Parsons

Summary:

Parsons is an elementary school in North Brunswick, New Jersey, serving 553 students in grades PK-4. The school is part of the North Brunswick Township School District, which is ranked 488 out of 615 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Parsons faces significant challenges, with a student population that is 57.14% Hispanic, significantly higher than the surrounding schools. The school consistently ranks in the bottom quarter of New Jersey elementary schools, with academic performance well below state and district averages in both English Language Arts and Mathematics proficiency. Chronic absenteeism has also been on the rise, increasing from 9.1% in 2018-2019 to 25.1% in 2021-2022. Additionally, Parsons has a relatively high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 29.5% to 43.4% over the past few years, indicating a higher proportion of students from low-income families.

When compared to nearby schools, such as Livingston Park and North Brunswick Township Early Childhood Center, Parsons is clearly underperforming. These schools have higher academic proficiency rates and lower chronic absenteeism. Parsons' performance also varies significantly among different student subgroups, with the school ranking relatively well for African American students but struggling with Hispanic and White student performance. The school's per-student spending of $8,618 in 2018-2019 is also lower than the nearby schools, which range from $9,438 to $12,963 per student, potentially contributing to the academic challenges.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-4

 116 Hollywood Street
       North Brunswick, NJ  08902


(732) 289-3402

District: North Brunswick Township School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
1165th of 1,342 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $8,618 Help


Students who attend Parsons usually attend:

Middle:    Linwood School
High:    North Brunswick Township High School

Student/teacher ratio:  9.2 Help
Number of students:  553

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
57.1%
African American:
15.9%
Asian:
14.5%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  43.4% Help


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Compare Details Parsons ranks worse than 86.8% of elementary schools in New Jersey. It also ranks last among 4 ranked elementary schools in the North Brunswick Township School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2023 the calculated Average Standard Score was 14.22. (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 Student population at Parsons is diverse. Racial makeup is: Hispanic (57.1%), African American (15.9%), Asian (14.5%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 43.4% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the highest percentage in the North Brunswick Township School District. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Parsons is 9.2, which is the 2nd best among 4 elementary schools in the North Brunswick Township School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Parsons is $8,618, which is the lowest among 4 elementary schools in the North Brunswick Township School District!
Schooldigger 2023 Rankings:

Parsons:

SchoolDigger ranks Parsons 1165th of 1342 New Jersey public elementary schools. (See Parsons in the ranking list.)

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North Brunswick Township School District:

SchoolDigger ranks North Brunswick Township School District 488th of 615 New Jersey school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Parsons

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Rank History for all students at Parsons

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2003 35.33 869th 1204 27.8%
2004 32.99 1010th 1298 22.2%
2005 33.11 1005th 1303 22.9%
2006 47.11 871st 1314 33.7%
2007 53.50 824th 1329 38.0%
2008 59.08 698th 1338 47.8%
2009 51.51 789th 1346 41.4%
2010 48.73 843rd 1354 37.7%
2011 37.13 994th 1360 26.9%
2012 36.82 995th 1363 27.0%
2013 36.08 988th 1367 27.7%
2014 35.17 998th 1363 26.8%
2015 29.31 982nd 1357 27.6%
2016 29.07 998th 1346 25.9%
2017 26.36 1031st 1352 23.7%
2018 21.21 1106th 1353 18.3%
2019 19.85 1123rd 1360 17.4%
2021 26.12 920th 1317 30.1%
2022 19.13 1090th 1345 19.0%
2023 14.22 1165th 1342 13.2%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Parsons

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 16.63 387th 434 10.8%
2019 21.80 373rd 463 19.4%
2021 36.60 236th 411 42.6%
2022 27.73 358th 489 26.8%
2023 22.42 420th 499 15.8%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Parsons

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 13.91 904th 1001 9.7%
2019 15.87 878th 1007 12.8%
2021 14.48 809th 868 6.8%
2022 42.21 465th 949 51.0%
2023 27.23 653rd 958 31.8%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Parsons

