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Enrollment
566
Elementary
DISTRICT 463 · STATE 405
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NORTH BRUNSWICK TOWNSHIP SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 341149003490
Parsons
116 HOLLYWOOD STREET, NORTH BRUNSWICK, NJ 08902 · (732) 289-3402 · Middlesex County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL566 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 20% of New Jersey public elementary schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats 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
9.1:1
63 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 8.6:1 · STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
70%
399 students
DISTRICT 54% · 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 | 61 | 11% |
| Kindergarten | 90 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 100 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 94 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 109 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 112 | 20% |
This year's kindergarten class (90) is 20% smaller than its 4th grade class (112).
Student demographics
58%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 70% · 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 North Brunswick Township School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
30.0%
NJ avg 53.1% . +8.7pp since 2023
Math
26.6%
NJ avg 41.6% . +1.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 30 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 27 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 9 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 2 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 30.0% | 26.6% |
| 2023-24 | 21.3% | 25.0% |
% 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 · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
25.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
27.6%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 26% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 28% 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 Parsons
Parsons's state test result (25.7% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Parsons this school | 566 | 70.5% | 25.7% |
| Fanny Meyer Hillers HACKENSACK | 516 | 66.1% | 43.0% |
| Pennsauken Intermediate School PENNSAUKEN | 622 | 78.6% | 23.2% |
| Nellie K. Parker HACKENSACK | 589 | 63.0% | 41.2% |
| School 28 PATERSON | 463 | 73.2% | 89.9% |
| West End School North Plainfield | 600 | 76.0% | 29.3% |
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 Parsons ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Middlesex County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 25.7% | #1,037 of 1,290 | #94 of 111 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 26.6% | #1,040 of 1,319 ▼ 20 | #96 of 111 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 30.0% | #1,103 of 1,319 ▲ 90 | #100 of 111 ▲ 5 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 566 | #283 of 1,562 | #33 of 130 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.1:1 | #149 of 1,390 | #14 of 120 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 57.7% | #590 of 1,392 | #82 of 121 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 70.5% | #346 of 1,481 | #24 of 128 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -24.1% | #105 of 798 | #19 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
566
+27 (+5%) vs 2020
+14% since 1990-91, when it was 495
Student : Teacher
9.1:1
was 9.1:1
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 | 566 | 62.5 | 9.1:1 | 70% (399) |
| 2023-24 | 596 | 61.5 | 9.7:1 | 63% (377) |
| 2022-23 | 553 | 60 | 9.2:1 | 43% (240) |
| 2020-21 | 539 | 59 | 9.1:1 | 29% (159) |
| 2017-18 | 746 | 64 | 11.7:1 | 55% (408) |
| 2015-16 | 780 | 64 | 12.2:1 | 50% (393) |
| 2010-11 | 669 | 42 | 15.9:1 | 39% (258) |
| 2000-01 | 649 | 42 | 15.4:1 | 30% (192) |
| 1990-91 | 495 | 27 | 18.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Parsons.
Since 2017-18: students down 24% (746 to 566); teachers down 2% (64 to 62.5).
About Parsons
Parsons is classified as an elementary school. It is located in NORTH BRUNSWICK, New Jersey. It reported 566 students in pre-K through 4 in 2024-25. Elementary schools in New Jersey average about 405 students, which makes this school 40% bigger than average.
North Brunswick Township School District has 8 schools and 5,705 students, and Parsons is one of those schools.
The largest group at Parsons is Hispanic students, at 61%. Other students are 19% Black, 11% Asian, and 7% White. By comparison, Middlesex County residents are about 24% Hispanic. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 58%.
Based on 62.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, Parsons has a ratio of 9.1:1. The average for elementary schools in New Jersey, 11.4:1, is higher. Income data for the school show 70% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Compared with the 42% average for public schools in Middlesex County, the school's rate is higher.
On the allk12 Grade, Parsons lands at C-, ahead of 20% of New Jersey public elementary schools.
The school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 25.7%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 27.6%.
In the surrounding county, Middlesex County, median household income comes to 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%. The county's public schools total 214, with about 129,255 students.
North Brunswick Twp Early Childhood Center, about 0.4 miles away, is the closest public school. Within five miles of Parsons, there are at least 8 other public schools. Parsons is 2nd of 7 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
For locale, NCES codes Parsons as Suburb: Large.
Enrollment in 2024-25 stood at 566, compared with 539 in 2020-21.
The Parsons discussion page is a place for homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates 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 North Brunswick Township School District
- North Brunswick Township High SchoolHigh · 1,876 students
- Linwood SchoolMiddle · 761 students
- North Brunswick Twp. Middle SchoolMiddle · 754 students
- Arthur M. JuddElementary · 587 students
- John AdamsElementary · 561 students
- Livingston ParkElementary · 494 students
Other schools in NORTH BRUNSWICK
- North Brunswick Township High SchoolHigh · 1,876 students
- Linwood SchoolMiddle · 761 students
- North Brunswick Twp. Middle SchoolMiddle · 754 students
- Arthur M. JuddElementary · 587 students
- John AdamsElementary · 561 students
- Livingston ParkElementary · 494 students
Nearby schools
- North Brunswick Twp Early Childhood Center0.4 mi · 106
- Linwood School0.4 mi · 761
- Greater Brunswick Charter School0.6 mi · 397
- New Brunswick Middle School0.6 mi · 829
- Pathways Middle School0.9 mi · 262
- Livingston Elementary School0.9 mi · 342
Frequently asked questions
About ParsonsHow many students attend Parsons?
Parsons enrolls approximately 566 students in grades PK-04.
What age range does Parsons serve?
Parsons serves students from grade PK through grade 04.
How many students per teacher at Parsons?
Approximately 9.1:1 students per teacher at Parsons.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Parsons?
At Parsons, the student body is approximately 7% White, 61% Hispanic, 19% Black, 11% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is Parsons public or private?
Parsons is a public K-12 school, overseen by North Brunswick Township School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.