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Shrewsbury Borough Elementary School

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Shrewsbury Borough Elementary School ranks 237 th of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-8

237^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 82% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

Shrewsbury Borough Elementary School is a public elementary school serving 453 students in grades PK-8 in Shrewsbury, New Jersey, which is part of the Shrewsbury Borough School District. The school consistently performs well above the state average on standardized tests, with over 60% proficiency in English Language Arts and Mathematics across all grade levels, significantly outpacing the state averages of around 50% proficiency.

Shrewsbury Borough Elementary School has maintained a strong statewide ranking, placing in the top 20% of New Jersey elementary schools for the past several years and earning a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's rankings for female, male, white, and special education students are all in the top 20% of New Jersey elementary schools, indicating that the school is effectively serving a diverse student population. Additionally, the school has a relatively low chronic absenteeism rate, ranging from 5.0% to 16.6% over the past few years, which is lower than the state average.

Compared to nearby schools, such as Fairview Elementary School, Meadowbrook, and Red Bank Primary School, Shrewsbury Borough Elementary School outperforms them in academic achievement, statewide ranking, and student subgroup performance. The school has also achieved 100% proficiency in Algebra I for both the end-of-course and 8th-grade assessments, far exceeding the state averages. However, the school's science proficiency rates, particularly in 8th grade, are lower than the state averages, suggesting an area for potential improvement.

439

Students ?

8.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,231

Per pupil spending ?

0.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

20 Obre Place
Shrewsbury, NJ 07702-4124

(732) 747-0882

District: Shrewsbury Borough School District

Students who attend Shrewsbury Borough Elementary School usually attend:

High:

Red Bank Regional High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

87.2%

Hispanic:

5.5%

Two or more races:

4.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 88th percentile in 2015 → 82nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New Jersey average (70% vs 44% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 18% of New Jersey elementary schools

✓Small classes — about 8 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 6 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school70%

District avg70%

New Jersey avg44%

Elementary school

237^th of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Top 18%▼ down 6 pts since 2015

From top 12% (2015) to top 18% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

57^th of 752

New Jersey public middle schools ?

Top 8%▼ down 5 pts since 2015

From top 3% (2015) to top 8% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

