Is Mill Lake a good school?

Mill Lake ranks 683 rd of 1342 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Mill Lake?

In the 2022-23 school year, 471 students attended Mill Lake.

What is the racial makeup of Mill Lake?

Students at Mill Lake are 59% White, 22% Asian, 12% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 3% African American.

What schools do graduates of Mill Lake attend?

Students who attend Mill Lake usually go on to attend: Middle : Monroe Township Middle School High : Monroe Township High School

Mill Lake

Summary:

Mill Lake is an elementary school located in Monroe Township, New Jersey, serving grades PK-3 with a total enrollment of 471 students. The school is part of the highly-ranked Monroe Township School District, which is ranked 135 out of 615 districts in New Jersey and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

One notable characteristic of Mill Lake is its significantly higher percentage of Asian students (21.66%) compared to the surrounding schools, which range from 5.56% to 52.17% Asian students. However, the school's academic performance, as measured by NJSLA test scores, is lower than the district and state averages. For example, in 3rd grade ELA, Mill Lake scored 43.5% proficient or better, compared to the district at 57.9% and the state at 42%. Additionally, Mill Lake has seen a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, from 3.0% in 2020-2021 to 13.0% in 2021-2022, which is higher than the surrounding schools.

While Mill Lake is part of the highly-ranked Monroe Township School District, it performs lower than some of the other elementary schools in the district, such as Brookside Elementary and Woodland School, which have higher test scores and lower chronic absenteeism rates. Additionally, Mill Lake's spending per student ($13,039 in 2018-2019) is lower than the surrounding schools, which range from $11,070 to $16,304 per student, which could be a factor in the school's academic performance.

Detail:

Public PK, KG-3

115 Monmouth Road
Monroe Twp, NJ 08831

(732) 251-5336

District: Monroe Township School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
683^rd of 1,342 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $13,039

Students who attend Mill Lake usually attend:

Middle:	Monroe Township Middle School
High:	Monroe Township High School

Student/teacher ratio: 10.3

Number of students: 471

Racial breakdown:

White:

59.0%

Asian:

21.7%

Hispanic:

12.3%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 10%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Mill Lake ranks worse than 50.9% of elementary schools in New Jersey. It also ranks last among 3 ranked elementary schools in the Monroe Township School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2023 the calculated Average Standard Score was 48.68. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a high 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

Compare Details Student population at Mill Lake is diverse. Racial makeup is: White (59%), Asian (21.7%), Hispanic (12.3%). (See more...)

Compare Details 10% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Mill Lake is 10.3, which is the 2^nd best among 3 elementary schools in the Monroe Township School District. (See more...)

Compare Mill Lake employs 45.6 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Mill Lake is $13,039, which is the 2^nd highest among 3 elementary schools in the Monroe Township School District.

Schooldigger 2023 Rankings:

Mill Lake:

SchoolDigger ranks Mill Lake 683^rd of 1342 New Jersey public elementary schools. (See Mill Lake in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

Special Education students:

Low Socio Economic Status students:

Female students:

Male students:

Asian students:

White students:

Monroe Township School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Monroe Township School District 135^th of 615 New Jersey school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Mill Lake

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Rank History for all students at Mill Lake

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NJ State Percentile
2004	68.56	481^st	1298	62.9%
2005	59.54	689^th	1303	47.1%
2006	58.48	725^th	1314	44.8%
2007	65.99	579^th	1329	56.4%
2008	50.38	834^th	1338	37.7%
2009	56.47	717^th	1346	46.7%
2010	64.71	582^nd	1354	57.0%
2011	71.19	435^th	1360	68.0%
2016	79.23	281^st	1346	79.1%
2017	47.30	759^th	1352	43.9%
2018	64.83	521^st	1353	61.5%
2019	46.14	770^th	1360	43.4%
2021	67.07	389^th	1317	70.5%
2022	72.01	405^th	1345	69.9%
2023	48.68	683^rd	1342	49.1%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Mill Lake

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NJ State Percentile
2018	50.85	433^rd	1001	56.7%
2019	59.67	347^th	1007	65.5%
2021	62.36	233^rd	868	73.2%
2022	63.49	273^rd	949	71.2%
2023	44.18	454^th	958	52.6%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Mill Lake

