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Farmingdale Elementary

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Farmingdale Elementary ranks 842 nd of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-8

842^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 37% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

Farmingdale Elementary is a public elementary school serving grades PK-8 in Farmingdale, New Jersey, with 171 students. The school is part of the Farmingdale Public School District, which is ranked 332 out of 609 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Farmingdale Elementary's academic performance, as measured by NJSLA test scores, is generally below the state average across grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2024-2025, only 10.5% of 3rd graders were proficient or better in ELA, compared to the state average of 44.9%. The school's performance is also lower than the Farmingdale Public School District average, indicating that Farmingdale Elementary is underperforming compared to other schools in the district. In contrast, nearby schools like Central Elementary (Wall Township), Allenwood Elementary (Wall Township), and Ardena Elementary (Howell) generally have higher NJSLA proficiency rates than Farmingdale Elementary, especially in ELA.

Farmingdale Elementary has also faced challenges with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 14.9% to 24.1% in recent years, which is significantly higher than the state average. Additionally, the school serves a more economically disadvantaged student population, with a higher percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch compared to nearby schools. Despite the higher spending per student at Farmingdale Elementary, the school's performance has been declining over time, and it lags behind nearby schools in academic outcomes.

160

Students ?

7.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,141

Per pupil spending ?

17.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

49 Academy St
Farmingdale, NJ 07727

(732) 938-9611

District: Farmingdale Public School District

Students who attend Farmingdale Elementary usually attend:

High:

Howell High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

81.9%

Hispanic:

14.4%

Two or more races:

2.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 45th percentile in 2015 → 37th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 7 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 8 percentile points since 2015

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

!Mathematics scores 10 pts below the New Jersey average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school41%

District avg41%

New Jersey avg45%

Elementary school

842^nd of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Bottom 37%▼ down 7 pts since 2015

From bottom 45% (2015) to bottom 37% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

240^th of 752

New Jersey public middle schools ?

Top 32%▲ up 15 pts since 2015

From top 46% (2015) to top 32% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

332^nd of 609Farmingdale Public 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	38.2	842 of 1347	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.6	724 of 1338	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.5	748 of 1342	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.8	870 of 1345	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	48.3	619 of 1317	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	79.8	279 of 1360	79.5%	★★★★☆
2018	68.4	470 of 1353	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2017	53.5	687 of 1352	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2016	50.7	711 of 1346	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2015	47.6	751 of 1357	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2014	60.1	655 of 1363	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2013	56.3	724 of 1367	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2012	72.6	431 of 1363	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2011	71.4	429 of 1360	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2010	71.0	433 of 1354	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2009	63.6	594 of 1346	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2008	57.6	719 of 1338	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2007	65.8	585 of 1329	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2006	88.3	2 of 1314	99.8%	★★★★★
2005	69.8	467 of 1303	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2004	77.9	245 of 1298	81.1%	★★★★☆
2003	72.0	405 of 1204	66.4%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2022	20.1	1051 of 1326	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.7	916 of 1290	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2022	30.3	906 of 1324	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	41.0	682 of 1297	47.4%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	23.7	786 of 970	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	42.3	577 of 963	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.8	507 of 975	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	13.2	887 of 976	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	47.6	473 of 964	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	85.4	89 of 1023	91.3%	★★★★★
2018	84.1	95 of 1022	90.7%	★★★★★

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	64.2	240 of 752	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.8	369 of 743	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.1	351 of 748	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	67.1	207 of 745	72.2%	★★★★☆
2021	72.7	156 of 652	76.1%	★★★★☆
2019	81.6	109 of 745	85.4%	★★★★☆
2018	63.6	249 of 716	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2017	59.0	292 of 712	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2016	49.2	357 of 713	49.9%	★★★☆☆
2015	52.4	331 of 713	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2014	80.3	131 of 717	81.7%	★★★★☆
2012	69.8	258 of 677	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2011	86.1	43 of 684	93.7%	★★★★★
2010	80.7	111 of 677	83.6%	★★★★☆
2009	76.2	158 of 664	76.2%	★★★★☆
2008	74.6	170 of 640	73.4%	★★★★☆
2007	73.5	186 of 631	70.5%	★★★★☆
2005	83.5	70 of 599	88.3%	★★★★☆
2004	56.4	338 of 588	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2003	70.8	206 of 574	64.1%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	47.9	259 of 502	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	66.2	152 of 509	70.1%	★★★★☆
2022	91.3	25 of 512	95.1%	★★★★★
2021	76.8	66 of 435	84.8%	★★★★☆

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)

Elementary school

Male (2022)32nd percentile-4 vs school

Female (2022)21st percentile-15 vs school

White (2025)19th percentile-19 vs school

Middle school

White (2025)48th percentile-20 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts47%-7 vs state

Science41%+17 vs state

Mathematics34%-10 vs state

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Schools Near Farmingdale Elementary

