Midtown Community Elementary School

Summary:

Midtown Community Elementary School is a public elementary school serving 425 students in grades PK-5 in Neptune, New Jersey. The school is part of the Neptune Township School District, which is ranked 548 out of 615 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Midtown Community Elementary School faces significant challenges, consistently ranking in the bottom 10-15% of New Jersey elementary schools over the past decade. The school's academic performance on state assessments is significantly below the state and district averages across all grade levels and subject areas. Additionally, the school has experienced a sharp increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 12.6% in 2017-2018 to 38% in 2020-2021, more than double the state average. The school also serves a high percentage of students from low-income families, with 49.65% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch.

When compared to nearby elementary schools, such as Shark River Hills Elementary School and Gables Elementary School, both of which are also part of the Neptune Township School District, Midtown Community Elementary School consistently performs worse on state assessments and has a lower overall ranking. The school's higher spending per student ($13,354 in 2018-2019) compared to some nearby schools does not appear to be translating into improved academic outcomes.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

 1155 Corlies Ave
       Neptune, NJ  07753-5034


(732) 776-2200

District: Neptune Township School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
1184th of 1,342 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $13,354 Help


Students who attend Midtown Community Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:    Neptune Middle School
High:    Neptune High School

Student/teacher ratio:  10.1 Help
Number of students:  425

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
52.0%
African American:
38.1%
Two or more races:
5.2%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  49.6% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Midtown Community Elementary School ranks worse than 88.2% of elementary schools in New Jersey. It also ranks 4th among 5 ranked elementary schools in the Neptune Township School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2023 the calculated Average Standard Score was 13.19. (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 Midtown Community Elementary School has the largest elementary school student body size in the Neptune Township School District. Racial makeup is: Hispanic (52%), African American (38.1%), two or more races (5.2%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 49.6% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the highest percentage in the Neptune Township School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Midtown Community Elementary School is 10.1. 3 elementary schools in the Neptune Township School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Midtown Community Elementary School is $13,354, which is the highest among 5 elementary schools in the Neptune Township School District!
Schooldigger 2023 Rankings:

Midtown Community Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Midtown Community Elementary School 1184th of 1342 New Jersey public elementary schools. (See Midtown Community Elementary School in the ranking list.)

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Neptune Township School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Neptune Township School District 548th of 615 New Jersey school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Midtown Community Elementary School

