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Lord Stirling Community School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1213^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 10% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

Lord Stirling Community School is an elementary school in New Brunswick, New Jersey, serving 470 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the New Brunswick School District, which is ranked 570 out of 609 districts in the state and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academically, Lord Stirling Community School consistently ranks in the bottom 10-15% of New Jersey elementary schools, with low proficiency rates on state assessments. For example, in 2024-2025, only 9% of 3rd graders were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 44.9% statewide and 19% in the district. The school's performance on science tests is also very low, with only 13.8% of 5th graders proficient or better, compared to 30.1% statewide and 9.1% in the district.

The school serves a high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, with 60.85% eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2023-2024. While the nearby A. Chester Redshaw School and Livingston Elementary School also perform poorly, some schools outside the district, such as Bartle Elementary School in the Highland Park Boro School District, have significantly higher academic achievement. Additionally, the Greater Brunswick Charter School outperforms the local public schools in both English Language Arts and Math.

436

Students ?

9.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,427

Per pupil spending ?

97%

Free/discounted lunch ?

101 Redmond Street
New Brunswick, NJ 08901-1343

(732) 745-5300

District: New Brunswick School District

Students who attend Lord Stirling Community School usually attend:

Middle:	New Brunswick Middle School
High:	New Brunswick High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

93.6%

African American:

5.0%

Two or more races:

0.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 4th percentile in 2015 → 10th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 6 percentile points since 2015

✓Small classes — about 9 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Jersey average (19% vs 46% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (10th percentile)

!Mathematics scores 29 pts below the New Jersey average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school19%

District avg20%

New Jersey avg46%

1,213^th of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Bottom 10%▲ up 5 pts since 2015

From bottom 4% (2015) to bottom 10% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^th of 9Elementary Schools in the New Brunswick School District

570^th 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

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	11.9	1213 of 1347	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.4	1197 of 1338	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.3	1199 of 1342	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.8	1209 of 1345	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.4	1111 of 1317	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.8	1188 of 1360	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	10.6	1215 of 1353	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	6.0	1292 of 1352	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	4.5	1306 of 1346	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	6.0	1296 of 1357	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	2.5	1324 of 1363	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	6.5	1273 of 1367	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	8.0	1261 of 1363	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	4.4	1297 of 1360	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	3.9	1300 of 1354	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	9.5	1234 of 1346	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	3.6	1290 of 1338	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	2.1	1300 of 1329	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	0.8	1288 of 1314	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	0.5	1291 of 1303	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	0.2	1294 of 1298	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2003	1.0	1177 of 1204	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2023	40.3	274 of 463	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.1	221 of 517	57.3%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	29.8	432 of 597	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.9	390 of 559	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	22.9	417 of 499	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.1	356 of 489	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	35.8	245 of 411	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	21.8	374 of 463	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.4	339 of 434	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	12.3	1171 of 1326	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.5	1144 of 1317	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.0	1192 of 1318	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.3	1186 of 1326	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.1	1145 of 1290	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	10.7	1199 of 1331	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.4	1240 of 1333	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	29.5	739 of 1032	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.6	816 of 989	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.1	735 of 982	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.7	763 of 953	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.9	685 of 896	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.8	639 of 899	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.1	665 of 870	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	26.0	853 of 1023	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.2	734 of 939	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.4	619 of 839	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.5	626 of 948	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	25.0	789 of 942	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	13.4	1158 of 1318	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.2	1146 of 1313	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.8	1108 of 1315	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.0	1122 of 1324	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.4	1017 of 1297	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.0	1094 of 1335	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.4	1120 of 1334	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	21.4	828 of 1023	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.9	667 of 989	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	22.2	734 of 958	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.7	892 of 949	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	33.9	535 of 868	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	16.1	870 of 1007	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.1	781 of 1001	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆

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 (2023)41st percentile+30 vs school

Hispanic (2025)28th percentile+18 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)28th percentile+18 vs school

Special Education (2025)19th percentile+9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)17th percentile+7 vs school

Male (2025)12th percentile~ school

Female (2025)12th percentile~ school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts22%-29 vs state