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 16.35 867th 942 8.0%
2019 17.90 772nd 948 18.6%
2021 30.29 621st 839 26.0%
2022 34.97 554th 863 35.8%
2023 26.14 680th 910 25.3%
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Rank History for Female students at Parsons

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 18.62 1121st 1333 15.9%
2019 16.32 1139th 1331 14.4%
2021 22.91 985th 1290 23.6%
2022 15.41 1118th 1326 15.7%
2023 11.52 1180th 1318 10.5%
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Rank History for Male students at Parsons

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 26.41 1018th 1334 23.7%
2019 26.97 1001st 1335 25.0%
2021 32.01 830th 1297 36.0%
2022 25.10 976th 1324 26.3%
2023 18.99 1054th 1315 19.8%
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Rank History for Asian students at Parsons

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 60.19 157th 370 57.6%
2019 57.93 153rd 370 58.6%
2021 21.69 284th 339 16.2%
2022 21.65 279th 348 19.8%
2023 10.14 303rd 346 12.4%
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Rank History for African American students at Parsons

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 47.22 240th 517 53.6%
2019 46.76 273rd 522 47.7%
2021 65.91 95th 456 79.2%
2022 48.90 239th 494 51.6%
2023 44.16 244th 463 47.3%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Parsons

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 20.32 700th 870 19.5%
2019 20.69 713th 899 20.7%
2021 28.72 692nd 896 22.8%
2022 20.73 778th 953 18.4%
2023 15.83 865th 982 11.9%
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Rank History for White students at Parsons

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 1.46 989th 1022 3.2%
2019 7.36 959th 1023 6.3%
2021 31.87 712th 964 26.1%
2023 11.68 890th 975 8.7%
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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 Parsons

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 296 18 13 6 0 n/a n/a 0 333
1989 291 19 13 26 0 n/a n/a 0 349
1990 303 95 21 42 1 n/a n/a 0 462
1991 299 104 39 53 0 n/a n/a 0 495
1992 293 89 41 58 0 n/a n/a 0 481
1993 288 98 45 76 0 n/a n/a 0 507
1994 304 112 41 71 1 n/a n/a 0 529
1995 312 123 51 82 0 n/a n/a 0 568
1996 312 123 51 82 0 n/a n/a 0 568
1998 289 149 78 132 0 n/a n/a 0 648
1999 235 148 71 141 0 n/a n/a 0 595
2000 225 165 82 135 0 n/a n/a 0 607
2001 208 183 111 147 0 n/a n/a 0 649
2002 164 166 145 164 0 n/a n/a 0 639
2003 164 166 145 164 0 n/a n/a 0 639
2004 145 165 159 165 0 n/a n/a 0 634
2005 132 138 183 194 0 n/a n/a 0 647
2006 100 114 208 189 0 n/a n/a 0 611
2007 85 102 217 208 0 n/a n/a 0 612
2008 81 105 235 227 0 n/a n/a 0 648
2009 73 99 212 240 1 0 0 0 625
2010 77 93 219 253 0 0 1 0 643
2011 79 92 238 258 0 0 2 0 669
2012 83 101 233 296 0 1 2 0 716
2013 85 113 243 304 1 3 9 0 758
2014 84 120 237 313 2 2 11 0 769
2015 74 129 231 339 2 2 17 0 794
2016 78 119 204 358 1 2 18 0 780
2017 88 114 203 345 3 2 15 0 770
2018 80 120 167 353 5 3 18 0 746
2019 72 110 140 368 4 3 9 0 706
2020 68 108 131 379 4 1 12 0 703
2021 47 85 105 289 4 1 8 0 539
2022 58 82 86 307 5 0 11 0 549
2023 57 88 80 316 5 0 7 0 553

