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Irwin Elementary School

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Irwin Elementary School ranks 181 st of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-4

181^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 87% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

Irwin 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 311 students, Irwin Elementary consistently ranks in the top 25% of New Jersey elementary schools, outperforming the state and district averages on academic assessments.

Irwin Elementary School's academic performance is particularly noteworthy, with 73% of 3rd graders and 66.1% of 4th graders proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 44.9% and 53.6% statewide. In Mathematics, 92% of 3rd graders and 72.4% of 4th graders were proficient or better, far exceeding the state averages of 49.8% and 46.7%. The school also excels in supporting the academic achievement of diverse student groups, ranking in the top 10% for English Language Learners and the top 1% for students of low socioeconomic status.

Irwin Elementary School's strong performance extends beyond academics, with relatively low chronic absenteeism rates and a favorable student-teacher ratio compared to nearby schools like Memorial Elementary School, Chittick Elementary School, Central Elementary School, and Frost Elementary School. With its consistently high performance and supportive learning environment, Irwin Elementary School stands out as a top-performing school in the East Brunswick Township School District.

305

Students ?

10.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,122

Per pupil spending ?

30.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

71 Racetrack Road
East Brunswick, NJ 08816

(732) 613-6840

District: East Brunswick Township School District

Students who attend Irwin Elementary School usually attend:

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

Racial breakdown:

White:

41.6%

Asian:

38.4%

Hispanic:

12.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 80th percentile in 2015 → 87th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New Jersey average (75% vs 49% meeting standards)

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

✓Ranking is trending up — up 7 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school75%

District avg67%

New Jersey avg49%

181^st of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Top 13%▲ up 6 pts since 2015

From top 20% (2015) to top 13% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd 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	86.2	181 of 1347	86.6%	★★★★☆
2024	86.2	190 of 1338	85.8%	★★★★☆
2023	67.2	452 of 1342	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	79.8	291 of 1345	78.4%	★★★★☆
2021	72.4	319 of 1317	75.8%	★★★★☆
2019	76.5	336 of 1360	75.3%	★★★★☆
2018	75.1	366 of 1353	72.9%	★★★★☆
2017	81.7	246 of 1352	81.8%	★★★★☆
2016	85.7	169 of 1346	87.4%	★★★★☆
2015	80.5	270 of 1357	80.1%	★★★★☆
2014	77.2	311 of 1363	77.2%	★★★★☆
2013	73.0	422 of 1367	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2012	74.4	386 of 1363	71.7%	★★★★☆
2011	65.0	599 of 1360	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2010	75.3	330 of 1354	75.6%	★★★★☆
2009	71.6	428 of 1346	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2008	64.1	598 of 1338	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2007	64.6	612 of 1329	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2006	69.9	471 of 1314	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2005	62.4	640 of 1303	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2004	67.3	522 of 1298	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2003	75.6	338 of 1204	71.9%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2018	81.7	66 of 517	87.2%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	74.9	82 of 330	75.2%	★★★★☆
2024	72.1	93 of 340	72.6%	★★★★☆
2023	48.3	192 of 346	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	63.3	133 of 348	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	44.3	207 of 339	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	65.9	117 of 370	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	71.4	97 of 370	73.8%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	93.0	47 of 597	92.1%	★★★★★
2024	96.0	28 of 559	95.0%	★★★★★
2022	89.8	52 of 489	89.4%	★★★★☆
2021	69.6	71 of 411	82.7%	★★★★☆
2019	65.0	131 of 463	71.7%	★★★★☆
2018	91.4	34 of 434	92.2%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	74.9	335 of 1326	74.7%	★★★★☆
2024	86.6	157 of 1317	88.1%	★★★★☆
2023	81.8	227 of 1318	82.8%	★★★★☆
2022	78.5	292 of 1326	78.0%	★★★★☆
2021	62.8	418 of 1290	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	76.5	309 of 1331	76.8%	★★★★☆
2018	71.9	399 of 1333	70.1%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	99.0	12 of 1023	98.8%	★★★★★
2024	88.2	56 of 939	94.0%	★★★★★
2023	73.2	162 of 910	82.2%	★★★★☆
2022	72.9	159 of 863	81.6%	★★★★☆
2021	80.9	57 of 839	93.2%	★★★★★
2019	83.7	87 of 948	90.8%	★★★★★
2018	67.0	239 of 942	74.6%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	82.4	216 of 1318	83.6%	★★★★☆
2024	83.0	218 of 1313	83.4%	★★★★☆
2023	53.2	606 of 1315	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	77.5	294 of 1324	77.8%	★★★★☆
2021	78.6	233 of 1297	82.0%	★★★★☆
2019	74.6	335 of 1335	74.9%	★★★★☆
2018	77.0	305 of 1334	77.1%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2022	68.5	231 of 949	75.7%	★★★★☆
2021	60.8	245 of 868	71.8%	★★★★☆
2019	58.6	353 of 1007	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	79.9	162 of 1001	83.8%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	68.4	293 of 970	69.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	64.6	316 of 963	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	36.9	642 of 975	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.6	611 of 976	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	42.4	542 of 964	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.4	591 of 1023	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.2	669 of 1022	34.5%	★★☆☆☆

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)99th percentile+12 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)92nd percentile+6 vs school

African American (2018)87th percentile+14 vs school

Male (2025)84th percentile-3 vs school

Special Education (2022)76th percentile-3 vs school

Asian (2025)75th percentile-11 vs school

Female (2025)75th percentile-12 vs school

White (2025)70th percentile-17 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics81%+33 vs state

English Language Arts69%+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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Irwin Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Irwin Elementary School?

Students at Irwin Elementary School are 42% White, 38% Asian, 12% Hispanic, 4% African American, 4% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Irwin Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Irwin 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 Irwin Elementary School in?

East Brunswick Township School District

How many students attend Irwin Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 305 students attended Irwin Elementary School.

Is Irwin Elementary School a good school?

Irwin Elementary School ranks 181^st of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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