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Madison Park Elementary School

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Madison Park Elementary School ranks 457 th of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

457^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 66% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

Madison Park Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Parlin, New Jersey, serving 294 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the Old Bridge Township School District, which is ranked 245 out of 609 districts in the state.

Madison Park Elementary School consistently outperforms the state average in English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics proficiency across grades 3-5, with a 5th-grade ELA proficiency rate of 72.9% compared to the state average of 52.7% in 2024-2025. The school also outperforms the district average in ELA and Mathematics, indicating it is one of the stronger-performing schools within the Old Bridge Township School District. Additionally, Madison Park's 5th-grade Science proficiency rate of 36.1% in 2024-2025 is significantly higher than the state average of 30.1%.

The school's exceptional performance extends to specific student subgroups, particularly Hispanic and Low Socioeconomic Status (SES) students. In 2022-2023, Madison Park's Hispanic students ranked 54th out of 982 New Jersey elementary schools in ELA proficiency, and the school's Low SES students ranked 57th out of 910 New Jersey elementary schools in Mathematics proficiency, both earning a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger. However, the school has seen an increase in chronic absenteeism, reaching 16.6% in 2022-2023, which is still lower than the state average.

328

Students ?

11.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,024

Per pupil spending ?

39.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

33 Harvard Rd
Parlin, NJ 08859-1211

(732) 360-4485

District: Old Bridge Township School District

Students who attend Madison Park Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Carl Sandburg Middle School
High:	Old Bridge High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

33.2%

Asian:

32.0%

Hispanic:

19.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 52nd percentile in 2015 → 66th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New Jersey average (56% vs 46% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 14 percentile points since 2015

✓Above the New Jersey median (66th percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school56%

District avg55%

New Jersey avg46%

457^th of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Top 34%▲ up 14 pts since 2015

From top 48% (2015) to top 34% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 11Elementary Schools in the Old Bridge Township School District

245^th of 609Old Bridge 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	66.8	457 of 1347	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	67.2	454 of 1338	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	66.5	465 of 1342	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.6	628 of 1345	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	37.6	761 of 1317	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	62.0	560 of 1360	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.5	646 of 1353	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2017	59.6	594 of 1352	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2016	66.6	489 of 1346	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2015	54.4	647 of 1357	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2014	60.6	651 of 1363	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2013	53.9	761 of 1367	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2012	51.5	800 of 1363	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2011	54.8	767 of 1360	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2010	38.2	978 of 1354	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	42.5	917 of 1346	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2008	52.0	817 of 1338	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2007	48.5	891 of 1329	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2006	36.6	982 of 1314	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	29.5	1042 of 1303	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	34.6	991 of 1298	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	29.0	919 of 1204	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2023	89.7	35 of 463	92.4%	★★★★★
2022	47.0	250 of 494	49.4%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	44.4	209 of 330	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.6	244 of 340	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.4	273 of 346	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.2	281 of 348	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.6	291 of 339	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.1	292 of 370	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.9	286 of 370	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2021	63.6	87 of 411	78.8%	★★★★☆
2019	74.1	94 of 463	79.7%	★★★★☆
2018	86.9	49 of 434	88.7%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	64.9	467 of 1326	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.2	518 of 1317	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	63.7	490 of 1318	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.6	631 of 1326	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	42.4	694 of 1290	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	64.5	510 of 1331	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.5	664 of 1333	50.2%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	63.5	314 of 1032	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	83.8	124 of 989	87.5%	★★★★☆
2023	92.9	54 of 982	94.5%	★★★★★
2022	56.8	340 of 953	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	27.3	710 of 896	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	55.4	354 of 899	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	62.1	278 of 870	68.0%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	80.2	129 of 1023	87.4%	★★★★☆
2024	68.5	202 of 939	78.5%	★★★★☆
2023	88.5	57 of 910	93.7%	★★★★★
2022	64.9	229 of 863	73.5%	★★★★☆
2021	86.1	43 of 839	94.9%	★★★★★
2019	88.2	61 of 948	93.6%	★★★★★
2018	84.9	84 of 942	91.1%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	67.3	439 of 1318	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	72.7	357 of 1313	72.8%	★★★★☆
2023	68.2	413 of 1315	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.5	578 of 1324	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	34.7	783 of 1297	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	57.6	581 of 1335	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.4	595 of 1334	55.4%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	40.2	534 of 1023	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	52.8	380 of 989	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	24.4	694 of 949	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.4	557 of 868	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	49.8	431 of 1007	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	69.6	249 of 1001	75.1%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	41.9	583 of 970	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	63.0	338 of 963	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.3	453 of 975	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	45.3	553 of 976	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.6	713 of 964	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	54.5	473 of 1023	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	33.7	715 of 1022	30.0%	★★☆☆☆

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 (2023)92nd percentile+27 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)87th percentile+21 vs school

English Language Learner (2021)79th percentile+37 vs school

Hispanic (2025)70th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)67th percentile~ school

Female (2025)65th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)48th percentile-18 vs school

White (2025)40th percentile-26 vs school

Asian (2025)37th percentile-29 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts64%+13 vs state

