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Parsons

Public Grades PK, KG-4

1142^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 15% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

Parsons is an elementary school located in North Brunswick, New Jersey, serving grades PK-4 with a student population of 596. It is part of the North Brunswick Township School District, which is ranked 476 out of 609 districts in New Jersey and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Parsons consistently ranks in the bottom 20% of New Jersey elementary schools, with significantly below-average academic performance in both English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics compared to state and district averages. For example, in 2024-2025, only 26.6% of 3rd graders and 33.4% of 4th graders at Parsons were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 44.9% and 53.6% statewide, respectively. Parsons also struggles with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 12.8% to 24.2% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state average. Additionally, 63.26% of Parsons' students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds.

Compared to nearby schools, Parsons performs significantly worse than Livingston Park Elementary School, which is also part of the North Brunswick Township School District, as well as the Greater Brunswick Charter School, which serves a similar student population but has higher academic achievement. Parsons' performance is particularly concerning for certain student subgroups, such as Hispanic and English Language Learner students, who rank in the bottom 20% of New Jersey elementary schools in ELA and Mathematics.

566

Students ?

9.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,618

Per pupil spending ?

70.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

116 Hollywood Street
North Brunswick, NJ 08902

(732) 289-3402

District: North Brunswick Township School District

Students who attend Parsons usually attend:

Middle:	Linwood School
High:	North Brunswick Township High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

60.8%

African American:

19.1%

Asian:

11.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 28th percentile in 2015 → 15th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 9 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Jersey average (28% vs 49% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (15th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 13 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school28%

District avg39%

New Jersey avg49%

1,142^nd of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Bottom 15%▼ down 12 pts since 2015

From bottom 28% (2015) to bottom 15% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 4Elementary Schools in the North Brunswick Township School District

476^th of 609North Brunswick 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
2025	17.3	1142 of 1347	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.8	1149 of 1338	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.2	1165 of 1342	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.1	1090 of 1345	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.1	920 of 1317	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	19.9	1123 of 1360	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.2	1106 of 1353	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	26.4	1031 of 1352	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	29.1	998 of 1346	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	29.3	982 of 1357	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	35.2	998 of 1363	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	36.1	988 of 1367	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	36.8	995 of 1363	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	37.1	994 of 1360	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	48.7	843 of 1354	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2009	51.5	789 of 1346	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2008	59.1	698 of 1338	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2007	53.5	824 of 1329	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2006	47.1	871 of 1314	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2005	33.1	1005 of 1303	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	33.0	1010 of 1298	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	35.3	869 of 1204	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	36.2	287 of 463	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.3	343 of 469	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	44.2	244 of 463	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	48.9	239 of 494	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	65.9	95 of 456	79.2%	★★★★☆
2019	46.8	273 of 522	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.2	240 of 517	53.6%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	17.9	280 of 330	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.5	283 of 340	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	10.1	303 of 346	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.6	279 of 348	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.7	284 of 339	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	57.9	153 of 370	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.2	157 of 370	57.6%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	20.7	520 of 597	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.8	423 of 559	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.4	420 of 499	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.7	358 of 489	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	36.6	236 of 411	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	21.8	373 of 463	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.6	387 of 434	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	17.2	1096 of 1326	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.1	1150 of 1317	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.5	1180 of 1318	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.4	1118 of 1326	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.9	985 of 1290	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.3	1139 of 1331	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.6	1121 of 1333	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	20.2	851 of 1032	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.6	854 of 989	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.8	865 of 982	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.7	778 of 953	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.7	692 of 896	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.7	713 of 899	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.3	700 of 870	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	23.3	877 of 1023	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.7	738 of 939	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.1	680 of 910	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	35.0	554 of 863	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	30.3	621 of 839	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.9	772 of 948	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.4	867 of 942	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	19.6	1069 of 1318	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.4	1059 of 1313	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.0	1054 of 1315	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.1	976 of 1324	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.0	830 of 1297	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	27.0	1001 of 1335	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.4	1018 of 1334	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	16.4	918 of 1023	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.6	859 of 989	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.2	653 of 958	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.2	465 of 949	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	14.5	809 of 868	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.9	878 of 1007	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.9	904 of 1001	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2024	9.4	894 of 963	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.7	890 of 975	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	31.9	712 of 964	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	7.4	959 of 1023	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	1.5	989 of 1022	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)38th percentile+23 vs school

Male (2025)19th percentile+4 vs school

Hispanic (2025)18th percentile~ school

Female (2025)17th percentile~ school

Asian (2025)15th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)14th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2025)13th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)10th percentile-5 vs school

White (2024)7th percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts30%-19 vs state

Mathematics27%-22 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
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
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
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
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
Mckinley Community School	Public	PK, KG-8	15 Van Dyke Ave	New Brunswick	08901	Middlesex County	New Brunswick School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 745-5300	524	64	8.1	92.9%	6 (1.1%)	81 (15.5%)	431 (82.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	18.9	1112^th of 1347 public elementary schools	17.4%		14.9	1147^th of 1338 public elementary schools	14.3%	35	7.7	0.0	34.7	39.0	33.3	20.9	19.2	24.3	24.5	36.6	20.5	14.0	14.9	7.4			$12,963		$12,963
Livingston Park	Public	PK, KG-4	1128 Livingston Avenue	North Brunswick	08902	Middlesex County	North Brunswick Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 289-3302	494	63	7.9	54.5%	48 (9.7%)	90 (18.2%)	244 (49.4%)	93 (18.8%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.0%)	34.3	890^th of 1347 public elementary schools	33.9%		27	980^th of 1338 public elementary schools	26.8%	90			36.4	46.1					41.8	35.9							$9,438	$31	$9,407
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
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
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

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