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Milltown Primary School

Public Grades PK, KG-4

52^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 96% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

Milltown Primary School is an exceptional elementary school located in Bridgewater, New Jersey, serving grades PK-4 with a total enrollment of 355 students. As part of the Bridgewater-Raritan Regional School District, which is ranked 139 out of 609 districts in the state, Milltown Primary consistently outperforms both the district and the state of New Jersey in academic achievement.

In the 2024-2025 school year, 78.7% of 3rd-grade students and 79.7% of 4th-grade students at Milltown Primary were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 58.1% and 68.7% for the district, and 44.9% and 53.6% for the state, respectively. Similarly, in mathematics, 88.9% of 3rd-grade students and 85.5% of 4th-grade students were proficient or better, compared to 71.9% and 68% for the district, and 49.8% and 46.7% for the state. The school also maintains low chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 8.0% to 16.6% over the past few years, which are lower than the state average.

When compared to nearby schools in the Bridgewater-Raritan Regional School District, such as Hamilton Primary School and Crim Primary School, Milltown Primary School consistently outperforms its peers in academic achievement, suggesting that it may have best practices or resources that could be shared with other schools in the district. Overall, Milltown Primary School is a standout elementary school in the region, providing an exceptional educational experience for its students.

348

Students ?

11.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,857

Per pupil spending ?

11.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

611 Milltown Road
Bridgewater, NJ 08807

(908) 927-9510

District: Bridgewater-Raritan Regional School District

Students who attend Milltown Primary School usually attend:

Middle:	Bridgewater-Raritan Middle School
	Eisenhower Intermediate School
High:	Bridgewater-Raritan High School

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

62.1%

White:

14.4%

Hispanic:

11.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 94th percentile in 2015 → 96th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New Jersey average (83% vs 49% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 4% of New Jersey elementary schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Bridgewater-Raritan Regional School District

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school83%

District avg67%

New Jersey avg49%

52^nd of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Top 4%▲ up 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 7Elementary Schools in the Bridgewater-Raritan Regional School District

139^th of 609Bridgewater-Raritan Regional 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	93.6	52 of 1347	96.1%	★★★★★
2024	96.4	15 of 1338	98.9%	★★★★★
2023	86.3	183 of 1342	86.4%	★★★★☆
2022	92.9	82 of 1345	93.9%	★★★★★
2021	93.4	69 of 1317	94.8%	★★★★★
2019	93.7	31 of 1360	97.7%	★★★★★
2018	90.9	80 of 1353	94.1%	★★★★★
2017	87.2	143 of 1352	89.4%	★★★★☆
2016	86.6	151 of 1346	88.8%	★★★★☆
2015	91.4	86 of 1357	93.7%	★★★★★
2014	87.4	51 of 1363	96.3%	★★★★★
2013	81.9	180 of 1367	86.8%	★★★★☆
2012	83.6	109 of 1363	92.0%	★★★★★
2011	85.5	66 of 1360	95.1%	★★★★★
2010	84.1	99 of 1354	92.7%	★★★★★
2009	78.7	246 of 1346	81.7%	★★★★☆
2008	77.0	267 of 1338	80.0%	★★★★☆
2007	72.9	377 of 1329	71.6%	★★★★☆
2006	75.0	345 of 1314	73.7%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	66.8	117 of 330	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	80.6	39 of 340	88.5%	★★★★☆
2023	54.1	171 of 346	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	62.3	138 of 348	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	69.7	97 of 339	71.4%	★★★★☆
2019	73.0	80 of 370	78.4%	★★★★☆
2018	72.9	88 of 370	76.2%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2023	99.7	5 of 499	99.0%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	93.2	47 of 1326	96.5%	★★★★★
2024	96.4	9 of 1317	99.3%	★★★★★
2023	87.4	134 of 1318	89.8%	★★★★☆
2022	93.7	47 of 1326	96.5%	★★★★★
2021	94.6	35 of 1290	97.3%	★★★★★
2019	93.4	25 of 1331	98.1%	★★★★★
2018	91.9	40 of 1333	97.0%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	92.2	60 of 1318	95.4%	★★★★★
2024	94.5	34 of 1313	97.4%	★★★★★
2023	83.4	218 of 1315	83.4%	★★★★☆
2022	90.4	110 of 1324	91.7%	★★★★★
2021	88.4	131 of 1297	89.9%	★★★★☆
2019	93.0	41 of 1335	96.9%	★★★★★
2018	89.1	103 of 1334	92.3%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2022	69.6	215 of 949	77.3%	★★★★☆
2021	64.6	215 of 868	75.2%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	87.5	72 of 970	92.6%	★★★★★
2024	80.2	144 of 963	85.0%	★★★★☆
2019	85.0	93 of 1023	90.9%	★★★★★
2018	61.7	404 of 1022	60.5%	★★★☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2023)99th percentile+13 vs school

Female (2025)96th percentile~ school

Male (2025)95th percentile~ school

White (2025)93rd percentile-4 vs school

Special Education (2022)77th percentile-17 vs school

Asian (2025)65th percentile-32 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics87%+39 vs state

English Language Arts79%+30 vs state

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by a parent
Thursday, October 6, 2016

