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Lincroft Elementary School

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Lincroft Elementary School ranks 407 th of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

407^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 70% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

Lincroft Elementary School is a public elementary school serving 492 students in grades K-5 in the Middletown Township Public School District in New Jersey. The school consistently performs above the state average in standardized test scores, with 66.7% of 5th graders proficient or better in English Language Arts and 76.9% of 3rd graders proficient or better in Math, compared to state averages of 52.7% and 49.8% respectively.

Lincroft Elementary School ranks very highly for its special education students, indicating the school provides strong support and resources. The school also maintains relatively low chronic absenteeism rates compared to the state. However, there are some gender-based achievement gaps, with male students outperforming female students. The school serves a relatively affluent student population, with a very low percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch.

Compared to nearby schools, Conover Road Elementary School and Shrewsbury Borough Elementary School appear to be the closest competitors to Lincroft in terms of academic achievement. Overall, Lincroft Elementary School is a high-performing school that consistently ranks among the top elementary schools in New Jersey, though the school may want to further investigate potential equity concerns.

486

Students ?

12.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,048

Per pupil spending ?

2.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

729 Newman Springs Road
Lincroft, NJ 07738-1596

(732) 741-5838

District: Middletown Township Public School District

Racial breakdown:

White:

87.4%

Hispanic:

5.8%

Asian:

3.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 88th percentile in 2015 → 70th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New Jersey average (59% vs 46% meeting standards)

✓Above the New Jersey median (70th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 18 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school59%

District avg58%

New Jersey avg46%

407^th of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Top 30%▼ down 18 pts since 2015

From top 12% (2015) to top 30% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^th of 11Elementary Schools in the Middletown Township Public School District

193^rd of 609Middletown Township Public 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	71.1	407 of 1347	69.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	75.6	348 of 1338	74.0%	★★★★☆
2023	73.5	376 of 1342	72.0%	★★★★☆
2022	77.9	321 of 1345	76.1%	★★★★☆
2021	77.8	253 of 1317	80.8%	★★★★☆
2019	79.6	283 of 1360	79.2%	★★★★☆
2018	74.4	379 of 1353	72.0%	★★★★☆
2017	75.2	366 of 1352	72.9%	★★★★☆
2016	66.8	485 of 1346	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2015	87.0	161 of 1357	88.1%	★★★★☆
2014	84.4	130 of 1363	90.5%	★★★★★
2013	82.5	164 of 1367	88.0%	★★★★☆
2012	79.0	246 of 1363	82.0%	★★★★☆
2011	81.3	171 of 1360	87.4%	★★★★☆
2010	84.2	97 of 1354	92.8%	★★★★★
2009	84.9	93 of 1346	93.1%	★★★★★
2008	82.0	107 of 1338	92.0%	★★★★★
2007	80.6	109 of 1329	91.8%	★★★★★
2006	82.4	90 of 1314	93.2%	★★★★★
2005	81.2	144 of 1303	88.9%	★★★★☆
2004	85.1	63 of 1298	95.1%	★★★★★
2003	81.5	190 of 1204	84.2%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	68.3	418 of 1326	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	71.0	391 of 1317	70.3%	★★★★☆
2023	73.0	367 of 1318	72.2%	★★★★☆
2022	79.9	267 of 1326	79.9%	★★★★☆
2021	71.9	297 of 1290	77.0%	★★★★☆
2019	74.9	333 of 1331	75.0%	★★★★☆
2018	71.5	406 of 1333	69.5%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	72.2	374 of 1318	71.6%	★★★★☆
2024	78.5	295 of 1313	77.5%	★★★★☆
2023	72.8	354 of 1315	73.1%	★★★★☆
2022	72.9	354 of 1324	73.3%	★★★★☆
2021	79.4	226 of 1297	82.6%	★★★★☆
2019	81.1	231 of 1335	82.7%	★★★★☆
2018	74.3	355 of 1334	73.4%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	79.4	159 of 1023	84.5%	★★★★☆
2024	61.4	288 of 989	70.9%	★★★★☆
2023	63.9	263 of 958	72.5%	★★★★☆
2022	60.8	298 of 949	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	57.0	284 of 868	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	67.7	261 of 1007	74.1%	★★★★☆
2018	64.9	290 of 1001	71.0%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	57.7	426 of 970	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	64.1	322 of 963	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.5	367 of 975	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	68.5	287 of 976	70.6%	★★★★☆
2021	63.7	286 of 964	70.3%	★★★★☆
2019	69.4	281 of 1023	72.5%	★★★★☆
2018	60.6	416 of 1022	59.3%	★★★☆☆

