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A Chester Redshaw School

Public Grades PK, KG-5
1114th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools
Better than 17% of New Jersey elementary schools
Summary

A Chester Redshaw School is an elementary school located in New Brunswick, New Jersey, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 736 students. The school is part of the New Brunswick School District, which has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger. Over the past several years, A Chester Redshaw School has consistently ranked in the bottom 20% of New Jersey elementary schools, with a 1-star rating in recent years.

The school faces significant challenges in terms of academic performance, with only 22.1% of 3rd graders, 33.4% of 4th graders, and 40.7% of 5th graders proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to the state averages of 44.9%, 53.6%, and 52.7%, respectively. The school's math proficiency rates are even lower, with only 11.7% of 3rd graders, 22.2% of 4th graders, and 31.4% of 5th graders meeting or exceeding standards, compared to the state averages of 49.8%, 46.7%, and 44.2%. Additionally, the school has struggled with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 10.7% to 21.7% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state average.

When comparing A Chester Redshaw School to other elementary schools in the immediate vicinity, such as Mckinley Community School and Blanquita B. Valenti Community School, both within a 0.4-mile radius, it becomes clear that A Chester Redshaw School is underperforming relative to its peers, with significantly higher academic proficiency rates and lower chronic absenteeism rates. The school's per-student spending of $8,353 in 2018-2019 is also lower than the nearby schools, which may contribute to the school's challenges in providing adequate resources and support for its students.

678
Students ?
10.3
Student/teacher ratio ?
$8,353
Per pupil spending ?
88.6%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 216 Livingston Avenue
       New Brunswick, NJ  08901-2930

(732) 745-5300

District: New Brunswick School District


Students who attend A Chester Redshaw School usually attend:

Middle:    New Brunswick Middle School
High:    New Brunswick High School
Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
93.8%
African American:
4.3%
White:
0.7%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Improving — 6th percentile in 2015 → 17th in 2025
Strengths
Ranking is trending up — up 11 percentile points since 2015
Among the top-ranked schools in New Brunswick School District
Small classes — about 10 students per teacher
Worth a look
!Test scores below the New Jersey average (26% vs 46% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (17th percentile)
!Mathematics scores 25 pts below the New Jersey average
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school26%
District avg20%
New Jersey avg46%
1,114th of 1,347
New Jersey public elementary schools ?
Bottom 17%▲ up 11 pts since 2015
From bottom 6% (2015) to bottom 17% (2025)
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SchoolDigger rating ?
2nd of 9Elementary Schools in the New Brunswick School District
570th of 609New Brunswick 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
202518.71114 of 134717.3%★☆☆☆☆
202412.41198 of 133810.5%★☆☆☆☆
20237.91278 of 13424.8%☆☆☆☆☆
20228.91265 of 13455.9%☆☆☆☆☆
20217.21271 of 13173.5%☆☆☆☆☆
20198.81256 of 13607.6%☆☆☆☆☆
20189.81235 of 13538.7%☆☆☆☆☆
201712.21194 of 135211.7%★☆☆☆☆
201613.01187 of 134611.8%★☆☆☆☆
20157.41277 of 13575.9%☆☆☆☆☆
201417.91164 of 136314.6%★☆☆☆☆
201315.01197 of 136712.4%★☆☆☆☆
201216.11180 of 136313.4%★☆☆☆☆
201115.81193 of 136012.3%★☆☆☆☆
201020.41160 of 135414.3%★☆☆☆☆
200919.81149 of 134614.6%★☆☆☆☆
200820.91143 of 133814.6%★☆☆☆☆
200716.91167 of 132912.2%★☆☆☆☆
200612.11173 of 131410.7%★☆☆☆☆
200511.81178 of 13039.6%☆☆☆☆☆
20046.21209 of 12986.9%☆☆☆☆☆
200311.31044 of 120413.3%★☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
201949.5255 of 52251.1%★★★☆☆
201866.3136 of 51773.7%★★★★☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
202540.2320 of 59746.4%★★☆☆☆
202431.3383 of 55931.5%★★☆☆☆
202320.4438 of 49912.2%★☆☆☆☆
202220.4438 of 48910.4%★☆☆☆☆
202119.0380 of 4117.5%☆☆☆☆☆
201916.8412 of 46311.0%★☆☆☆☆
201827.7322 of 43425.8%★☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
202522.11029 of 132622.4%★☆☆☆☆
202414.71126 of 131714.5%★☆☆☆☆
202311.81173 of 131811.0%★☆☆☆☆
202211.31187 of 132610.5%★☆☆☆☆
20219.11227 of 12904.9%☆☆☆☆☆
20198.81223 of 13318.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20189.31216 of 13338.8%☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
202540.3577 of 103244.1%★★☆☆☆
202424.7760 of 98923.2%★☆☆☆☆
202316.3861 of 98212.3%★☆☆☆☆
202217.7811 of 95314.9%★☆☆☆☆
202117.5831 of 8967.3%☆☆☆☆☆
201920.9710 of 89921.0%★☆☆☆☆
201821.9684 of 87021.4%★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
202534.7729 of 102328.7%★☆☆☆☆
202430.2668 of 93928.9%★☆☆☆☆
202316.2760 of 91016.5%★☆☆☆☆
202220.2706 of 86318.2%★☆☆☆☆
201916.9778 of 94817.9%★☆☆☆☆
201826.5767 of 94218.6%★☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
202517.01115 of 131815.4%★☆☆☆☆
202412.21162 of 131311.5%★☆☆☆☆
20236.91249 of 13155.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20229.01235 of 13246.7%☆☆☆☆☆
20217.81233 of 12974.9%☆☆☆☆☆
201910.51205 of 13359.7%☆☆☆☆☆
201812.21179 of 133411.6%★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
202520.0856 of 102316.3%★☆☆☆☆
202420.0790 of 98920.1%★☆☆☆☆
202314.2870 of 9589.2%☆☆☆☆☆
202214.5879 of 9497.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202114.8804 of 8687.4%☆☆☆☆☆
201917.0854 of 100715.2%★☆☆☆☆
201814.9882 of 100111.9%★☆☆☆☆
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 (2019)51st percentile+44 vs school
English Language Learner (2025)46th percentile+29 vs school
Hispanic (2025)44th percentile+27 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)29th percentile+11 vs school
Female (2025)22nd percentile+5 vs school
Special Education (2025)16th percentile~ school
Male (2025)15th percentile~ school
By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?
English Language Arts32%-18 vs state
Mathematics22%-25 vs state
Science15%-15 vs state

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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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