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James Monroe Elementary School

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James Monroe Elementary School ranks 509 th of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

509^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 62% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

James Monroe Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Edison, New Jersey, serving students from kindergarten to 5th grade with a total enrollment of 523 students. The school is part of the Edison Township School District, which is ranked 198 out of 609 school districts in New Jersey and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academically, James Monroe Elementary School has a mixed performance profile. While the school excels in serving African American students, ranking among the top 10% of New Jersey elementary schools in this subgroup, its overall academic performance, as measured by the percentage of students proficient or better in NJSLA (New Jersey Student Learning Assessments), is generally lower than the district and state averages across various grade levels and subject areas, particularly in Mathematics. In comparison, the nearby Menlo Park Elementary School, which is also part of the Edison Township School District, consistently outperforms James Monroe Elementary School in both English Language Arts and Mathematics.

Additionally, James Monroe Elementary School has experienced a higher rate of chronic absenteeism compared to the state average, ranging from 12.1% to 16.6% over the past few years. The school has also seen an increasing percentage of students eligible for free and reduced-price lunch, from 14.97% in 2021-2022 to 28.68% in 2023-2024, indicating a growing population of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds who may require additional support and resources to ensure their academic success.

537

Students ?

11.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$5,983

Per pupil spending ?

34.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

7 Sharp Rd
Edison, NJ 08837

(848) 229-4716

District: Edison Township School District

Students who attend James Monroe Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Herbert Hoover Middle School
High:	Edison High School

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

38.4%

Hispanic:

25.5%

White:

18.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 68th percentile in 2015 → 62nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New Jersey average (53% vs 46% meeting standards)

✓Above the New Jersey median (62nd percentile)

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 6 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school53%

District avg63%

New Jersey avg46%

509^th of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Top 38%▼ down 5 pts since 2015

From top 32% (2015) to top 38% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

7^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	62.4	509 of 1347	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	63.6	497 of 1338	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	66.0	468 of 1342	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	65.0	493 of 1345	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	59.9	465 of 1317	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	59.5	597 of 1360	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	71.8	428 of 1353	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2017	77.0	334 of 1352	75.3%	★★★★☆
2016	72.7	400 of 1346	70.3%	★★★★☆
2015	69.4	439 of 1357	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2013	74.5	382 of 1367	72.1%	★★★★☆
2012	68.0	539 of 1363	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2011	70.2	468 of 1360	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2010	74.6	348 of 1354	74.3%	★★★★☆
2009	75.4	324 of 1346	75.9%	★★★★☆
2008	76.9	271 of 1338	79.7%	★★★★☆
2007	67.6	542 of 1329	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2006	70.9	444 of 1314	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2005	65.6	565 of 1303	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2004	56.7	710 of 1298	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2003	39.7	836 of 1204	30.6%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	86.9	37 of 463	92.0%	★★★★★
2024	96.3	12 of 469	97.4%	★★★★★
2022	72.0	102 of 494	79.4%	★★★★☆
2019	35.9	361 of 522	30.8%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	38.3	228 of 330	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.6	246 of 340	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	38.9	234 of 346	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.8	250 of 348	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	43.6	212 of 339	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.8	210 of 370	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	49.0	200 of 370	45.9%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	60.2	176 of 597	70.5%	★★★★☆
2024	55.7	163 of 559	70.8%	★★★★☆
2023	82.9	74 of 499	85.2%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	64.9	466 of 1326	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	67.6	431 of 1317	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	67.5	441 of 1318	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	69.4	424 of 1326	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	56.8	494 of 1290	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	60.7	559 of 1331	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	68.5	448 of 1333	66.4%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	54.3	406 of 1032	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.4	364 of 989	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.9	404 of 982	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.9	409 of 953	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	60.3	257 of 896	71.3%	★★★★☆
2019	53.6	376 of 899	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	61.6	284 of 870	67.4%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	56.1	394 of 1023	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	70.3	186 of 939	80.2%	★★★★☆
2023	66.9	213 of 910	76.6%	★★★★☆
2022	65.0	226 of 863	73.8%	★★★★☆
2021	54.3	299 of 839	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	67.0	220 of 948	76.8%	★★★★☆
2018	61.7	293 of 942	68.9%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	58.6	542 of 1318	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.6	541 of 1313	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	63.1	484 of 1315	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.7	527 of 1324	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	61.9	431 of 1297	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	58.3	569 of 1335	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	73.1	375 of 1334	71.9%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	56.0	351 of 1023	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	38.0	532 of 989	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	53.2	360 of 958	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	63.6	271 of 949	71.4%	★★★★☆
2021	55.1	309 of 868	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	51.7	413 of 1007	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	45.0	490 of 1001	51.0%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	43.5	564 of 970	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.5	654 of 963	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.0	532 of 975	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.9	636 of 976	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	17.5	866 of 964	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.0	908 of 1023	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.5	819 of 1022	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2025)92nd percentile+30 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)71st percentile+8 vs school

