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Asher Holmes Elementary School

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Asher Holmes Elementary School ranks 183 rd of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 1-5

183^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 86% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

Asher Holmes Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Morganville, New Jersey, serving grades 1-5 with a total enrollment of 444 students. This high-performing 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.

Asher Holmes consistently outperforms state averages on NJSLA/PARCC assessments for English Language Arts and Mathematics across grades 3-5, with proficiency rates ranging from 62% to 79.3% in ELA and 73.7% to 79.3% in Math, compared to state averages of 44.9% to 53.6% in ELA and 44.2% to 49.8% in Math. The school also excels in 5th grade Science, with a proficiency rate of 51% compared to the state average of 30.1%. Asher Holmes stands out for its exceptional performance in several student subgroups, including male students, English Language Learners, and Special Education students, ranking in the top 5% or 10% of New Jersey elementary schools in these categories.

When compared to nearby schools, Asher Holmes maintains a competitive edge, consistently performing better than other Marlboro Township elementary schools, as well as schools in the Old Bridge Township and Manalapan-Englishtown Regional School Districts, particularly in Math and Science. The school has maintained a strong statewide ranking, consistently placing in the top 25% of New Jersey elementary schools over the past several years, with a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger in some years.

444

Students ?

11.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,890

Per pupil spending ?

13.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

48 Menzel Lane
Morganville, NJ 07751-1298

(732) 972-2080

District: Marlboro Township School District

Students who attend Asher Holmes Elementary School usually attend:

High:

Marlboro High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

68.2%

Asian:

18.5%

Hispanic:

6.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 93rd percentile in 2021 → 86th in 2025

Strengths

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

✓Ranks in the top 14% of New Jersey elementary schools

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped from its 93rd-percentile peak (2021) to 86th (2025)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school70%

District avg70%

New Jersey avg46%

183^rd of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Top 14%▲ up 7 pts since 2015

From top 21% (2015) to top 14% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd 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	86.1	183 of 1347	86.4%	★★★★☆
2024	90.5	104 of 1338	92.2%	★★★★★
2023	86.9	173 of 1342	87.1%	★★★★☆
2022	89.8	123 of 1345	90.9%	★★★★★
2021	92.3	91 of 1317	93.1%	★★★★★
2019	79.2	285 of 1360	79.0%	★★★★☆
2018	82.4	219 of 1353	83.8%	★★★★☆
2017	84.8	182 of 1352	86.5%	★★★★☆
2016	80.0	267 of 1346	80.2%	★★★★☆
2015	79.1	283 of 1357	79.1%	★★★★☆
2014	83.6	156 of 1363	88.6%	★★★★☆
2013	86.9	54 of 1367	96.0%	★★★★★
2012	84.6	87 of 1363	93.6%	★★★★★
2011	80.7	191 of 1360	86.0%	★★★★☆
2010	82.3	146 of 1354	89.2%	★★★★☆
2009	80.7	184 of 1346	86.3%	★★★★☆
2008	77.5	247 of 1338	81.5%	★★★★☆
2007	78.5	189 of 1329	85.8%	★★★★☆
2006	78.3	226 of 1314	82.8%	★★★★☆
2005	76.7	268 of 1303	79.4%	★★★★☆
2004	76.8	277 of 1298	78.7%	★★★★☆
2003	81.7	187 of 1204	84.5%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	52.8	169 of 330	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	71.1	99 of 340	70.9%	★★★★☆
2023	70.1	98 of 346	71.7%	★★★★☆
2022	88.6	8 of 348	97.7%	★★★★★
2021	83.4	28 of 339	91.7%	★★★★★
2019	61.1	143 of 370	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	70.4	101 of 370	72.7%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	92.3	51 of 597	91.5%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	83.7	198 of 1326	85.1%	★★★★☆
2024	85.1	182 of 1317	86.2%	★★★★☆
2023	80.3	257 of 1318	80.5%	★★★★☆
2022	90.8	93 of 1326	93.0%	★★★★★
2021	94.6	36 of 1290	97.2%	★★★★★
2019	81.8	212 of 1331	84.1%	★★★★☆
2018	79.9	247 of 1333	81.5%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2022	70.4	215 of 953	77.4%	★★★★☆
2021	98.9	17 of 896	98.1%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	74.9	170 of 1023	83.4%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	85.6	161 of 1318	87.8%	★★★★☆
2024	93.8	43 of 1313	96.7%	★★★★★
2023	89.4	114 of 1315	91.3%	★★★★★
2022	87.2	156 of 1324	88.2%	★★★★☆
2021	87.7	137 of 1297	89.4%	★★★★☆
2019	74.6	336 of 1335	74.8%	★★★★☆
2018	82.4	205 of 1334	84.6%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	87.3	95 of 1023	90.7%	★★★★★
2024	87.7	76 of 989	92.3%	★★★★★
2023	74.3	173 of 958	81.9%	★★★★☆
2022	91.2	57 of 949	94.0%	★★★★★
2021	76.1	132 of 868	84.8%	★★★★☆
2019	77.5	168 of 1007	83.3%	★★★★☆
2018	70.0	246 of 1001	75.4%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	79.5	160 of 970	83.5%	★★★★☆
2024	80.3	143 of 963	85.2%	★★★★☆
2023	74.3	216 of 975	77.8%	★★★★☆
2022	79.0	173 of 976	82.3%	★★★★☆
2021	75.9	171 of 964	82.3%	★★★★☆
2019	57.3	437 of 1023	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	61.5	409 of 1022	60.0%	★★★☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2025)91st percentile+5 vs school

