Is Brookside Elementary School a good school?

Brookside Elementary School ranks 311 th of 1342 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Brookside Elementary School?

In the 2022-23 school year, 391 students attended Brookside Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Brookside Elementary School?

Students at Brookside Elementary School are 52% Asian, 35% White, 7% Hispanic, 5% African American, 1% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Brookside Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Brookside Elementary School usually go on to attend: Middle : Monroe Township Middle School High : Monroe Township High School

Brookside Elementary School

Public 3-5

370 Buckelew Avenue
Monroe Township, NJ 08831

(732) 521-1101

District: Monroe Township School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
311^th of 1,342 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $12,551

Students who attend Brookside Elementary School usually attend:

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

Student/teacher ratio: 9.9

Number of students: 391

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

52.2%

White:

34.5%

Hispanic:

7.4%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 5.1%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Brookside Elementary School ranks better than 76.8% of elementary schools in New Jersey. It also ranks 2^nd among 3 ranked elementary schools in the Monroe Township School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2023 the calculated Average Standard Score was 77.11. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a high school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: Asian (52.2%), White (34.5%), Hispanic (7.4%). (See more...)

Compare Details 5.1% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Brookside Elementary School is 9.9, which is the lowest among 6 elementary schools in the Monroe Township School District! (See more...)

Compare Brookside Elementary School employs 39.4 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Brookside Elementary School is $12,551. 4 elementary schools in the Monroe Township School District spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2023 Rankings:

Brookside Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Brookside Elementary School 311^th of 1342 New Jersey public elementary schools. (See Brookside Elementary School in the ranking list.)

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Monroe Township School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Monroe Township School District 135^th of 615 New Jersey school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Brookside Elementary School

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Rank History for all students at Brookside Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NJ State Percentile
2003	77.14	298^th	1204	75.2%
2004	71.50	416^th	1298	68.0%
2005	67.92	512^th	1303	60.7%
2006	75.85	317^th	1314	75.9%
2007	74.66	308^th	1329	76.8%
2008	75.99	307^th	1338	77.1%
2009	77.66	269^th	1346	80.0%
2010	79.57	219^th	1354	83.8%
2011	80.62	194^th	1360	85.7%
2012	78.12	279^th	1363	79.5%
2013	79.41	255^th	1367	81.3%
2014	77.34	307^th	1363	77.5%
2015	74.86	362^nd	1357	73.3%
2016	79.19	283^rd	1346	79.0%
2017	78.17	312^th	1352	76.9%
2018	76.41	326^th	1353	75.9%
2019	74.55	378^th	1360	72.2%
2021	75.54	288^th	1317	78.1%
2022	74.29	369^th	1345	72.6%
2023	77.11	311^th	1342	76.8%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Brookside Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NJ State Percentile
2018	61.94	320^th	1001	68.0%
2019	70.44	229^th	1007	77.3%
2021	68.39	187^th	868	78.5%
2022	52.65	369^th	949	61.1%
2023	64.53	258^th	958	73.1%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Brookside Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NJ State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	17.81	753^rd	910	17.3%

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Rank History for Female students at Brookside Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NJ State Percentile
2018	74.13	363^rd	1333	72.8%
2019	72.00	388^th	1331	70.8%
2021	76.25	246^th	1290	80.9%
2022	73.64	359^th	1326	72.9%
2023	78.67	272^nd	1318	79.4%

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Rank History for Male students at Brookside Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NJ State Percentile
2018	76.58	309^th	1334	76.8%
2019	75.17	323^rd	1335	75.8%
2021	73.55	291^st	1297	77.6%
2022	73.63	344^th	1324	74.0%
2023	74.10	338^th	1315	74.3%

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Rank History for Asian students at Brookside Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NJ State Percentile
2018	49.86	196^th	370	47.0%
2019	53.06	180^th	370	51.4%
2021	47.90	183^rd	339	46.0%
2022	57.88	157^th	348	54.9%
2023	49.03	188^th	346	45.7%

