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Midtown Community Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1261^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,331 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 5% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

Midtown Community Elementary School serves 437 students in pre-K through grade 5 in Neptune, NJ, where nearby schools range from small elementary schools to larger schools serving different grade spans. Its clearest challenge is low proficiency across subjects, especially in grade 5: just 2% of students were proficient in math and science in 2025–2026.

Grade 3 ELA is a relative bright spot, with 30% proficiency, but results weaken in upper grades: ELA was 17% in both grades 4 and 5, while math fell to 14% in grade 4 and 2% in grade 5. Across grades 3–5, Midtown averaged 21% in ELA and 13% in math, compared with 49% and 47% statewide and 37% and 26% in the Neptune Township School District. Its grade 5 math result was the lowest among nearby schools with reported results. Against district school Gables Elementary School, Midtown did better in grade 3 and grade 4 math, but its grade 5 math proficiency was 23 percentage points lower.

Results have improved in grade 3 ELA, rising from 11% in 2022–2023 to 30% in 2025–2026, but the three-grade ELA average fell from 27% to 21%, and the grade 5 science result declined from 7% to 2%. SchoolDigger rates Midtown at 0 stars and the 5th percentile statewide in 2025–2026, up slightly from the 4th percentile the year before. The student-teacher ratio was 9.9 in 2024–2025—below the ratios at both same-district schools, but above the nearby-school average of 9.0. The school reported 90% free/reduced lunch eligible in 2024–2025, the second-highest share among nearby schools. SchoolDigger’s statewide effectiveness measure for English Language Learner Students was at the 31st percentile, compared with the school’s overall 5th percentile; its measure for Low Socio Economic Status Students fell from the 35th percentile in 2023–2024 to the 8th in 2025–2026.

437

Students ?

9.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,527

Per pupil spending ?

90.2%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

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: Declining — 10th percentile in 2016 → 5th in 2026

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Jersey average (14% vs 45% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (5th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (22% vs 14% New Jersey)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school14%

District avg29%

New Jersey avg45%

1,261^st of 1,331

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Bottom 5%▼ down 5 pts since 2016

From bottom 10% (2016) to bottom 5% (2026)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 5Elementary Schools in the Neptune Township School District

525^th of 607Neptune 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
2026	8.4	1261 of 1331	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	7.3	1291 of 1347	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.5	1263 of 1338	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.2	1184 of 1342	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.6	1141 of 1345	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.4	1109 of 1317	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	7.5	1275 of 1360	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.2	1294 of 1353	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	7.6	1269 of 1352	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	10.9	1210 of 1346	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	9.7	1244 of 1357	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	20.5	1146 of 1363	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	26.0	1092 of 1367	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	17.6	1166 of 1363	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	12.2	1226 of 1360	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	4.6	1290 of 1354	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	4.7	1282 of 1346	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	7.9	1244 of 1338	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	15.3	1179 of 1329	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	22.6	1116 of 1314	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	22.4	1100 of 1303	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	18.1	1108 of 1298	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	28.3	926 of 1204	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2026	17.1	395 of 434	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	28.7	316 of 463	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	19.9	409 of 469	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.8	324 of 463	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.8	271 of 494	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	41.0	259 of 456	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	28.2	414 of 522	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.3	431 of 517	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2026	31.7	402 of 581	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	27.6	453 of 597	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.3	453 of 559	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	43.0	234 of 499	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	43.5	220 of 489	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	65.2	83 of 411	79.8%	★★★★☆
2019	18.9	395 of 463	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.6	380 of 434	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2026	11.2	1208 of 1311	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	10.4	1206 of 1326	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.0	1164 of 1317	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.0	1044 of 1318	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.3	1007 of 1326	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.8	1061 of 1290	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	6.5	1253 of 1331	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.8	1253 of 1333	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2026	23.3	835 of 991	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	14.9	904 of 1032	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.2	838 of 989	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.3	718 of 982	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.5	617 of 953	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.0	566 of 896	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	22.1	701 of 899	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.1	655 of 870	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2026	18.2	919 of 1002	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	14.7	955 of 1023	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	35.2	607 of 939	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.7	549 of 910	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.0	628 of 863	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.6	651 of 839	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.0	775 of 948	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.2	853 of 942	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2026	8.2	1245 of 1306	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	6.6	1256 of 1318	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.8	1222 of 1313	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.7	1211 of 1315	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.1	1176 of 1324	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.1	1058 of 1297	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	11.3	1193 of 1335	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	8.7	1227 of 1334	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2026	17.9	855 of 970	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	19.3	865 of 1023	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.0	729 of 989	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.1	691 of 958	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.5	667 of 949	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.3	837 of 868	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.2	935 of 1007	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2026)31st percentile+26 vs school

Hispanic (2026)16th percentile+10 vs school

Special Education (2026)12th percentile+7 vs school

African American (2026)9th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)8th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2026)8th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2026)5th percentile~ school

