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Midtown Community Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5
1291st
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools
Better than 4% of New Jersey elementary schools
Summary

Midtown Community Elementary School is a public elementary school in Neptune, New Jersey, serving 430 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Neptune Township School District, which is ranked 536 out of 609 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Midtown Community Elementary School consistently ranks in the bottom 10-15% of New Jersey elementary schools, with low proficiency rates on state assessments. In 2024-2025, only 12.8% of 3rd graders, 23.3% of 4th graders, and 28.5% 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. The school's performance is particularly low in mathematics, with only 11.9% of 3rd graders, 6.5% of 4th graders, and 11.5% of 5th graders proficient or better, compared to the state averages of 49.8%, 46.7%, and 44.2%. The school also has high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 14.9% to 26.9% over the past few years, significantly higher than the state average.

In contrast, the nearby Shark River Hills Elementary School and Gables Elementary School, which are also part of the Neptune Township School District, perform significantly better than Midtown Community Elementary School on academic measures. Additionally, the Avon Elementary School, which is in a different district, is a high-performing school that outperforms Midtown Community Elementary School. The low performance of Midtown Community Elementary School suggests the need for significant interventions and strategies to address the academic and non-academic challenges facing the school.

437
Students ?
9.9
Student/teacher ratio ?
$13,354
Per pupil spending ?
90.2%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 1155 Corlies Ave
       Neptune, NJ  07753-5034

(732) 776-2200

District: Neptune Township School District


Students who attend Midtown Community Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:    Neptune Middle School
High:    Neptune High School
Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
57.4%
African American:
35.2%
White:
3.7%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Holding steady — 8th percentile in 2015 → 4th in 2025
Strengths
Small classes — about 10 students per teacher
Worth a look
!Test scores below the New Jersey average (14% vs 46% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (4th percentile)
!High chronic absenteeism (22% vs 14% New Jersey)
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school14%
District avg29%
New Jersey avg46%
1,291st of 1,347
New Jersey public elementary schools ?
Bottom 4%▼ down 4 pts since 2015
From bottom 8% (2015) to bottom 4% (2025)
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SchoolDigger rating ?
5th of 5Elementary Schools in the Neptune Township School District
536th of 609Neptune 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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
20257.31291 of 13474.2%☆☆☆☆☆
20248.51263 of 13385.6%☆☆☆☆☆
202313.21184 of 134211.8%★☆☆☆☆
202215.61141 of 134515.2%★☆☆☆☆
202115.41109 of 131715.8%★☆☆☆☆
20197.51275 of 13606.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20186.21294 of 13534.4%☆☆☆☆☆
20177.61269 of 13526.1%☆☆☆☆☆
201610.91210 of 134610.1%★☆☆☆☆
20159.71244 of 13578.3%☆☆☆☆☆
201420.51146 of 136315.9%★☆☆☆☆
201326.01092 of 136720.1%★☆☆☆☆
201217.61166 of 136314.5%★☆☆☆☆
201112.21226 of 13609.9%☆☆☆☆☆
20104.61290 of 13544.7%☆☆☆☆☆
20094.71282 of 13464.8%☆☆☆☆☆
20087.91244 of 13387.0%☆☆☆☆☆
200715.31179 of 132911.3%★☆☆☆☆
200622.61116 of 131415.1%★☆☆☆☆
200522.41100 of 130315.6%★☆☆☆☆
200418.11108 of 129814.6%★☆☆☆☆
200328.3926 of 120423.1%★☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
202528.7316 of 46331.7%★★☆☆☆
202419.9409 of 46912.8%★☆☆☆☆
202332.8324 of 46330.0%★★☆☆☆
202243.8271 of 49445.1%★★☆☆☆
202141.0259 of 45643.2%★★☆☆☆
201928.2414 of 52220.7%★☆☆☆☆
201815.3431 of 51716.6%★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
202527.6453 of 59724.1%★☆☆☆☆
202425.3453 of 55919.0%★☆☆☆☆
202343.0234 of 49953.1%★★★☆☆
202243.5220 of 48955.0%★★★☆☆
202165.283 of 41179.8%★★★★☆
201918.9395 of 46314.7%★☆☆☆☆
201817.6380 of 43412.4%★☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
202510.41206 of 13269.0%☆☆☆☆☆
202412.01164 of 131711.6%★☆☆☆☆
202320.01044 of 131820.8%★☆☆☆☆
202223.31007 of 132624.1%★☆☆☆☆
202118.81061 of 129017.8%★☆☆☆☆
20196.51253 of 13315.9%☆☆☆☆☆
20186.81253 of 13336.0%☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
202514.9904 of 103212.4%★☆☆☆☆
202418.2838 of 98915.3%★☆☆☆☆
202327.3718 of 98226.9%★☆☆☆☆
202233.5617 of 95335.3%★★☆☆☆
202137.0566 of 89636.8%★★☆☆☆
201922.1701 of 89922.0%★☆☆☆☆
201825.1655 of 87024.7%★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
202514.7955 of 10236.6%☆☆☆☆☆
202435.2607 of 93935.4%★★☆☆☆
202337.7549 of 91039.7%★★☆☆☆
202228.0628 of 86327.2%★☆☆☆☆
202127.6651 of 83922.4%★☆☆☆☆
201917.0775 of 94818.2%★☆☆☆☆
201818.2853 of 9429.4%☆☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
20256.61256 of 13184.7%☆☆☆☆☆
20248.81222 of 13136.9%☆☆☆☆☆
20239.71211 of 13157.9%☆☆☆☆☆
202212.11176 of 132411.2%★☆☆☆☆
202117.11058 of 129718.4%★☆☆☆☆
201911.31193 of 133510.6%★☆☆☆☆
20188.71227 of 13348.0%☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
202519.3865 of 102315.4%★☆☆☆☆
202424.0729 of 98926.3%★☆☆☆☆
202325.1691 of 95827.9%★☆☆☆☆
202226.5667 of 94929.7%★☆☆☆☆
202112.3837 of 8683.6%☆☆☆☆☆
201913.2935 of 10077.1%☆☆☆☆☆
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)
African American (2025)32nd percentile+28 vs school
English Language Learner (2025)24th percentile+20 vs school
Special Education (2025)15th percentile+11 vs school
Hispanic (2025)12th percentile+8 vs school
Female (2025)9th percentile+5 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)7th percentile~ school
Male (2025)5th percentile~ school
By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?
English Language Arts22%-28 vs state
Mathematics10%-37 vs state
Science2%-28 vs state

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Frequently Asked Questions about Midtown Community Elementary School

Students at Midtown Community Elementary School are 57% Hispanic, 35% African American, 4% White, 3% Two or more races.

Midtown Community Elementary School ranks in the bottom 4.2% of New Jersey elementary schools.

In the 2024-25 school year, 437 students attended Midtown Community Elementary School.

Students who attend Midtown Community Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Neptune Middle School
High : Neptune High School


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Latest New Jersey data All new data »
2024–25 attendance data, dropout rates & graduation ratesJun 13, 2026
2024–25 NJGPA, NJSLA & NJSLA-S test scoresDec 3, 2025
2023–24 attendance data, dropout rates & graduation ratesMay 8, 2025
2023–24 NJGPA test scoresJan 22, 2025


SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the New Jersey Department of Education.

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