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Rank History for all students at Midtown Community Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2003 28.30 926th 1204 23.1%
2004 18.13 1108th 1298 14.6%
2005 22.38 1100th 1303 15.6%
2006 22.63 1116th 1314 15.1%
2007 15.32 1179th 1329 11.3%
2008 7.93 1244th 1338 7.0%
2009 4.68 1282nd 1346 4.8%
2010 4.61 1290th 1354 4.7%
2011 12.20 1226th 1360 9.9%
2012 17.58 1166th 1363 14.5%
2013 25.95 1092nd 1367 20.1%
2014 20.45 1146th 1363 15.9%
2015 9.71 1244th 1357 8.3%
2016 10.87 1210th 1346 10.1%
2017 7.56 1269th 1352 6.1%
2018 6.24 1294th 1353 4.4%
2019 7.52 1275th 1360 6.3%
2021 15.44 1109th 1317 15.8%
2022 15.62 1141st 1345 15.2%
2023 13.19 1184th 1342 11.8%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Midtown Community Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 17.63 380th 434 12.4%
2019 18.86 395th 463 14.7%
2021 65.18 83rd 411 79.8%
2022 43.50 220th 489 55.0%
2023 43.01 234th 499 53.1%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Midtown Community Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 13.22 935th 1007 7.1%
2021 12.29 837th 868 3.6%
2022 26.49 667th 949 29.7%
2023 25.07 691st 958 27.9%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Midtown Community Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 18.21 853rd 942 9.4%
2019 17.02 775th 948 18.2%
2021 27.63 651st 839 22.4%
2022 28.00 628th 863 27.2%
2023 37.69 549th 910 39.7%
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Rank History for Female students at Midtown Community Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 6.83 1253rd 1333 6.0%
2019 6.46 1253rd 1331 5.9%
2021 18.80 1061st 1290 17.8%
2022 23.27 1007th 1326 24.1%
2023 20.01 1044th 1318 20.8%
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Rank History for Male students at Midtown Community Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 8.67 1227th 1334 8.0%
2019 11.29 1193rd 1335 10.6%
2021 17.15 1058th 1297 18.4%
2022 12.06 1176th 1324 11.2%
2023 9.67 1211th 1315 7.9%
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Rank History for African American students at Midtown Community Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 15.28 431st 517 16.6%
2019 28.22 414th 522 20.7%
2021 41.03 259th 456 43.2%
2022 43.85 271st 494 45.1%
2023 32.80 324th 463 30.0%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Midtown Community Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 25.12 655th 870 24.7%
2019 22.11 701st 899 22.0%
2021 37.02 566th 896 36.8%
2022 33.50 617th 953 35.3%
2023 27.30 718th 982 26.9%
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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 Midtown Community Elementary School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 132 166 1 17 1 n/a n/a 0 317
1989 123 190 4 14 0 n/a n/a 0 331
1990 104 233 5 39 0 n/a n/a 0 381
1991 106 229 4 29 0 n/a n/a 0 368
1992 89 227 0 24 0 n/a n/a 0 340
1993 84 222 0 25 0 n/a n/a 0 331
1994 86 211 0 32 0 n/a n/a 0 329
1995 79 220 0 24 0 n/a n/a 0 323
1996 79 220 0 24 0 n/a n/a 0 323
1998 58 243 2 26 1 n/a n/a 0 330
1999 56 253 1 22 0 n/a n/a 0 332
2000 65 231 0 24 0 n/a n/a 0 320
2001 57 224 1 24 0 n/a n/a 0 306
2002 49 196 0 21 0 n/a n/a 0 266
2003 49 196 0 21 0 n/a n/a 0 266
2004 35 193 2 20 0 n/a n/a 0 250
2005 41 195 0 20 0 n/a n/a 0 256
2006 43 227 0 25 2 n/a n/a 0 297
2007 35 222 0 37 0 n/a n/a 0 294
2008 26 218 0 41 0 n/a n/a 0 285
2009 46 277 9 112 0 1 15 0 460
2010 52 263 8 117 0 0 16 0 456
2011 53 248 3 136 0 1 11 0 452
2012 57 221 4 147 0 1 11 0 441
2013 61 216 5 167 0 1 17 0 467
2014 57 230 7 185 0 0 17 0 496
2015 39 204 7 185 1 0 21 0 457
2016 28 201 2 205 0 0 21 0 457
2017 20 208 4 188 0 0 28 0 448
2018 13 171 4 164 0 0 19 0 371
2019 14 175 3 161 0 0 26 0 379
2020 15 163 4 181 0 0 23 0 386
2021 11 157 4 188 0 0 24 0 384
2022 10 131 3 180 0 0 21 0 345
2023 16 162 4 221 0 0 22 0 425

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 Midtown Community Elementary School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 317 20.0 15.8 n/a
1989 331 21.0 15.7 n/a
1990 381 20.0 19.0 37.8
1991 368 21.0 17.5 42.7
1992 340 22.0 15.4 58.2
1993 331 22.0 15.0 63.1
1994 329 21.0 15.7 58.1
1995 323 19.0 17.0 64.4
1996 323 19.0 17.0 64.4
1998 330 18.0 18.3 71.2
1999 332 18.0 18.4 73.8
2000 320 20.0 16.0 77.5
2001 306 20.3 15.1 79.4
2002 266 19.0 14.0 78.6
2003 266 19.0 14.0 78.6
2004 250 19.0 13.2 73.2
2005 256 19.0 13.5 n/a
2006 297 18.0 16.5 68.4
2007 294 23.0 12.8 50.7
2008 285 17.0 16.8 71.9
2009 460 44.0 8.5 72.4
2010 456 39.0 11.6 77
2011 452 40.0 11.3 79.2
2012 441 41.4 10.6 80
2013 467 41.0 11.3 82
2014 496 43.0 11.5 75
2015 457 41.0 11.1 86
2016 457 42.0 10.8 88.6
2017 448 41.0 10.9 73.4
2018 371 42.0 8.8 78.2
2019 379 40.0 9.4 76.8
2020 386 39.0 9.8 76.4
2021 384 40.0 9.6 81.3
2022 345 42.0 8.2 62.6
2023 425 42.0 10.1 49.6