Mathematics54%+7 vs state

Science36%+6 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
Madison Park Elementary School	Public	K-5	33 Harvard Rd	Parlin	08859	Middlesex County	Old Bridge Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 360-4485	328	29	11.2	39.3%	109 (33.2%)	43 (13.1%)	64 (19.5%)	105 (32.0%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.2%)	66.8	457^th of 1347 public elementary schools	66.1%		67.2	454^th of 1338 public elementary schools	66.1%	3	36.1	52.3	67.8	72.9	60.3	56.1	45.9	$16,024	$1,059	$14,965
Samsel Upper Elementary School	Public	4-5	298 Ernston Road	Parlin	08859	Middlesex County	Sayreville School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 316-4050	870	81	10.7	46.7%	337 (38.7%)	148 (17.0%)	177 (20.3%)	143 (16.4%)	9 (1.0%)	7 (0.8%)	49 (5.6%)								(n/a)	23.5		58.8	56.3		46.2	44.2	$8,651	$166	$8,485
Emma Arleth Elementary School	Public	K-3	3198 Washington Road	Parlin	08859	Middlesex County	Sayreville School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 525-5245	485	43	11.2	47.0%	210 (43.3%)	73 (15.1%)	107 (22.1%)	58 (12.0%)	4 (0.8%)	4 (0.8%)	29 (6.0%)	58.2	570^th of 1347 public elementary schools	57.7%		46.4	717^th of 1338 public elementary schools	46.4%	147		47.9			56.3			$8,249	$147	$8,102
Dwight D. Eisenhower Elementary School	Public	K-3	601 Ernston Road	Parlin	08859	Middlesex County	Sayreville School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 525-5230	488	40	12.2	46.1%	183 (37.5%)	83 (17.0%)	92 (18.9%)	97 (19.9%)	7 (1.4%)	6 (1.2%)	20 (4.1%)	52	652^nd of 1347 public elementary schools	51.6%		53.8	623^rd of 1338 public elementary schools	53.4%	29		41.4			56.2			$6,725	$153	$6,572
Harry S. Truman Elementary School	Public	K-3	One Taft Place	Parlin	08859	Middlesex County	Sayreville School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 525-5215	425	37	11.4	46.4%	176 (41.4%)	66 (15.5%)	91 (21.4%)	54 (12.7%)	8 (1.9%)	3 (0.7%)	27 (6.4%)	67.2	452^nd of 1347 public elementary schools	66.4%		54.4	614^th of 1338 public elementary schools	54.1%	162		54.7			59.8			$7,343	$130	$7,213
South Amboy Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	249 John Street	South Amboy	08879	Middlesex County	South Amboy School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 525-2118	584	49	11.9	62.0%	195 (33.4%)	45 (7.7%)	296 (50.7%)	16 (2.7%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	28 (4.8%)	27.3	991^st of 1347 public elementary schools	26.4%		26.7	982^nd of 1338 public elementary schools	26.6%	9	20.1	32.0	39.7	38.8	40.8	25.4	32.5	$9,301	$772	$8,529
Woodrow Wilson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-3	65 Dane Street	Sayreville	08872	Middlesex County	Sayreville School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 525-5240	401	30	13.3	46.6%	148 (36.9%)	73 (18.2%)	90 (22.4%)	61 (15.2%)	4 (1.0%)	2 (0.5%)	23 (5.7%)	56.2	594^th of 1347 public elementary schools	55.9%		47.6	704^th of 1338 public elementary schools	47.4%	110		49.0			52.9			$7,702	$136	$7,566
James A. McDivitt Elementary School	Public	K-5	1 Manny Martin Way	Old Bridge	08857	Middlesex County	Old Bridge Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 360-4512	536	46	11.5	23.3%	319 (59.5%)	29 (5.4%)	92 (17.2%)	75 (14.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.9%)	59.3	553^rd of 1347 public elementary schools	58.9%		66.5	461^st of 1338 public elementary schools	65.5%	92	27.8	48.1	64.9	55.7	58.5	62.6	41.7	$12,970	$160	$12,810
Memorial Elementary School	Public	K-5	11 Ely Ave	Laurence Harbor	08879	Middlesex County	Old Bridge Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 290-3876	388	33	11.7	34.8%	167 (43.0%)	39 (10.1%)	85 (21.9%)	72 (18.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (6.2%)	60	535^th of 1347 public elementary schools	60.3%		63.1	504^th of 1338 public elementary schools	62.3%	31	26.1	56.0	65.2	61.9	50.9	52.2	50.8	$13,387	$816	$12,571
Leroy Gordon Cooper Elementary School	Public	K-5	160 Birchwood Drive	Keyport	07735	Middlesex County	Old Bridge Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 290-3881	216	17	12.5	50.0%	101 (46.8%)	24 (11.1%)	48 (22.2%)	34 (15.7%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.7%)	53.6	633^rd of 1347 public elementary schools	53.0%		58.5	560^th of 1338 public elementary schools	58.1%	73	18.7	51.5	63.9	57.8	62.8	52.8	35.5	$12,805	$1,097	$11,708

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