Frank Defino Central Elementary School

Summary:

Frank Defino Central Elementary School is a public elementary school in Marlboro, New Jersey, serving students from kindergarten to 5th grade as part of the Marlboro Township School District. This exceptional school consistently ranks among the top elementary schools in the state, with a strong focus on academic excellence and a diverse student population.

Frank Defino Central Elementary School's academic performance is truly impressive, with proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics that significantly exceed state averages. The school's diverse student body, with a racial makeup that includes 56.84% White, 31.37% Asian, and smaller percentages of other racial groups, is a key differentiating factor compared to nearby schools like Conover Road Primary School and Marlboro Elementary School, which have higher percentages of White students. Additionally, Frank Defino Central Elementary School has maintained a relatively low chronic absenteeism rate, which is significantly lower than some of the surrounding schools.

The school's exceptional performance extends to specific student subgroups as well, with Frank Defino Central Elementary School ranking 63rd out of 1,315 New Jersey elementary schools for male students and 48th out of 346 schools for Asian students in the 2022-2023 school year. While the school's overall academic excellence is a clear strength, there may be opportunities for improvement in the performance of special education students, who ranked 431st out of 958 New Jersey elementary schools. Additionally, the school's chronic absenteeism rate, while relatively low, has shown an upward trend in recent years, which may be an area to monitor and address.


Detail:

Public K-5

 175 Route 79 North
       Marlboro, NJ  07746-1056


(732) 972-2099

District: Marlboro Township School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
111th of 1,342 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $9,522 Help


Students who attend Frank Defino Central Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:    Marlboro Memorial Middle School
High:    Marlboro High School

Student/teacher ratio:  10.7 Help
Number of students:  526

Racial breakdown:

White:
56.8%
Asian:
31.4%
Hispanic:
7.0%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  4.6% Help


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Compare Details Frank Defino Central Elementary School ranks better than 91.7% of elementary schools in New Jersey. It also ranks first among 5 ranked elementary schools in the Marlboro Township School District! (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2023 the calculated Average Standard Score was 90.68. (See more...)
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Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (56.8%), Asian (31.4%), Hispanic (7%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 4.6% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Frank Defino Central Elementary School is 10.7, which is the 3rd best among 5 elementary schools in the Marlboro Township School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Frank Defino Central Elementary School is $9,522, which is the 3rd highest among 5 elementary schools in the Marlboro Township School District.
Schooldigger 2023 Rankings:

Frank Defino Central Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Frank Defino Central Elementary School 111th of 1342 New Jersey public elementary schools. (See Frank Defino Central Elementary School in the ranking list.)

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Marlboro Township School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Marlboro Township School District 71st of 615 New Jersey school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Frank Defino Central Elementary School

