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Lawrence Brook Elementary School

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Lawrence Brook Elementary School ranks 322 nd of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-4

322^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 76% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

Lawrence Brook Elementary School is a public elementary school in East Brunswick, New Jersey, serving 361 students from pre-kindergarten to 4th grade. The school is part of the East Brunswick Township School District, which is ranked 128 out of 609 school districts in the state and has a 4-star rating.

Lawrence Brook Elementary consistently ranks among the top 25% of elementary schools in New Jersey, with students performing significantly better than the state average on the NJSLA assessments in both English Language Arts and Mathematics. The school's Asian and Hispanic student subgroups, as well as its English Language Learner and Low Socioeconomic Status populations, all perform exceptionally well, ranking in the top 10% or 25% of New Jersey elementary schools. Additionally, the school maintains relatively low chronic absenteeism rates compared to state and district averages.

Within the East Brunswick Township School District, Lawrence Brook Elementary outperforms its peers, Memorial Elementary and Central Elementary, on most academic metrics. Compared to schools in the neighboring New Brunswick School District, Lawrence Brook Elementary significantly outperforms these schools, with proficiency rates that are often double or triple the New Brunswick district averages.

362

Students ?

8.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,904

Per pupil spending ?

25.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

48 Sullivan Way
East Brunswick, NJ 08816

(732) 613-6870

District: East Brunswick Township School District

Students who attend Lawrence Brook Elementary School usually attend:

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

Racial breakdown:

White:

35.1%

Asian:

26.5%

Hispanic:

24.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 88th percentile in 2015 → 76th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New Jersey average (66% vs 49% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 24% of New Jersey elementary schools

✓Small classes — about 9 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 12 percentile points since 2015

!Near the bottom of East Brunswick Township School District's ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school66%

District avg67%

New Jersey avg49%

322^nd of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Top 24%▼ down 12 pts since 2015

From top 12% (2015) to top 24% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^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	77.7	322 of 1347	76.1%	★★★★☆
2024	79.3	288 of 1338	78.5%	★★★★☆
2023	89.6	126 of 1342	90.6%	★★★★★
2022	73.7	380 of 1345	71.7%	★★★★☆
2021	70.7	340 of 1317	74.2%	★★★★☆
2019	81.8	238 of 1360	82.5%	★★★★☆
2018	85.6	168 of 1353	87.6%	★★★★☆
2017	82.6	227 of 1352	83.2%	★★★★☆
2016	85.3	185 of 1346	86.3%	★★★★☆
2015	86.7	164 of 1357	87.9%	★★★★☆
2014	82.3	187 of 1363	86.3%	★★★★☆
2013	79.0	265 of 1367	80.6%	★★★★☆
2012	68.6	529 of 1363	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2011	70.6	452 of 1360	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2010	67.6	515 of 1354	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2009	73.9	369 of 1346	72.6%	★★★★☆
2008	63.8	603 of 1338	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2007	75.7	267 of 1329	79.9%	★★★★☆
2006	75.9	316 of 1314	76.0%	★★★★☆
2005	70.3	453 of 1303	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2004	77.3	263 of 1298	79.7%	★★★★☆
2003	84.1	136 of 1204	88.7%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2022	77.5	80 of 494	83.8%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	90.2	3 of 330	99.1%	★★★★★
2024	68.3	115 of 340	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	70.8	93 of 346	73.1%	★★★★☆
2022	61.6	142 of 348	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	54.2	156 of 339	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	70.2	100 of 370	73.0%	★★★★☆
2018	45.9	210 of 370	43.2%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	72.2	132 of 597	77.9%	★★★★☆
2024	60.3	143 of 559	74.4%	★★★★☆
2023	95.0	35 of 499	93.0%	★★★★★
2022	84.5	66 of 489	86.5%	★★★★☆
2021	75.3	59 of 411	85.6%	★★★★☆
2019	79.4	75 of 463	83.8%	★★★★☆
2018	70.8	105 of 434	75.8%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	76.4	318 of 1326	76.0%	★★★★☆
2024	82.2	226 of 1317	82.8%	★★★★☆
2023	85.8	162 of 1318	87.7%	★★★★☆
2022	72.3	386 of 1326	70.9%	★★★★☆
2021	69.8	322 of 1290	75.0%	★★★★☆
2019	78.9	266 of 1331	80.0%	★★★★☆
2018	86.9	121 of 1333	90.9%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	66.6	281 of 1032	72.8%	★★★★☆
2024	73.1	207 of 989	79.1%	★★★★☆
2023	97.3	24 of 982	97.6%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	74.6	177 of 1023	82.7%	★★★★☆
2024	89.8	46 of 939	95.1%	★★★★★
2023	92.4	40 of 910	95.6%	★★★★★
2022	80.4	105 of 863	87.8%	★★★★☆
2021	65.4	171 of 839	79.6%	★★★★☆
2019	68.6	201 of 948	78.8%	★★★★☆
2018	73.4	189 of 942	79.9%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	76.0	320 of 1318	75.7%	★★★★☆
2024	73.9	342 of 1313	74.0%	★★★★☆
2023	91.5	81 of 1315	93.8%	★★★★★
2022	73.6	345 of 1324	73.9%	★★★★☆
2021	69.9	339 of 1297	73.9%	★★★★☆
2019	82.5	201 of 1335	84.9%	★★★★☆
2018	82.2	213 of 1334	84.0%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	58.6	334 of 1023	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.8	338 of 949	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	45.7	403 of 868	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	61.5	327 of 1007	67.5%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	62.9	362 of 970	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	70.4	254 of 963	73.6%	★★★★☆
2023	76.4	190 of 975	80.5%	★★★★☆
2022	44.1	570 of 976	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	36.7	631 of 964	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	55.5	458 of 1023	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	74.2	227 of 1022	77.8%	★★★★☆

