34428.5%59.3%
E Raymond Appleby Elementary School
SPOTSWOOD
36530.7%38.0%
Little Falls Township Public School # 2
LITTLE FALLS
34327.1%N/A
Ravine Drive Elementary School
MATAWAN
39528.6%50.7%
Lenox School
POMPTON LAKES
35531.8%41.3%
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 Parkview School ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn New JerseyIn Middlesex County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
55.4%#421 of 1,290#38 of 111
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
60.9%#389 of 1,319
▼ 66
#32 of 111
▼ 2
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
48.2%#752 of 1,319
▼ 68
#62 of 111
▼ 9
Enrollment
ranked largest first
338#952 of 1,562#90 of 130
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
9.6:1#246 of 1,390#25 of 120
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
58.6%#560 of 1,392#77 of 121
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
27.8%#891 of 1,481#83 of 128
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked fastest growth first
+0.9%#509 of 545#27 of 30
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 2024-25
Enrollment
338
+15 (+5%) vs 2020
+21% since 1990-91, when it was 280
Student : Teacher
9.6:1
was 10.8:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2533835.39.6:128% (94)
2023-2437033.111.2:118% (67)
2022-2337530.712.2:115% (55)
2020-213233010.8:111% (34)
2017-1833528.811.6:113% (42)
2015-163242612.5:18% (25)
2010-113572216.2:16% (23)
2000-012891915.2:18% (22)
1990-912801716.5:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Parkview School.

Since 2017-18: students up 1% (335 to 338); teachers up 23% (28.8 to 35.3).

About Parkview School

Parkview School is a small elementary school that serves part of MILLTOWN, New Jersey. It serves 338 students in pre-K through 3.

Parkview School sits within Milltown School District, which has 2 schools and 782 students.

At 59%, White students outnumber all other groups at Parkview School combined. The school is also 24% Hispanic, 7% Asian, 7% multiracial, and 4% Black. The White share of the county population is lower, at 41%. The chance that two students picked at random at Parkview School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 59%.

With 35.3 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, the ratio at Parkview School was 9.6:1. The 11.4:1 average for elementary schools in New Jersey is higher than this school's figure. A measure often used for student poverty, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, stands at 28%. For comparison, public schools in Middlesex County average 42%.

Measured against New Jersey public elementary schools, Parkview School receives a B+. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.

Parkview School posts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 55.4%, compared with a predicted 50.9%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of New Jersey schools on BeatsExpectations.

According to the American Community Survey, in Middlesex County, median household income is about $111,549, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 46% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 6%. Parkview School is one of 214 public schools in Middlesex County, which together enroll about 129,255 students.

The closest other public school is Joyce Kilmer School, about 0.5 miles away. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Local comparison: Parkview School ranks 5th of 8 nearby schools, at 55.4% versus a 54.9% average.

By NCES locale, the school is Suburb: Large, or in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.

Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, the student count climbed from 323 to 338. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 10.8:1; by 2024-25 it was 9.6:1.

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Middlesex County at a glance

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Population
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

School name
Parkview School
District
Milltown School District
Address
80 VIOLET TERRACE, MILLTOWN, NJ 08850
Phone
(732) 214-2360
County
Middlesex County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–03
Total enrollment
338
Teachers (FTE)
35
Student–teacher ratio
9.6:1
Free and reduced lunch
94 (28%)
Locale
21-Suburb: Large
NCES ID
341029003434
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

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4 other US public schools in 5 states are named Parkview. Parkview School is the 3rd largest of the 5.

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Frequently asked questions

About Parkview School
What is the total enrollment at Parkview School?
Parkview School enrolls approximately 338 students in grades PK-03.
Is Parkview School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Parkview School is an elementary school covering grades PK-03.
How many students per teacher at Parkview School?
Approximately 9.6:1 students per teacher at Parkview School.
What is the student diversity at Parkview School?
Student demographics at Parkview School are roughly 59% White, 24% Hispanic, 4% Black, 7% Asian, 7% Two or more.
What district is Parkview School in?
Parkview School is part of Milltown School District.
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