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Central Elementary School

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Central Elementary School ranks 257 th of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-4

257^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 81% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

Central Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades PK-4 in East Brunswick, New Jersey, with 351 students. It is part of the East Brunswick Township School District, which is ranked 128 out of 609 districts in New Jersey and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. Central Elementary School has consistently been ranked among the top 200-250 elementary schools in New Jersey over the past several years, with a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Central Elementary School consistently outperforms the state average in both English Language Arts and Mathematics for grades 3 and 4. For example, in 2024-2025, 72.3% of 4th graders were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 53.6% statewide. In Math, 73% of 4th graders were proficient or better, compared to 46.7% statewide. The school also performs relatively well for Asian and White students, ranking in the top 200-400 in the state. However, the school has seen an increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 5.2% in 2021-2022 to 14.9% in 2023-2024, which is an area the school may want to focus on improving.

Compared to other elementary schools in the East Brunswick Township School District, Central Elementary School generally outperforms its peers on test scores, with higher proficiency rates in both ELA and Math. However, some nearby schools like Frost Elementary and Warnsdorfer Elementary also perform very well and are ranked highly in the state. The relatively low percentage of students receiving free/reduced lunch at Central Elementary School, at 21.37% in 2023-2024, suggests it may serve a more affluent population compared to some of the other nearby schools.

349

Students ?

9.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,235

Per pupil spending ?

27.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

371 Cranbury Road
East Brunswick, NJ 08816

(732) 613-6820

District: East Brunswick Township School District

Students who attend Central Elementary School usually attend:

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

Racial breakdown:

White:

37.0%

Asian:

34.4%

Hispanic:

15.2%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 78th percentile in 2015 → 81st in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New Jersey average (69% vs 49% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 19% of New Jersey elementary schools

✓Small classes — about 9 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school69%

District avg67%

New Jersey avg49%

257^th of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Top 19%▲ up 3 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th 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	81.7	257 of 1347	80.9%	★★★★☆
2024	84.1	216 of 1338	83.9%	★★★★☆
2023	85.3	200 of 1342	85.1%	★★★★☆
2022	82.6	248 of 1345	81.6%	★★★★☆
2021	82.3	199 of 1317	84.9%	★★★★☆
2019	84.5	187 of 1360	86.3%	★★★★☆
2018	89.2	113 of 1353	91.6%	★★★★★
2017	81.6	251 of 1352	81.4%	★★★★☆
2016	75.8	346 of 1346	74.3%	★★★★☆
2015	78.3	297 of 1357	78.1%	★★★★☆
2014	78.6	273 of 1363	80.0%	★★★★☆
2013	83.1	147 of 1367	89.2%	★★★★☆
2012	81.5	173 of 1363	87.3%	★★★★☆
2011	76.3	326 of 1360	76.0%	★★★★☆
2010	78.0	262 of 1354	80.6%	★★★★☆
2009	79.6	219 of 1346	83.7%	★★★★☆
2008	71.1	435 of 1338	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2007	71.0	434 of 1329	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2006	75.4	329 of 1314	75.0%	★★★★☆
2005	70.5	448 of 1303	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2004	77.4	261 of 1298	79.9%	★★★★☆
2003	85.2	104 of 1204	91.4%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	51.9	175 of 330	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	52.3	174 of 340	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.7	197 of 346	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	69.0	100 of 348	71.3%	★★★★☆
2021	50.6	173 of 339	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	82.8	25 of 370	93.2%	★★★★★
2018	73.5	85 of 370	77.0%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	80.7	249 of 1326	81.2%	★★★★☆
2024	86.0	162 of 1317	87.7%	★★★★☆
2023	84.0	195 of 1318	85.2%	★★★★☆
2022	79.8	270 of 1326	79.6%	★★★★☆
2021	72.3	287 of 1290	77.8%	★★★★☆
2019	70.1	430 of 1331	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	84.3	167 of 1333	87.5%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	61.2	324 of 1023	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	70.0	189 of 939	79.9%	★★★★☆
2023	75.4	142 of 910	84.4%	★★★★☆
2022	92.9	34 of 863	96.1%	★★★★★
2018	85.5	77 of 942	91.8%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	80.8	244 of 1318	81.5%	★★★★☆
2024	79.4	273 of 1313	79.2%	★★★★☆
2023	84.3	202 of 1315	84.6%	★★★★☆
2022	82.5	229 of 1324	82.7%	★★★★☆
2021	87.1	143 of 1297	89.0%	★★★★☆
2019	91.5	64 of 1335	95.2%	★★★★★
2018	91.2	75 of 1334	94.4%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	65.0	281 of 1023	72.5%	★★★★☆
2024	57.4	331 of 989	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	67.6	230 of 958	76.0%	★★★★☆
2022	58.3	321 of 949	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	30.8	566 of 868	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	98.5	8 of 1007	99.2%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	61.7	377 of 970	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	63.0	337 of 963	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	68.0	287 of 975	70.6%	★★★★☆
2022	52.9	466 of 976	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	60.3	325 of 964	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	67.7	312 of 1023	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	74.2	229 of 1022	77.6%	★★★★☆