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Rank History for all students at Frank Defino Central Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2003 80.96 205th 1204 83.0%
2004 79.62 196th 1298 84.9%
2005 78.19 226th 1303 82.7%
2006 79.38 186th 1314 85.8%
2007 75.24 287th 1329 78.4%
2008 75.62 317th 1338 76.3%
2009 79.41 227th 1346 83.1%
2010 83.92 107th 1354 92.1%
2011 82.25 151st 1360 88.9%
2012 84.96 76th 1363 94.4%
2013 87.57 39th 1367 97.1%
2014 88.12 37th 1363 97.3%
2015 92.23 70th 1357 94.8%
2016 89.86 102nd 1346 92.4%
2017 90.33 84th 1352 93.8%
2018 87.89 126th 1353 90.7%
2019 91.84 60th 1360 95.6%
2021 94.06 55th 1317 95.8%
2022 91.51 103rd 1345 92.3%
2023 90.68 111th 1342 91.7%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Frank Defino Central Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 83.30 129th 1001 87.1%
2019 71.86 219th 1007 78.3%
2021 59.88 256th 868 70.5%
2022 74.73 168th 949 82.3%
2023 46.15 431st 958 55.0%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Frank Defino Central Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 90.56 49th 910 94.6%
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Rank History for Female students at Frank Defino Central Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 77.94 291st 1333 78.2%
2019 88.08 96th 1331 92.8%
2021 90.41 94th 1290 92.7%
2022 85.04 182nd 1326 86.3%
2023 86.85 148th 1318 88.8%
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Rank History for Male students at Frank Defino Central Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 93.12 48th 1334 96.4%
2019 93.10 40th 1335 97.0%
2021 95.03 35th 1297 97.3%
2022 94.29 45th 1324 96.6%
2023 92.38 63rd 1315 95.2%
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Rank History for Asian students at Frank Defino Central Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 81.40 37th 370 90.0%
2019 85.25 15th 370 95.9%
2021 86.15 21st 339 93.8%
2022 81.39 44th 348 87.4%
2023 78.66 48th 346 86.1%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Frank Defino Central Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 47.82 399th 896 55.5%
2022 95.31 41st 953 95.7%
2023 90.10 78th 982 92.1%
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Rank History for White students at Frank Defino Central Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 71.76 256th 1022 75.0%
2019 85.29 90th 1023 91.2%
2021 81.69 112th 964 88.4%
2022 75.39 215th 976 78.0%
2023 74.06 220th 975 77.4%
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Data source: test scores: New Jersey Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Enrollment information for Frank Defino Central Elementary School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 642 19 78 7 0 n/a n/a 0 746
1989 441 10 62 3 0 n/a n/a 0 516
1990 463 14 57 2 0 n/a n/a 0 536
1991 455 17 65 9 0 n/a n/a 0 546
1992 453 28 67 6 3 n/a n/a 0 557
1993 450 26 54 14 4 n/a n/a 0 548
1994 461 22 61 11 0 n/a n/a 0 555
1995 586 18 102 15 2 n/a n/a 0 723
1996 586 18 102 15 2 n/a n/a 0 723
1998 647 17 123 15 8 n/a n/a 0 810
1999 694 18 131 14 1 n/a n/a 0 858
2000 781 13 124 8 0 n/a n/a 0 926
2001 754 16 146 9 4 n/a n/a 0 929
2002 634 18 133 21 0 n/a n/a 0 806
2003 634 18 133 21 0 n/a n/a 0 806
2004 518 21 226 14 0 n/a n/a 0 779
2005 536 17 223 18 0 n/a n/a 0 794
2006 543 16 238 18 0 n/a n/a 0 815
2007 565 21 220 19 7 n/a n/a 0 832
2008 532 18 225 17 0 n/a n/a 0 792
2009 506 14 205 19 8 9 12 0 773
2010 509 16 192 14 0 0 2 0 733
2011 445 9 196 16 1 0 10 0 677
2012 365 6 158 14 1 0 14 0 558
2013 359 5 163 30 2 0 14 0 573
2014 341 4 167 34 2 0 17 0 565
2015 338 5 168 22 4 0 4 0 541
2016 291 4 161 32 2 0 14 0 504
2017 244 6 153 26 1 0 14 0 444
2018 254 9 175 41 1 0 16 0 496
2019 268 8 184 41 1 0 13 0 515
2020 296 6 171 43 1 0 10 0 527
2021 278 6 180 46 2 0 6 0 518
2022 299 9 159 44 2 0 10 0 523
2023 299 12 165 37 2 0 11 0 526

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Frank Defino Central Elementary School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 746 41.0 18.1 n/a
1989 516 37.0 13.9 n/a
1990 536 33.0 16.2 1.7
1991 546 34.0 16.0 2.4
1992 557 35.0 15.9 3.2
1993 548 36.5 15.0 3.5
1994 555 33.0 16.8 3.4
1995 723 40.0 18.1 3.2
1996 723 40.0 18.1 3.2
1998 810 45.0 18.0 2.5
1999 858 50.9 16.9 2
2000 926 52.5 17.6 2.2
2001 929 52.7 17.6 1.2
2002 806 48.0 16.8 3
2003 806 48.0 16.8 3
2004 779 48.5 16.1 1.3
2005 794 50.0 15.9 n/a
2006 815 51.0 16.0 1.6
2007 832 52.0 16.0 2.9
2008 792 44.0 18.0 1.9
2009 773 50.0 12.2 2.3
2010 733 45.0 16.2 2.6
2011 677 33.0 20.5 1.8
2012 558 43.8 12.7 2
2013 573 46.2 12.4 4.2
2014 565 46.1 12.2 3.5
2015 541 45.0 12.0 4.6
2016 504 43.0 11.7 4.4
2017 444 46.5 9.5 2.7
2018 496 45.8 10.8 5.6
2019 515 45.8 11.2 7.2
2020 527 48.0 10.9 8.5
2021 518 48.4 10.7 8.5
2022 523 50.9 10.2 5.9
2023 526 48.8 10.7 4.6

