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Best Public Schools in Zip Code 07746

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At a glance

Schools

4,320

Students

Districts

5-star school

Top rankedFrank Defino Central Elementary School32^nd of 1,331 New Jersey elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Frank Defino Central Elementary School up 165 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Marlboro Middle School 9.9 students per teacher

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Summary:

ZIP code 07746 has five schools serving kindergarten through grade 12: three elementary schools, one middle school and one high school, with 4,320 students combined. In 2025–26, the elementary schools averaged 77% proficiency in both ELA and math across grades 3–5, compared with 49% and 47% statewide; their grade 5 science average was 56%, versus 27% statewide. All three elementary schools exceeded state results in each reported grade 3–5 ELA and math test and in grade 5 science. The clearest overall takeaway is that strong results compared with the state coexist with sizeable differences among local elementary schools.

Frank Defino Central Elementary School stands out among the elementary schools, averaging 84% in ELA and 83% in math, versus 75% and 75% at Marlboro Elementary School and 71% and 73% at Frank J. Dugan Elementary School. Frank Defino was ahead of Dugan by 13 percentage points in ELA and 11 in math; its 67% in grade 5 science was 19 points above Marlboro Elementary. Dugan had the lowest elementary averages, though its reported results remained above state levels. Marlboro Middle School was exceptional in Algebra I, reporting 100% proficiency on all three listed results. Marlboro High School had a mixed profile: ninth-grade ELA was 14 points above the state, while 10th-grade Algebra II was 13 points below.

Elementary results improved overall from 2024–25 to 2025–26: average ELA rose 4 percentage points and math rose 4 points. Frank Defino had the largest gains, including a 12-point rise in average ELA and a 24-point increase in grade 5 science; high-school results varied sharply by test, with ninth-grade ELA up 14 points but 10th-grade Algebra II down 58. SchoolDigger’s 2025–26 rankings put Frank Defino at the 98th percentile, ahead of Marlboro Elementary at the 90th and Dugan at the 87th; Marlboro Middle was at the 86th and Marlboro High at the 68th. In 2024–25, the free/reduced lunch eligible share was 16% at Frank Defino, 12% at Dugan and 9% at Marlboro Elementary; their student-teacher ratios were 10.6, 13.1 and 12.6, respectively. These figures offer context, but do not explain the differences in results.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				NJGPA English Language Arts (2026)	NJGPA Mathematics (2026)	NJSLA-S Science (2026)			NJSLA English Language Arts (2026)							NJSLA Mathematics (2026)						NJSLA Algebra I (2026)					NJSLA Geometry (2026)				NJSLA Algebra II (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	NJGPA English Language Arts 11th Grade	NJGPA Mathematics 11th Grade	NJSLA-S Science 5th Grade	NJSLA-S Science 8th Grade	NJSLA-S Science 11th 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 English Language Arts 9th 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 7th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 8th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 9th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 10th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I End of Course	NJSLA Geometry 8th Grade	NJSLA Geometry 9th Grade	NJSLA Geometry 10th Grade	NJSLA Geometry End of Course	NJSLA Algebra II 8th Grade	NJSLA Algebra II 9th Grade	NJSLA Algebra II 10th Grade	NJSLA Algebra II End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Marlboro High School	Public	9-12	95 North Main Street	Marlboro	07746	Monmouth County	Freehold Regional High School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 617-8393	1,700	108	15.7	10.9%	1,162 (68.4%)	40 (2.4%)	149 (8.8%)	304 (17.9%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.2%)	41 (2.4%)	62.6	137^th of 434 public high schools	68.4%		66.3	110^th of 434 public high schools	74.7%	27					18.6							65.2									76.2	48.7	51.0		84.2		78.7		73.7	16.7	51.6	$16,292	$53	$16,239
Frank Defino Central Elementary School	Public	K-5	175 Route 79 North	Marlboro	07746	Monmouth County	Marlboro Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 972-2099	510	48	10.6	15.5%	298 (58.4%)	11 (2.2%)	44 (8.6%)	136 (26.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.1%)	95.4	32^nd of 1331 public elementary schools	97.6%		84.9	197^th of 1347 public elementary schools	85.4%	165			67.0			80.9	85.0	86.3					82.0	77.5	90.3																	$13,065	$558	$12,507
Marlboro Elementary School	Public	K-5	100 School Road West	Marlboro	07746	Monmouth County	Marlboro Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 972-2095	551	44	12.6	8.7%	359 (65.2%)	8 (1.5%)	57 (10.3%)	107 (19.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.6%)	88.5	138^th of 1331 public elementary schools	89.6%		84.9	198^th of 1347 public elementary schools	85.3%	60			48.0			82.2	67.9	74.1					84.2	71.5	69.6																	$11,752	$283	$11,469
Marlboro Middle School	Public	6-8	355 County Road 520	Marlboro	07746	Monmouth County	Marlboro Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 972-2100	935	94	9.9	8.2%	652 (69.7%)	18 (1.9%)	76 (8.1%)	165 (17.6%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (2.4%)	82.3	105^th of 743 public middle schools	85.9%		76.3	149^th of 752 public middle schools	80.2%	44				32.3					71.7	76.8	68.2					57.0	60.6	33.9	100.0	100.0			100.0									$12,262	$179	$12,083
Frank J. Dugan Elementary School	Public	K-5	48 Topanemus Road	Marlboro	07746	Monmouth County	Marlboro Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 972-2110	624	47	13.1	11.5%	447 (71.6%)	10 (1.6%)	43 (6.9%)	113 (18.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.6%)	86.7	178^th of 1331 public elementary schools	86.6%		81.9	255^th of 1347 public elementary schools	81.1%	77			51.7			65.3	70.0	77.0					76.0	67.6	73.9																	$10,960	$252	$10,708

Cities Near Zip Code 07746

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Marlboro	0.28 mi	5	108^th
Manalapan	2.08 mi	8	74^th
Morganville	2.36 mi	4	58^th
Freehold	2.93 mi	17	213^th
Colts Neck	3.39 mi	4	104^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the New Jersey Department of Education.

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