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Laura Donovan School

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Laura Donovan School ranks 413 th of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

413^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 69% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

Laura Donovan School is a public elementary school serving 454 students in grades K-5 in Freehold, New Jersey. 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.

Laura Donovan School consistently outperforms the state average on NJSLA/PARCC assessments for English Language Arts and Mathematics across grades 3-5. In 2024-2025, the school had 60.3% of 3rd graders, 66.2% of 4th graders, and 67% of 5th graders proficient or better in ELA, compared to the state averages of 44.9%, 53.6%, and 52.7% respectively. In Mathematics, the school had 63.2% of 3rd graders, 68.1% of 4th graders, and 52.8% of 5th graders proficient or better, compared to the state averages of 49.8%, 46.7%, and 44.2%. The school's performance is also generally higher than the Freehold Township School District average, indicating Laura Donovan School is one of the stronger performing schools in the district.

While Laura Donovan School performs well across various student subgroups, with male students, Hispanic students, and White students all ranking in the top 40-50% of their respective statewide subgroup rankings, the school's performance for students of low socioeconomic status is more average, ranking in the middle 50-60% of that statewide subgroup. The school has also seen an increase in chronic absenteeism rates, rising from 7.9% in 2021-2022 to 16.6% in 2022-2023, which is an area the school could focus on improving.

441

Students ?

10.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,648

Per pupil spending ?

21.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

237 Stonehurst Blvd
Freehold, NJ 07728-3198

(732) 431-3321

District: Freehold Township School District

Students who attend Laura Donovan School usually attend:

Middle:	Clifton T. Barkalow School
High:	Freehold Township High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

66.9%

Hispanic:

25.2%

Asian:

3.4%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 67th percentile in 2015 → 69th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New Jersey average (58% vs 46% meeting standards)

✓Above the New Jersey median (69th percentile)

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school58%

District avg59%

New Jersey avg46%

413^th of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Top 31%▲ up 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 5Elementary 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	70.8	413 of 1347	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.2	517 of 1338	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	66.3	466 of 1342	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	70.0	429 of 1345	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	66.4	397 of 1317	69.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	63.3	540 of 1360	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	67.2	485 of 1353	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2017	67.1	501 of 1352	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2016	68.0	467 of 1346	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2015	68.7	445 of 1357	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2014	65.3	569 of 1363	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2013	74.2	388 of 1367	71.6%	★★★★☆
2012	73.0	421 of 1363	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2011	71.6	422 of 1360	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2010	68.3	494 of 1354	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2009	73.9	368 of 1346	72.7%	★★★★☆
2008	75.6	318 of 1338	76.2%	★★★★☆
2007	75.0	297 of 1329	77.7%	★★★★☆
2006	76.9	278 of 1314	78.8%	★★★★☆
2005	70.6	447 of 1303	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2004	77.6	253 of 1298	80.5%	★★★★☆
2003	84.8	117 of 1204	90.3%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2024	51.0	187 of 559	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	6.4	422 of 434	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	66.8	441 of 1326	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	64.9	465 of 1317	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	65.3	469 of 1318	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	72.0	389 of 1326	70.7%	★★★★☆
2021	55.6	511 of 1290	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	67.4	472 of 1331	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	70.6	420 of 1333	68.5%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	57.4	368 of 1032	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.5	448 of 989	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.5	426 of 982	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.9	339 of 953	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	58.5	281 of 896	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	32.3	608 of 899	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.4	458 of 870	47.4%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	57.8	371 of 1023	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	43.0	490 of 939	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.6	636 of 910	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	55.6	308 of 863	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	74.0	95 of 839	88.7%	★★★★☆
2019	26.9	701 of 948	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.2	784 of 942	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	72.8	364 of 1318	72.4%	★★★★☆
2024	58.9	538 of 1313	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.9	457 of 1315	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	65.5	452 of 1324	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	72.7	298 of 1297	77.0%	★★★★☆
2019	58.7	564 of 1335	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	62.3	522 of 1334	60.9%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	50.0	420 of 1023	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	72.6	182 of 989	81.6%	★★★★☆
2023	48.8	399 of 958	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	62.2	285 of 949	70.0%	★★★★☆
2021	72.6	159 of 868	81.7%	★★★★☆
2019	80.2	144 of 1007	85.7%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	63.5	353 of 970	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.3	413 of 963	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.1	385 of 975	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	63.2	344 of 976	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	57.9	354 of 964	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	67.7	313 of 1023	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	66.7	330 of 1022	67.7%	★★★☆☆

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)

Male (2025)72nd percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)67th percentile-3 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)67th percentile+5 vs school

Hispanic (2025)64th percentile-5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)64th percentile-6 vs school

White (2025)64th percentile-6 vs school

Special Education (2025)59th percentile-10 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts65%+14 vs state

Mathematics61%+14 vs state

Science34%+4 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Memorial Elementary School	Public	K-5	485 Adelphia Road	Freehold	07728	Monmouth County	Howell Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 919-1085	414	44	9.3	20.5%	292 (70.5%)	13 (3.1%)	60 (14.5%)	30 (7.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	18 (4.3%)	59.7	544^th of 1347 public elementary schools	59.6%		39.2	809^th of 1338 public elementary schools	39.5%	265	34.0	46.2	66.6	46.4	55.8	70.0	42.9	$13,399	$29	$13,370
Ardena Elementary School	Public	K-5	355 Adelphia Road	Farmingdale	07727	Monmouth County	Howell Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 751-2485	374	37	10.2	30.5%	234 (62.6%)	10 (2.7%)	109 (29.1%)	8 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.5%)	51.2	665^th of 1347 public elementary schools	50.6%		54.2	620^th of 1338 public elementary schools	53.7%	45	28.1	49.2	63.3	52.7	52.7	42.9	38.6	$9,486	$330	$9,156

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