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Mill Lake

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Mill Lake ranks 622 nd of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-3

622^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 54% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

Mill Lake is an elementary school serving grades PK-3 in the Monroe Township School District in New Jersey, with 479 students. While the district is ranked 146 out of 609 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating, Mill Lake's student performance, particularly in English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics, lags behind the district and state averages. For example, in 2024-2025, only 42.1% of Mill Lake's 3rd graders were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 54.9% for the district and 44.9% for the state.

However, Mill Lake's performance for special education and low socioeconomic status (SES) students is relatively stronger, with the school ranking 363 out of 1,023 New Jersey elementary schools for special education students and 207 out of 1,023 for low SES students, both with 4-star ratings. The school also has a relatively low student-teacher ratio, ranging from 10.3 to 10.4 over the past few years. Interestingly, nearby schools like Brookside Elementary School and Bowne-Munro Elementary School consistently outperform Mill Lake in both ELA and Mathematics proficiency rates.

The school's high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 13.1% to 16.6% over the past few years, and the growing population of economically disadvantaged students, with free/reduced lunch rates increasing from 6.08% in 2021-2022 to 10.44% in 2023-2024, suggest the need for increased attendance and family engagement initiatives. Additionally, Mill Lake's overall statewide ranking has declined from 389 out of 1,317 schools in 2020-2021 to 622 out of 1,347 schools in 2024-2025, indicating a potential decline in performance that warrants further investigation and targeted improvement efforts.

462

Students ?

11.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,039

Per pupil spending ?

17.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

115 Monmouth Road
Monroe Twp, NJ 08831

(732) 251-5336

District: Monroe Township School District

Students who attend Mill Lake usually attend:

Middle:	Monroe Township Middle School
High:	Monroe Township High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

55.8%

Asian:

18.0%

Hispanic:

16.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 68th percentile in 2011 → 54th in 2025

Strengths

✓Above the New Jersey median (54th percentile)

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 14 percentile points since 2011

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school50%

District avg64%

New Jersey avg47%

622^nd of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Top 46%▼ down 25 pts since 2016

From top 21% (2016) to top 46% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 3Elementary Schools in the Monroe Township School District

146^th of 609Monroe 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	54.5	622 of 1347	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.9	558 of 1338	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.7	683 of 1342	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	72.0	405 of 1345	69.9%	★★★★☆
2021	67.1	389 of 1317	70.5%	★★★★☆
2019	46.1	770 of 1360	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	64.8	521 of 1353	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2017	47.3	759 of 1352	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2016	79.2	281 of 1346	79.1%	★★★★☆
2011	71.2	435 of 1360	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2010	64.7	582 of 1354	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2009	56.5	717 of 1346	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2008	50.4	834 of 1338	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2007	66.0	579 of 1329	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2006	58.5	725 of 1314	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2005	59.5	689 of 1303	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2004	68.6	481 of 1298	62.9%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	4.9	305 of 330	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	34.2	238 of 340	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	25.3	274 of 346	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	45.0	208 of 348	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	62.2	136 of 339	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	34.5	253 of 370	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	49.8	197 of 370	46.8%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	52.0	622 of 1326	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.1	512 of 1317	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.3	524 of 1318	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	72.3	384 of 1326	71.0%	★★★★☆
2021	64.1	406 of 1290	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	51.8	670 of 1331	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	57.4	594 of 1333	55.4%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	41.3	565 of 1032	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	59.9	316 of 953	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	61.3	248 of 896	72.3%	★★★★☆
2019	62.0	290 of 899	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	86.6	90 of 870	89.7%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	71.7	207 of 1023	79.8%	★★★★☆
2023	63.3	256 of 910	71.9%	★★★★☆
2021	63.1	195 of 839	76.8%	★★★★☆
2018	58.5	336 of 942	64.3%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	55.8	571 of 1318	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.5	560 of 1313	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	31.0	898 of 1315	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	71.1	379 of 1324	71.4%	★★★★☆
2021	68.4	362 of 1297	72.1%	★★★★☆
2019	43.5	778 of 1335	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	71.1	403 of 1334	69.8%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	54.9	363 of 1023	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	75.4	161 of 989	83.7%	★★★★☆
2023	44.2	454 of 958	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	63.5	273 of 949	71.2%	★★★★☆
2021	62.4	233 of 868	73.2%	★★★★☆
2019	59.7	347 of 1007	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.9	433 of 1001	56.7%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	39.2	606 of 970	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.2	661 of 963	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	20.0	816 of 975	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	53.6	458 of 976	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	39.4	594 of 964	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	12.7	925 of 1023	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	30.5	754 of 1022	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆

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)80th percentile+26 vs school