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NJ State Percentile
2018	58.46	336^th	942	64.3%
2021	63.07	195^th	839	76.8%
2023	63.35	256^th	910	71.9%

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Rank History for Female students at Mill Lake

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NJ State Percentile
2018	57.45	594^th	1333	55.4%
2019	51.84	670^th	1331	49.7%
2021	64.06	406^th	1290	68.5%
2022	72.32	384^th	1326	71.0%
2023	60.25	524^th	1318	60.2%

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Rank History for Male students at Mill Lake

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NJ State Percentile
2018	71.05	403^rd	1334	69.8%
2019	43.54	778^th	1335	41.7%
2021	68.39	362^nd	1297	72.1%
2022	71.12	379^th	1324	71.4%
2023	31.01	898^th	1315	31.7%

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Rank History for Asian students at Mill Lake

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NJ State Percentile
2018	49.76	197^th	370	46.8%
2019	34.49	253^rd	370	31.6%
2021	62.23	136^th	339	59.9%
2022	45.00	208^th	348	40.2%
2023	25.35	274^th	346	20.8%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Mill Lake

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NJ State Percentile
2018	86.56	90^th	870	89.7%
2019	61.98	290^th	899	67.7%
2021	61.31	248^th	896	72.3%
2022	59.87	316^th	953	66.8%

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Rank History for White students at Mill Lake

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NJ State Percentile
2018	30.49	754^th	1022	26.2%
2019	12.73	925^th	1023	9.6%
2021	39.42	594^th	964	38.4%
2022	53.59	458^th	976	53.1%
2023	20.04	816^th	975	16.3%

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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.

Data source: New Jersey Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Mill Lake

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Total
1988	388	6	28	5	2	n/a	n/a	429
1989	388	8	24	7	0	n/a	n/a	427
1990	366	7	23	11	0	n/a	n/a	407
1991	381	11	19	10	0	n/a	n/a	421
1992	354	3	17	7	0	n/a	n/a	381
1993	387	3	19	9	0	n/a	n/a	418
1994	400	4	18	9	0	n/a	n/a	431
1995	406	8	14	10	0	n/a	n/a	438
1996	406	8	14	10	0	n/a	n/a	438
1998	399	8	21	12	1	n/a	n/a	441
1999	422	10	23	15	0	n/a	n/a	470
2000	423	5	11	20	0	n/a	n/a	459
2001	481	9	17	16	0	n/a	n/a	523
2002	503	7	36	19	5	n/a	n/a	570
2003	503	7	36	19	5	n/a	n/a	570
2004	524	10	67	25	1	n/a	n/a	627
2005	510	17	78	31	0	n/a	n/a	636
2006	497	22	83	40	0	n/a	n/a	642
2007	522	22	101	38	0	n/a	n/a	683
2008	525	20	94	28	0	n/a	n/a	667
2009	509	13	100	36	0	0	1	659
2010	507	19	96	36	0	0	5	663
2011	511	22	89	31	0	0	5	658
2012	328	11	62	17	0	0	8	426
2013	318	10	63	25	0	0	6	422
2014	287	6	52	31	0	0	7	383
2015	283	6	50	31	0	0	9	379
2016	434	15	107	61	0	0	15	632
2017	404	9	110	57	0	1	14	595
2018	357	7	127	52	0	1	19	563
2019	331	9	139	56	0	0	9	544
2020	313	9	123	58	0	0	15	518
2021	260	13	112	49	0	0	16	450
2022	256	15	105	45	2	0	21	444
2023	278	15	102	58	0	0	18	471

