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Dwight D. Eisenhower School

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Dwight D. Eisenhower School ranks 172 nd of 752 New Jersey middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

172^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 752 New Jersey Middle Schools

Better than 77% of New Jersey middle schools

Summary

Dwight D. Eisenhower School is a public middle school in Freehold, New Jersey, serving 578 students in grades 6-8. The school is part of the Freehold Township School District, which is ranked 173 out of 609 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating.

Dwight D. Eisenhower School consistently performs well above the state average in standardized test scores across all grade levels and subjects. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school had 67.2% of 6th graders, 68.4% of 7th graders, and 72.7% of 8th graders proficient or better in NJSLA/English Language Arts, compared to the state averages of 56.1%, 57%, and 57.1%, respectively. The school's performance in NJSLA/Mathematics is also strong, with 54.4% of 6th graders, 61% of 7th graders, and 24.3% of 8th graders proficient or better, compared to the state averages of 39.8%, 38.8%, and 20.7%. The school's performance in NJSLA/Algebra I is particularly impressive, with 87.1% of students proficient or better, significantly higher than the state average of 38.2%.

When compared to other middle schools in the surrounding area, Clifton T. Barkalow School, another middle school in the Freehold Township School District, had slightly lower test scores in NJSLA/English Language Arts and NJSLA/Mathematics compared to Dwight D. Eisenhower School. The school has also maintained a consistently high level of academic performance over the years, with a 4-star or 5-star rating from SchoolDigger for most of the past decade, suggesting a strong educational program and effective teaching practices.

582

Students ?

8.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,436

Per pupil spending ?

15.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

279 Burlington Road
Freehold, NJ 07728-1599

(732) 431-3910

District: Freehold Township School District

Students who attend Dwight D. Eisenhower School usually attend:

High:

Freehold Township High School

Feeder schools for Dwight D. Eisenhower School:

Elementary:	C. Richard Applegate School
	Joseph J Catena School

Racial breakdown:

White:

68.7%

Hispanic:

11.9%

Asian:

10.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 93rd percentile in 2015 → 77th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New Jersey average (59% vs 43% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 23% of New Jersey middle schools

✓Small classes — about 8 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 16 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school59%

District avg59%

New Jersey avg43%

172^nd of 752

New Jersey public middle schools ?

Top 23%▼ down 16 pts since 2015

From top 7% (2015) to top 23% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 2Middle Schools in the Freehold Township School District