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 Midtown Community Elementary School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 317 20.0 15.8 n/a
1989 331 21.0 15.7 n/a
1990 381 20.0 19.0 37.8
1991 368 21.0 17.5 42.7
1992 340 22.0 15.4 58.2
1993 331 22.0 15.0 63.1
1994 329 21.0 15.7 58.1
1995 323 19.0 17.0 64.4
1996 323 19.0 17.0 64.4
1998 330 18.0 18.3 71.2
1999 332 18.0 18.4 73.8
2000 320 20.0 16.0 77.5
2001 306 20.3 15.1 79.4
2002 266 19.0 14.0 78.6
2003 266 19.0 14.0 78.6
2004 250 19.0 13.2 73.2
2005 256 19.0 13.5 n/a
2006 297 18.0 16.5 68.4
2007 294 23.0 12.8 50.7
2008 285 17.0 16.8 71.9
2009 460 44.0 8.5 72.4
2010 456 39.0 11.6 77
2011 452 40.0 11.3 79.2
2012 441 41.4 10.6 80
2013 467 41.0 11.3 82
2014 496 43.0 11.5 75
2015 457 41.0 11.1 86
2016 457 42.0 10.8 88.6
2017 448 41.0 10.9 73.4
2018 371 42.0 8.8 78.2
2019 379 40.0 9.4 76.8
2020 386 39.0 9.8 76.4
2021 384 40.0 9.6 81.3
2022 345 42.0 8.2 62.6
2023 425 42.0 10.1 49.6

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 Midtown Community Elementary School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $919 (6.9%) $12,435 (93.1%) $13,354

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Midtown Community Elementary School

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 1275th of 1360 Elementary schoolsRanks 1184th of 1342 Elementary schools
 5.5%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Midtown Community Elementary School)20.811.3
 9.5%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Neptune Township School District)22.823.3
 0.5%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (New Jersey)50.242
 8.2%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Midtown Community Elementary School)18.920
 1.1%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Neptune Township School District)25.728.8
 3.1%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (New Jersey)55.145.9
 9.2%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Midtown Community Elementary School)21.323.6
 2.3%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Neptune Township School District)35.527.4
 8.1%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (New Jersey)57.451.3
 6.1%
4th Grade Mathematics (Midtown Community Elementary School)16.49.4
 7%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Neptune Township School District)31.622
 9.6%
   4th Grade Mathematics (New Jersey)5144.3
 6.7%
5th Grade English Language Arts (Midtown Community Elementary School)38.345.2
 6.9%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Neptune Township School District)41.239.3
 1.9%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (New Jersey)57.953.2
 4.7%
5th Grade Mathematics (Midtown Community Elementary School)14.97.1
 7.8%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Neptune Township School District)26.422.9
 3.5%
   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 Students379425
 12.1%
African American175162
 7.4%
American Indian00
Asian34
 33.3%
Hispanic161221
 37.3%
Pacific Islander00
White1416
 14.3%
Two or More Races2622
 15.4%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients76.8%49.6%
 27.1%


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Students who attend Midtown Community Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Neptune Middle School
High : Neptune High School

Midtown Community Elementary School ranks in the bottom 11.8% of New Jersey elementary schools.

In the 2022-23 school year, 425 students attended Midtown Community Elementary School.

Students at Midtown Community Elementary School are 52% Hispanic, 38% African American, 5% Two or more races, 4% White.


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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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