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Frank Defino Central Elementary School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 746 41.0 18.1 n/a
1989 516 37.0 13.9 n/a
1990 536 33.0 16.2 1.7
1991 546 34.0 16.0 2.4
1992 557 35.0 15.9 3.2
1993 548 36.5 15.0 3.5
1994 555 33.0 16.8 3.4
1995 723 40.0 18.1 3.2
1996 723 40.0 18.1 3.2
1998 810 45.0 18.0 2.5
1999 858 50.9 16.9 2
2000 926 52.5 17.6 2.2
2001 929 52.7 17.6 1.2
2002 806 48.0 16.8 3
2003 806 48.0 16.8 3
2004 779 48.5 16.1 1.3
2005 794 50.0 15.9 n/a
2006 815 51.0 16.0 1.6
2007 832 52.0 16.0 2.9
2008 792 44.0 18.0 1.9
2009 773 50.0 12.2 2.3
2010 733 45.0 16.2 2.6
2011 677 33.0 20.5 1.8
2012 558 43.8 12.7 2
2013 573 46.2 12.4 4.2
2014 565 46.1 12.2 3.5
2015 541 45.0 12.0 4.6
2016 504 43.0 11.7 4.4
2017 444 46.5 9.5 2.7
2018 496 45.8 10.8 5.6
2019 515 45.8 11.2 7.2
2020 527 48.0 10.9 8.5
2021 518 48.4 10.7 8.5
2022 523 50.9 10.2 5.9
2023 526 48.8 10.7 4.6

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Frank Defino Central Elementary School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $121 (1.3%) $9,401 (98.7%) $9,522

Data source: New Jersey Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Frank Defino Central Elementary School

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 60th of 1360 Elementary schoolsRanks 111th of 1342 Elementary schools
 3.9%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Frank Defino Central Elementary School)7861.9
 16.1%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Marlboro Township School District)72.662.3
 10.3%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (New Jersey)50.242
 8.2%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Frank Defino Central Elementary School)82.970.3
 12.6%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Marlboro Township School District)78.568.7
 9.8%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (New Jersey)55.145.9
 9.2%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Frank Defino Central Elementary School)82.980.4
 2.5%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Marlboro Township School District)79.978.8
 1.1%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (New Jersey)57.451.3
 6.1%
4th Grade Mathematics (Frank Defino Central Elementary School)82.969.5
 13.4%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Marlboro Township School District)78.872.4
 6.4%
   4th Grade Mathematics (New Jersey)5144.3
 6.7%
5th Grade English Language Arts (Frank Defino Central Elementary School)87.891.1
 3.3%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Marlboro Township School District)75.781.6
 5.9%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (New Jersey)57.953.2
 4.7%
5th Grade Mathematics (Frank Defino Central Elementary School)85.793.3
 7.6%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Marlboro Township School District)73.374.3
 1%
   5th Grade Mathematics (New Jersey)46.840.1
 6.7%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students515526
 2.1%
African American812
 50%
American Indian12
 100%
Asian184165
 10.3%
Hispanic4137
 9.8%
Pacific Islander00
White268299
 11.6%
Two or More Races1311
 15.4%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients7.2%4.6%
 2.6%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Frank Defino Central Elementary School

In the 2022-23 school year, 526 students attended Frank Defino Central Elementary School.

Students who attend Frank Defino Central Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Marlboro Memorial Middle School
High : Marlboro High School

Yes. Frank Defino Central Elementary School ranks in the top 8.3% of New Jersey elementary schools.

Students at Frank Defino Central Elementary School are 57% White, 31% Asian, 7% Hispanic, 2% African American, 2% Two or more races.


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