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West Freehold School

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West Freehold School ranks 295 th of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

295^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 78% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

West Freehold School is an elementary school serving 456 students in grades PK-5 in the Freehold Township School District in New Jersey. The school consistently outperforms the district and state averages in standardized test scores, with 77% of 5th-grade students proficient or better in NJSLA/English Language Arts, compared to 63.6% for the district and 52.7% for the state.

West Freehold School's performance is particularly strong for its Hispanic and White student populations, ranking 221 and 294 out of over 1,000 New Jersey elementary schools, respectively, in 2024-2025. However, the school's performance for special education students is relatively weaker, ranking 660 out of 1,023 schools. The school has also seen a steady increase in chronic absenteeism rates, from 12.7% in 2022-2023 to 14.9% in 2023-2024, which is an area of concern.

Compared to other elementary schools in the Freehold Township School District, West Freehold School generally outperforms its peers in test scores and overall school rankings. However, when compared to schools in the neighboring Manalapan-Englishtown Regional School District, the performance gap becomes more pronounced, with schools like Wemrock Brook and Lafayette Mills consistently outperforming West Freehold School.

447

Students ?

10.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,466

Per pupil spending ?

17.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

100 Castronova Way
Freehold, NJ 07728-2551

(732) 431-5101

District: Freehold Township School District

Students who attend West Freehold School usually attend:

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

Racial breakdown:

White:

70.0%

Hispanic:

16.3%

Asian:

6.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 61st percentile in 2015 → 78th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New Jersey average (65% vs 46% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 22% of New Jersey elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 17 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school65%

District avg59%

New Jersey avg46%

295^th of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Top 22%▲ up 17 pts since 2015

From top 39% (2015) to top 22% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st 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	79.3	295 of 1347	78.1%	★★★★☆
2024	75.7	342 of 1338	74.4%	★★★★☆
2023	80.7	262 of 1342	80.5%	★★★★☆
2022	65.4	484 of 1345	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	65.0	412 of 1317	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	76.5	335 of 1360	75.4%	★★★★☆
2018	73.5	399 of 1353	70.5%	★★★★☆
2017	73.4	396 of 1352	70.7%	★★★★☆
2016	69.1	450 of 1346	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2015	62.0	533 of 1357	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2014	78.0	291 of 1363	78.7%	★★★★☆
2013	83.3	140 of 1367	89.8%	★★★★☆
2012	82.8	134 of 1363	90.2%	★★★★★
2011	79.3	231 of 1360	83.0%	★★★★☆
2010	78.6	249 of 1354	81.6%	★★★★☆
2009	75.6	320 of 1346	76.2%	★★★★☆
2008	75.0	327 of 1338	75.6%	★★★★☆
2007	72.9	374 of 1329	71.9%	★★★★☆
2006	73.6	375 of 1314	71.5%	★★★★☆
2005	69.6	475 of 1303	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2004	58.5	679 of 1298	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2003	75.9	330 of 1204	72.6%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	78.4	290 of 1326	78.1%	★★★★☆
2024	75.8	327 of 1317	75.2%	★★★★☆
2023	76.5	308 of 1318	76.6%	★★★★☆
2022	58.2	560 of 1326	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	60.3	451 of 1290	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	73.8	350 of 1331	73.7%	★★★★☆
2018	70.9	413 of 1333	69.0%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	72.6	221 of 1032	78.6%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	61.4	321 of 1023	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	29.7	675 of 939	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	80.1	64 of 839	92.4%	★★★★★
2019	68.9	193 of 948	79.6%	★★★★☆
2018	80.5	114 of 942	87.9%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	76.4	313 of 1318	76.3%	★★★★☆
2024	74.0	341 of 1313	74.0%	★★★★☆
2023	82.9	228 of 1315	82.7%	★★★★☆
2022	70.8	382 of 1324	71.1%	★★★★☆
2021	68.1	365 of 1297	71.9%	★★★★☆
2019	77.6	287 of 1335	78.5%	★★★★☆
2018	71.8	395 of 1334	70.4%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	31.3	660 of 1023	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.9	521 of 989	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.8	483 of 958	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.7	474 of 949	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	42.5	438 of 868	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	55.5	377 of 1007	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.6	392 of 1001	60.8%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	68.4	294 of 970	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	65.5	310 of 963	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	73.8	222 of 975	77.2%	★★★★☆
2022	54.7	443 of 976	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	56.6	374 of 964	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	68.2	299 of 1023	70.8%	★★★★☆
2018	63.1	382 of 1022	62.6%	★★★☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2025)79th percentile~ school

Female (2025)78th percentile~ school

Male (2025)76th percentile~ school

White (2025)70th percentile-8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)69th percentile-9 vs school

Special Education (2025)35th percentile-43 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts72%+21 vs state

Mathematics67%+20 vs state

Science37%+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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about West Freehold School

How many students attend West Freehold School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 447 students attended West Freehold School.

What is the racial makeup of West Freehold School?

Students at West Freehold School are 70% White, 16% Hispanic, 6% Asian, 4% African American, 3% Two or more races.

Is West Freehold School a good school?

West Freehold School ranks 295^th of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is West Freehold School in?

Freehold Township School District

What schools do graduates of West Freehold School attend?

Students who attend West Freehold School usually go on to attend:

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

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