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Menlo Park Elementary School

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Menlo Park Elementary School ranks 168 th of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

168^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 88% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

Menlo Park Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Edison, New Jersey, serving grades K-5 with a total enrollment of 827 students. The school is part of the Edison Township School District, which is ranked 198 out of 609 districts in New Jersey and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Menlo Park Elementary School consistently outperforms the district and state averages in standardized test scores across all grade levels and subjects. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school had 79% of 5th-grade students proficient or better in ELA, compared to 71.1% for the district and 52.7% for the state. The school has been ranked among the top 15% of elementary schools in New Jersey for the past several years, with a ranking as high as 72 out of 1,352 schools in the 2016-2017 school year. However, the school's performance for Hispanic and Special Education students is relatively lower, ranking in the bottom 50% of the state.

Menlo Park Elementary School is located in close proximity to several other high-performing elementary schools within the Edison Township School District, such as James Madison Intermediate School and Woodbrook Elementary School. The school has a relatively low percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, at 20.31% in the 2023-2024 school year, compared to some of the nearby schools. While the school's chronic absenteeism rate has increased from 8.3% in 2020-2021 to 16.6% in 2022-2023, it remains lower than the district average.

802

Students ?

13.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$5,996

Per pupil spending ?

22.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

155 Monroe Avenue
Edison, NJ 08820

(732) 452-2910

District: Edison Township School District

Students who attend Menlo Park Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Woodrow Wilson Middle School
High:	John P. Stevens High School

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

81.7%

Hispanic:

5.7%

African American:

4.7%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 91st percentile in 2015 → 88th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New Jersey average (72% vs 46% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 12% of New Jersey elementary schools

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school72%

District avg63%

New Jersey avg46%

168^th of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Top 12%▼ down 3 pts since 2015

From top 9% (2015) to top 12% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 10Elementary Schools in the Edison Township School District

198^th of 609Edison 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	87.3	168 of 1347	87.5%	★★★★☆
2024	86.3	187 of 1338	86.0%	★★★★☆
2023	88.1	151 of 1342	88.7%	★★★★☆
2022	88.1	154 of 1345	88.6%	★★★★☆
2021	89.2	131 of 1317	90.1%	★★★★★
2019	88.8	110 of 1360	91.9%	★★★★★
2018	91.1	72 of 1353	94.7%	★★★★★
2017	89.8	100 of 1352	92.6%	★★★★★
2016	91.6	72 of 1346	94.7%	★★★★★
2015	89.0	124 of 1357	90.9%	★★★★★
2014	83.8	148 of 1363	89.1%	★★★★☆
2013	81.8	181 of 1367	86.8%	★★★★☆
2012	78.3	275 of 1363	79.8%	★★★★☆
2011	79.7	216 of 1360	84.1%	★★★★☆
2010	82.3	144 of 1354	89.4%	★★★★☆
2009	81.6	163 of 1346	87.9%	★★★★☆
2008	80.4	152 of 1338	88.6%	★★★★☆
2007	73.2	364 of 1329	72.6%	★★★★☆
2006	71.3	434 of 1314	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2005	67.4	521 of 1303	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2004	73.9	357 of 1298	72.5%	★★★★☆
2003	73.2	383 of 1204	68.2%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	48.7	187 of 330	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.8	191 of 340	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	51.6	181 of 346	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	53.2	173 of 348	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	48.2	182 of 339	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	54.1	175 of 370	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	63.5	137 of 370	63.0%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	72.7	128 of 597	78.6%	★★★★☆
2024	59.3	148 of 559	73.5%	★★★★☆
2023	52.2	177 of 499	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	72.2	90 of 489	81.6%	★★★★☆
2021	58.1	98 of 411	76.2%	★★★★☆
2019	63.7	139 of 463	70.0%	★★★★☆
2018	80.1	73 of 434	83.2%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	83.7	200 of 1326	84.9%	★★★★☆
2024	84.8	188 of 1317	85.7%	★★★★☆
2023	87.6	132 of 1318	90.0%	★★★★★
2022	88.5	131 of 1326	90.1%	★★★★★
2021	90.1	99 of 1290	92.3%	★★★★★
2019	83.6	181 of 1331	86.4%	★★★★☆
2018	84.1	171 of 1333	87.2%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	26.0	781 of 1032	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.1	792 of 989	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	62.9	301 of 982	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.4	349 of 953	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	41.4	492 of 896	45.1%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	61.8	318 of 1023	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	75.2	145 of 939	84.6%	★★★★☆
2023	66.4	217 of 910	76.2%	★★★★☆
2022	64.1	236 of 863	72.7%	★★★★☆
2021	70.0	129 of 839	84.6%	★★★★☆
2019	70.6	181 of 948	80.9%	★★★★☆
2018	91.9	41 of 942	95.6%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	88.7	118 of 1318	91.0%	★★★★★
2024	86.0	177 of 1313	86.5%	★★★★☆
2023	86.3	167 of 1315	87.3%	★★★★☆
2022	84.9	187 of 1324	85.9%	★★★★☆
2021	85.3	166 of 1297	87.2%	★★★★☆
2019	91.1	68 of 1335	94.9%	★★★★★
2018	94.4	34 of 1334	97.5%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2023	25.6	681 of 958	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	41.4	476 of 949	49.8%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2022	42.6	584 of 976	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	52.6	424 of 964	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	69.0	287 of 1023	71.9%	★★★★☆
2018	67.0	327 of 1022	68.0%	★★★☆☆

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)91st percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)85th percentile-3 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)79th percentile-9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)69th percentile-19 vs school

