Elementary Schools in Freehold Township School District

The five elementary schools in Freehold Township School District serve kindergarten through grade 5, except West Freehold School, which also serves pre-K; enrollment ranges from 358 to 464 students. Across the five schools, 2025–2026 proficiency averaged 61% in ELA and 65% in math, compared with state averages of 49% and 47%. The key takeaway is that the group average was above the state in every tested subject and grade, but results vary considerably by school—especially in grade 5 science and math.

Marshall W. Errickson School stands out across several areas: it led grade 3 and grade 5 ELA at 72% and 72%, and grade 3 math at 77%; its average across six ELA and math results was 68%, the highest among the schools. Joseph J Catena School led grade 5 science at 51%, 24 points above the state, and grade 5 math at 74%. West Freehold led grade 4 ELA at 71%. At the other end, C. Richard Applegate School had the lowest grade 5 math and science results, 47% and 18%, though it led grade 4 math at 72%. Laura Donovan School had the lowest six-result ELA and math average, 59%.

Recent changes were mixed: five-school averages rose 3 points in grade 3 and grade 4 math, but fell 4 points in grade 4 ELA and 5 points in grade 5 science. Individual results also shifted sharply: Errickson’s grade 3 ELA rose 28 points, while Applegate’s grade 5 math fell 20 points. SchoolDigger’s 2025–2026 statewide percentiles were highest for Errickson at 79 and Catena at 78, and lowest for Applegate at 61. Student-teacher ratios range from 9.8 at Applegate to 12.2 at Errickson. All five report the same income measure, free/reduced lunch eligible, for 2024–2025; shares range from 14% at Errickson to 22% at Donovan. These figures offer context, but do not follow a consistent pattern with test results. School-level results can shift noticeably from year to year.