Menlo Park Terrace Elementary School

Summary:

Menlo Park Terrace Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades K-5 in Metuchen, New Jersey, with an enrollment of 360 students. The school is part of the Woodbridge Township School District, which is ranked 377 out of 613 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Menlo Park Terrace Elementary School has consistently ranked in the bottom half of New Jersey elementary schools, typically between 600-800 out of around 1,300-1,400 schools, and has maintained a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger for most years. The school's performance varies significantly across different student subgroups, with Asian students ranking in the bottom 20-25% of New Jersey elementary schools, Hispanic students performing better in the middle 30-40% of schools, and White students ranking in the bottom 40-50% of schools. However, special education and low socioeconomic status students perform relatively well, ranking in the top 30-35% of schools.

Menlo Park Terrace's proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics are generally below the district and state averages, with some exceptions in 4th grade ELA and 4th and 5th grade Math. Science proficiency is consistently lower than the district and state, ranging from 10-24% proficient. The school also faces challenges with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 12-18% in recent years. Compared to nearby schools, such as Mawbey Street Elementary and Indiana Avenue Elementary, Menlo Park Terrace's performance is generally lower, though it outperforms schools like Ross Street Elementary. The school's per-student spending of $5,741 is also lower than the state average and some of the higher-performing nearby schools.


Detail:

Public K-5

 19 Maryknoll Road
       Metuchen, NJ  08840


(732) 596-4147

District: Woodbridge Township School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
696th of 1,338 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $5,741 Help


Students who attend Menlo Park Terrace Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:    Fords Middle School
High:    Woodbridge High School

Student/teacher ratio:  12.9 Help
Number of students:  344

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
41.6%
Asian:
23.5%
White:
23.3%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  50.3% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Menlo Park Terrace Elementary School ranks worse than 52% of elementary schools in New Jersey. It also ranks 9th among 15 ranked elementary schools in the Woodbridge Township School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 47.98. (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 Menlo Park Terrace Elementary School is diverse. Racial makeup is: Hispanic (41.6%), Asian (23.5%), White (23.3%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 50.3% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Menlo Park Terrace Elementary School is 12.9, which is the 8th best among 15 elementary schools in the Woodbridge Township School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Menlo Park Terrace Elementary School is $5,741, which is the 3rd highest among 15 elementary schools in the Woodbridge Township School District.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Menlo Park Terrace Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Menlo Park Terrace Elementary School 696th of 1338 New Jersey public elementary schools. (See Menlo Park Terrace Elementary School in the ranking list.)

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Woodbridge Township School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Woodbridge Township School District 377th of 613 New Jersey school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Menlo Park Terrace Elementary School