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)

Male (2025)81st percentile~ school

Female (2025)81st percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)73rd percentile-8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)68th percentile-13 vs school

White (2025)61st percentile-20 vs school

Asian (2025)47th percentile-34 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics73%+24 vs state

English Language Arts66%+17 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
Central Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	371 Cranbury Road	East Brunswick	08816	Middlesex County	East Brunswick Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 613-6820	349	38	9.1	27.2%	129 (37.0%)	25 (7.2%)	53 (15.2%)	120 (34.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	21 (6.0%)	81.7	257^th of 1347 public elementary schools	80.9%		84.1	216^th of 1338 public elementary schools	83.9%	41		58.9	72.3		72.1	73.0		$14,235		$14,235
South River Primary School	Public	PK, KG-2	22 David Street	South River	08882	Middlesex County	South River Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 613-4006	508	51	9.9	65.0%	213 (41.9%)	33 (6.5%)	235 (46.3%)	8 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	18 (3.5%)								(n/a)								$9,607	$123	$9,484
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
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
Memorial Elementary School	Public	K-4	14 Innes Road	East Brunswick	08816	Middlesex County	East Brunswick Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 613-6860	408	38	10.6	24.8%	146 (35.8%)	22 (5.4%)	78 (19.1%)	127 (31.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (8.3%)	63.4	499^th of 1347 public elementary schools	63.0%		68.7	436^th of 1338 public elementary schools	67.4%	63		50.8	57.6		58.4	59.6		$12,923	$187	$12,736
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
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
Parkview School	Public	PK, KG-3	80 Violet Terrace	Milltown	08850	Middlesex County	Milltown School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 214-2360	338	35	9.5	27.8%	199 (58.9%)	13 (3.8%)	81 (24.0%)	22 (6.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	22 (6.5%)	62.3	513^th of 1347 public elementary schools	61.9%		67.6	446^th of 1338 public elementary schools	66.7%	67		48.2			60.9			$10,823		$10,823
Lawrence Brook Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	48 Sullivan Way	East Brunswick	08816	Middlesex County	East Brunswick Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 613-6870	362	41	8.7	25.4%	127 (35.1%)	26 (7.2%)	90 (24.9%)	96 (26.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (6.4%)	77.7	322^nd of 1347 public elementary schools	76.1%		79.3	288^th of 1338 public elementary schools	78.5%	34		56.1	72.7		72.7	62.1		$12,904	$221	$12,683
Warnsdorfer Elementary School	Public	K-4	9 Hardenburg Lane	East Brunswick	08816	Middlesex County	East Brunswick Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 613-6880	325	36	9.0	20.3%	132 (40.6%)	8 (2.5%)	39 (12.0%)	127 (39.1%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	16 (4.9%)	84.1	215^th of 1347 public elementary schools	84.0%		88.7	140^th of 1338 public elementary schools	89.5%	75		60.8	71.0		78.9	75.7		$11,155		$11,155

Frequently Asked Questions about Central Elementary School

How many students attend Central Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 349 students attended Central Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of Central Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Central 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 Central Elementary School in?

East Brunswick Township School District

Is Central Elementary School a good school?

Central Elementary School ranks 257^th of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Central Elementary School?

Students at Central Elementary School are 37% White, 34% Asian, 15% Hispanic, 7% African American, 6% Two or more races.

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