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Marlboro Elementary School

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Marlboro Elementary School ranks 198 th of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

198^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 85% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

Marlboro Elementary School is a high-performing public elementary school serving 522 students in grades K-5 in the Marlboro Township School District in New Jersey. The school has consistently been ranked among the top elementary schools in the state, with a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger, and the district is also highly ranked, at 86 out of 609 districts in New Jersey.

Marlboro Elementary School stands out for its exceptional academic performance, with students significantly outperforming the state average in standardized tests across all grade levels and subjects. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, 65.4% of 3rd graders, 71.7% of 4th graders, and 78.2% of 5th graders were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to the state averages of 44.9%, 53.6%, and 52.7%, respectively. The school also excels in mathematics, with 79%, 73.3%, and 69.4% of 3rd, 4th, and 5th graders, respectively, scoring proficient or better, compared to the state averages of 49.8%, 46.7%, and 44.2%. Additionally, the school ranks among the top 60 and 58 elementary schools in the state for Asian and Hispanic students, respectively, indicating its effectiveness in serving these student populations.

Marlboro Elementary School also has relatively low chronic absenteeism rates compared to the state average, and it serves a relatively affluent student population, with only 5.94% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in the 2023-2024 school year. When compared to nearby schools within the same district, such as Robertsville Elementary School and Asher Holmes Elementary School, Marlboro Elementary School maintains a consistently high level of performance, suggesting a strong and stable educational program.

551

Students ?

12.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,088

Per pupil spending ?

8.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

100 School Road West
Marlboro, NJ 07746-1596

(732) 972-2095

District: Marlboro Township School District

Students who attend Marlboro Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Marlboro Middle School
High:	Marlboro High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

65.2%

Asian:

19.4%

Hispanic:

10.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 80th percentile in 2015 → 85th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New Jersey average (69% vs 46% meeting standards)

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

✓Ranking is trending up — up 5 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

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

!Near the bottom of Marlboro Township School District's ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school69%

District avg70%

New Jersey avg46%

198^th of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Top 15%▲ up 5 pts since 2015

From top 20% (2015) to top 15% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th 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	198 of 1347	85.3%	★★★★☆
2024	88.2	144 of 1338	89.2%	★★★★☆
2023	81.9	241 of 1342	82.0%	★★★★☆
2022	86.2	183 of 1345	86.4%	★★★★☆
2021	86.7	149 of 1317	88.7%	★★★★☆
2019	78.5	294 of 1360	78.4%	★★★★☆
2018	79.0	280 of 1353	79.3%	★★★★☆
2017	83.0	217 of 1352	83.9%	★★★★☆
2016	85.5	174 of 1346	87.1%	★★★★☆
2015	80.6	266 of 1357	80.4%	★★★★☆
2014	87.3	58 of 1363	95.7%	★★★★★
2013	85.1	98 of 1367	92.8%	★★★★★
2012	82.2	150 of 1363	89.0%	★★★★☆
2011	84.5	87 of 1360	93.6%	★★★★★
2010	81.1	180 of 1354	86.7%	★★★★☆
2009	76.0	309 of 1346	77.0%	★★★★☆
2008	76.1	303 of 1338	77.4%	★★★★☆
2007	79.6	146 of 1329	89.0%	★★★★☆
2006	80.0	161 of 1314	87.7%	★★★★☆
2005	82.2	116 of 1303	91.1%	★★★★★
2004	77.2	266 of 1298	79.5%	★★★★☆
2003	80.1	221 of 1204	81.6%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	78.1	60 of 330	81.8%	★★★★☆
2024	81.9	30 of 340	91.2%	★★★★★
2023	74.0	74 of 346	78.6%	★★★★☆
2022	63.6	130 of 348	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	62.9	132 of 339	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	75.6	68 of 370	81.6%	★★★★☆
2018	71.0	99 of 370	73.2%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	79.9	261 of 1326	80.3%	★★★★☆
2024	88.7	132 of 1317	90.0%	★★★★★
2023	77.4	299 of 1318	77.3%	★★★★☆
2022	84.3	196 of 1326	85.2%	★★★★☆
2021	77.5	233 of 1290	81.9%	★★★★☆
2019	81.3	220 of 1331	83.5%	★★★★☆
2018	82.3	201 of 1333	84.9%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	93.1	58 of 1032	94.4%	★★★★★
2024	95.8	31 of 989	96.9%	★★★★★
2023	91.8	64 of 982	93.5%	★★★★★
2021	69.8	176 of 896	80.4%	★★★★☆
2019	74.3	177 of 899	80.3%	★★★★☆
2018	93.0	40 of 870	95.4%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	91.7	48 of 1023	95.3%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	87.3	135 of 1318	89.8%	★★★★☆
2024	85.6	183 of 1313	86.1%	★★★★☆
2023	83.8	207 of 1315	84.3%	★★★★☆
2022	86.5	166 of 1324	87.5%	★★★★☆
2021	89.5	117 of 1297	91.0%	★★★★★
2019	73.4	360 of 1335	73.0%	★★★★☆
2018	75.2	338 of 1334	74.7%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	54.2	370 of 1023	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	64.3	265 of 989	73.2%	★★★★☆
2023	42.6	468 of 958	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	66.6	246 of 949	74.1%	★★★★☆
2021	58.3	269 of 868	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	71.6	221 of 1007	78.1%	★★★★☆
2018	82.3	138 of 1001	86.2%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	68.8	290 of 970	70.1%	★★★★☆
2024	73.2	224 of 963	76.7%	★★★★☆
2023	65.5	323 of 975	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	72.6	247 of 976	74.7%	★★★★☆
2021	74.3	189 of 964	80.4%	★★★★☆
2019	57.7	432 of 1023	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.0	429 of 1022	58.0%	★★★☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)95th percentile+10 vs school

Hispanic (2025)94th percentile+9 vs school

Male (2025)90th percentile+4 vs school

Asian (2025)82nd percentile-3 vs school

Female (2025)80th percentile-5 vs school

White (2025)70th percentile-15 vs school

Special Education (2025)64th percentile-21 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics74%+27 vs state

English Language Arts72%+22 vs state

Science46%+16 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Marlboro Elementary School

How many students attend Marlboro Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 551 students attended Marlboro Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of Marlboro Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Marlboro Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Marlboro Middle School
High : Marlboro High School

What is the racial makeup of Marlboro Elementary School?

Students at Marlboro Elementary School are 65% White, 19% Asian, 10% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 1% African American.

Is Marlboro Elementary School a good school?

Marlboro Elementary School ranks 198^th of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Marlboro Elementary School in?

Marlboro Township School District

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