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 Parsons

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 333 18.0 18.5 n/a
1989 349 19.0 18.3 n/a
1990 462 25.0 18.4 8.7
1991 495 27.0 18.3 12.7
1992 481 29.0 16.5 16.8
1993 507 30.6 16.6 17.8
1994 529 32.1 16.5 19.3
1995 568 33.5 17.0 19
1996 568 33.5 17.0 19
1998 648 42.6 15.2 22.1
1999 595 37.0 16.1 16.8
2000 607 42.5 14.3 35.7
2001 649 42.8 15.2 29.6
2002 639 43.4 14.7 33
2003 639 43.4 14.7 33
2004 634 45.2 14.0 37.1
2005 647 48.2 13.4 n/a
2006 611 47.6 12.8 31.4
2007 612 43.5 14.1 31.4
2008 648 40.0 16.2 35.8
2009 625 55.5 9.2 35.8
2010 643 50.0 12.8 36.2
2011 669 42.0 15.9 38.6
2012 716 51.3 13.9 45.3
2013 758 57.8 13.1 45.1
2014 769 56.8 13.5 46.8
2015 794 59.0 13.4 50
2016 780 64.0 12.1 50.4
2017 770 59.0 13.0 51.2
2018 746 64.0 11.6 54.7
2019 706 66.0 10.6 58.9
2020 703 66.0 10.6 48.6
2021 539 59.0 9.1 29.5
2022 549 60.5 9.0 37.9
2023 553 60.0 9.2 43.4

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 Parsons

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 333 18.0 18.5 n/a
1989 349 19.0 18.3 n/a
1990 462 25.0 18.4 8.7
1991 495 27.0 18.3 12.7
1992 481 29.0 16.5 16.8
1993 507 30.6 16.6 17.8
1994 529 32.1 16.5 19.3
1995 568 33.5 17.0 19
1996 568 33.5 17.0 19
1998 648 42.6 15.2 22.1
1999 595 37.0 16.1 16.8
2000 607 42.5 14.3 35.7
2001 649 42.8 15.2 29.6
2002 639 43.4 14.7 33
2003 639 43.4 14.7 33
2004 634 45.2 14.0 37.1
2005 647 48.2 13.4 n/a
2006 611 47.6 12.8 31.4
2007 612 43.5 14.1 31.4
2008 648 40.0 16.2 35.8
2009 625 55.5 9.2 35.8
2010 643 50.0 12.8 36.2
2011 669 42.0 15.9 38.6
2012 716 51.3 13.9 45.3
2013 758 57.8 13.1 45.1
2014 769 56.8 13.5 46.8
2015 794 59.0 13.4 50
2016 780 64.0 12.1 50.4
2017 770 59.0 13.0 51.2
2018 746 64.0 11.6 54.7
2019 706 66.0 10.6 58.9
2020 703 66.0 10.6 48.6
2021 539 59.0 9.1 29.5
2022 549 60.5 9.0 37.9
2023 553 60.0 9.2 43.4

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 Parsons

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $24 (0.3%) $8,594 (99.7%) $8,618

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Parsons

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 1123rd of 1360 Elementary schoolsRanks 1165th of 1342 Elementary schools
 4.2%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Parsons)33.918.2
 15.7%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (North Brunswick Township School District)39.825.3
 14.5%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (New Jersey)50.242
 8.2%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Parsons)41.522.9
 18.6%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (North Brunswick Township School District)53.835
 18.8%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (New Jersey)55.145.9
 9.2%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Parsons)30.313.7
 16.6%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (North Brunswick Township School District)42.536.2
 6.3%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (New Jersey)57.451.3
 6.1%
4th Grade Mathematics (Parsons)3526.8
 8.2%
   4th Grade Mathematics (North Brunswick Township School District)46.735.9
 10.8%
   4th Grade Mathematics (New Jersey)5144.3
 6.7%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students706553
 21.7%
African American11088
 20%
American Indian45
 25%
Asian14080
 42.9%
Hispanic368316
 14.1%
Pacific Islander30
 100%
White7257
 20.8%
Two or More Races97
 22.2%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients58.9%43.4%
 15.5%


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Students who attend Parsons usually go on to attend:

Middle : Linwood School
High : North Brunswick Township High School

Parsons ranks in the bottom 13.2% of New Jersey elementary schools.

Students at Parsons are 57% Hispanic, 16% African American, 14% Asian, 10% White, 1% Two or more races.

In the 2022-23 school year, 553 students attended Parsons.


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