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Middle Road School

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Middle Road School ranks 379 th of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 1-4

379^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 72% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

Middle Road School is an elementary school located in Hazlet, New Jersey, serving grades 1-4 with a total enrollment of 268 students. It is part of the Hazlet Township Public School District, which is ranked 348 out of 609 districts in New Jersey and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Middle Road School has shown consistent improvement in its academic performance over the years. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school ranked 379 out of 1,347 New Jersey elementary schools, with a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. This is a significant improvement from the 2020-2021 school year, where the school ranked 665 out of 1,317 schools and had a 2-star rating. The school has performed particularly well in supporting its low-income students, ranking 61 out of 1,023 New Jersey elementary schools for this subgroup with a 5-star rating.

While Middle Road School has a relatively low percentage of free and reduced-price lunch recipients (17.91% in 2023-2024), the nearby Lillian Drive School has a significantly higher rate at 26.15%. When compared to other schools in the district, Middle Road School generally outperforms in academic measures, such as English Language Arts and Mathematics proficiency rates. However, the nearby Raritan Valley School has also shown strong performance, with a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger in the 2023-2024 school year.

285

Students ?

14.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,074

Per pupil spending ?

17.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

305 Middle Road
Hazlet, NJ 07730-2343

(732) 264-9012

District: Hazlet Township Public School District

Students who attend Middle Road School usually attend:

Middle:	Hazlet Middle School
High:	Raritan High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

77.5%

Hispanic:

14.0%

Asian:

3.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 63rd percentile in 2015 → 72nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New Jersey average (63% vs 49% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 9 percentile points since 2015

✓Above the New Jersey median (72nd percentile)

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school63%

District avg52%

New Jersey avg49%

379^th of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Top 28%▲ up 9 pts since 2015

From top 37% (2015) to top 28% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 3Elementary Schools in the Hazlet Township Public School District

348^th of 609Hazlet Township Public 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	72.9	379 of 1347	71.9%	★★★★☆
2024	59.9	545 of 1338	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.7	510 of 1342	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.1	564 of 1345	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	45.0	665 of 1317	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	58.6	609 of 1360	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.3	719 of 1353	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2017	58.9	598 of 1352	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2016	60.1	574 of 1346	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2015	64.8	503 of 1357	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2014	59.5	665 of 1363	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2013	61.6	649 of 1367	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2012	58.7	701 of 1363	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2011	69.6	490 of 1360	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2010	67.6	513 of 1354	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2009	66.2	544 of 1346	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2008	70.9	441 of 1338	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2007	64.2	616 of 1329	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2006	58.4	728 of 1314	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2005	68.4	507 of 1303	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2004	73.9	356 of 1298	72.6%	★★★★☆
2003	71.8	409 of 1204	66.0%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	70.7	389 of 1326	70.7%	★★★★☆
2024	57.3	558 of 1317	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	63.7	489 of 1318	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.6	554 of 1326	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	44.6	660 of 1290	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	58.7	582 of 1331	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.6	561 of 1333	57.9%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	24.0	807 of 1032	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	79.6	129 of 899	85.7%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	89.8	61 of 1023	94.0%	★★★★★
2024	96.4	17 of 939	98.2%	★★★★★
2022	77.6	121 of 863	86.0%	★★★★☆
2021	28.7	642 of 839	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	80.8	95 of 948	90.0%	★★★★★
2018	50.2	461 of 942	51.1%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	73.0	361 of 1318	72.6%	★★★★☆
2024	61.3	504 of 1313	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.9	525 of 1315	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.7	540 of 1324	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	47.1	616 of 1297	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	57.4	587 of 1335	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	40.2	826 of 1334	38.1%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	44.9	473 of 1023	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	67.5	233 of 989	76.4%	★★★★☆
2021	65.8	207 of 868	76.2%	★★★★☆
2018	72.1	230 of 1001	77.0%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	64.1	337 of 970	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	38.6	617 of 963	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.1	614 of 975	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.5	627 of 976	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.0	690 of 964	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	42.9	615 of 1023	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.0	781 of 1022	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)94th percentile+22 vs school

Male (2025)73rd percentile~ school

Female (2025)71st percentile~ school

White (2025)65th percentile-7 vs school

Special Education (2025)54th percentile-18 vs school

Hispanic (2025)22nd percentile-50 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts69%+20 vs state

