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Frank Defino Central Elementary School

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Frank Defino Central Elementary School ranks 197 th of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

197^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 85% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

Frank Defino Central Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Marlboro, New Jersey, serving 533 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the Marlboro Township School District, which is ranked 86 out of 609 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Frank Defino Central Elementary School is an exceptional educational institution, consistently ranking among the top elementary schools in New Jersey over the past 10 years. The school has maintained a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger for most of this period, indicating excellent academic performance. Its test scores on the NJSLA (New Jersey Student Learning Assessments) are consistently higher than the state and district averages across all grade levels and subject areas, with proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics that are 10-30 percentage points above the state averages. Additionally, the school has relatively low chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 9.7% to 16.6% over the past few years, which is lower than the state average.

When compared to other elementary schools in the Marlboro Township School District, Frank Defino Central Elementary School generally outperforms its peers on test scores and statewide rankings. The school's ability to support the academic success of diverse student populations, including Asian, Hispanic, and low-socioeconomic status students, is particularly noteworthy, as it ranks in the top 50 schools in New Jersey for these subgroups. This suggests that the school has effective strategies and practices in place to address the needs of all learners.

510

Students ?

10.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,522

Per pupil spending ?

15.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

175 Route 79 North
Marlboro, NJ 07746-1056

(732) 972-2099

District: Marlboro Township School District

Students who attend Frank Defino Central Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Marlboro Memorial Middle School
High:	Marlboro High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

58.4%

Asian:

26.7%

Hispanic:

8.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 95th percentile in 2015 → 85th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New Jersey average (70% vs 46% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 15% of New Jersey elementary schools

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 10 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school70%

District avg70%

New Jersey avg46%

197^th of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Top 15%▼ down 9 pts since 2015

From top 5% (2015) to top 15% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 5Elementary Schools in the Marlboro Township School District

86^th of 609Marlboro 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	84.9	197 of 1347	85.4%	★★★★☆
2024	89.7	121 of 1338	91.0%	★★★★★
2023	90.7	111 of 1342	91.7%	★★★★★
2022	91.5	103 of 1345	92.3%	★★★★★
2021	94.1	55 of 1317	95.8%	★★★★★
2019	91.8	60 of 1360	95.6%	★★★★★
2018	87.9	126 of 1353	90.7%	★★★★★
2017	90.3	84 of 1352	93.8%	★★★★★
2016	89.9	102 of 1346	92.4%	★★★★★
2015	92.2	70 of 1357	94.8%	★★★★★
2014	88.1	37 of 1363	97.3%	★★★★★
2013	87.6	39 of 1367	97.1%	★★★★★
2012	85.0	76 of 1363	94.4%	★★★★★
2011	82.2	151 of 1360	88.9%	★★★★☆
2010	83.9	107 of 1354	92.1%	★★★★★
2009	79.4	227 of 1346	83.1%	★★★★☆
2008	75.6	317 of 1338	76.3%	★★★★☆
2007	75.2	287 of 1329	78.4%	★★★★☆
2006	79.4	186 of 1314	85.8%	★★★★☆
2005	78.2	226 of 1303	82.7%	★★★★☆
2004	79.6	196 of 1298	84.9%	★★★★☆
2003	81.0	205 of 1204	83.0%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	79.8	49 of 330	85.2%	★★★★☆
2024	81.2	35 of 340	89.7%	★★★★☆
2023	78.7	48 of 346	86.1%	★★★★☆
2022	81.4	44 of 348	87.4%	★★★★☆
2021	86.1	21 of 339	93.8%	★★★★★
2019	85.3	15 of 370	95.9%	★★★★★
2018	81.4	37 of 370	90.0%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	81.8	236 of 1326	82.2%	★★★★☆
2024	87.9	140 of 1317	89.4%	★★★★☆
2023	86.8	148 of 1318	88.8%	★★★★☆
2022	85.0	182 of 1326	86.3%	★★★★☆
2021	90.4	94 of 1290	92.7%	★★★★★
2019	88.1	96 of 1331	92.8%	★★★★★
2018	77.9	291 of 1333	78.2%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2024	93.9	48 of 989	95.1%	★★★★★
2023	90.1	78 of 982	92.1%	★★★★★
2022	95.3	41 of 953	95.7%	★★★★★
2021	47.8	399 of 896	55.5%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	86.8	85 of 1023	91.7%	★★★★★
2024	90.3	44 of 939	95.3%	★★★★★
2023	90.6	49 of 910	94.6%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	86.2	149 of 1318	88.7%	★★★★☆
2024	89.7	101 of 1313	92.3%	★★★★★
2023	92.4	63 of 1315	95.2%	★★★★★
2022	94.3	45 of 1324	96.6%	★★★★★
2021	95.0	35 of 1297	97.3%	★★★★★
2019	93.1	40 of 1335	97.0%	★★★★★
2018	93.1	48 of 1334	96.4%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	64.2	288 of 1023	71.8%	★★★★☆
2024	72.8	180 of 989	81.8%	★★★★☆
2023	46.1	431 of 958	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	74.7	168 of 949	82.3%	★★★★☆
2021	59.9	256 of 868	70.5%	★★★★☆
2019	71.9	219 of 1007	78.3%	★★★★☆
2018	83.3	129 of 1001	87.1%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	59.7	401 of 970	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	68.6	277 of 963	71.2%	★★★★☆
2023	74.1	220 of 975	77.4%	★★★★☆
2022	75.4	215 of 976	78.0%	★★★★☆
2021	81.7	112 of 964	88.4%	★★★★☆
2019	85.3	90 of 1023	91.2%	★★★★★
2018	71.8	256 of 1022	75.0%	★★★★☆