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Rank History for African American students at Brookside Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NJ State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2021	56.74	148^th	456	67.5%
2022	60.24	159^th	494	67.8%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Brookside Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NJ State Percentile
2021	80.51	111^th	896	87.6%
2022	44.63	474^th	953	50.3%
2023	66.02	268^th	982	72.7%

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Rank History for White students at Brookside Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NJ State Percentile
2018	46.10	573^rd	1022	43.9%
2019	38.12	675^th	1023	34.0%
2021	26.94	770^th	964	20.1%
2022	27.26	756^th	976	22.5%
2023	34.80	667^th	975	31.6%

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Data source: test scores: New Jersey Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: New Jersey Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Brookside Elementary School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Total
1992	185	14	5	4	1	n/a	n/a	209
1993	199	12	10	8	0	n/a	n/a	229
1994	217	17	7	1	0	n/a	n/a	242
1995	320	16	9	6	3	n/a	n/a	354
1996	320	16	9	6	3	n/a	n/a	354
1998	362	19	9	7	2	n/a	n/a	399
1999	365	17	10	15	5	n/a	n/a	412
2000	375	17	9	9	0	n/a	n/a	410
2001	373	26	15	18	0	n/a	n/a	432
2002	447	26	51	23	1	n/a	n/a	548
2003	447	26	51	23	1	n/a	n/a	548
2004	469	39	76	27	2	n/a	n/a	613
2005	501	36	106	19	6	n/a	n/a	668
2006	592	34	152	25	2	n/a	n/a	805
2007	661	39	191	33	0	n/a	n/a	924
2008	668	46	216	35	1	n/a	n/a	966
2009	496	32	137	28	1	0	0	694
2010	477	39	123	31	1	0	0	671
2011	470	35	145	28	1	0	1	680
2012	361	27	121	16	0	0	3	528
2013	356	28	136	17	0	0	3	540
2014	322	22	115	18	0	0	6	483
2015	291	20	118	23	0	0	13	465
2016	217	11	158	21	0	1	11	419
2017	211	14	174	17	0	0	9	425
2018	185	16	186	16	0	0	8	411
2019	166	19	196	13	0	0	6	400
2020	163	19	210	19	0	0	6	417
2021	157	27	180	30	0	0	7	401
2022	147	22	183	34	0	0	5	391
2023	135	18	204	29	0	0	5	391

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Brookside Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1992	209	12.0	17.4	11
1993	229	12.7	18.0	10.5
1994	242	16.0	15.1	13.2
1995	354	22.5	15.7	9.6
1996	354	22.5	15.7	9.6
1998	399	26.8	14.9	9
1999	412	28.2	14.6	9.2
2000	410	29.6	13.9	13.2
2001	432	29.9	14.4	13.2
2002	548	36.0	15.2	6.9
2003	548	36.0	15.2	6.9
2004	613	41.0	15.0	5.2
2005	668	48.6	13.7	n/a
2006	805	56.8	14.2	3.2
2007	924	65.0	14.2	3.1
2008	966	44.0	22.0	2.6
2009	694	52.4	11.0	2.9
2010	671	40.0	16.7	3.6
2011	680	36.0	18.8	4.1
2012	528	43.0	12.2	n/a
2013	540	48.0	11.2	0
2014	483	45.0	10.7	7
2015	465	47.0	9.8	6.9
2016	419	47.0	8.9	6.4
2017	425	31.9	13.2	5.4
2018	411	31.9	12.8	5.8
2019	400	33.9	11.7	5.5
2020	417	36.1	11.5	6
2021	401	36.4	10.9	7.2
2022	391	38.4	10.1	6.1
2023	391	39.4	9.9	5.1

