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Park Avenue Elementary School

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Park Avenue Elementary School ranks 998 th of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades 3-5

998^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 26% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

Park Avenue Elementary School is a public elementary school in Freehold, New Jersey, serving 470 students in grades 3-5. The school is part of the Freehold Borough School District, which is ranked 505 out of 609 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Park Avenue Elementary School has consistently ranked in the bottom 25% of New Jersey elementary schools over the past 10 years, with a 1-star or 2-star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating it is performing significantly below the state average. The school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science are consistently below the state and district averages, with most grades performing in the 20-40% proficient range. Additionally, the school has experienced high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 6.9% to 16.6% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state average.

In contrast, the nearby Freehold Township School District, which includes schools like Edith M. Griebling Elementary, Wemrock Brook School, and several other highly-ranked elementary schools, significantly outperforms Park Avenue Elementary School and the Freehold Borough School District. Despite the school's low performance, Park Avenue Elementary School spends a relatively high amount per student, at $12,564 per student in the 2018-2019 school year, which is higher than the state average, suggesting that the issue may not be solely a lack of resources, but rather how those resources are being utilized and targeted to address the specific needs of the student population.

463

Students ?

8.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,564

Per pupil spending ?

83.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

280 Park Ave.
Freehold, NJ 07728-2006

(732) 761-2124

District: Freehold Borough School District

Students who attend Park Avenue Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Freehold Intermediate School
High:	Freehold Borough High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

79.9%

White:

10.6%

African American:

7.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 19th percentile in 2015 → 26th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 7 percentile points since 2015

✓Small classes — about 9 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Jersey average (32% vs 46% meeting standards)

!Mathematics scores 18 pts below the New Jersey average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school32%

District avg32%

New Jersey avg46%

998^th of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Bottom 26%▲ up 7 pts since 2015

From bottom 19% (2015) to bottom 26% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

505^th of 609Freehold Borough 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	27.0	998 of 1347	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.4	938 of 1338	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.3	958 of 1342	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.2	936 of 1345	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	18.7	1047 of 1317	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.5	955 of 1360	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.5	1031 of 1353	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	19.3	1109 of 1352	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	15.9	1153 of 1346	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	21.2	1095 of 1357	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	19.8	1153 of 1363	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	13.9	1211 of 1367	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	21.6	1136 of 1363	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	15.1	1198 of 1360	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	12.1	1217 of 1354	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	13.8	1195 of 1346	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	29.7	1072 of 1338	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	24.0	1113 of 1329	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	18.1	1141 of 1314	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	13.6	1167 of 1303	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	14.8	1134 of 1298	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	38.2	851 of 1204	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	41.7	251 of 463	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.5	298 of 469	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.1	240 of 463	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	76.9	86 of 494	82.6%	★★★★☆
2021	48.5	205 of 456	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	57.0	198 of 522	62.1%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	45.3	280 of 597	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.1	197 of 559	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.2	221 of 499	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.1	169 of 489	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	40.3	207 of 411	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	62.5	141 of 463	69.5%	★★★★☆
2018	50.5	191 of 434	56.0%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	27.0	961 of 1326	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.3	933 of 1317	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.7	912 of 1318	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.3	917 of 1326	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	20.4	1032 of 1290	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.5	949 of 1331	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.3	1005 of 1333	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	40.7	571 of 1032	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.9	534 of 989	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.7	555 of 982	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.9	471 of 953	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	32.9	627 of 896	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	50.9	407 of 899	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	41.8	497 of 870	42.9%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	49.0	493 of 1023	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.5	315 of 939	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.8	426 of 910	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.0	304 of 863	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	37.4	526 of 839	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	58.7	302 of 948	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.9	450 of 942	52.2%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	28.8	931 of 1318	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.8	848 of 1313	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.1	909 of 1315	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.5	874 of 1324	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	19.5	1015 of 1297	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.2	865 of 1335	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	27.8	999 of 1334	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	39.6	540 of 1023	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.3	639 of 989	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	23.6	717 of 958	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.7	738 of 949	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.0	717 of 868	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.5	861 of 1007	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.3	862 of 1001	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	48.3	522 of 970	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	74.5	204 of 963	78.8%	★★★★☆
2023	61.1	372 of 975	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.6	510 of 976	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	46.2	494 of 964	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	54.2	477 of 1023	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	41.2	635 of 1022	37.9%	★★☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2025)53rd percentile+27 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)52nd percentile+26 vs school

Special Education (2025)47th percentile+21 vs school

White (2025)46th percentile+20 vs school

African American (2025)46th percentile+20 vs school

Hispanic (2025)45th percentile+19 vs school

Male (2025)29th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)28th percentile~ school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts41%-10 vs state