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 Mill Lake

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	429	25.0	17.1	n/a
1989	427	26.0	16.4	n/a
1990	407	26.0	15.6	3.2
1991	421	24.0	17.5	3.3
1992	381	23.0	16.5	2.9
1993	418	26.3	15.9	2.2
1994	431	25.8	16.7	2.8
1995	438	23.0	19.0	4.6
1996	438	23.0	19.0	4.6
1998	441	24.0	18.4	4.3
1999	470	25.0	18.8	3.6
2000	459	25.5	18.0	5.4
2001	523	25.7	20.4	3.6
2002	570	35.8	15.9	3.7
2003	570	35.8	15.9	3.7
2004	627	38.5	16.3	3.8
2005	636	42.1	15.1	n/a
2006	642	44.2	14.5	4.5
2007	683	44.0	15.5	4.8
2008	667	37.0	18.0	2.8
2009	659	56.4	9.7	3.3
2010	663	38.0	17.4	6
2011	658	35.7	18.4	5.3
2012	426	43.0	9.9	3.8
2013	422	40.7	10.3	0
2014	383	37.7	10.1	8.4
2015	379	32.0	11.8	6.9
2016	632	37.0	17.0	8.9
2017	595	40.2	14.7	10.4
2018	563	41.7	13.4	11.5
2019	544	45.7	11.8	8.1
2020	518	42.0	12.3	9.8
2021	450	44.1	10.1	8
2022	444	42.3	10.4	6.1
2023	471	45.6	10.3	10

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 Mill Lake

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	429	25.0	17.1	n/a
1989	427	26.0	16.4	n/a
1990	407	26.0	15.6	3.2
1991	421	24.0	17.5	3.3
1992	381	23.0	16.5	2.9
1993	418	26.3	15.9	2.2
1994	431	25.8	16.7	2.8
1995	438	23.0	19.0	4.6
1996	438	23.0	19.0	4.6
1998	441	24.0	18.4	4.3
1999	470	25.0	18.8	3.6
2000	459	25.5	18.0	5.4
2001	523	25.7	20.4	3.6
2002	570	35.8	15.9	3.7
2003	570	35.8	15.9	3.7
2004	627	38.5	16.3	3.8
2005	636	42.1	15.1	n/a
2006	642	44.2	14.5	4.5
2007	683	44.0	15.5	4.8
2008	667	37.0	18.0	2.8
2009	659	56.4	9.7	3.3
2010	663	38.0	17.4	6
2011	658	35.7	18.4	5.3
2012	426	43.0	9.9	3.8
2013	422	40.7	10.3	0
2014	383	37.7	10.1	8.4
2015	379	32.0	11.8	6.9
2016	632	37.0	17.0	8.9
2017	595	40.2	14.7	10.4
2018	563	41.7	13.4	11.5
2019	544	45.7	11.8	8.1
2020	518	42.0	12.3	9.8
2021	450	44.1	10.1	8
2022	444	42.3	10.4	6.1
2023	471	45.6	10.3	10

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.

Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for Mill Lake

Year	Expenditures from Federal Funds	Expenditures from State and Local Funds	Total Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019	$106 (0.8%)	$12,933 (99.2%)	$13,039

Data source: New Jersey Department of Education

Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Mill Lake

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Rankings

Rank Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	Rank Post pandemic (2022-2023)	Change (%)
Ranks 770^th of 1360 Elementary schools	Ranks 683^rd of 1342 Elementary schools	5.7%

Test Scores

	% proficient Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	% proficient Post pandemic (2022-2023)	Change (%)
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Mill Lake)	45	43.5	1.5%
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Monroe Township School District)	56.9	57.9	1%
3rd Grade English Language Arts (New Jersey)	50.2	42	8.2%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Mill Lake)	57.1	43.6	13.5%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Monroe Township School District)	74.7	68.8	5.9%
3rd Grade Mathematics (New Jersey)	55.1	45.9	9.2%

Student Body

	Number of students Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	Number of students Post pandemic (2022-2023)	Change (%)
Total Students	544	471	13.4%
African American	9	15	66.7%
American Indian	0	0
Asian	139	102	26.6%
Hispanic	56	58	3.6%
Pacific Islander	0	0
White	331	278	16%
Two or More Races	9	18	100%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	8.1%	10%	1.9%