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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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Farmingdale Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	49 Academy St	Farmingdale	07727	Monmouth County	Farmingdale Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 938-9611	160	22	7.1	17.5%	131 (81.9%)	1 (0.6%)	23 (14.4%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.5%)	38.2	842^nd of 1347 public elementary schools	37.5%		45.6	724^th of 1338 public elementary schools	45.9%	118	38.9	45.5	10.5	20.0	55.6	73.3	68.8	63.7	36.8	13.3	50.0	26.7	37.6	$15,141	$544	$14,597
Ardena Elementary School	Public	K-5	355 Adelphia Road	Farmingdale	07727	Monmouth County	Howell Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 751-2485	374	37	10.2	30.5%	234 (62.6%)	10 (2.7%)	109 (29.1%)	8 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.5%)	51.2	665^th of 1347 public elementary schools	50.6%		54.2	620^th of 1338 public elementary schools	53.7%	45	28.1		49.2	63.3	52.7				52.7	42.9	38.6			$9,486	$330	$9,156
Memorial Elementary School	Public	K-5	485 Adelphia Road	Freehold	07728	Monmouth County	Howell Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 919-1085	414	44	9.3	20.5%	292 (70.5%)	13 (3.1%)	60 (14.5%)	30 (7.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	18 (4.3%)	59.7	544^th of 1347 public elementary schools	59.6%		39.2	809^th of 1338 public elementary schools	39.5%	265	34.0		46.2	66.6	46.4				55.8	70.0	42.9			$13,399	$29	$13,370
Land O'Pines Elementary School	Public	K-5	81 Windeler Road	Howell	07731	Monmouth County	Howell Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 751-2489	530	49	10.8	30.2%	292 (55.1%)	28 (5.3%)	152 (28.7%)	22 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (6.8%)	42.1	787^th of 1347 public elementary schools	41.6%					(n/a)	24.4		44.7	49.5	41.5				51.5	39.6	40.0			$10,422	$112	$10,310
Edith M. Griebling Elementary School	Public	K-5	130 Havens Bridge Road	Farmingdale	07727	Monmouth County	Howell Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 751-2487	457	37	12.3	37.6%	273 (59.7%)	37 (8.1%)	81 (17.7%)	30 (6.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	34 (7.4%)	48.8	698^th of 1347 public elementary schools	48.2%					(n/a)	31.7		38.3	51.3	54.5				36.7	47.0	50.5			$15,713	$129	$15,584
Taunton Elementary School	Public	K-5	41 Taunton Drive	Howell	07731	Monmouth County	Howell Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 751-2497	389	34	11.5	24.7%	262 (67.4%)	11 (2.8%)	77 (19.8%)	8 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (8.0%)	42.2	785^th of 1347 public elementary schools	41.7%					(n/a)	22.0		34.1	45.4	61.0				44.5	43.6	43.9			$8,377	$150	$8,227
Central Elementary School	Public	K-5	2007 Allenwood Road	Wall	07719	Monmouth County	Wall Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 556-2540	494	46	10.7	12.1%	408 (82.6%)	24 (4.9%)	40 (8.1%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.6%)	70.5	417^th of 1347 public elementary schools	69.0%		76.5	330^th of 1338 public elementary schools	75.3%	87	45.6		50.6	62.8	71.9				58.8	47.5	62.3			$8,202	$85	$8,117
Aldrich Elementary School	Public	K-5	615 Aldrich Road	Howell	07731	Monmouth County	Howell Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 751-2483	470	38	12.2	34.0%	256 (54.5%)	2 (0.4%)	167 (35.5%)	22 (4.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.7%)	50.9	669^th of 1347 public elementary schools	50.3%		50.1	663^rd of 1338 public elementary schools	50.4%	6	16.9		52.8	66.1	35.1				62.5	54.0	43.4			$8,546	$16	$8,530
Allenwood Elementary School	Public	K-5	3301 Allenwood Lakewood Rd	Wall	07719	Monmouth County	Wall Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 556-2150	381	42	9.0	5.8%	338 (88.7%)	5 (1.3%)	23 (6.0%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.1%)	84.8	202^nd of 1347 public elementary schools	85.0%		85.1	206^th of 1338 public elementary schools	84.6%	4	48.4		60.0	82.8	83.9				78.3	68.8	61.3			$10,534	$06	$10,528
Greenville Elementary School	Public	K-5	210 Ramtown Greenville Road	Howell	07731	Monmouth County	Howell Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 202-1745	345	34	10.0	29.6%	203 (58.8%)	7 (2.0%)	114 (33.0%)	11 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.9%)	57	587^th of 1347 public elementary schools	56.4%					(n/a)	28.5		50.0	57.7	50.8				50.0	59.6	55.5			$10,125	$74	$10,051

Frequently Asked Questions about Farmingdale Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Farmingdale Elementary?

Students at Farmingdale Elementary are 82% White, 14% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Farmingdale Elementary attend?

Students who attend Farmingdale Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : Howell High School

Is Farmingdale Elementary a good school?

Farmingdale Elementary ranks 842^nd of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Farmingdale Elementary in?

Farmingdale Public School District

How many students attend Farmingdale Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 160 students attended Farmingdale Elementary.

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