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Central Elementary School

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Central Elementary School ranks 400 th of 1331 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

400^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,331 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 70% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

Central Elementary School in Wall, New Jersey, serves 494 students in grades K–5 and is the largest of the 11 nearby schools considered. In 2025–2026, its average proficiency in English language arts (ELA) and math was well above New Jersey averages, but below averages for the Wall Township Public School District in all three tested subjects. The most important takeaway is that Central looks strong compared with the state, but has a meaningful performance gap with its own district peers.

Central’s grade-averaged results were 63% in ELA and 61% in math, compared with 49% and 47% statewide; its grade 5 science result was 31%, versus 27% statewide. The nearby-school averages were 54% in ELA, 47% in math and 25% in science, so Central was above that group overall. However, its results trailed the district averages by 6 percentage points in ELA, 5 in math and 10 in science. Grade 3 was a local strength: Central ranked third of 11 nearby schools in both ELA and math. Grade 4 ELA was closer to the local average, while grade 5 math—55%—was 11 points below the district’s 66%. These grade-level comparisons show where Central’s overall advantage over nearby schools is less pronounced.

Results have been fairly steady in ELA, rising modestly in math and falling in science: from 2022–2023 to 2025–2026, grade averages shifted from 64% to 63% in ELA and from 58% to 61% in math, while grade 5 science fell from 42% to 31%. SchoolDigger gives Central 4 stars and places it at the 70th percentile, rank 400 of 1,331 statewide; it is fifth among the 11 nearby schools, behind Allenwood Elementary School, Old Mill Elementary School, West Belmar Elementary School and Spring Lake Heights Elementary School. SchoolDigger’s statewide assessment of how well Central serves low-socioeconomic-status students fell to the 33rd percentile in 2025–2026 from the 76th percentile in 2023–2024; its special-education ranking was 46th percentile, down from 75th. As context, 12% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible in 2024–2025, and the student-teacher ratio was 10.7:1.

494

Students ?

10.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,306

Per pupil spending ?

12.1%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

2007 Allenwood Road
Wall, NJ 07719-1199

(732) 556-2540

District: Wall Township Public School District

Students who attend Central Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Wall Intermediate School
High:	Wall High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

82.6%

Hispanic:

8.1%

African American:

4.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 65th percentile in 2016 → 70th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New Jersey average (58% vs 45% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 5 percentile points since 2016

✓Above the New Jersey median (70th percentile)

Worth a look

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

!Near the bottom of Wall Township Public School District's ranking

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school58%

District avg64%

New Jersey avg45%

400^th of 1,331

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Top 30%▲ up 5 pts since 2016

From top 35% (2016) to top 30% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 4Elementary Schools in the Wall Township Public School District

125^th of 607Wall 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
2026	71.8	400 of 1331	69.9%	★★★★☆
2025	70.5	417 of 1347	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	76.5	330 of 1338	75.3%	★★★★☆
2023	74.0	372 of 1342	72.3%	★★★★☆
2022	76.7	339 of 1345	74.8%	★★★★☆
2021	80.3	221 of 1317	83.2%	★★★★☆
2019	64.3	526 of 1360	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	62.6	550 of 1353	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2017	66.6	514 of 1352	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2016	68.0	468 of 1346	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2015	80.2	275 of 1357	79.7%	★★★★☆
2014	86.4	77 of 1363	94.4%	★★★★★
2013	83.6	129 of 1367	90.6%	★★★★★
2012	80.6	203 of 1363	85.1%	★★★★☆
2011	76.1	333 of 1360	75.5%	★★★★☆
2010	73.6	370 of 1354	72.7%	★★★★☆
2009	73.9	367 of 1346	72.7%	★★★★☆
2008	65.2	569 of 1338	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2007	73.5	353 of 1329	73.4%	★★★★☆
2006	70.6	449 of 1314	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2005	72.8	396 of 1303	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2004	67.6	513 of 1298	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2003	42.6	804 of 1204	33.2%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2026	68.8	415 of 1311	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	71.3	378 of 1326	71.5%	★★★★☆
2024	76.1	325 of 1317	75.3%	★★★★☆
2023	77.9	292 of 1318	77.8%	★★★★☆
2022	70.3	418 of 1326	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	76.8	241 of 1290	81.3%	★★★★☆
2019	70.2	428 of 1331	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	71.4	407 of 1333	69.5%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	98.9	15 of 1032	98.5%	★★★★★
2024	95.5	34 of 989	96.6%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2026	37.3	673 of 1002	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	42.0	609 of 1023	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	66.2	222 of 939	76.4%	★★★★☆
2023	63.1	257 of 910	71.8%	★★★★☆
2019	45.7	473 of 948	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.6	424 of 942	55.0%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2026	72.4	381 of 1306	70.8%	★★★★☆
2025	67.6	436 of 1318	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	75.1	328 of 1313	75.0%	★★★★☆
2023	67.9	416 of 1315	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	80.5	253 of 1324	80.9%	★★★★☆
2021	78.1	241 of 1297	81.4%	★★★★☆
2019	57.4	588 of 1335	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.3	597 of 1334	55.2%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2026	39.6	528 of 970	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	37.8	566 of 1023	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	65.6	252 of 989	74.5%	★★★★☆
2023	54.0	351 of 958	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	76.5	153 of 949	83.9%	★★★★☆
2021	76.7	126 of 868	85.5%	★★★★☆
2019	52.7	401 of 1007	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.5	340 of 1001	66.0%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2026	62.9	352 of 951	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	63.2	358 of 970	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	69.4	266 of 963	72.4%	★★★★☆
2023	63.2	345 of 975	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	66.9	304 of 976	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	77.3	155 of 964	83.9%	★★★★☆
2019	55.6	454 of 1023	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	48.6	553 of 1022	45.9%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2025)99th percentile+30 vs school