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)

Hispanic (2024)95th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)92nd percentile+6 vs school

Male (2025)89th percentile+3 vs school

Asian (2025)85th percentile~ school

Female (2025)82nd percentile-3 vs school

Special Education (2025)72nd percentile-14 vs school

White (2025)59th percentile-27 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics76%+29 vs state

English Language Arts73%+22 vs state

Science43%+13 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
Frank Defino Central Elementary School	Public	K-5	175 Route 79 North	Marlboro	07746	Monmouth County	Marlboro Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 972-2099	510	48	10.6	15.5%	298 (58.4%)	11 (2.2%)	44 (8.6%)	136 (26.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.1%)	84.9	197^th of 1347 public elementary schools	85.4%		89.7	121^st of 1338 public elementary schools	91.0%	76	43.4	62.0	84.8	69.9	71.3	82.9	71.9	$9,522	$121	$9,401
Marlboro Elementary School	Public	K-5	100 School Road West	Marlboro	07746	Monmouth County	Marlboro Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 972-2095	551	44	12.6	8.7%	359 (65.2%)	8 (1.5%)	57 (10.3%)	107 (19.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.6%)	84.9	198^th of 1347 public elementary schools	85.3%		88.2	144^th of 1338 public elementary schools	89.2%	54	46.0	65.4	71.7	78.2	79.0	73.3	69.4	$9,088	$17	$9,071
Frank J. Dugan Elementary School	Public	K-5	48 Topanemus Road	Marlboro	07746	Monmouth County	Marlboro Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 972-2110	624	47	13.1	11.5%	447 (71.6%)	10 (1.6%)	43 (6.9%)	113 (18.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.6%)	81.9	255^th of 1347 public elementary schools	81.1%		83.8	222^nd of 1338 public elementary schools	83.4%	33	39.8	69.7	75.9	76.5	73.0	68.7	63.1	$8,652	$08	$8,644
David C Abbott Early Learning Center	Public	PK-K	171 Tennent Road	Morganville	07751	Monmouth County	Marlboro Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 972-7100	218	20	10.8	10.6%	158 (72.5%)	1 (0.5%)	13 (6.0%)	41 (18.8%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	3 (1.4%)								(n/a)								$16,128	$752	$15,376
Robertsville Elementary School	Public	1-5	36 Menzel Lane	Morganville	07751	Monmouth County	Marlboro Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 972-2044	438	41	10.5	14.4%	233 (53.2%)	7 (1.6%)	26 (5.9%)	150 (34.2%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	18 (4.1%)	89.9	121^st of 1347 public elementary schools	91.0%		88	151^st of 1338 public elementary schools	88.7%	30	52.5	74.5	78.7	78.4	85.1	74.4	74.5	$10,138	$212	$9,926
Asher Holmes Elementary School	Public	1-5	48 Menzel Lane	Morganville	07751	Monmouth County	Marlboro Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 972-2080	444	38	11.8	13.3%	303 (68.2%)	14 (3.2%)	28 (6.3%)	82 (18.5%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	14 (3.2%)	86.1	183^rd of 1347 public elementary schools	86.4%		90.5	104^th of 1338 public elementary schools	92.2%	79	51.0	62.0	77.0	73.6	73.7	79.3	75.5	$8,890	$05	$8,885
Conover Road Elementary School	Public	3-5	76 Conover Road	Colts Neck	07722	Monmouth County	Colts Neck Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 946-0055	322	38	8.3	3.1%	284 (88.2%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (7.8%)	4 (1.2%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	7 (2.2%)	80.2	285^th of 1347 public elementary schools	78.8%		88.5	141^st of 1338 public elementary schools	89.5%	144	45.0	48.7	65.7	82.2	73.4	75.0	76.2	$12,760		$12,760
Conover Road Primary School	Public	PK, KG-2	56 Conover Road	Colts Neck	07722	Monmouth County	Colts Neck Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 946-0055	366	41	8.8	2.2%	321 (87.7%)	2 (0.5%)	21 (5.7%)	6 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.4%)								(n/a)								$11,779	$28	$11,751
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
Village School	Public	PK, KG-3	67 McCampbell Road	Holmdel	07733	Monmouth County	Holmdel Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 946-1820	822	73	11.3	3.3%	518 (63.0%)	15 (1.8%)	93 (11.3%)	116 (14.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	79 (9.6%)	84.8	204^th of 1347 public elementary schools	84.9%		83.1	234^th of 1338 public elementary schools	82.5%	30		68.5			71.2			$19,682	$333	$19,349

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