173^rd of 609Freehold 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	73.0	172 of 752	77.1%	★★★★☆
2024	75.5	158 of 743	78.7%	★★★★☆
2023	76.9	153 of 748	79.5%	★★★★☆
2022	75.1	157 of 745	78.9%	★★★★☆
2021	60.9	219 of 652	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	77.8	149 of 745	80.0%	★★★★☆
2018	78.3	139 of 716	80.6%	★★★★☆
2017	79.3	136 of 712	80.9%	★★★★☆
2016	85.1	52 of 713	92.7%	★★★★★
2015	86.2	48 of 713	93.3%	★★★★★
2014	79.8	139 of 717	80.6%	★★★★☆
2013	78.5	150 of 704	78.7%	★★★★☆
2012	78.6	152 of 677	77.5%	★★★★☆
2011	76.3	170 of 684	75.1%	★★★★☆
2010	77.8	148 of 677	78.1%	★★★★☆
2009	81.5	95 of 664	85.7%	★★★★☆
2008	78.7	125 of 640	80.5%	★★★★☆
2007	78.9	119 of 631	81.1%	★★★★☆
2006	81.6	107 of 615	82.6%	★★★★☆
2005	80.0	118 of 599	80.3%	★★★★☆
2004	83.2	77 of 588	86.9%	★★★★☆
2003	86.3	44 of 574	92.3%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2022	83.7	26 of 356	92.7%	★★★★★
2021	56.3	85 of 291	70.8%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	66.1	75 of 204	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	35.2	141 of 200	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	46.8	120 of 201	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	80.4	26 of 200	87.0%	★★★★☆
2021	70.0	40 of 147	72.8%	★★★★☆
2019	83.3	11 of 199	94.5%	★★★★★
2018	70.2	56 of 200	72.0%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	73.2	178 of 728	75.5%	★★★★☆
2024	76.5	157 of 717	78.1%	★★★★☆
2023	78.2	136 of 720	81.1%	★★★★☆
2022	77.9	138 of 726	81.0%	★★★★☆
2021	63.9	185 of 625	70.4%	★★★★☆
2019	77.8	147 of 703	79.1%	★★★★☆
2018	79.6	130 of 680	80.9%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	71.2	117 of 608	80.8%	★★★★☆
2024	72.2	116 of 589	80.3%	★★★★☆
2023	82.5	56 of 587	90.5%	★★★★★
2022	69.4	119 of 591	79.9%	★★★★☆
2021	67.9	97 of 480	79.8%	★★★★☆
2019	72.8	95 of 524	81.9%	★★★★☆
2018	57.8	184 of 504	63.5%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	76.3	75 of 613	87.8%	★★★★☆
2024	79.4	53 of 584	90.9%	★★★★★
2023	60.8	136 of 568	76.1%	★★★★☆
2022	55.9	164 of 549	70.1%	★★★★☆
2021	61.2	102 of 467	78.2%	★★★★☆
2019	74.0	78 of 541	85.6%	★★★★☆
2018	47.5	256 of 522	51.0%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	73.1	170 of 726	76.6%	★★★★☆
2024	73.4	172 of 719	76.1%	★★★★☆
2023	75.5	153 of 718	78.7%	★★★★☆
2022	70.4	181 of 730	75.2%	★★★★☆
2021	58.6	217 of 635	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	77.1	154 of 697	77.9%	★★★★☆
2018	78.3	142 of 675	79.0%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	61.6	129 of 507	74.6%	★★★★☆
2024	66.3	108 of 510	78.8%	★★★★☆
2023	55.2	168 of 505	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	45.5	225 of 535	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	31.4	267 of 401	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	63.4	121 of 492	75.4%	★★★★☆
2018	63.6	135 of 471	71.3%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	59.5	192 of 502	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	64.8	160 of 510	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.4	162 of 509	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.1	183 of 512	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	36.0	284 of 435	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	69.1	133 of 504	73.6%	★★★★☆
2018	70.0	136 of 497	72.6%	★★★★☆

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 (2022)93rd percentile+14 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)88th percentile+11 vs school

Hispanic (2025)81st percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)77th percentile~ school

Female (2025)76th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)75th percentile-3 vs school

Asian (2025)63rd percentile-14 vs school

White (2025)62nd percentile-15 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