Male (2026)71st percentile~ school

Female (2026)68th percentile~ school

White (2026)63rd percentile-7 vs school

Special Education (2026)46th percentile-24 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)33rd percentile-37 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts63%+14 vs state

Mathematics61%+14 vs state

Science31%+4 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				NJSLA-S Science (2026)		NJSLA English Language Arts (2026)						NJSLA Mathematics (2026)						NJSLA Algebra I (2026)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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
Central Elementary School	Public	K-5	2007 Allenwood Road	Wall	07719	Monmouth County	Wall Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 556-2540	494	46	10.7	12.1%	408 (82.6%)	24 (4.9%)	40 (8.1%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.6%)	71.8	400^th of 1331 public elementary schools	69.9%		70.5	417^th of 1347 public elementary schools	69.0%	17	31.0		65.4	56.7	67.5				66.6	61.6	54.8						$14,306	$409	$13,897
Shark River Hills Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	312 Brighton Avenue	Neptune	07753	Monmouth County	Neptune Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 776-2200	244	21	11.6	23.4%	162 (66.4%)	20 (8.2%)	34 (13.9%)	4 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (9.8%)	42.1	773^rd of 1331 public elementary schools	41.9%		38.7	831^st of 1347 public elementary schools	38.3%	58	7.1		59.1	64.0	35.7				59.1	48.0	10.7						$20,105	$1,027	$19,078
Summerfield Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1 Summerfield La	Neptune	07753	Monmouth County	Neptune Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 776-2200	389	37	10.5	52.2%	119 (30.6%)	132 (33.9%)	104 (26.7%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	26 (6.7%)	42.2	772^nd of 1331 public elementary schools	42.0%		56.1	595^th of 1347 public elementary schools	55.8%	177	24.3		41.5	55.2	41.4				40.0	57.7	27.1						$20,594	$992	$19,602
West Belmar Elementary School	Public	K-5	925 17th Avenue	Wall	07719	Monmouth County	Wall Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 556-2560	171	24	7.0	33.3%	118 (69.0%)	7 (4.1%)	38 (22.2%)	5 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.8%)	76.6	328^th of 1331 public elementary schools	75.4%		76.1	338^th of 1347 public elementary schools	74.9%	10	42.9		51.8	76.9	66.7				55.5	80.7	61.9						$20,921	$1,176	$19,745
Woodrow Wilson	Public	PK, KG-8	210 West Sylvania Ave	Neptune City	07753	Monmouth County	Neptune City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 775-5319	264	34	7.8	56.1%	59 (22.3%)	79 (29.9%)	105 (39.8%)	6 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.7%)	31.7	904^th of 1331 public elementary schools	32.1%		21	1080^th of 1347 public elementary schools	19.8%	176	4.0	0.0	28.6	42.1	56.0	52.6	44.4	21.4	22.7	47.3	28.0	21.1	14.8	7.1			$22,437	$1,267	$21,170
Allenwood Elementary School	Public	K-5	3301 Allenwood Lakewood Rd	Wall	07719	Monmouth County	Wall Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 556-2150	381	42	9.0	5.8%	338 (88.7%)	5 (1.3%)	23 (6.0%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.1%)	87.5	158^th of 1331 public elementary schools	88.1%		84.8	202^nd of 1347 public elementary schools	85.0%	44	48.5		74.3	74.2	80.3				68.9	69.0	71.2						$17,501	$457	$17,044
Green Grove Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	909 Green Grove Road	Neptune	07753	Monmouth County	Neptune Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 776-2200	296	27	10.9	71.6%	25 (8.4%)	137 (46.3%)	104 (35.1%)	9 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (7.1%)	18.2	1100^th of 1331 public elementary schools	17.4%		8.3	1278^th of 1347 public elementary schools	5.1%	178	6.3		50.0	21.9	21.9				36.2	9.4	6.3						$20,558	$1,288	$19,270
Belmar Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	1101 Main Street	Belmar	07719	Monmouth County	Belmar Elementary School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 681-2388	400	49	8.1	56.0%	138 (34.5%)	10 (2.5%)	230 (57.5%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.5%)	67	462^nd of 1331 public elementary schools	65.3%		60	538^th of 1347 public elementary schools	60.1%	76	25.7	18.9	64.3	51.0	55.9	60.6	62.1	51.3	65.5	49.0	71.4	60.6	44.8	5.9	80.0	80.0	$20,920	$875	$20,045
Gables Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1 Gables Court	Neptune	07753	Monmouth County	Neptune Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 776-2200	284	26	10.9	76.1%	14 (4.9%)	172 (60.6%)	77 (27.1%)	5 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	15 (5.3%)	18.5	1098^th of 1331 public elementary schools	17.5%		16.5	1155^th of 1347 public elementary schools	14.3%	57	17.3		28.9	27.8	42.3				8.9	5.6	25.0						$19,520	$1,434	$18,086
Old Mill Elementary School	Public	K-5	2119 Old Mill Road	Sea Girt	08750	Monmouth County	Wall Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 556-2140	396	44	9.0	6.3%	341 (86.1%)	1 (0.3%)	35 (8.8%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.3%)	83.7	222^nd of 1331 public elementary schools	83.3%		79	303^rd of 1347 public elementary schools	77.5%	81	46.1		66.0	70.4	80.0				78.6	53.5	75.4						$12,444	$436	$12,008

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