Schools Near Mill Lake

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2023)				Ranking (2022)				NJSLA-S Science (2023)	NJSLA English Language Arts (2023)			NJSLA Mathematics (2023)			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 (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	SchoolDigger Rating (2023)	Average Standard Score (2022)	Statewide Rank (2022)	State Percentile (2022)	Rank Change from Previous Year	NJSLA-S Science 5th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 3rd Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 4th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 5th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 3rd Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 4th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Mill Lake	Public	PK, KG-3	115 Monmouth Road	Monroe Twp	08831	Middlesex County	Monroe Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 251-5336	471	46	10.3	10.0%	278 (59.0%)	15 (3.2%)	58 (12.3%)	102 (21.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.8%)	48.7	683^rd of 1342 public elementary schools	49.1%		72	405^th of 1345 public elementary schools	69.9%	278		43.5			43.6			$13,039	$106	$12,933
Woodland School	Public	4-5	42 Harrison Ave	Monroe Township	08831	Middlesex County	Monroe Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 251-1177	271	26	10.5	12.5%	145 (53.5%)	10 (3.7%)	35 (12.9%)	69 (25.5%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.1%)								(n/a)	41.8		69.4	68.5		63.7	58.2	$12,690	$130	$12,560
E Raymond Appleby Elementary School	Public	2-5	23 Vliet Street	Spotswood	08884	Middlesex County	Spotswood Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 723-2200	334	34	9.8	20.1%	206 (61.7%)	13 (3.9%)	85 (25.4%)	15 (4.5%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.9%)	52	643^rd of 1342 public elementary schools	52.1%		53.2	635^th of 1345 public elementary schools	52.8%	8	26.7	22.8	60.5	56.8	43.1	65.7	45.3	$11,070	$171	$10,899
Raymond E. Voorhees Elementary School	Public	K-5	11 Liberty Street	Old Bridge	08857	Middlesex County	Old Bridge Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 360-4544	394	36	11.0	16.0%	245 (62.2%)	30 (7.6%)	57 (14.5%)	47 (11.9%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	12 (3.0%)	80.5	264^th of 1342 public elementary schools	80.3%		73	389^th of 1345 public elementary schools	71.1%	125	38.7	56.1	77.3	82.7	58.9	64.1	74.6	$12,225	$63	$12,162
G Austin Schoenly Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-1	80 Kane Avenue	Spotswood	08884	Middlesex County	Spotswood Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 723-2200	216	17	13.0	19.9%	120 (55.6%)	16 (7.4%)	51 (23.6%)	12 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	16 (7.4%)								(n/a)								$12,319	$361	$11,958
Barclay Brook School	Public	PK, KG-2	358 Buckelew Avenue	Monroe Twp	08831	Middlesex County	Monroe Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 521-1000	328	29	11.1	4.6%	121 (36.9%)	15 (4.6%)	20 (6.1%)	168 (51.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.2%)								(n/a)								$13,781	$79	$13,702
Brookside Elementary School	Public	3-5	370 Buckelew Avenue	Monroe Township	08831	Middlesex County	Monroe Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 521-1101	391	39	9.9	5.1%	135 (34.5%)	18 (4.6%)	29 (7.4%)	204 (52.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.3%)	77.1	311^th of 1342 public elementary schools	76.8%		74.3	369^th of 1345 public elementary schools	72.6%	58	47.0	49.6	60.8	69.4	65.3	67.6	63.2	$12,551	$32	$12,519
Southwood Elementary School	Public	K-5	64 Southwood Dr	Old Bridge	08857	Middlesex County	Old Bridge Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 360-4539	343	33	10.3	20.4%	217 (63.3%)	19 (5.5%)	59 (17.2%)	44 (12.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.2%)	79	280^th of 1342 public elementary schools	79.1%		70.7	421^st of 1345 public elementary schools	68.7%	141	40.8	66.7	52.5	78.9	70.4	55.0	67.3	$16,304	$63	$16,241
M. Scott Carpenter Elementary School	Public	K-5	One Par Avenue	Old Bridge	08857	Middlesex County	Old Bridge Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 360-4452	226	19	12.2	8.4%	157 (69.5%)	11 (4.9%)	37 (16.4%)	13 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	7 (3.1%)	70.6	417^th of 1342 public elementary schools	68.9%		54.8	610^th of 1345 public elementary schools	54.6%	193	41.1	44.2	63.7	74.3	56.9	59.0	54.3	$13,623	$63	$13,560
Bowne-Munro Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	120 Main Street	East Brunswick	08816	Middlesex County	East Brunswick Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 613-6810	176	18	9.8	22.7%	92 (52.3%)	14 (8.0%)	32 (18.2%)	31 (17.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	6 (3.4%)	72	395^th of 1342 public elementary schools	70.6%		74.5	365^th of 1345 public elementary schools	72.9%	30		54.0	67.6		56.7	59.5		$13,912	$163	$13,749

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