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Brookside Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1992	209	12.0	17.4	11
1993	229	12.7	18.0	10.5
1994	242	16.0	15.1	13.2
1995	354	22.5	15.7	9.6
1996	354	22.5	15.7	9.6
1998	399	26.8	14.9	9
1999	412	28.2	14.6	9.2
2000	410	29.6	13.9	13.2
2001	432	29.9	14.4	13.2
2002	548	36.0	15.2	6.9
2003	548	36.0	15.2	6.9
2004	613	41.0	15.0	5.2
2005	668	48.6	13.7	n/a
2006	805	56.8	14.2	3.2
2007	924	65.0	14.2	3.1
2008	966	44.0	22.0	2.6
2009	694	52.4	11.0	2.9
2010	671	40.0	16.7	3.6
2011	680	36.0	18.8	4.1
2012	528	43.0	12.2	n/a
2013	540	48.0	11.2	0
2014	483	45.0	10.7	7
2015	465	47.0	9.8	6.9
2016	419	47.0	8.9	6.4
2017	425	31.9	13.2	5.4
2018	411	31.9	12.8	5.8
2019	400	33.9	11.7	5.5
2020	417	36.1	11.5	6
2021	401	36.4	10.9	7.2
2022	391	38.4	10.1	6.1
2023	391	39.4	9.9	5.1

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for Brookside Elementary School

Year	Expenditures from Federal Funds	Expenditures from State and Local Funds	Total Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019	$32 (0.3%)	$12,519 (99.7%)	$12,551

Data source: New Jersey Department of Education

Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Brookside Elementary School

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Rankings

Rank Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	Rank Post pandemic (2022-2023)	Change (%)
Ranks 378^th of 1360 Elementary schools	Ranks 311^th of 1342 Elementary schools	4.6%

Test Scores

	% proficient Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	% proficient Post pandemic (2022-2023)	Change (%)
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Brookside Elementary School)	57.3	49.6	7.7%
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Monroe Township School District)	56.9	57.9	1%
3rd Grade English Language Arts (New Jersey)	50.2	42	8.2%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Brookside Elementary School)	74.2	65.3	8.9%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Monroe Township School District)	74.7	68.8	5.9%
3rd Grade Mathematics (New Jersey)	55.1	45.9	9.2%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Brookside Elementary School)	72	60.8	11.2%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Monroe Township School District)	78.9	70.7	8.2%
4th Grade English Language Arts (New Jersey)	57.4	51.3	6.1%
4th Grade Mathematics (Brookside Elementary School)	74.8	67.6	7.2%
4th Grade Mathematics (Monroe Township School District)	78.8	74.2	4.6%
4th Grade Mathematics (New Jersey)	51	44.3	6.7%
5th Grade English Language Arts (Brookside Elementary School)	66.4	69.4	3%
5th Grade English Language Arts (Monroe Township School District)	69	73.5	4.5%
5th Grade English Language Arts (New Jersey)	57.9	53.2	4.7%
5th Grade Mathematics (Brookside Elementary School)	61.8	63.2	1.4%
5th Grade Mathematics (Monroe Township School District)	66.3	68.8	2.5%
5th Grade Mathematics (New Jersey)	46.8	40.1	6.7%

Student Body

	Number of students Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	Number of students Post pandemic (2022-2023)	Change (%)
Total Students	400	391	2.3%
African American	19	18	5.3%
American Indian	0	0
Asian	196	204	4.1%
Hispanic	13	29	123.1%
Pacific Islander	0	0
White	166	135	18.7%
Two or More Races	6	5	16.7%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	5.5%	5.1%	0.4%