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)

Asian (2025)99th percentile+23 vs school

African American (2022)84th percentile+12 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)83rd percentile+7 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)78th percentile~ school

Female (2025)76th percentile~ school

Male (2025)76th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)73rd percentile-3 vs school

Special Education (2025)67th percentile-9 vs school

White (2025)63rd percentile-13 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics67%+19 vs state

English Language Arts64%+15 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-S Science 8th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 3rd Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 4th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 5th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 6th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 7th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 8th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 3rd Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 4th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 5th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 6th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 7th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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
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
Woodrow Wilson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	133 Tunison Rd	New Brunswick	08901	Middlesex County	New Brunswick School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 745-5300	351	34	10.3	76.1%	26 (7.4%)	53 (15.1%)	255 (72.6%)	11 (3.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.4%)	18.3	1123^rd of 1347 public elementary schools	16.6%		24.9	1007^th of 1338 public elementary schools	24.7%	116	0.0	3.9	8.4	30.4	44.4	50.0	22.2	21.5	27.8	34.7	0.0	16.7	16.4	5.9	$11,278		$11,278
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
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
Paul Robeson Community School for the Arts	Public	PK, KG-8	199 Paul Robeson Blvd	New Brunswick	08901	Middlesex County	New Brunswick School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 745-5300	624	67	9.3	93.4%	2 (0.3%)	31 (5.0%)	589 (94.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	16.4	1157^th of 1347 public elementary schools	14.1%		16.8	1117^th of 1338 public elementary schools	16.5%	40	1.8	2.7	33.3	31.3	44.4	37.5	39.6	51.4	21.4	12.5	14.3	15.8	14.3	16.2	$9,460		$9,460
Parsons	Public	PK, KG-4	116 Hollywood Street	North Brunswick	08902	Middlesex County	North Brunswick Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 289-3402	566	63	9.0	70.5%	37 (6.5%)	108 (19.1%)	344 (60.8%)	63 (11.1%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.8%)	17.3	1142^nd of 1347 public elementary schools	15.2%		14.8	1149^th of 1338 public elementary schools	14.1%	7			26.6	33.4					27.5	25.7					$8,618	$24	$8,594
Lord Stirling Community School	Public	PK, KG-5	101 Redmond Street	New Brunswick	08901	Middlesex County	New Brunswick School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 745-5300	436	47	9.3	97.0%	2 (0.5%)	22 (5.0%)	408 (93.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	11.9	1213^th of 1347 public elementary schools	9.9%		12.4	1197^th of 1338 public elementary schools	10.5%	16	13.8		9.0	36.2	21.0				11.3	24.6	19.3				$11,427		$11,427
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
Livingston Elementary School	Public	K-5	206 Delavan Street	New Brunswick	08901	Middlesex County	New Brunswick School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 745-5300	342	33	10.3	93.3%	2 (0.6%)	18 (5.3%)	319 (93.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	6.3	1305^th of 1347 public elementary schools	3.1%		7.2	1279^th of 1338 public elementary schools	4.4%	26	2.6		10.2	22.4	25.0				10.9	7.8	13.5				$11,684		$11,684

Frequently Asked Questions about Lawrence Brook Elementary School

What schools do graduates of Lawrence Brook Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Lawrence Brook 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 Lawrence Brook Elementary School in?

East Brunswick Township School District

Is Lawrence Brook Elementary School a good school?

Lawrence Brook Elementary School ranks 322^nd of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Lawrence Brook Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 362 students attended Lawrence Brook Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Lawrence Brook Elementary School?

Students at Lawrence Brook Elementary School are 35% White, 27% Asian, 25% Hispanic, 7% African American, 6% Two or more races.

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