Algebra I87%+41 vs state

English Language Arts69%+13 vs state

Mathematics51%+16 vs state

Science24%+5 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)			NJSLA Algebra I (2025)			NJSLA Geometry (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 8th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 6th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 7th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 8th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 6th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 7th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 8th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 7th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 8th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I End of Course	NJSLA Geometry 8th Grade	NJSLA Geometry End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Dwight D. Eisenhower School	Public	6-8	279 Burlington Road	Freehold	07728	Monmouth County	Freehold Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 431-3910	582	68	8.5	15.5%	400 (68.7%)	29 (5.0%)	69 (11.9%)	61 (10.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.7%)	19 (3.3%)	73	172^nd of 752 public middle schools	77.1%		75.5	158^th of 743 public middle schools	78.7%	14	23.6	67.2	68.4	72.7	54.4	61.0	24.3		86.6	87.1			$10,436	$118	$10,318
Freehold Intermediate School	Public	6-8	280 Park Avenue	Freehold	07728	Monmouth County	Freehold Borough School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 761-2156	498	51	9.8	80.5%	48 (9.6%)	30 (6.0%)	400 (80.3%)	12 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.6%)	26	548^th of 752 public middle schools	27.1%		28.1	522^nd of 743 public middle schools	29.7%	26	5.7	32.7	46.8	39.9	20.5	31.5	7.9		58.7	58.7			$13,254	$1,996	$11,258
Cedar Drive Middle School	Public	6-8	73 Cedar Drive	Colts Neck	07722	Monmouth County	Colts Neck Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 946-0055	319	42	7.5	3.4%	268 (84.0%)	4 (1.3%)	30 (9.4%)	8 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.8%)	90	45^th of 752 public middle schools	94.0%		89.2	49^th of 743 public middle schools	93.4%	4	28.0	91.0	85.8	88.0	79.4	70.9	51.8	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	$13,516	$216	$13,300
Clifton T. Barkalow School	Public	6-8	498 Stillwells Corner Road	Freehold	07728	Monmouth County	Freehold Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 431-4403	574	70	8.2	15.0%	426 (74.2%)	28 (4.9%)	74 (12.9%)	36 (6.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.4%)	73.9	164^th of 752 public middle schools	78.2%		68.1	204^th of 743 public middle schools	72.5%	40	18.3	69.5	73.5	67.0	56.6	63.4	35.2		93.4	93.7			$11,513	$244	$11,269
Marlboro Middle School	Public	6-8	355 County Road 520	Marlboro	07746	Monmouth County	Marlboro Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 972-2100	935	94	9.9	8.2%	652 (69.7%)	18 (1.9%)	76 (8.1%)	165 (17.6%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (2.4%)	76.3	149^th of 752 public middle schools	80.2%		78.8	132^nd of 743 public middle schools	82.2%	17	23.7	82.3	69.4	67.3	63.7	50.6	36.7	100.0	95.7	96.9	100.0	100.0	$9,749	$20	$9,729
Howell Township Middle School North	Public	6-8	501 Squankum Yellowbrook Road	Farmingdale	07727	Monmouth County	Howell Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 919-0095	970	78	12.4	32.0%	564 (58.1%)	49 (5.1%)	249 (25.7%)	55 (5.7%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (5.3%)	66.1	232^nd of 752 public middle schools	69.1%		60	277^th of 743 public middle schools	62.7%	45	16.6	67.2	61.5	66.0	50.5	46.6	36.4	100.0	97.6	98.5	100.0	100.0	$10,272	$63	$10,209
Pine Brook School	Public	6	155 Pease Road	Manalapan	07726	Monmouth County	Manalapan-Englishtown Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 786-2800	494	39	12.5	16.8%	380 (76.9%)	8 (1.6%)	40 (8.1%)	58 (11.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.4%)								(n/a)		80.3			65.7								$8,031	$08	$8,023
Manalapan-Englishtown Middle School	Public	7-8	155 Millhurst Road	Manalapan	07726	Monmouth County	Manalapan-Englishtown Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 786-2650	1,207	87	13.8	15.0%	829 (68.7%)	28 (2.3%)	150 (12.4%)	153 (12.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	45 (3.7%)	81.9	110^th of 752 public middle schools	85.4%		83.6	90^th of 743 public middle schools	87.9%	20	30.0		77.0	80.7		58.3	38.3	100.0	93.2	95.0	98.8	98.8	$8,020	$14	$8,006
Tinton Falls Middle School	Public	6-8	674 Tinton Avenue	Tinton Falls	07724	Monmouth County	Tinton Falls School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 542-0775	443	52	8.5	26.0%	281 (63.4%)	31 (7.0%)	79 (17.8%)	26 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (5.9%)	70.5	194^th of 752 public middle schools	74.2%		66.9	217^th of 743 public middle schools	70.8%	23	26.4	74.8	63.0	75.3	52.7	42.7	30.2		80.0	82.8			$12,348	$113	$12,235
Marlboro Memorial Middle School	Public	6-8	71 Nolan Road	Morganville	07751	Monmouth County	Marlboro Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 972-7115	761	72	10.5	15.0%	388 (51.0%)	16 (2.1%)	61 (8.0%)	270 (35.5%)	7 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (2.5%)	83.5	94^th of 752 public middle schools	87.5%		87	65^th of 743 public middle schools	91.3%	29	33.0	79.2	78.7	68.5	61.6	64.6	46.9	100.0	96.9	98.0	100.0	100.0	$9,987	$02	$9,985

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