Excellent school with engaged, kind teachers who communicate regularly with parents. Highly involved PTO. Zero tolerance for bullying. It's a small school and therefore kids get to know each other. 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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Milltown Primary School	Public	PK, KG-4	611 Milltown Road	Bridgewater	08807	Somerset County	Bridgewater-Raritan Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 927-9510	348	31	11.1	11.5%	50 (14.4%)	12 (3.4%)	40 (11.5%)	216 (62.1%)	11 (3.2%)	2 (0.6%)	17 (4.9%)	93.6	52^nd of 1347 public elementary schools	96.1%		96.4	15^th of 1338 public elementary schools	98.9%	37		78.7	79.7		88.9	85.5		$11,857	$102	$11,755
Van Holten Primary School	Public	K-4	360 Van Holten Road	Bridgewater	08807	Somerset County	Bridgewater-Raritan Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 231-1220	311	28	11.1	7.7%	162 (52.1%)	14 (4.5%)	49 (15.8%)	66 (21.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (6.4%)	82.5	243^rd of 1347 public elementary schools	82.0%		76	339^th of 1338 public elementary schools	74.7%	96		61.0	71.9		71.9	75.4		$10,870		$10,870
Stony Brook School	Public	4-5	136 Cedar Grove Road	Branchburg	08876	Somerset County	Branchburg Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 722-2400	310	39	7.9	10.0%	190 (61.3%)	13 (4.2%)	39 (12.6%)	50 (16.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (5.8%)								(n/a)	37.0		64.6	65.1		72.1	66.4	$16,567	$91	$16,476
John F. Kennedy Primary School	Public	K-4	255 Woodmere Street	Raritan	08869	Somerset County	Bridgewater-Raritan Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 231-1179	431	52	8.3	41.1%	139 (32.3%)	29 (6.7%)	175 (40.6%)	68 (15.8%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.9%)	49.6	685^th of 1347 public elementary schools	49.1%		51.8	650^th of 1338 public elementary schools	51.4%	35		42.5	46.7		65.0	40.7		$9,400	$598	$8,802
Bradley Gardens Primary School	Public	PK, KG-4	148 Pine Street	Bridgewater	08807	Somerset County	Bridgewater-Raritan Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 725-8444	279	27	10.4	13.6%	124 (44.4%)	6 (2.2%)	53 (19.0%)	79 (28.3%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.7%)	81	273^rd of 1347 public elementary schools	79.7%		91.7	82^nd of 1338 public elementary schools	93.9%	191		55.0	88.7		65.0	80.0		$12,003		$12,003
Hamilton Primary School	Public	K-4	9 Hamilton Lane	Basking Ridge	07920	Somerset County	Bridgewater-Raritan Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 575-0050	462	40	11.5	4.8%	193 (41.8%)	14 (3.0%)	57 (12.3%)	171 (37.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (5.6%)	83.5	224^th of 1347 public elementary schools	83.4%		83.6	226^th of 1338 public elementary schools	83.1%	2		67.0	68.8		79.8	69.6		$8,485		$8,485
Holland Brook School	Public	4-5	52 Readington Road	Whitehouse Station	08889	Hunterdon County	Readington Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 823-0454	312	38	8.3	17.9%	215 (68.9%)	8 (2.6%)	47 (15.1%)	25 (8.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	15 (4.8%)								(n/a)	55.6		75.6	81.0		75.6	70.4	$11,289	$16	$11,273
Van Derveer Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	51 Union Avenue	Somerville	08876	Somerset County	Somerville Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 218-4105	745	74	10.0	43.0%	312 (41.9%)	58 (7.8%)	270 (36.2%)	62 (8.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (5.8%)	49.3	689^th of 1347 public elementary schools	48.8%		36.7	844^th of 1338 public elementary schools	36.9%	155	29.1	39.3	58.1	66.0	47.1	40.4	40.4	$11,128	$449	$10,679
Crim Primary School	Public	PK, KG-4	1300 Crim Road	Bridgewater	08807	Somerset County	Bridgewater-Raritan Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 231-1022	396	39	10.0	10.6%	235 (59.3%)	6 (1.5%)	49 (12.4%)	76 (19.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	28 (7.1%)	84.5	209^th of 1347 public elementary schools	84.5%		80.9	268^th of 1338 public elementary schools	80.0%	59		57.7	81.8		69.2	79.6		$11,542		$11,542
Whiton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-3	470 Whiton Road	Neshanic Station	08853	Somerset County	Branchburg Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 371-0842	617	67	9.2	13.1%	379 (61.4%)	28 (4.5%)	76 (12.3%)	97 (15.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	36 (5.8%)	74.8	357^th of 1347 public elementary schools	73.5%		80.5	274^th of 1338 public elementary schools	79.5%	83		54.0			71.6			$15,143	$90	$15,053

Frequently Asked Questions about Milltown Primary School

Is Milltown Primary School a good school?

Yes! Milltown Primary School is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 52^nd of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools.

How many students attend Milltown Primary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 348 students attended Milltown Primary School.

What is the racial makeup of Milltown Primary School?

Students at Milltown Primary School are 62% Asian, 14% White, 11% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 3% African American, 3% American Indian.

What district is Milltown Primary School in?

Bridgewater-Raritan Regional School District

What schools do graduates of Milltown Primary School attend?

Students who attend Milltown Primary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Bridgewater-Raritan Middle School
Middle : Eisenhower Intermediate School
High : Bridgewater-Raritan High School

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