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River Plaza Elementary School

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River Plaza Elementary School ranks 143 rd of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

143^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 89% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

River Plaza Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Red Bank, New Jersey, serving grades K-5 with a total enrollment of 262 students. The school is part of the Middletown Township Public School District, which is ranked 193 out of 609 districts in New Jersey and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

River Plaza Elementary School consistently ranks among the top elementary schools in New Jersey, with a statewide ranking ranging from 90 to 458 over the past 10 years. The school's students perform significantly better than the state and district averages in NJSLA (New Jersey Student Learning Assessment) tests across all grade levels and subjects. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, 71.2% of 3rd graders, 78.8% of 4th graders, and 76.6% 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. In mathematics, the school's performance is even more impressive, with 84.6% of 3rd graders, 72.7% of 4th graders, and 74.4% of 5th graders scoring proficient or better, compared to the state averages of 49.8%, 46.7%, and 44.2%. The school's performance in science is also noteworthy, with 51% of 5th graders scoring proficient or better, compared to the state average of 30.1%.

When compared to other schools in the area, Lincroft Elementary School and Nut Swamp Elementary School, both part of the Middletown Township Public School District, River Plaza Elementary School outperforms them in both academic performance and student subgroup rankings. However, the school lags behind high-performing schools like Viola L Sickles School (Fair Haven School District) and Point Road School (Little Silver Boro School District) in terms of overall academic performance and rankings.

268

Students ?

11.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,973

Per pupil spending ?

5.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

155 Hubbard Avenue
Red Bank, NJ 07701-5599

(732) 747-3679

District: Middletown Township Public School District

Racial breakdown:

White:

86.6%

Hispanic:

7.8%

Two or more races:

4.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 84th percentile in 2015 → 89th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New Jersey average (73% vs 46% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 11% of New Jersey elementary schools

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school73%

District avg58%

New Jersey avg46%

143^rd of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Top 11%▲ up 6 pts since 2015

From top 16% (2015) to top 11% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st 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	89.0	143 of 1347	89.4%	★★★★☆
2024	73.7	367 of 1338	72.6%	★★★★☆
2023	66.8	458 of 1342	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	78.8	308 of 1345	77.1%	★★★★☆
2021	75.4	291 of 1317	77.9%	★★★★☆
2019	77.4	314 of 1360	76.9%	★★★★☆
2018	75.0	367 of 1353	72.9%	★★★★☆
2017	79.8	282 of 1352	79.1%	★★★★☆
2016	90.7	90 of 1346	93.3%	★★★★★
2015	83.4	221 of 1357	83.7%	★★★★☆
2014	80.5	229 of 1363	83.2%	★★★★☆
2013	78.0	284 of 1367	79.2%	★★★★☆
2012	76.9	313 of 1363	77.0%	★★★★☆
2011	80.1	207 of 1360	84.8%	★★★★☆
2010	69.4	463 of 1354	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2009	72.8	404 of 1346	70.0%	★★★★☆
2008	76.9	272 of 1338	79.7%	★★★★☆
2007	80.1	130 of 1329	90.2%	★★★★★
2006	81.6	113 of 1314	91.4%	★★★★★
2005	78.7	214 of 1303	83.6%	★★★★☆
2004	69.5	462 of 1298	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2003	68.4	470 of 1204	61.0%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	86.7	164 of 1326	87.6%	★★★★☆
2024	74.3	340 of 1317	74.2%	★★★★☆
2023	70.5	405 of 1318	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	74.4	349 of 1326	73.7%	★★★★☆
2021	68.2	353 of 1290	72.6%	★★★★☆
2019	76.4	314 of 1331	76.4%	★★★★☆
2018	69.9	431 of 1333	67.7%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	88.8	117 of 1318	91.1%	★★★★★
2024	71.3	376 of 1313	71.4%	★★★★☆
2023	63.1	483 of 1315	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	79.6	269 of 1324	79.7%	★★★★☆
2021	80.6	214 of 1297	83.5%	★★★★☆
2019	74.3	341 of 1335	74.5%	★★★★☆
2018	77.4	296 of 1334	77.8%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	93.2	46 of 1023	95.5%	★★★★★
2023	56.1	337 of 958	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	79.8	132 of 949	86.1%	★★★★☆
2021	51.6	347 of 868	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	58.4	355 of 1007	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	48.9	457 of 1001	54.3%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	83.5	113 of 970	88.4%	★★★★☆
2024	60.3	372 of 963	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.2	492 of 975	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	68.1	292 of 976	70.1%	★★★★☆
2021	70.6	223 of 964	76.9%	★★★★☆
2019	67.4	320 of 1023	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	61.7	405 of 1022	60.4%	★★★☆☆

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)96th percentile+6 vs school

Male (2025)91st percentile~ school

White (2025)88th percentile~ school

Female (2025)88th percentile~ school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics78%+31 vs state

English Language Arts75%+25 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)						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
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 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
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
Fairview Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	230 Cooper Road	Red Bank	07701	Monmouth County	Middletown Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 747-3308	291	28	10.3	11.7%	236 (81.1%)	3 (1.0%)	23 (7.9%)	17 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.1%)	81.8	256^th of 1347 public elementary schools	81.0%		80.4	278^th of 1338 public elementary schools	79.2%	22	30.9		60.5	75.0	73.8				81.4	87.5	69.1						$9,003	$10	$8,993
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
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
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
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
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
Viola L Sickles School	Public	PK, KG-3	25 Willow Street	Fair Haven	07704	Monmouth County	Fair Haven School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 741-6151	464	40	11.6	0.6%	437 (94.2%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.2%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.7%)	95.3	26^th of 1347 public elementary schools	98.1%		97.4	7^th of 1338 public elementary schools	99.5%	19			78.7						89.8								$8,188		$8,188

Frequently Asked Questions about River Plaza Elementary School

How many students attend River Plaza Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 268 students attended River Plaza Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of River Plaza Elementary School?

Students at River Plaza Elementary School are 87% White, 8% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races.

What district is River Plaza Elementary School in?

Middletown Township Public School District

Is River Plaza Elementary School a good school?

River Plaza Elementary School ranks 143^rd of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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