Enrollment
395
Elementary
DISTRICT 408 · STATE 405
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MATAWAN-ABERDEEN REGIONAL SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 340975003970
Ravine Drive Elementary School
170 RAVINE DRIVE, MATAWAN, NJ 07747 · (732) 705-5800 · Monmouth County
GRADES PK–03ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL395 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.0:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.2:1 · STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
29%
113 students
DISTRICT 32% · 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 | 93 | 24% |
| Kindergarten | 71 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 94 | 24% |
| Grade 2 | 73 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 64 | 16% |
Student demographics
56%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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Ravine Drive Elementary School→Lloyd Road Elementary School→Matawan-Aberdeen Middle School→Matawan Regional High School
Based on grade levels within Matawan-Aberdeen Regional School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
64.6%
NJ avg 53.1% . +18.8pp since 2023
Math
50.8%
NJ avg 41.6% . +9.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 65 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 51 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 19 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 9 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 64.6% | 50.8% |
| 2023-24 | 45.8% | 41.5% |
% 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
50.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.5%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 51% 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 Ravine Drive Elementary School
Ravine Drive Elementary School's state test result (50.7% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ravine Drive Elementary School this school | 395 | 28.6% | 50.7% |
| E Raymond Appleby Elementary School SPOTSWOOD | 365 | 30.7% | 38.0% |
| Parkview School MILLTOWN | 338 | 27.8% | 55.4% |
| Taunton Elementary School HOWELL | 389 | 24.7% | 40.7% |
| Ardena Elementary School FARMINGDALE | 374 | 30.5% | 45.0% |
| Lincoln School POMPTON LAKES | 344 | 28.5% | 59.3% |
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 Ravine Drive Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Monmouth County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 50.7% | #509 of 1,290 | #45 of 89 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 50.8% | #571 of 1,319 ▲ 143 | #54 of 93 ▲ 11 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 64.6% | #392 of 1,319 ▲ 372 | #37 of 93 ▲ 28 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 395 | #719 of 1,562 | #53 of 112 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.0:1 | #1,094 of 1,390 | #92 of 98 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 56.1% | #632 of 1,392 | #23 of 98 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 28.6% | #878 of 1,481 | #45 of 105 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +15.2% | #149 of 545 | #9 of 46 |
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
395
+76 (+24%) vs 2020
-7% since 1990-91, when it was 426
Student : Teacher
13.0:1
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 | 395 | 30.3 | 13.0:1 | 29% (113) |
| 2023-24 | 399 | 31.8 | 12.5:1 | 19% (77) |
| 2022-23 | 373 | 30.5 | 12.2:1 | 17% (64) |
| 2020-21 | 319 | 25 | 12.8:1 | 19% (62) |
| 2017-18 | 343 | 32.8 | 10.5:1 | 25% (86) |
| 2015-16 | 377 | 32 | 11.8:1 | 25% (95) |
| 2010-11 | 373 | 25 | 14.9:1 | 18% (67) |
| 2000-01 | 420 | 24 | 17.5:1 | 20% (82) |
| 1990-91 | 426 | 25 | 17.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Ravine Drive Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 15% (343 to 395); teachers down 8% (32.8 to 30.3).
About Ravine Drive Elementary School
Ravine Drive Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school based in MATAWAN, New Jersey. A federal count lists 395 students at the school, in pre-K through 3.
Across its 7 schools, Matawan-Aberdeen Regional School District enrolls 3,912 students. Ravine Drive Elementary School is one of those schools.
A majority of students at Ravine Drive Elementary School, 62%, are White. The rest of enrollment is 21% Hispanic, 6% Black, 6% Asian, and 5% multiracial. Among all residents of Monmouth County, the White share is about 74%. By the diversity index, Ravine Drive Elementary School comes in at 56%.
Its 30.3 full-time-equivalent teachers give the school a ratio of 13.0:1. That ratio is over the 11.4:1 average for elementary schools in New Jersey. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 29%. That is close to the 29% average for public schools in Monmouth County.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Ravine Drive Elementary School would score about 50.5%. It scores 50.7%, within a point of that figure.
Monmouth County has about 645,353 residents, and median household income is about $124,845, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 51%, and roughly 4% of residents are in poverty. The public schools of Monmouth County number 186 and enroll about 91,053.
The nearest other public school, Matawan-Aberdeen Middle School, is about 1.1 miles away. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Ravine Drive Elementary School. Ravine Drive Elementary School places 2nd of 8 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Suburb: Large, meaning it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, Ravine Drive Elementary School went from 319 students to 395.
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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 Matawan-Aberdeen Regional School District
- Matawan Regional High SchoolHigh · 1,038 students
- Matawan-Aberdeen Middle SchoolMiddle · 835 students
- Lloyd Road Elementary SchoolElementary · 519 students
- Strathmore Elementary SchoolElementary · 481 students
- Cliffwood Elementary SchoolElementary · 358 students
- Cambridge Park Elementary SchoolElementary · 286 students
Other schools in MATAWAN
- Old Bridge High SchoolHigh · 2,659 students
- Cheesequake SchoolElementary · 255 students
Nearby schools
- Matawan-Aberdeen Middle School1.1 mi · 835
- Cliffwood Elementary School1.4 mi · 358
- Matawan Regional High School1.5 mi · 1,038
- Memorial Elementary School1.6 mi · 388
- Leroy Gordon Cooper Elementary School1.7 mi · 216
- Old Bridge High School1.8 mi · 2,659
Frequently asked questions
About Ravine Drive Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Ravine Drive Elementary School?
Ravine Drive Elementary School enrolls approximately 395 students in grades PK-03.
What grades does Ravine Drive Elementary School serve?
Ravine Drive Elementary School serves grades PK-03.
How many students per teacher at Ravine Drive Elementary School?
Approximately 13.0:1 students per teacher at Ravine Drive Elementary School.
How diverse is Ravine Drive Elementary School?
Ravine Drive Elementary School reports a student body of 62% White, 21% Hispanic, 6% Black, 6% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Ravine Drive Elementary School?
Ravine Drive Elementary School is overseen by Matawan-Aberdeen Regional School District in Monmouth County.
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