72^nd of 609Shrewsbury Borough 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	82.7	237 of 1347	82.4%	★★★★☆
2024	88.5	142 of 1338	89.4%	★★★★☆
2023	90.4	115 of 1342	91.4%	★★★★★
2022	83.2	236 of 1345	82.5%	★★★★☆
2021	91.3	110 of 1317	91.6%	★★★★★
2019	81.3	249 of 1360	81.7%	★★★★☆
2018	81.5	237 of 1353	82.5%	★★★★☆
2017	83.9	195 of 1352	85.6%	★★★★☆
2016	88.9	113 of 1346	91.6%	★★★★★
2015	87.2	158 of 1357	88.4%	★★★★☆
2014	84.2	134 of 1363	90.2%	★★★★★
2013	82.9	152 of 1367	88.9%	★★★★☆
2012	78.4	267 of 1363	80.4%	★★★★☆
2011	79.4	226 of 1360	83.4%	★★★★☆
2010	82.2	148 of 1354	89.1%	★★★★☆
2009	81.1	174 of 1346	87.1%	★★★★☆
2008	76.1	298 of 1338	77.7%	★★★★☆
2007	73.0	373 of 1329	71.9%	★★★★☆
2006	70.3	458 of 1314	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2005	76.9	260 of 1303	80.0%	★★★★☆
2004	79.9	183 of 1298	85.9%	★★★★☆
2003	86.7	70 of 1204	94.2%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	79.4	272 of 1326	79.5%	★★★★☆
2024	86.0	161 of 1317	87.8%	★★★★☆
2023	87.7	129 of 1318	90.2%	★★★★★
2022	81.5	242 of 1326	81.7%	★★★★☆
2021	87.8	123 of 1290	90.5%	★★★★★
2019	85.8	148 of 1331	88.9%	★★★★☆
2018	83.9	174 of 1333	86.9%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	82.1	222 of 1318	83.2%	★★★★☆
2024	88.2	132 of 1313	89.9%	★★★★★
2023	90.1	100 of 1315	92.4%	★★★★★
2022	83.3	216 of 1324	83.7%	★★★★☆
2021	91.6	84 of 1297	93.5%	★★★★★
2019	73.1	364 of 1335	72.7%	★★★★☆
2018	74.7	350 of 1334	73.8%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	77.0	178 of 1023	82.6%	★★★★☆
2024	72.3	188 of 989	81.0%	★★★★☆
2023	78.9	144 of 958	85.0%	★★★★☆
2022	87.5	74 of 949	92.2%	★★★★★
2021	97.3	6 of 868	99.3%	★★★★★
2019	84.8	109 of 1007	89.2%	★★★★☆
2018	63.9	296 of 1001	70.4%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	74.2	220 of 970	77.3%	★★★★☆
2024	82.6	116 of 963	88.0%	★★★★☆
2023	86.2	90 of 975	90.8%	★★★★★
2022	76.6	199 of 976	79.6%	★★★★☆
2021	86.7	74 of 964	92.3%	★★★★★
2019	81.0	135 of 1023	86.8%	★★★★☆
2018	74.8	218 of 1022	78.7%	★★★★☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	88.6	57 of 752	92.4%	★★★★★
2024	88.1	58 of 743	92.2%	★★★★★
2023	90.8	37 of 748	95.1%	★★★★★
2022	91.3	37 of 745	95.0%	★★★★★
2021	92.3	38 of 652	94.2%	★★★★★
2019	84.3	70 of 745	90.6%	★★★★★
2018	84.5	72 of 716	89.9%	★★★★★
2017	90.0	26 of 712	96.3%	★★★★★
2016	89.5	28 of 713	96.1%	★★★★★
2015	91.7	20 of 713	97.2%	★★★★★
2014	86.2	49 of 717	93.2%	★★★★★
2013	90.6	8 of 704	98.9%	★★★★★
2012	89.3	12 of 677	98.2%	★★★★★
2011	87.9	22 of 684	96.8%	★★★★★
2010	83.8	75 of 677	88.9%	★★★★☆
2009	81.4	96 of 664	85.5%	★★★★☆
2008	73.7	183 of 640	71.4%	★★★★☆
2007	80.5	96 of 631	84.8%	★★★★☆
2006	87.8	17 of 615	97.2%	★★★★★
2005	88.2	18 of 599	97.0%	★★★★★
2004	87.9	23 of 588	96.1%	★★★★★
2003	86.3	45 of 574	92.2%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	91.3	41 of 728	94.4%	★★★★★
2024	87.7	65 of 717	90.9%	★★★★★
2023	89.6	54 of 720	92.5%	★★★★★
2022	90.6	45 of 726	93.8%	★★★★★
2021	94.0	19 of 625	97.0%	★★★★★
2019	87.3	56 of 703	92.0%	★★★★★
2018	87.5	56 of 680	91.8%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	86.0	89 of 726	87.7%	★★★★☆
2024	87.3	75 of 719	89.6%	★★★★☆
2023	91.8	41 of 718	94.3%	★★★★★
2022	89.0	58 of 730	92.1%	★★★★★
2021	87.6	61 of 635	90.4%	★★★★★
2019	76.4	159 of 697	77.2%	★★★★☆
2018	82.0	112 of 675	83.4%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	85.5	31 of 507	93.9%	★★★★★
2024	95.0	9 of 510	98.2%	★★★★★
2023	81.2	45 of 505	91.1%	★★★★★
2022	92.7	18 of 535	96.6%	★★★★★
2021	88.0	17 of 401	95.8%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	84.9	42 of 502	91.6%	★★★★★
2024	84.2	48 of 510	90.6%	★★★★★
2023	87.9	28 of 509	94.5%	★★★★★
2022	86.3	38 of 512	92.6%	★★★★★
2021	90.5	19 of 435	95.6%	★★★★★
2019	91.5	22 of 504	95.6%	★★★★★
2018	78.2	80 of 497	83.9%	★★★★☆

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)

Elementary school

Male (2025)83rd percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)83rd percentile~ school

Female (2025)79th percentile-3 vs school

White (2025)77th percentile-5 vs school

Middle school

Female (2025)94th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)94th percentile~ school