Mathematics29%-18 vs state

Science18%-12 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
Park Avenue Elementary School	Public	3-5	280 Park Ave.	Freehold	07728	Monmouth County	Freehold Borough School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 761-2124	463	54	8.6	83.2%	49 (10.6%)	33 (7.1%)	370 (79.9%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.7%)	27	998^th of 1347 public elementary schools	25.9%		30.4	938^th of 1338 public elementary schools	29.9%	60	17.7	38.5	44.0	39.2	30.3	35.1	22.5	$12,564	$988	$11,576
West Freehold School	Public	PK, KG-5	100 Castronova Way	Freehold	07728	Monmouth County	Freehold Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 431-5101	447	44	10.2	17.9%	313 (70.0%)	16 (3.6%)	73 (16.3%)	29 (6.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.4%)	79.3	295^th of 1347 public elementary schools	78.1%		75.7	342^nd of 1338 public elementary schools	74.4%	47	36.9	67.1	71.5	77.0	62.7	65.7	72.3	$10,466	$170	$10,296
Freehold Learning Center	Public	PK, KG-3	30 Dutch Lane Rd.	Freehold	07728	Monmouth County	Freehold Borough School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 761-2239	562	65	8.6	75.6%	87 (15.5%)	27 (4.8%)	427 (76.0%)	14 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.2%)								(n/a)								$13,404	$2,320	$11,084
Laura Donovan School	Public	K-5	237 Stonehurst Blvd	Freehold	07728	Monmouth County	Freehold Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 431-3321	441	42	10.6	21.8%	295 (66.9%)	6 (1.4%)	111 (25.2%)	15 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	13 (2.9%)	70.8	413^th of 1347 public elementary schools	69.3%		62.2	517^th of 1338 public elementary schools	61.4%	104	33.7	60.3	66.2	67.0	63.2	68.1	52.8	$10,648	$484	$10,164
C. Richard Applegate School	Public	K-5	47 Jeanne Brennan Drive	Freehold	07728	Monmouth County	Freehold Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 431-5460	358	36	9.8	17.0%	258 (72.1%)	14 (3.9%)	49 (13.7%)	27 (7.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	9 (2.5%)	68.5	438^th of 1347 public elementary schools	67.5%		61.9	522^nd of 1338 public elementary schools	61.0%	84	42.1	55.9	51.1	55.3	81.4	45.6	67.1	$13,333	$715	$12,618
Marshall W. Errickson School	Public	K-5	271 Elton Adelphia Road	Freehold	07728	Monmouth County	Freehold Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 431-8022	464	38	12.2	14.2%	337 (72.6%)	17 (3.7%)	65 (14.0%)	31 (6.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.0%)	71.8	395^th of 1347 public elementary schools	70.7%		71.8	399^th of 1338 public elementary schools	70.2%	4	43.0	43.8	70.5	62.1	59.2	70.8	63.3	$10,121	$289	$9,832
Joseph J Catena School	Public	K-5	275 Burlington Road	Freehold	07728	Monmouth County	Freehold Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 431-4430	445	44	10.2	14.4%	314 (70.6%)	16 (3.6%)	55 (12.4%)	37 (8.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.2%)	70.4	418^th of 1347 public elementary schools	69.0%		74	365^th of 1338 public elementary schools	72.7%	53	39.0	58.6	67.1	58.6	65.8	58.3	57.4	$9,688	$316	$9,372
Lafayette Mills School	Public	1-5	66 Maxwell Lane	Manalapan	07726	Monmouth County	Manalapan-Englishtown Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 786-2700	459	36	12.7	11.1%	360 (78.4%)	4 (0.9%)	42 (9.2%)	37 (8.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.5%)	89.5	128^th of 1347 public elementary schools	90.5%		85.1	207^th of 1338 public elementary schools	84.5%	79	52.5	57.8	86.5	78.8	84.6	90.5	80.5	$8,271	$52	$8,219
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
Wemrock Brook School	Public	1-5	118 Millhurst Road	Manalapan	07726	Monmouth County	Manalapan-Englishtown Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 786-2610	513	46	11.1	15.8%	324 (63.2%)	9 (1.8%)	63 (12.3%)	94 (18.3%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	20 (3.9%)	90.3	109^th of 1347 public elementary schools	91.9%		87.2	167^th of 1338 public elementary schools	87.5%	58	51.3	81.5	77.0	79.8	83.5	78.0	73.4	$7,216	$39	$7,177

Frequently Asked Questions about Park Avenue Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Park Avenue Elementary School?

Students at Park Avenue Elementary School are 80% Hispanic, 11% White, 7% African American, 2% Two or more races.

Is Park Avenue Elementary School a good school?

Park Avenue Elementary School ranks 998^th of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

How many students attend Park Avenue Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 463 students attended Park Avenue Elementary School.

What district is Park Avenue Elementary School in?

Freehold Borough School District

What schools do graduates of Park Avenue Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Park Avenue Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Freehold Intermediate School
High : Freehold Borough High School

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