Schools Near Brookside Elementary School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2023)				Ranking (2022)				NJSLA-S Science (2023)	NJSLA English Language Arts (2023)			NJSLA Mathematics (2023)			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 (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	SchoolDigger Rating (2023)	Average Standard Score (2022)	Statewide Rank (2022)	State Percentile (2022)	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
Brookside Elementary School	Public	3-5	370 Buckelew Avenue	Monroe Township	08831	Middlesex County	Monroe Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(732) 521-1101	391	39	9.9	5.1%	135 (34.5%)	18 (4.6%)	29 (7.4%)	204 (52.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.3%)	77.1	311^th of 1342 public elementary schools	76.8%		74.3	369^th of 1345 public elementary schools	72.6%	58	47.0	49.6	60.8	69.4	65.3	67.6	63.2	$12,551	$32	$12,519
Barclay Brook School	Public	PK, KG-2	358 Buckelew Avenue	Monroe Twp	08831	Middlesex County	Monroe Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(732) 521-1000	328	29	11.1	4.6%	121 (36.9%)	15 (4.6%)	20 (6.1%)	168 (51.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.2%)								(n/a)								$13,781	$79	$13,702
John F. Kennedy Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	28 Front Street	Jamesburg	08831	Middlesex County	Jamesburg Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(732) 521-0400	458	46	9.8	53.5%	149 (32.5%)	21 (4.6%)	257 (56.1%)	21 (4.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.7%)	31.6	931^st of 1342 public elementary schools	30.6%		38.9	808^th of 1345 public elementary schools	39.9%	123	13.2	36.2	27.5	45.4	36.8	30.7	38.3	$12,212	$394	$11,818
Mill Lake	Public	PK, KG-3	115 Monmouth Road	Monroe Twp	08831	Middlesex County	Monroe Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(732) 251-5336	471	46	10.3	10.0%	278 (59.0%)	15 (3.2%)	58 (12.3%)	102 (21.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.8%)	48.7	683^rd of 1342 public elementary schools	49.1%		72	405^th of 1345 public elementary schools	69.9%	278		43.5			43.6			$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	(n/a)	(732) 251-1177	271	26	10.5	12.5%	145 (53.5%)	10 (3.7%)	35 (12.9%)	69 (25.5%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.1%)								(n/a)	41.8		69.4	68.5		63.7	58.2	$12,690	$130	$12,560
Milford Brook School	Public	K-6	20 Globar Terrace	Manalapan	07726	Monmouth County	Manalapan-Englishtown Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(732) 786-2780	515	45	11.4	11.1%	380 (73.8%)	11 (2.1%)	72 (14.0%)	32 (6.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	19 (3.7%)	84.2	214^th of 1342 public elementary schools	84.1%		78.3	316^th of 1345 public elementary schools	76.5%	102	39.4	51.2	82.8	75.5	68.6	83.2	76.6	$8,628	$270	$8,358
Applegarth Elementary School	Public	4-5	227 Applegarth Rd	Monroe Twp	08831	Middlesex County	Monroe Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(609) 655-0604	468	32	14.6	5.6%	48 (10.3%)	9 (1.9%)	18 (3.8%)	389 (83.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)								(n/a)	60.2		77.1	79.2		83.3	78.8	$12,714	$31	$12,683
E Raymond Appleby Elementary School	Public	2-5	23 Vliet Street	Spotswood	08884	Middlesex County	Spotswood Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(732) 723-2200	334	34	9.8	20.1%	206 (61.7%)	13 (3.9%)	85 (25.4%)	15 (4.5%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.9%)	52	643^rd of 1342 public elementary schools	52.1%		53.2	635^th of 1345 public elementary schools	52.8%	8	26.7	22.8	60.5	56.8	43.1	65.7	45.3	$11,070	$171	$10,899
Clark Mills School	Public	K-5	34 Gordons Corner Road	Manalapan	07726	Monmouth County	Manalapan-Englishtown Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(732) 786-2720	477	36	13.4	6.9%	380 (79.7%)	2 (0.4%)	57 (11.9%)	24 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	10 (2.1%)	86.2	187^th of 1342 public elementary schools	86.1%		85.9	192^nd of 1345 public elementary schools	85.7%	5	39.5	59.8	71.1	88.5	79.0	72.0	76.9	$8,519	$27	$8,492
Oak Tree Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-3	226 Applegarth Road	Monroe Township	08831	Middlesex County	Monroe Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(609) 655-7642	644	45	14.4	4.7%	47 (7.3%)	20 (3.1%)	27 (4.2%)	536 (83.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.2%)	93.3	63^rd of 1342 public elementary schools	95.3%		93	80^th of 1345 public elementary schools	94.1%	17		71.2			85.9			$12,219	$30	$12,189

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