Special Education (2025)65th percentile+11 vs school

Male (2025)57th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)53rd percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)45th percentile-9 vs school

White (2025)38th percentile-16 vs school

Asian (2025)8th percentile-46 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics58%+9 vs state

English Language Arts42%-3 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 (2025)	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
Mill Lake	Public	PK, KG-3	115 Monmouth Road	Monroe Twp	08831	Middlesex County	Monroe Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 251-5336	462	41	11.2	17.5%	258 (55.8%)	9 (1.9%)	77 (16.7%)	83 (18.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	34 (7.4%)	54.5	622^nd of 1347 public elementary schools	53.8%		58.9	558^th of 1338 public elementary schools	58.3%	64		42.1			58.5			$13,039	$106	$12,933
Woodland School	Public	4-5	42 Harrison Ave	Monroe Township	08831	Middlesex County	Monroe Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 251-1177	261	26	9.9	16.5%	161 (61.7%)	8 (3.1%)	21 (8.0%)	58 (22.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	12 (4.6%)								(n/a)	30.0		60.7	70.8		60.6	55.4	$12,690	$130	$12,560
E Raymond Appleby Elementary School	Public	2-5	23 Vliet Street	Spotswood	08884	Middlesex County	Spotswood Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 723-2200	365	38	9.6	30.7%	212 (58.1%)	12 (3.3%)	98 (26.8%)	20 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	22 (6.0%)	32	930^th of 1347 public elementary schools	31.0%		47.9	699^th of 1338 public elementary schools	47.8%	231	13.8	34.6	50.6	31.2	34.7	40.5	43.6	$11,070	$171	$10,899
Raymond E. Voorhees Elementary School	Public	K-5	11 Liberty Street	Old Bridge	08857	Middlesex County	Old Bridge Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 360-4544	424	40	10.7	25.9%	241 (56.8%)	34 (8.0%)	62 (14.6%)	69 (16.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.8%)	66.7	460^th of 1347 public elementary schools	65.9%		76.2	335^th of 1338 public elementary schools	75.0%	125	35.1	45.3	79.3	60.0	62.7	64.1	50.6	$12,225	$63	$12,162
G Austin Schoenly Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-1	80 Kane Avenue	Spotswood	08884	Middlesex County	Spotswood Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 723-2200	235	15	15.6	25.1%	142 (60.4%)	16 (6.8%)	51 (21.7%)	15 (6.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.7%)								(n/a)								$12,319	$361	$11,958
Barclay Brook School	Public	PK, KG-2	358 Buckelew Avenue	Monroe Twp	08831	Middlesex County	Monroe Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 521-1000	332	30	10.9	9.3%	110 (33.1%)	8 (2.4%)	29 (8.7%)	180 (54.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.5%)								(n/a)								$13,781	$79	$13,702
Brookside Elementary School	Public	3-5	370 Buckelew Avenue	Monroe Township	08831	Middlesex County	Monroe Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 521-1101	431	40	10.7	10.2%	138 (32.0%)	20 (4.6%)	28 (6.5%)	237 (55.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.6%)	73.4	370^th of 1347 public elementary schools	72.5%		75.7	341^st of 1338 public elementary schools	74.5%	29	53.2	49.0	56.4	67.4	68.0	65.0	64.0	$12,551	$32	$12,519
Southwood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	64 Southwood Dr	Old Bridge	08857	Middlesex County	Old Bridge Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 360-4539	265	29	9.1	28.7%	158 (59.6%)	14 (5.3%)	66 (24.9%)	23 (8.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.5%)	66.9	456^th of 1347 public elementary schools	66.1%		63.1	502^nd of 1338 public elementary schools	62.5%	46	28.8	45.9	58.0	77.1	64.8	48.0	75.5	$16,304	$63	$16,241
M. Scott Carpenter Elementary School	Public	K-5	One Par Avenue	Old Bridge	08857	Middlesex County	Old Bridge Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 360-4452	224	20	11.4	12.9%	160 (71.4%)	7 (3.1%)	30 (13.4%)	18 (8.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.6%)	59.4	552^nd of 1347 public elementary schools	59.0%		70.2	416^th of 1338 public elementary schools	68.9%	136	25.5	42.5	74.2	59.2	62.5	61.3	46.9	$13,623	$63	$13,560
Bowne-Munro Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	120 Main Street	East Brunswick	08816	Middlesex County	East Brunswick Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 613-6810	201	17	11.9	23.9%	77 (38.3%)	22 (10.9%)	52 (25.9%)	38 (18.9%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (5.5%)	86.8	175^th of 1347 public elementary schools	87.0%		74	366^th of 1338 public elementary schools	72.6%	191		91.3	78.7		69.5	68.1		$13,912	$163	$13,749

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