Special Education (2025)91st percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)88th percentile~ school

Female (2025)85th percentile~ school

White (2025)84th percentile-3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)83rd percentile-3 vs school

Hispanic (2022)77th percentile-13 vs school

Asian (2025)49th percentile-38 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics76%+29 vs state

English Language Arts71%+20 vs state

Science51%+21 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
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
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
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
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 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
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
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
Virgil I. Grissom Elementary School	Public	K-5	One Sims Avenue	Old Bridge	08857	Middlesex County	Old Bridge Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 360-4481	211	17	12.4	27.0%	115 (54.5%)	21 (10.0%)	44 (20.9%)	19 (9.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	10 (4.7%)	60.7	527^th of 1347 public elementary schools	60.9%		53.7	624^th of 1338 public elementary schools	53.4%	97	20.8	56.8	57.4	70.2	50.0	61.7	52.1	$12,335	$63	$12,272
Walter M. Schirra Elementary School	Public	K-5	One Awn St	Old Bridge	08857	Middlesex County	Old Bridge Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 360-4495	268	24	11.4	14.9%	161 (60.1%)	11 (4.1%)	32 (11.9%)	54 (20.1%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.4%)	7 (2.6%)	77.4	326^th of 1347 public elementary schools	75.8%		82.6	245^th of 1338 public elementary schools	81.7%	81	25.0	85.7	70.6	71.4	88.6	72.7	61.2	$14,693	$63	$14,630
Taylor Mills School	Public	K-5	77 Gordons Corner Road	Manalapan	07726	Monmouth County	Manalapan-Englishtown Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 786-2760	533	45	11.8	20.6%	351 (65.9%)	14 (2.6%)	86 (16.1%)	50 (9.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	31 (5.8%)	81.9	254^th of 1347 public elementary schools	81.1%		83	237^th of 1338 public elementary schools	82.3%	17	37.9	69.6	80.4	75.5	72.8	76.9	57.3	$9,016	$307	$8,709

Frequently Asked Questions about Asher Holmes Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Asher Holmes Elementary School?

Students at Asher Holmes Elementary School are 68% White, 18% Asian, 6% Hispanic, 3% African American, 3% Two or more races.

How many students attend Asher Holmes Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 444 students attended Asher Holmes Elementary School.

What district is Asher Holmes Elementary School in?

Marlboro Township School District

Is Asher Holmes Elementary School a good school?

Asher Holmes Elementary School ranks 183^rd of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Asher Holmes Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Asher Holmes Elementary School usually go on to attend:

High : Marlboro High School

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