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)

Special Education (2025)84th percentile+15 vs school

Male (2025)72nd percentile~ school

Female (2025)68th percentile~ school

White (2025)56th percentile-14 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics68%+21 vs state

English Language Arts58%+8 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)						NJSLA Algebra I (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-S Science 8th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 3rd Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 4th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 5th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 6th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 7th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 8th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 3rd Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 4th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 5th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 6th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 7th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 8th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 8th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Lincroft Elementary School	Public	K-5	729 Newman Springs Road	Lincroft	07738	Monmouth County	Middletown Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 741-5838	486	39	12.5	2.9%	425 (87.4%)	1 (0.2%)	28 (5.8%)	17 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.1%)	71.1	407^th of 1347 public elementary schools	69.8%		75.6	348^th of 1338 public elementary schools	74.0%	59	35.9		48.1	60.2	66.7				76.9	68.7	57.7						$8,048	$10	$8,038
Swimming River School	Public	3-5	220 Hance Avenue	Tinton Falls	07724	Monmouth County	Tinton Falls School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 460-2416	432	53	8.1	18.1%	265 (61.3%)	37 (8.6%)	87 (20.1%)	17 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (6.0%)	59.8	542^nd of 1347 public elementary schools	59.8%		62.9	508^th of 1338 public elementary schools	62.0%	34	37.9		48.7	68.7	64.1				51.1	45.8	44.5						$12,736	$139	$12,597
Mahala F. Atchison School	Public	PK, KG-2	961 Sycamore Avenue	Tinton Falls	07724	Monmouth County	Tinton Falls School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 542-2500	484	57	8.4	19.2%	334 (69.0%)	34 (7.0%)	63 (13.0%)	21 (4.3%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (6.2%)								(n/a)																	$15,631	$180	$15,451
Red Bank Primary School	Public	PK, KG-3	222 River Street	Red Bank	07701	Monmouth County	Red Bank Borough Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 758-1530	543	59	9.2	79.6%	88 (16.2%)	25 (4.6%)	421 (77.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.5%)	21.9	1062^nd of 1347 public elementary schools	21.2%		29.4	951^st of 1338 public elementary schools	28.9%	111			30.0						31.3								$12,728	$719	$12,009
Nut Swamp Elementary School	Public	K-5	925 Nut Swamp Road	Middletown	07748	Monmouth County	Middletown Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 671-5795	464	40	11.5	1.5%	417 (89.9%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (7.3%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.4%)	82.1	247^th of 1347 public elementary schools	81.7%		70.2	417^th of 1338 public elementary schools	68.8%	170	46.9		51.7	78.7	74.7				73.0	77.3	69.6						$7,091	$10	$7,081
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
River Plaza Elementary School	Public	K-5	155 Hubbard Avenue	Red Bank	07701	Monmouth County	Middletown Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 747-3679	268	23	11.5	5.6%	232 (86.6%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (7.8%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.9%)	89	143^rd of 1347 public elementary schools	89.4%		73.7	367^th of 1338 public elementary schools	72.6%	224	51.0		71.2	78.8	76.6				84.6	72.7	74.4						$8,973	$10	$8,963
Red Bank Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	58 Oakland Street	Red Bank	07701	Monmouth County	Red Bank Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 450-2092	182	21	8.4	56.0%	47 (25.8%)	9 (4.9%)	120 (65.9%)	3 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.6%)	32.4	922^nd of 1347 public elementary schools	31.6%		23.6	1025^th of 1338 public elementary schools	23.4%	103	0.0	20.0	42.8	40.0	14.3	70.0	61.2	70.0	42.9	20.0	7.1	40.0	38.9	16.7			$12,107	$652	$11,455
Shrewsbury Borough Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	20 Obre Place	Shrewsbury	07702	Monmouth County	Shrewsbury Borough School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 747-0882	439	52	8.4	0.7%	383 (87.2%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (5.5%)	11 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.8%)	82.7	237^th of 1347 public elementary schools	82.4%		88.5	142^nd of 1338 public elementary schools	89.4%	95	45.5	18.2	78.7	60.0	62.1	93.1	85.7	78.8	83.6	62.0	66.7	93.2	77.6	47.8	100.0	100.0	$14,231	$86	$14,145
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Lincroft Elementary School

What district is Lincroft Elementary School in?

Middletown Township Public School District

Is Lincroft Elementary School a good school?

Lincroft Elementary School ranks 407^th of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Lincroft Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 486 students attended Lincroft Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Lincroft Elementary School?

Students at Lincroft Elementary School are 87% White, 6% Hispanic, 3% Asian, 3% Two or more races.

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