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Veterans Memorial Elementary School

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Veterans Memorial Elementary School ranks 874 th of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

874^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 35% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

Veterans Memorial Elementary School is a public elementary school in Brick, New Jersey, serving students from kindergarten to 5th grade as part of the Brick Township Public School District. The school has faced academic challenges, with consistently lower proficiency rates in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science compared to the district and state averages.

Specifically, the school's 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade proficiency rates in the 2024-2025 school year ranged from 38.5% to 45.3% in ELA and 35.6% to 50.4% in Mathematics, lagging behind the district's 40.3% to 49.1% in ELA and 40.7% to 49.3% in Mathematics, as well as the state's 44.9% to 53.6% in ELA and 44.2% to 49.8% in Mathematics. The school's 5th grade Science proficiency rate of 18.8% was also significantly lower than the district's 27.6% and the state's 30.1%.

Compared to nearby schools, such as Osbornville Elementary School, Drum Point Road Elementary School, and Midstreams Elementary School, Veterans Memorial Elementary School generally underperforms in academic measures. The school also faces challenges with high chronic absenteeism rates and a relatively high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, which may contribute to its academic struggles.

619

Students ?

10.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$7,392

Per pupil spending ?

57.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

103 Hendrickson Avenue
Brick, NJ 08724

(732) 785-3000

District: Brick Township Public School District

Students who attend Veterans Memorial Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Veterans Memorial Middle School
High:	Brick Township Memorial High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

56.2%

Hispanic:

24.2%

African American:

12.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 25th percentile in 2023 → 35th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 35th (2025) from a 25th-percentile low (2023)

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Jersey average (38% vs 46% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (24% vs 15% New Jersey)

!Science scores 11 pts below the New Jersey average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school38%

District avg43%

New Jersey avg46%

874^th of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Bottom 35%▼ down 18 pts since 2015

From top 47% (2015) to bottom 35% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 6Elementary Schools in the Brick Township Public School District

383^rd of 609Brick Township Public School District among New Jersey districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	35.8	874 of 1347	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.1	878 of 1338	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	25.4	1007 of 1342	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.6	987 of 1345	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	34.1	809 of 1317	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.2	980 of 1360	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	41.8	835 of 1353	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2017	45.5	790 of 1352	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2016	49.9	727 of 1346	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2015	55.5	634 of 1357	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2014	63.7	596 of 1363	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2013	68.5	523 of 1367	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2012	70.7	474 of 1363	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2011	63.3	623 of 1360	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2010	60.2	659 of 1354	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2009	56.3	720 of 1346	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2008	65.4	564 of 1338	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2007	66.6	567 of 1329	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2006	69.1	489 of 1314	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2005	67.7	518 of 1303	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2004	57.8	692 of 1298	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2003	57.9	626 of 1204	48.0%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	38.5	267 of 463	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.8	247 of 469	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	22.0	400 of 463	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.8	407 of 494	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	33.7	314 of 456	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.2	373 of 522	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	42.5	270 of 517	47.8%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	36.3	361 of 597	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.3	334 of 499	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.7	339 of 489	30.7%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	46.5	703 of 1326	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.9	815 of 1317	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.5	930 of 1318	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.1	937 of 1326	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	33.3	823 of 1290	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.0	893 of 1331	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.9	908 of 1333	31.9%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	42.9	545 of 1032	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.6	496 of 989	49.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	16.5	856 of 982	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.1	732 of 953	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	44.0	452 of 896	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	13.1	783 of 899	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	38.5	528 of 870	39.3%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	46.4	538 of 1023	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.5	677 of 939	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.1	730 of 910	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.0	627 of 863	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.1	612 of 839	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.4	720 of 948	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	47.1	513 of 942	45.5%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	27.3	954 of 1318	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.3	864 of 1313	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	24.5	987 of 1315	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.1	953 of 1324	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	36.6	750 of 1297	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	29.1	963 of 1335	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	47.5	718 of 1334	46.2%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	25.4	743 of 1023	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.3	607 of 989	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.6	643 of 958	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.9	659 of 949	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	42.8	435 of 868	49.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	27.7	701 of 1007	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.9	528 of 1001	47.3%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	26.4	760 of 970	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.2	784 of 963	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.2	761 of 975	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.4	847 of 976	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	33.3	685 of 964	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.6	701 of 1023	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.4	692 of 1022	32.3%	★★☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)47th percentile+12 vs school

Hispanic (2025)47th percentile+12 vs school

Female (2025)47th percentile+12 vs school

African American (2025)42nd percentile+7 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)40th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)28th percentile-7 vs school

Special Education (2025)27th percentile-8 vs school

White (2025)22nd percentile-13 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts42%-8 vs state

