Taylor Mills School

Taylor Mills School is a primary school of average-sized scale in Manalapan, New Jersey, run under Manalapan-Englishtown Regional School District, enrolling 533 students in grades K through 5. That puts it 32% bigger than the typical public school in New Jersey, which averages around 405 students.

Across the 8 schools in Manalapan-Englishtown Regional School District (4,502 students total), Taylor Mills School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, Taylor Mills School shows that White students make up the majority at 66%. The remainder reads as 16% Hispanic, 9% Asian, 6% multiracial, 3% Black. That is noticeably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 74%.

In terms of school funding signals, Taylor Mills School logs 45 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 11.8:1. That tracks the state average closely. An estimated 21% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Monmouth County (around 29%), the school's rate is meaningfully below typical.

After controlling for student poverty, Taylor Mills School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 54.9%; this one delivers 64.5%.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Monmouth County put median household income runs about $124,845, about 51% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 4%. Taylor Mills School is one of 186 public schools in Monmouth County (combined enrollment of about 91,053 students).

The closest other public school is John I. Dawes Early Learning Center, roughly 0.3 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Taylor Mills School comes 5th of 8 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 63.9%.

The school occupies a commuter-belt site.

Five-year trend. Taylor Mills School's enrollment has edged down 6% since 2018, when it stood at 570 (now 533). Over the same period, the White share shrank from 73% to 66%.

Within the allk12 community for this school, recent activity here tends to focus on classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. The community welcomes input from current and former families.