Mathematics18%-29 vs state

Science14%-16 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)						NJSLA Algebra I (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	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-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 8th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Lord Stirling Community School	Public	PK, KG-5	101 Redmond Street	New Brunswick	08901	Middlesex County	New Brunswick School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 745-5300	436	47	9.3	97.0%	2 (0.5%)	22 (5.0%)	408 (93.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	11.9	1213^th of 1347 public elementary schools	9.9%		12.4	1197^th of 1338 public elementary schools	10.5%	16	13.8		9.0	36.2	21.0				11.3	24.6	19.3						$11,427		$11,427
Roosevelt Elementary School	Public	K-5	83 Livingston Ave	New Brunswick	08901	Middlesex County	New Brunswick School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 745-5300	597	60	10.0	97.0%	6 (1.0%)	28 (4.7%)	561 (94.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	9	1271^st of 1347 public elementary schools	5.6%		8.5	1262^nd of 1338 public elementary schools	5.7%	9	5.3		23.1	22.9	14.6				21.7	20.2	7.6						$10,736		$10,736
Paul Robeson Community School for the Arts	Public	PK, KG-8	199 Paul Robeson Blvd	New Brunswick	08901	Middlesex County	New Brunswick School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 745-5300	624	67	9.3	93.4%	2 (0.3%)	31 (5.0%)	589 (94.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	16.4	1157^th of 1347 public elementary schools	14.1%		16.8	1117^th of 1338 public elementary schools	16.5%	40	1.8	2.7	33.3	31.3	44.4	37.5	39.6	51.4	21.4	12.5	14.3	15.8	14.3	16.2			$9,460		$9,460
A Chester Redshaw School	Public	PK, KG-5	216 Livingston Avenue	New Brunswick	08901	Middlesex County	New Brunswick School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 745-5300	678	66	10.3	88.6%	5 (0.7%)	29 (4.3%)	636 (93.8%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	18.7	1114^th of 1347 public elementary schools	17.3%		12.4	1198^th of 1338 public elementary schools	10.5%	84	15.3		22.1	33.4	40.7				11.7	22.2	31.4						$8,353		$8,353
Livingston Elementary School	Public	K-5	206 Delavan Street	New Brunswick	08901	Middlesex County	New Brunswick School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 745-5300	342	33	10.3	93.3%	2 (0.6%)	18 (5.3%)	319 (93.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	6.3	1305^th of 1347 public elementary schools	3.1%		7.2	1279^th of 1338 public elementary schools	4.4%	26	2.6		10.2	22.4	25.0				10.9	7.8	13.5						$11,684		$11,684
Blanquita B. Valenti Community School	Public	K-8	50 Jersey Ave	New Brunswick	08901	Middlesex County	New Brunswick School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 745-5300	810	73	11.1	93.7%	2 (0.2%)	25 (3.1%)	779 (96.2%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	15.4	1166^th of 1347 public elementary schools	13.4%		17.2	1113^th of 1338 public elementary schools	16.8%	53	16.7	4.5	15.1	29.8	28.9	26.8	32.9	39.8	12.5	29.2	23.1	16.2	18.2	6.2	58.8	58.8	$8,890		$8,890
Bartle Elementary School	Public	2-5	435 Mansfield Street	Highland Park	08904	Middlesex County	Highland Park Boro School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 572-4100	405	44	9.3	51.9%	119 (29.4%)	47 (11.6%)	135 (33.3%)	75 (18.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	28 (6.9%)	43.5	763^rd of 1347 public elementary schools	43.4%		45.1	734^th of 1338 public elementary schools	45.1%	29	28.4		38.3	58.8	54.8				38.8	39.3	40.0						$9,348	$259	$9,089
Lincoln Elementary School	Public	K-5	66 Bartlett Street	New Brunswick	08901	Middlesex County	New Brunswick School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 745-5300	356	43	8.3	93.3%	2 (0.6%)	9 (2.5%)	342 (96.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	11.5	1220^th of 1347 public elementary schools	9.4%		9.2	1251^st of 1338 public elementary schools	6.5%	31	11.1		16.7	24.4	17.8				27.3	26.7	8.9						$10,278		$10,278
Greater Brunswick Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	429 Joyce Kilmer Avenue	New Brunswick	08901	Middlesex County	Greater Brunswick Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 448-1052	397	21	18.9	83.1%	2 (0.5%)	21 (5.3%)	367 (92.4%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	18.8	1113^th of 1347 public elementary schools	17.4%		14.2	1160^th of 1338 public elementary schools	13.3%	47	8.6	2.4	28.6	28.2	27.6	32.6	31.9	42.8	19.0	39.1	31.9	16.3	31.9	4.2	38.9	38.9	$10,212	$955	$9,257
Parsons	Public	PK, KG-4	116 Hollywood Street	North Brunswick	08902	Middlesex County	North Brunswick Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 289-3402	566	63	9.0	70.5%	37 (6.5%)	108 (19.1%)	344 (60.8%)	63 (11.1%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.8%)	17.3	1142^nd of 1347 public elementary schools	15.2%		14.8	1149^th of 1338 public elementary schools	14.1%	7			26.6	33.4					27.5	25.7							$8,618	$24	$8,594

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