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Bowne-Munro Elementary School

Q: Is Bowne-Munro Elementary School a good school?

Bowne-Munro Elementary School ranks 175 th of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-4

175^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 87% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

Bowne-Munro Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades PK-4 in East Brunswick, New Jersey, part of the East Brunswick Township School District. With 187 students enrolled, this school consistently outperforms the district and state in academic achievement, earning a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Bowne-Munro Elementary School's academic performance is particularly strong, with 91.3% of 3rd-grade students proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 59.8% for the district and 44.9% for the state. In math, 69.5% of 3rd-graders were proficient or better, higher than the district's 69% and the state's 49.8%. The school also excels in serving certain student subgroups, ranking in the top 30% of New Jersey elementary schools for male students, white students, and students from low socioeconomic backgrounds.

When compared to nearby schools like Frost Elementary School, Chittick Elementary School, and Irwin Elementary School, all part of the same school district, Bowne-Munro Elementary School stands out as a top performer. While the school has room for improvement in areas like chronic absenteeism, its consistent high performance and focus on equity make it a standout choice for families in the East Brunswick area.

201

Students ?

11.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,912

Per pupil spending ?

23.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

120 Main Street
East Brunswick, NJ 08816

(732) 613-6810

District: East Brunswick Township School District

Students who attend Bowne-Munro Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Churchill Junior High School
	Hammarskjold Upper Elementary School
High:	East Brunswick High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

38.3%

Hispanic:

25.9%

Asian:

18.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 79th percentile in 2015 → 87th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New Jersey average (76% vs 49% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 13% of New Jersey elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 8 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school76%

District avg67%

New Jersey avg49%

175^th of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Top 13%▲ up 8 pts since 2015

From top 21% (2015) to top 13% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 8Elementary Schools in the East Brunswick Township School District

128^th of 609East Brunswick Township 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	86.8	175 of 1347	87.0%	★★★★☆
2024	74.0	366 of 1338	72.6%	★★★★☆
2023	72.0	395 of 1342	70.6%	★★★★☆
2022	74.5	365 of 1345	72.9%	★★★★☆
2021	64.6	417 of 1317	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	66.5	497 of 1360	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	77.2	319 of 1353	76.4%	★★★★☆
2017	83.0	215 of 1352	84.1%	★★★★☆
2016	84.2	201 of 1346	85.1%	★★★★☆
2015	79.1	284 of 1357	79.1%	★★★★☆
2014	70.4	469 of 1363	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2013	69.2	510 of 1367	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2012	68.5	531 of 1363	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2011	74.9	355 of 1360	73.9%	★★★★☆
2010	73.3	377 of 1354	72.2%	★★★★☆
2009	75.8	315 of 1346	76.6%	★★★★☆
2008	73.6	376 of 1338	71.9%	★★★★☆
2007	71.8	410 of 1329	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2006	56.0	766 of 1314	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2005	66.7	538 of 1303	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2004	72.3	392 of 1298	69.8%	★★★☆☆
2003	78.3	263 of 1204	78.2%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2023	76.7	63 of 346	81.8%	★★★★☆
2022	44.3	210 of 348	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	23.8	281 of 339	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	79.4	271 of 1326	79.6%	★★★★☆
2024	70.8	392 of 1317	70.2%	★★★★☆
2023	71.3	393 of 1318	70.2%	★★★★☆
2022	63.0	496 of 1326	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	55.3	513 of 1290	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	65.3	502 of 1331	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	82.4	199 of 1333	85.1%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	84.5	117 of 1032	88.7%	★★★★☆
2024	46.3	485 of 989	51.0%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	91.1	51 of 1023	95.0%	★★★★★
2024	89.6	48 of 939	94.9%	★★★★★
2022	94.7	21 of 863	97.6%	★★★★★
2021	31.5	605 of 839	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	57.6	316 of 948	66.7%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	89.7	107 of 1318	91.9%	★★★★★
2024	72.9	355 of 1313	73.0%	★★★★☆
2023	71.3	377 of 1315	71.3%	★★★★☆
2022	80.8	251 of 1324	81.0%	★★★★☆
2021	70.7	326 of 1297	74.9%	★★★★☆
2019	65.7	480 of 1335	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	64.6	495 of 1334	62.9%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2021	75.9	135 of 868	84.4%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	89.3	43 of 970	95.6%	★★★★★
2024	69.8	262 of 963	72.8%	★★★★☆
2023	57.8	406 of 975	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	63.3	343 of 976	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	51.1	437 of 964	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	56.1	450 of 1023	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.2	463 of 1022	54.7%	★★★☆☆

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)

White (2025)96th percentile+9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)95th percentile+8 vs school

Male (2025)92nd percentile+5 vs school

Hispanic (2025)89th percentile~ school

Special Education (2021)84th percentile+16 vs school

Asian (2023)82nd percentile+11 vs school

Female (2025)80th percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts83%+34 vs state