Mathematics57%+8 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
Middle Road School	Public	1-4	305 Middle Road	Hazlet	07730	Monmouth County	Hazlet Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 264-9012	285	19	14.6	17.5%	221 (77.5%)	3 (1.1%)	40 (14.0%)	10 (3.5%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	9 (3.2%)	72.9	379^th of 1347 public elementary schools	71.9%		59.9	545^th of 1338 public elementary schools	59.3%	166			64.5	72.3					64.6	51.1							$8,074		$8,074
Sycamore Drive Early Childhood Learning Center	Public	PK-K	37 Sycamore Drive	Hazlet	07730	Monmouth County	Hazlet Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 264-2180	341	19	17.7	16.1%	248 (72.7%)	3 (0.9%)	59 (17.3%)	12 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.6%)								(n/a)																	$7,533		$7,533
Lillian Drive School	Public	1-4	28 Lillian Drive	Hazlet	07730	Monmouth County	Hazlet Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 787-2332	260	23	11.4	30.8%	190 (73.1%)	11 (4.2%)	44 (16.9%)	6 (2.3%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.1%)	28.8	973^rd of 1347 public elementary schools	27.8%		49.8	668^th of 1338 public elementary schools	50.1%	305			33.9	49.2					23.5	36.9							$8,335	$243	$8,092
Memorial School	Public	PK, KG-8	221 Morningside Avenue	Union Beach	07735	Monmouth County	Union Beach Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 264-5400	630	53	11.8	43.5%	474 (75.2%)	8 (1.3%)	102 (16.2%)	13 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (5.2%)	50.7	674^th of 1347 public elementary schools	50.0%		42	769^th of 1338 public elementary schools	42.5%	95	18.9	4.8	77.3	56.8	43.4	75.0	65.7	38.1	72.7	27.5	30.2	34.0	44.7	2.4	22.7	22.7	$13,079	$853	$12,226
Keyport Central School	Public	PK, KG-8	335 Broad Street	Keyport	07735	Monmouth County	Keyport School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 212-6100	605	68	8.9	47.3%	257 (42.5%)	35 (5.8%)	274 (45.3%)	10 (1.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (4.6%)	47.9	708^th of 1347 public elementary schools	47.4%		50.8	655^th of 1338 public elementary schools	51.0%	53	20.4	5.7	51.0	47.2	38.9	57.2	62.0	41.5	50.0	47.2	46.3	46.5	40.0	9.1	80.0	80.0	$10,296	$571	$9,725
Raritan Valley School	Public	1-4	37 Cresci Blvd	Hazlet	07730	Monmouth County	Hazlet Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 264-1333	241	19	12.3	17.4%	181 (75.1%)	5 (2.1%)	45 (18.7%)	5 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	3 (1.2%)	65.6	472^nd of 1347 public elementary schools	65.0%		72.4	389^th of 1338 public elementary schools	70.9%	83			55.4	59.3					60.7	55.4							$10,336		$10,336
Joseph C. Caruso School	Public	K-5	81 Frances Place	Keansburg	07734	Monmouth County	Keansburg School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 787-2007	595	62	9.6	75.5%	246 (41.3%)	94 (15.8%)	196 (32.9%)	8 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	47 (7.9%)	10.4	1246^th of 1347 public elementary schools	7.5%		10.1	1235^th of 1338 public elementary schools	7.7%	11	9.3		11.6	30.9	21.5				14.3	29.6	11.8						$11,138		$11,138
Harmony Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	100 Murphy Road	New Monmouth	07748	Monmouth County	Middletown Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 671-2111	481	37	12.9	14.1%	376 (78.2%)	7 (1.5%)	75 (15.6%)	10 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.7%)	73.2	372^nd of 1347 public elementary schools	72.4%		55.9	594^th of 1338 public elementary schools	55.6%	222	42.8		60.0	67.2	63.5				61.5	55.8	66.7						$9,359	$121	$9,238
Ocean Avenue Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	235 Ocean Avenue	North Middletown	07748	Monmouth County	Middletown Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 787-0092	283	26	10.8	38.9%	180 (63.6%)	22 (7.8%)	53 (18.7%)	7 (2.5%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (7.1%)	26.3	1006^th of 1347 public elementary schools	25.3%		33.8	883^rd of 1338 public elementary schools	34.0%	123	19.2		33.4	44.2	42.5				22.2	25.0	33.4						$8,747	$190	$8,557
Strathmore Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-3	282 Church Street	Aberdeen	07747	Monmouth County	Matawan-Aberdeen Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 705-5900	481	35	13.8	23.9%	318 (66.1%)	20 (4.2%)	106 (22.0%)	18 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	18 (3.7%)	64.2	489^th of 1347 public elementary schools	63.7%		62.6	510^th of 1338 public elementary schools	61.9%	21			58.0						53.1								$11,082	$89	$10,993

Frequently Asked Questions about Middle Road School

What district is Middle Road School in?

Hazlet Township Public School District

How many students attend Middle Road School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 285 students attended Middle Road School.

What is the racial makeup of Middle Road School?

Students at Middle Road School are 78% White, 14% Hispanic, 4% Asian, 3% Two or more races, 1% African American.

What schools do graduates of Middle Road School attend?

Students who attend Middle Road School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Hazlet Middle School
High : Raritan High School

Is Middle Road School a good school?

Middle Road School ranks 379^th of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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