Asian (2025)43rd percentile-44 vs school

White (2022)40th percentile-48 vs school

Special Education (2023)29th percentile-60 vs school

Hispanic (2025)24th percentile-63 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics73%+27 vs state

English Language Arts72%+22 vs state

Science65%+35 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Saturday, August 5, 2023

Very good school with lots of club and dedicated teachers Close Quote

by a student
Tuesday, October 28, 2014

I was in Menlo Park Elementary school from kindergarten to fifth grade. I had lots of fun there, and made a whole bunch of good friends. Everyone there was either extremely smart or just above average. I had great experiences,teachers,and fun in this school. I was actually bored at home and wanted to go to school because it was so exciting to spend time with my close friends. I will never forget this awesome school that I was in. Close Quote

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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	Total
Menlo Park Elementary School	Public	K-5	155 Monroe Avenue	Edison	08820	Middlesex County	Edison Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 452-2910	802	58	13.8	22.3%	28 (3.5%)	38 (4.7%)	46 (5.7%)	655 (81.7%)	14 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (2.6%)	87.3	168^th of 1347 public elementary schools	87.5%		86.3	187^th of 1338 public elementary schools	86.0%	19	64.7	67.0	69.3	79.0	72.3	72.9	74.7	$5,996
Woodbrook Elementary School	Public	K-5	15 Robin Road	Edison	08820	Middlesex County	Edison Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 452-2901	786	59	13.3	13.9%	24 (3.1%)	60 (7.6%)	26 (3.3%)	628 (79.9%)	16 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (4.1%)	89.9	120^th of 1347 public elementary schools	91.1%		88.1	146^th of 1338 public elementary schools	89.1%	26	65.9	69.4	76.5	81.3	74.3	71.8	79.7	$6,009
Campbell Elementary School	Public	1-4	24 Durham Avenue	Metuchen	08840	Middlesex County	Metuchen Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 321-8777	698	57	12.2	11.2%	291 (41.7%)	27 (3.9%)	109 (15.6%)	188 (26.9%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	79 (11.3%)	81.1	271^st of 1347 public elementary schools	79.9%		82	253^rd of 1338 public elementary schools	81.1%	18		58.3	78.5		69.1	67.7		$6,898
James Madison Intermediate School	Public	3-5	838 New Dover Road	Edison	08820	Middlesex County	Edison Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 452-2960	586	37	15.6	14.2%	17 (2.9%)	21 (3.6%)	31 (5.3%)	490 (83.6%)	16 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.9%)	90.9	98^th of 1347 public elementary schools	92.7%		93.7	54^th of 1338 public elementary schools	96.0%	44	63.1	65.5	79.3	79.1	80.3	78.5	84.4	$5,668
Menlo Park Terrace Elementary School	Public	K-5	19 Maryknoll Road	Metuchen	08840	Middlesex County	Woodbridge Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 596-4147	330	28	11.9	53.3%	77 (23.3%)	37 (11.2%)	136 (41.2%)	71 (21.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.7%)	49.7	684^th of 1347 public elementary schools	49.2%		48	696^th of 1338 public elementary schools	48.0%	12	33.3	65.0	42.9	45.7	50.0	31.8	51.8	$5,741
James Madison Primary School	Public	K-2	840 New Dover Road	Edison	08820	Middlesex County	Edison Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 452-2990	452	38	11.9	17.7%	19 (4.2%)	29 (6.4%)	30 (6.6%)	346 (76.5%)	7 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.6%)								(n/a)								$6,040
Mildred B. Moss Elementary School	Public	PK-K	16 Simpson Place	Metuchen	08840	Middlesex County	Metuchen Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 321-8700	152	12	12.7	4.6%	64 (42.1%)	5 (3.3%)	23 (15.1%)	42 (27.6%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (10.5%)								(n/a)								$7,557
Franklin D Roosevelt School	Public	PK-K	838 New Dover Rd	Edison	08820	Middlesex County	Edison Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 452-2939	178	18	9.8	34.3%	17 (9.6%)	21 (11.8%)	36 (20.2%)	95 (53.4%)	2 (1.1%)	1 (0.6%)	6 (3.4%)								(n/a)								$12,809
Oak Tree Road Elementary School	Public	K-5	Wilus Way	Iselin	08830	Middlesex County	Woodbridge Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 602-8424	425	30	14.4	29.2%	22 (5.2%)	12 (2.8%)	49 (11.5%)	336 (79.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.4%)	80	286^th of 1347 public elementary schools	78.8%		87.6	157^th of 1338 public elementary schools	88.3%	129	41.7	68.8	88.4	62.6	76.8	77.6	50.7	$4,113
James Monroe Elementary School	Public	K-5	7 Sharp Rd	Edison	08837	Middlesex County	Edison Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(848) 229-4716	537	46	11.5	34.6%	99 (18.4%)	63 (11.7%)	137 (25.5%)	206 (38.4%)	4 (0.7%)	2 (0.4%)	26 (4.8%)	62.4	509^th of 1347 public elementary schools	62.2%		63.6	497^th of 1338 public elementary schools	62.9%	12	37.5	50.6	56.8	64.4	56.9	57.3	47.1	$5,983

Frequently Asked Questions about Menlo Park Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Menlo Park Elementary School?

Students at Menlo Park Elementary School are 82% Asian, 6% Hispanic, 5% African American, 3% White, 3% Two or more races, 2% American Indian.

What schools do graduates of Menlo Park Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Menlo Park Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Woodrow Wilson Middle School
High : John P. Stevens High School

How many students attend Menlo Park Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 802 students attended Menlo Park Elementary School.

Is Menlo Park Elementary School a good school?

Menlo Park Elementary School ranks 168^th of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Menlo Park Elementary School in?

Edison Township School District

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