Mathematics69%+20 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
Bowne-Munro Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	120 Main Street	East Brunswick	08816	Middlesex County	East Brunswick Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 613-6810	201	17	11.9	23.9%	77 (38.3%)	22 (10.9%)	52 (25.9%)	38 (18.9%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (5.5%)	86.8	175^th of 1347 public elementary schools	87.0%		74	366^th of 1338 public elementary schools	72.6%	191		91.3	78.7		69.5	68.1		$13,912	$163	$13,749
William A. Miller Elementary School	Public	K-5	2 Old Matawan Road	Old Bridge	08857	Middlesex County	Old Bridge Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 360-4589	314	21	14.8	28.3%	159 (50.6%)	25 (8.0%)	53 (16.9%)	61 (19.4%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	14 (4.5%)	59.8	541^st of 1347 public elementary schools	59.8%		68.5	440^th of 1338 public elementary schools	67.1%	101	26.0	47.1	69.8	64.9	55.7	53.7	46.3	$12,088	$156	$11,932
Chittick Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	5 Flagler Street	East Brunswick	08816	Middlesex County	East Brunswick Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 613-6830	338	40	8.3	38.5%	127 (37.6%)	18 (5.3%)	100 (29.6%)	78 (23.1%)	4 (1.2%)	1 (0.3%)	10 (3.0%)	61.7	516^th of 1347 public elementary schools	61.7%		62.6	509^th of 1338 public elementary schools	62.0%	7		43.3	74.6		49.2	57.4		$13,704	$183	$13,521
Southwood Elementary School	Public	K-5	64 Southwood Dr	Old Bridge	08857	Middlesex County	Old Bridge Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 360-4539	265	29	9.1	28.7%	158 (59.6%)	14 (5.3%)	66 (24.9%)	23 (8.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.5%)	66.9	456^th of 1347 public elementary schools	66.1%		63.1	502^nd of 1338 public elementary schools	62.5%	46	28.8	45.9	58.0	77.1	64.8	48.0	75.5	$16,304	$63	$16,241
G Austin Schoenly Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-1	80 Kane Avenue	Spotswood	08884	Middlesex County	Spotswood Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 723-2200	235	15	15.6	25.1%	142 (60.4%)	16 (6.8%)	51 (21.7%)	15 (6.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.7%)								(n/a)								$12,319	$361	$11,958
Irwin Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	71 Racetrack Road	East Brunswick	08816	Middlesex County	East Brunswick Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 613-6840	305	28	10.9	30.5%	127 (41.6%)	11 (3.6%)	37 (12.1%)	117 (38.4%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	11 (3.6%)	86.2	181^st of 1347 public elementary schools	86.6%		86.2	190^th of 1338 public elementary schools	85.8%	9		73.0	66.1		92.0	72.4		$12,122	$226	$11,896
Frost Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	65 Frost Avenue	East Brunswick	08816	Middlesex County	East Brunswick Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 613-6850	383	43	9.0	14.6%	144 (37.6%)	25 (6.5%)	59 (15.4%)	129 (33.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (6.8%)	89	142^nd of 1347 public elementary schools	89.5%		80.4	277^th of 1338 public elementary schools	79.3%	135		72.7	78.1		72.6	81.9		$11,319		$11,319
Raymond E. Voorhees Elementary School	Public	K-5	11 Liberty Street	Old Bridge	08857	Middlesex County	Old Bridge Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 360-4544	424	40	10.7	25.9%	241 (56.8%)	34 (8.0%)	62 (14.6%)	69 (16.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.8%)	66.7	460^th of 1347 public elementary schools	65.9%		76.2	335^th of 1338 public elementary schools	75.0%	125	35.1	45.3	79.3	60.0	62.7	64.1	50.6	$12,225	$63	$12,162
E Raymond Appleby Elementary School	Public	2-5	23 Vliet Street	Spotswood	08884	Middlesex County	Spotswood Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 723-2200	365	38	9.6	30.7%	212 (58.1%)	12 (3.3%)	98 (26.8%)	20 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	22 (6.0%)	32	930^th of 1347 public elementary schools	31.0%		47.9	699^th of 1338 public elementary schools	47.8%	231	13.8	34.6	50.6	31.2	34.7	40.5	43.6	$11,070	$171	$10,899
South River Elementary School	Public	3-5	81 Johnson Place	South River	08882	Middlesex County	South River Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 613-4073	496	57	8.7	71.0%	194 (39.1%)	41 (8.3%)	237 (47.8%)	7 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	16 (3.2%)	24	1036^th of 1347 public elementary schools	23.1%		29.3	953^rd of 1338 public elementary schools	28.8%	83	17.9	33.3	38.6	40.2	28.6	27.4	28.5	$9,291	$568	$8,723

Frequently Asked Questions about Bowne-Munro Elementary School

Is Bowne-Munro Elementary School a good school?

Bowne-Munro Elementary School ranks 175^th of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Bowne-Munro Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 201 students attended Bowne-Munro Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Bowne-Munro Elementary School?

Students at Bowne-Munro Elementary School are 38% White, 26% Hispanic, 19% Asian, 11% African American, 5% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Bowne-Munro Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Bowne-Munro Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Churchill Junior High School
Middle : Hammarskjold Upper Elementary School
High : East Brunswick High School

What district is Bowne-Munro Elementary School in?

East Brunswick Township School District

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