White (2025)92nd percentile~ school

Male (2025)88th percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

Algebra I100%+54 vs state

English Language Arts75%+22 vs state

Mathematics74%+33 vs state

Science36%+12 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
Shrewsbury Borough Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	20 Obre Place	Shrewsbury	07702	Monmouth County	Shrewsbury Borough School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 747-0882	439	52	8.4	0.7%	383 (87.2%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (5.5%)	11 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.8%)	82.7	237^th of 1347 public elementary schools	82.4%		88.5	142^nd of 1338 public elementary schools	89.4%	95	45.5	18.2	78.7	60.0	62.1	93.1	85.7	78.8	83.6	62.0	66.7	93.2	77.6	47.8	100.0	100.0	$14,231	$86	$14,145
Swimming River School	Public	3-5	220 Hance Avenue	Tinton Falls	07724	Monmouth County	Tinton Falls School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 460-2416	432	53	8.1	18.1%	265 (61.3%)	37 (8.6%)	87 (20.1%)	17 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (6.0%)	59.8	542^nd of 1347 public elementary schools	59.8%		62.9	508^th of 1338 public elementary schools	62.0%	34	37.9		48.7	68.7	64.1				51.1	45.8	44.5						$12,736	$139	$12,597
Red Bank Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	58 Oakland Street	Red Bank	07701	Monmouth County	Red Bank Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 450-2092	182	21	8.4	56.0%	47 (25.8%)	9 (4.9%)	120 (65.9%)	3 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.6%)	32.4	922^nd of 1347 public elementary schools	31.6%		23.6	1025^th of 1338 public elementary schools	23.4%	103	0.0	20.0	42.8	40.0	14.3	70.0	61.2	70.0	42.9	20.0	7.1	40.0	38.9	16.7			$12,107	$652	$11,455
Red Bank Primary School	Public	PK, KG-3	222 River Street	Red Bank	07701	Monmouth County	Red Bank Borough Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 758-1530	543	59	9.2	79.6%	88 (16.2%)	25 (4.6%)	421 (77.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.5%)	21.9	1062^nd of 1347 public elementary schools	21.2%		29.4	951^st of 1338 public elementary schools	28.9%	111			30.0						31.3								$12,728	$719	$12,009
Mahala F. Atchison School	Public	PK, KG-2	961 Sycamore Avenue	Tinton Falls	07724	Monmouth County	Tinton Falls School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 542-2500	484	57	8.4	19.2%	334 (69.0%)	34 (7.0%)	63 (13.0%)	21 (4.3%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (6.2%)								(n/a)																	$15,631	$180	$15,451
Point Road School	Public	PK, KG-4	357 Little Silver Point Road	Little Silver	07739	Monmouth County	Little Silver Boro School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 741-4022	397	42	9.4		351 (88.4%)	1 (0.3%)	27 (6.8%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.5%)	95.6	20^th of 1347 public elementary schools	98.5%		95	33^rd of 1338 public elementary schools	97.5%	13			84.6	87.6					90.5	82.2							$9,910	$346	$9,564
Meadowbrook	Public	PK, KG-1	65 Wyckoff Road	Eatontown	07724	Monmouth County	Eatontown Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 542-2777	212	21	10.0	53.8%	102 (48.1%)	25 (11.8%)	59 (27.8%)	15 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (5.2%)								(n/a)																	$14,065	$1,076	$12,989
Margaret L Vetter	Public	4-5	3 Grant Avenue	Eatontown	07724	Monmouth County	Eatontown Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 542-4644	232	24	9.8	53.4%	86 (37.1%)	31 (13.4%)	87 (37.5%)	18 (7.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.3%)								(n/a)	21.5			54.2	50.6					53.6	41.9						$17,622	$724	$16,898
Wolf Hill School	Public	PK, KG-4	29 Wolf Hill Avenue	Oceanport	07757	Monmouth County	Oceanport School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 542-0683	354	35	10.1	6.8%	322 (91.0%)	1 (0.3%)	18 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.7%)	74.2	363^rd of 1347 public elementary schools	73.1%		71.7	400^th of 1338 public elementary schools	70.1%	37			57.5	61.2					80.0	62.7							$13,997	$297	$13,700
River Plaza Elementary School	Public	K-5	155 Hubbard Avenue	Red Bank	07701	Monmouth County	Middletown Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 747-3679	268	23	11.5	5.6%	232 (86.6%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (7.8%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.9%)	89	143^rd of 1347 public elementary schools	89.4%		73.7	367^th of 1338 public elementary schools	72.6%	224	51.0		71.2	78.8	76.6				84.6	72.7	74.4						$8,973	$10	$8,963

Frequently Asked Questions about Shrewsbury Borough Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Shrewsbury Borough Elementary School?

Students at Shrewsbury Borough Elementary School are 87% White, 5% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

How many students attend Shrewsbury Borough Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 439 students attended Shrewsbury Borough Elementary School.

What district is Shrewsbury Borough Elementary School in?

Shrewsbury Borough School District

Is Shrewsbury Borough Elementary School a good school?

Shrewsbury Borough Elementary School ranks 237^th of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Shrewsbury Borough Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Shrewsbury Borough Elementary School usually go on to attend:

High : Red Bank Regional High School

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