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Which teacher or staff member at Red Bank Primary School deserves more recognition?
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Enrollment
543
Elementary
DISTRICT 572 · STATE 405
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RED BANK BOROUGH PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 341374004080
Red Bank Primary School
222 RIVER STREET, RED BANK, NJ 07701 · (732) 758-1530 · Monmouth County
GRADES PK–03ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL543 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 48% of New Jersey public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-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
9.3:1
59 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.2:1 · STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
80%
432 students
DISTRICT 81% · 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 | 113 | 21% |
| Kindergarten | 90 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 95 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 115 | 21% |
| Grade 3 | 130 | 24% |
Student demographics
37%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 31% · 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
Red Bank Primary School→Red Bank Middle School
Based on grade levels within Red Bank Borough Public 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% . -7.3pp since 2023
Math
31.3%
NJ avg 41.6% . +1.0pp 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 31 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 7 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 1 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 30.0% | 31.3% |
| 2023-24 | 37.3% | 30.3% |
% 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
32.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
22.6%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 32% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 23% 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 Red Bank Primary School
Red Bank Primary School's state test result (32.2% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Bank Primary School this school | 543 | 79.6% | 32.2% |
| Freehold Learning Center Freehold | 562 | 75.6% | N/A |
| Washington Elementary School KEARNY | 557 | 83.5% | 23.9% |
| School #17 CLIFTON | 501 | 83.8% | 30.0% |
| Belleville PS8 BELLEVILLE | 505 | 80.6% | 19.8% |
| Park Avenue Elementary School Freehold | 463 | 83.2% | 31.4% |
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 Red Bank Primary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Monmouth County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 32.2% | #918 of 1,290 | #75 of 89 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 31.3% | #952 of 1,319 ▼ 22 | #76 of 93 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 30.0% | #1,106 of 1,319 ▼ 164 | #84 of 93 ▼ 4 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 543 | #318 of 1,562 | #13 of 112 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.3:1 | #176 of 1,390 | #21 of 98 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 37.0% | #1,115 of 1,392 | #69 of 98 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 79.6% | #218 of 1,481 | #9 of 105 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -15.6% | #265 of 798 | #20 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
543
-76 (-12%) vs 2020
+17% since 1990-91, when it was 464
Student : Teacher
9.3:1
was 10.2:1
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 | 543 | 58.7 | 9.3:1 | 80% (432) |
| 2023-24 | 575 | 63.8 | 9.0:1 | 75% (433) |
| 2022-23 | 591 | 67.8 | 8.7:1 | 78% (463) |
| 2020-21 | 619 | 61 | 10.2:1 | 82% (505) |
| 2017-18 | 643 | 56.5 | 11.4:1 | 89% (572) |
| 2015-16 | 704 | 47 | 15.0:1 | 90% (631) |
| 2010-11 | 584 | 34 | 17.2:1 | 83% (482) |
| 2000-01 | 449 | 32 | 14.0:1 | 68% (305) |
| 1990-91 | 464 | 33 | 14.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Red Bank Primary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 16% (643 to 543); teachers up 4% (56.5 to 58.7).
About Red Bank Primary School
Red Bank Primary School is a mid-sized elementary school in New Jersey, with an address in RED BANK. It offers pre-K through 3 and has 543 students enrolled. That is 34% above the average of about 405 students for elementary schools in New Jersey.
Red Bank Borough Public School District is the local district for Red Bank Primary School. It runs 2 schools with 1,143 students.
Hispanic students are 78% of those enrolled at Red Bank Primary School. Next come 16% White and 5% Black. That compares with about 13% Hispanic among all Monmouth County residents. A diversity index of 37% means there is a 37% chance two randomly chosen students at Red Bank Primary School are from different groups.
With 58.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, the student-to-teacher ratio is about 9.3:1. The average for elementary schools in New Jersey is 11.4:1, so this school has fewer students per teacher. Student poverty is often measured by lunch eligibility; at Red Bank Primary School, 80% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. It compares with 29% for public schools in Monmouth County.
Among New Jersey public elementary schools, Red Bank Primary School outscored 48%, which works out to a B- on the allk12 Grade.
Compared with New Jersey schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Red Bank Primary School's results are 9.6 points above predicted: 32.2% against 22.6%.
In Monmouth County, median household income comes to about $124,845, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 51%, and about 4% of people live in poverty. Across Monmouth County, 186 public schools serve about 91,053 students.
Red Bank Charter School sits about 0.6 miles from Red Bank Primary School. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Among 8 nearby schools that report test results, Red Bank Primary School ranks 7th on proficiency.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Suburb: Large: in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment figures show a decline of 76 students from 2020-21 to 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 Red Bank Borough Public School District
- Red Bank Middle SchoolMiddle · 600 students
Nearby schools
- Red Bank Charter School0.6 mi · 182
- River Plaza Elementary School0.8 mi · 268
- Red Bank Middle School1.2 mi · 600
- Swimming River School1.2 mi · 432
- Shrewsbury Borough Elementary School1.5 mi · 439
- Fairview Elementary School2.0 mi · 291
Frequently asked questions
About Red Bank Primary SchoolHow large is Red Bank Primary School?
Red Bank Primary School enrolls approximately 543 students in grades PK-03.
Is Red Bank Primary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Red Bank Primary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-03.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Red Bank Primary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Red Bank Primary School is approximately 9.3:1 (59 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Red Bank Primary School?
Student demographics at Red Bank Primary School are roughly 16% White, 78% Hispanic, 5% Black, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is Red Bank Primary School in?
Red Bank Primary School is part of Red Bank Borough Public School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.