Special Education (2025)66th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)65th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)61st percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)61st percentile~ school

Male (2025)59th percentile-3 vs school

White (2025)42nd percentile-20 vs school

Asian (2025)31st percentile-31 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts57%+7 vs state

Mathematics54%+7 vs state

Science38%+7 vs state

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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
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		$5,983
Lafayette Estates Elementary School	Public	K-5	Ford Avenue	Fords	08863	Middlesex County	Woodbridge Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 596-4143	705	52	13.5	54.5%	103 (14.6%)	79 (11.2%)	335 (47.5%)	176 (25.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (1.7%)	26.4	1004^th of 1347 public elementary schools	25.5%		31.4	921^st of 1338 public elementary schools	31.2%	83	21.4	18.8	43.6	37.2	31.8	36.5	34.3	$3,842		$3,842
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		$5,741
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		$7,557
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		$6,898
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		$5,996
Indiana Avenue Elementary School	Public	K-5	Indiana Avenue	Iselin	08830	Middlesex County	Woodbridge Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 602-8518	485	35	13.8	43.1%	40 (8.2%)	42 (8.7%)	117 (24.1%)	279 (57.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.4%)	39	824^th of 1347 public elementary schools	38.8%		61	531^st of 1338 public elementary schools	60.3%	293	28.8	45.0	48.0	38.5	39.6	39.4	39.2	$4,151		$4,151
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		$4,113
James J. Flynn Elementary School	Public	K-5	850 Chamberlain Avenue	Perth Amboy	08861	Middlesex County	Perth Amboy Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 376-6080	599	54	11.1	75.1%	11 (1.8%)	26 (4.3%)	552 (92.2%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.2%)	17.9	1132^nd of 1347 public elementary schools	16.0%		14.4	1155^th of 1338 public elementary schools	13.7%	23	13.4	38.3	35.0	30.3	25.6	20.8	18.6	$17,149	$1,062	$16,087
Robert Mascenik Elementary School	Public	K-5	300 Benjamin Avenue	Iselin	08830	Middlesex County	Woodbridge Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 602-8526	288	19	15.1	27.1%	83 (28.8%)	13 (4.5%)	59 (20.5%)	125 (43.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.8%)	59.1	557^th of 1347 public elementary schools	58.6%		59.8	546^th of 1338 public elementary schools	59.2%	11	40.0	46.3	52.4	51.2	61.8	52.4	55.9	$5,299		$5,299

Frequently Asked Questions about James Monroe Elementary School

What schools do graduates of James Monroe Elementary School attend?

Students who attend James Monroe Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Herbert Hoover Middle School
High : Edison High School

What is the racial makeup of James Monroe Elementary School?

Students at James Monroe Elementary School are 38% Asian, 26% Hispanic, 18% White, 12% African American, 5% Two or more races.

What district is James Monroe Elementary School in?

Edison Township School District

Is James Monroe Elementary School a good school?

James Monroe Elementary School ranks 509^th of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend James Monroe Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 537 students attended James Monroe Elementary School.

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