Freehold Borough School District

The Freehold Borough School District in New Jersey consists of three schools: two elementary schools (Freehold Learning Center and Park Avenue Elementary School) and one middle school (Freehold Intermediate School). The district faces significant challenges, as all three schools consistently underperform state averages on various academic metrics.

The schools in the Freehold Borough School District have high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 14.9% to 14.9% in the 2023-2024 school year. Additionally, the schools have very high percentages of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 73.32% to 81.7% in the 2023-2024 school year. The schools consistently underperform the state averages in proficiency rates for NJSLA English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science assessments, with the 8th-grade NJSLA Mathematics proficiency rate at Freehold Intermediate School being only 7.9% in 2024-2025, compared to the state average of 20.7%.

Despite the relatively high per-student spending, ranging from $12,564 to $13,404 for the 2018-2019 school year, and the low student-teacher ratios, ranging from 8.7 to 10.8 students per teacher in the 2023-2024 school year, the schools in the Freehold Borough School District have not shown significant improvement over the past few years. This suggests that the district may need to address other factors, such as curriculum, instruction, or school leadership, to improve student outcomes and provide quality education to its students.