By subject vs New Jersey (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts21%-28 vs state

Mathematics12%-35 vs state

Science2%-25 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				NJSLA-S Science (2026)		NJSLA English Language Arts (2026)						NJSLA Mathematics (2026)						NJSLA Algebra I (2026)			Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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 7th 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
Midtown Community Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1155 Corlies Ave	Neptune	07753	Monmouth County	Neptune Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 776-2200	437	44	9.9	90.2%	16 (3.7%)	154 (35.2%)	251 (57.4%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.0%)	8.4	1261^st of 1331 public elementary schools	5.3%		7.3	1291^st of 1347 public elementary schools	4.2%	30	2.4		29.7	16.7	16.7				21.6	13.9	2.4							$19,527	$1,118	$18,409
Thurgood Marshall Elementary School	Public	3-5	600 Monroe Avenue	Asbury Park	07712	Monmouth County	Asbury Park School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 776-2660	443	43	10.3	80.1%	21 (4.7%)	201 (45.4%)	207 (46.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.9%)	4.8	1308^th of 1331 public elementary schools	1.7%					(n/a)	4.2		10.7	9.0	15.3				9.2	3.0	9.7							$19,336	$732	$18,604
Bradley Beach Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	515 Brinley Avenue	Bradley Beach	07720	Monmouth County	Bradley Beach School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 775-4413	193	30	6.4	64.8%	58 (30.1%)	12 (6.2%)	118 (61.1%)	4 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	38.9	814^th of 1331 public elementary schools	38.8%		43.8	759^th of 1347 public elementary schools	43.7%	55	25.0	5.6	40.0	42.9	55.0	50.0	63.7	50.0	35.0	28.6	30.0	38.5	45.5	0.0				$31,283	$2,376	$28,907
Hope Academy Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	601 Grand Avenue	Asbury Park	07712	Monmouth County	Hope Academy Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 988-4227	309	27	11.6	91.9%	1 (0.3%)	77 (24.9%)	230 (74.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	17.9	1105^th of 1331 public elementary schools	17.0%		15	1175^th of 1347 public elementary schools	12.8%	70	5.1	6.3	40.0	30.0	23.1	27.5	42.5	37.6	42.9	17.5	20.5	12.5	10.0	12.5				$16,438	$4,052	$12,386
Bradley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-2	1100 Third Avenue	Asbury Park	07712	Monmouth County	Asbury Park School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 776-3100	345	44	7.9	81.4%	12 (3.5%)	163 (47.2%)	160 (46.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.6%)								(n/a)																		$25,376	$853	$24,523
Woodrow Wilson	Public	PK, KG-8	210 West Sylvania Ave	Neptune City	07753	Monmouth County	Neptune City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 775-5319	264	34	7.8	56.1%	59 (22.3%)	79 (29.9%)	105 (39.8%)	6 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.7%)	31.7	904^th of 1331 public elementary schools	32.1%		21	1080^th of 1347 public elementary schools	19.8%	176	4.0	0.0	28.6	42.1	56.0	52.6	44.4	21.4	22.7	47.3	28.0	21.1	14.8	7.1				$22,437	$1,267	$21,170
Gables Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1 Gables Court	Neptune	07753	Monmouth County	Neptune Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 776-2200	284	26	10.9	76.1%	14 (4.9%)	172 (60.6%)	77 (27.1%)	5 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	15 (5.3%)	18.5	1098^th of 1331 public elementary schools	17.5%		16.5	1155^th of 1347 public elementary schools	14.3%	57	17.3		28.9	27.8	42.3				8.9	5.6	25.0							$19,520	$1,434	$18,086
Avon Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	505 Lincoln Avenue	Avon by the Sea	07717	Monmouth County	Avon Boro School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 775-4328	112	18	6.2	14.3%	99 (88.4%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (8.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.7%)	88.5	139^th of 1331 public elementary schools	89.6%		83.4	226^th of 1347 public elementary schools	83.2%	87	66.7		92.8	64.3	100.0				78.6	50.0	100.0							$32,091	$1,406	$30,685
Wanamassa Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	901 Bendermere Avenue	Ocean	07712	Monmouth County	Township of Ocean School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 531-5700	356	38	9.4	15.4%	278 (78.1%)	7 (2.0%)	53 (14.9%)	9 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	7 (2.0%)	80.3	277^th of 1331 public elementary schools	79.2%		81	272^nd of 1347 public elementary schools	79.8%	5			67.9	72.4					67.9	57.4								$22,913	$81	$22,832
Shark River Hills Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	312 Brighton Avenue	Neptune	07753	Monmouth County	Neptune Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 776-2200	244	21	11.6	23.4%	162 (66.4%)	20 (8.2%)	34 (13.9%)	4 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (9.8%)	42.1	773^rd of 1331 public elementary schools	41.9%		38.7	831^st of 1347 public elementary schools	38.3%	58	7.1		59.1	64.0	35.7				59.1	48.0	10.7							$20,105	$1,027	$19,078

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