Mathematics41%-6 vs state

Science19%-11 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NJSLA-S Science (2025)	NJSLA English Language Arts (2025)			NJSLA Mathematics (2025)			Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	NJSLA-S Science 5th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 3rd Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 4th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 5th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 3rd Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 4th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Veterans Memorial Elementary School	Public	K-5	103 Hendrickson Avenue	Brick	08724	Ocean County	Brick Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 785-3000	619	57	10.9	57.8%	348 (56.2%)	77 (12.4%)	150 (24.2%)	8 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (5.8%)	35.8	874^th of 1347 public elementary schools	35.1%		34.1	878^th of 1338 public elementary schools	34.4%	4	18.8	45.3	38.5	41.9	50.4	35.6	35.8	$7,392	$209	$7,183
Midstreams Elementary School	Public	K-5	500 Midstreams Rd	Brick	08724	Ocean County	Brick Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 785-3000	558	43	13.0	25.4%	450 (80.6%)	9 (1.6%)	64 (11.5%)	10 (1.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.3%)	59.5	547^th of 1347 public elementary schools	59.4%		53.3	629^th of 1338 public elementary schools	53.0%	82	36.3	49.0	60.9	62.7	53.0	50.0	47.3	$7,076		$7,076
Lanes Mill Elementary School	Public	K-5	1891 Lanes Mill Rd	Brick	08724	Ocean County	Brick Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 785-3000	557	50	11.1	35.2%	372 (66.8%)	26 (4.7%)	128 (23.0%)	12 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.4%)	40.1	806^th of 1347 public elementary schools	40.2%		35.3	865^th of 1338 public elementary schools	35.4%	59	24.4	44.6	44.6	44.0	42.5	48.9	35.7	$7,474	$179	$7,295
Osbornville Elementary School	Public	K-5	218 Drum Point Rd	Brick	08723	Ocean County	Brick Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 785-3000	372	36	10.3	49.2%	239 (64.2%)	16 (4.3%)	108 (29.0%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.3%)	51.9	655^th of 1347 public elementary schools	51.4%		47.5	706^th of 1338 public elementary schools	47.2%	51	35.0	35.3	53.6	62.3	50.0	42.3	54.1	$8,198	$204	$7,994
Ramtown Elementary School	Public	K-5	216 Ramtown -Greenville Road	Howell	07731	Monmouth County	Howell Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 751-2493	483	45	10.8	30.6%	289 (59.8%)	23 (4.8%)	133 (27.5%)	5 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (6.6%)	51.5	661^st of 1347 public elementary schools	50.9%		53.4	627^th of 1338 public elementary schools	53.1%	34	30.1	47.7	46.1	52.6	53.4	47.5	50.7	$10,995	$17	$10,978
Ocean Road Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1210 Benedict Street	Point Pleasant Beach	08742	Ocean County	Point Pleasant Borough School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 701-1900	483	43	11.3	15.5%	434 (89.9%)	1 (0.2%)	41 (8.5%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.0%)	54.2	626^th of 1347 public elementary schools	53.5%		58.5	561^st of 1338 public elementary schools	58.1%	65	41.9	36.9	45.7	58.1	42.9	53.1	66.3	$11,627	$350	$11,277
Drum Point Road Elementary School	Public	K-5	41 Drum Point Rd	Brick	08723	Ocean County	Brick Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 785-3000	465	35	13.2	30.8%	358 (77.0%)	7 (1.5%)	71 (15.3%)	11 (2.4%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	15 (3.2%)	50.6	675^th of 1347 public elementary schools	49.9%		44.3	741^st of 1338 public elementary schools	44.6%	66	25.3	44.0	64.5	45.3	52.0	53.8	40.0	$8,027	$148	$7,879
Emma Havens Young Elementary School	Public	K-5	43 Drum Point Rd	Brick	08723	Ocean County	Brick Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 785-3000	843	72	11.6	51.5%	445 (52.8%)	26 (3.1%)	321 (38.1%)	19 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	31 (3.7%)	34.8	884^th of 1347 public elementary schools	34.4%		30.9	932^nd of 1338 public elementary schools	30.3%	48	29.1	28.4	40.2	40.8	48.7	34.6	38.6	$6,611	$211	$6,400
Nellie F. Bennett Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2000 Riviera Parkway	Point Pleasant Beach	08742	Ocean County	Point Pleasant Borough School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 701-1900	706	52	13.6	10.5%	640 (90.7%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (7.1%)	6 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	9 (1.3%)	73.7	367^th of 1347 public elementary schools	72.8%		68.1	442^nd of 1338 public elementary schools	67.0%	75	34.8	58.2	74.0	57.2	64.6	73.0	61.6	$9,835	$46	$9,789
Greenville Elementary School	Public	K-5	210 Ramtown Greenville Road	Howell	07731	Monmouth County	Howell Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 202-1745	345	34	10.0	29.6%	203 (58.8%)	7 (2.0%)	114 (33.0%)	11 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.9%)	57	587^th of 1347 public elementary schools	56.4%					(n/a)	28.5	50.0	57.7	50.8	50.0	59.6	55.5	$10,125	$74	$10,051

Frequently Asked Questions about Veterans Memorial Elementary School

Is Veterans Memorial Elementary School a good school?

Veterans Memorial Elementary School ranks 874^th of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Veterans Memorial Elementary School?

Students at Veterans Memorial Elementary School are 56% White, 24% Hispanic, 12% African American, 6% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

How many students attend Veterans Memorial Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 619 students attended Veterans Memorial Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of Veterans Memorial Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Veterans Memorial Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Veterans Memorial Middle School
High : Brick Township Memorial High School

What district is Veterans Memorial Elementary School in?

Brick Township Public School District

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