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Rank History for all students at Menlo Park Terrace Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2003 75.89 333rd 1204 72.3%
2004 70.48 436th 1298 66.4%
2005 76.45 278th 1303 78.7%
2006 65.14 592nd 1314 54.9%
2007 75.22 289th 1329 78.3%
2008 77.29 255th 1338 80.9%
2009 79.30 231st 1346 82.8%
2010 83.26 122nd 1354 91.0%
2011 72.39 405th 1360 70.2%
2012 72.42 433rd 1363 68.2%
2013 63.46 620th 1367 54.6%
2014 61.50 632nd 1363 53.6%
2015 43.45 802nd 1357 40.9%
2016 57.58 609th 1346 54.8%
2017 49.87 724th 1352 46.4%
2018 43.66 815th 1353 39.8%
2019 53.59 676th 1360 50.3%
2021 44.60 672nd 1317 49.0%
2022 46.33 715th 1345 46.8%
2023 45.42 732nd 1342 45.5%
2024 47.98 696th 1338 48.0%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Menlo Park Terrace Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 40.73 248th 499 50.3%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Menlo Park Terrace Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 41.31 524th 1001 47.7%
2019 65.31 293rd 1007 70.9%
2021 53.29 329th 868 62.1%
2023 60.76 289th 958 69.8%
2024 56.00 347th 989 64.9%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Menlo Park Terrace Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 36.65 666th 942 29.3%
2019 65.22 238th 948 74.9%
2021 72.48 107th 839 87.2%
2022 66.86 206th 863 76.1%
2023 71.04 183rd 910 79.9%
2024 64.94 236th 939 74.9%
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Rank History for Female students at Menlo Park Terrace Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 54.74 633rd 1333 52.5%
2019 68.32 455th 1331 65.8%
2021 47.66 619th 1290 52.0%
2022 56.69 575th 1326 56.6%
2023 46.05 684th 1318 48.1%
2024 48.44 667th 1317 49.4%
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Rank History for Male students at Menlo Park Terrace Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 33.53 913th 1334 31.6%
2019 36.54 874th 1335 34.5%
2021 42.96 662nd 1297 49.0%
2022 38.53 793rd 1324 40.1%
2023 45.67 703rd 1315 46.5%
2024 47.91 670th 1313 49.0%
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Rank History for Asian students at Menlo Park Terrace Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 30.11 273rd 370 26.2%
2019 39.81 235th 370 36.5%
2021 40.32 221st 339 34.8%
2022 17.81 285th 348 18.1%
2023 29.22 264th 346 23.7%
2024 20.50 278th 340 18.2%
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Rank History for African American students at Menlo Park Terrace Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 85.36 47th 517 90.9%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Menlo Park Terrace Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 47.29 432nd 870 50.3%
2019 61.86 291st 899 67.6%
2021 46.94 412th 896 54.0%
2022 64.88 271st 953 71.6%
2023 55.56 369th 982 62.4%
2024 54.58 394th 989 60.2%
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Rank History for White students at Menlo Park Terrace Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 39.84 648th 1022 36.6%
2019 50.66 518th 1023 49.4%
2021 19.13 848th 964 12.0%
2022 18.58 844th 976 13.5%
2023 25.97 750th 975 23.1%
2024 42.02 581st 963 39.7%
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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 Menlo Park Terrace Elementary School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 308 20 25 7 0 n/a n/a 0 360
1989 319 19 26 9 0 n/a n/a 0 373
1990 323 20 25 10 0 n/a n/a 0 378
1991 269 20 26 14 0 n/a n/a 0 329
1992 278 26 34 28 0 n/a n/a 0 366
1993 277 14 29 21 0 n/a n/a 0 341
1994 295 15 30 23 0 n/a n/a 0 363
1995 282 23 38 33 0 n/a n/a 0 376
1996 282 23 38 33 0 n/a n/a 0 376
1998 267 35 46 34 1 n/a n/a 0 383
1999 272 34 56 34 0 n/a n/a 0 396
2000 256 45 64 41 0 n/a n/a 0 406
2001 229 33 61 45 0 n/a n/a 0 368
2002 212 41 85 50 0 n/a n/a 0 388
2003 212 41 85 50 0 n/a n/a 0 388
2004 192 48 71 71 1 n/a n/a 0 383
2005 191 49 88 73 0 n/a n/a 0 401
2006 157 56 93 84 0 n/a n/a 0 390
2007 150 76 75 95 0 n/a n/a 0 396
2008 125 63 69 108 0 n/a n/a 0 365
2009 120 66 65 102 0 0 4 0 357
2010 110 66 67 101 0 0 6 0 350
2011 104 51 79 90 0 0 7 0 331
2012 103 45 81 92 0 0 6 0 327
2013 113 41 100 101 0 0 6 0 361
2014 109 47 95 105 0 0 3 0 359
2015 109 51 97 118 0 0 4 0 379
2016 96 43 98 135 0 0 1 0 373
2017 105 42 105 129 0 0 4 0 385
2018 114 44 82 116 0 0 6 0 362
2019 113 37 77 119 0 0 3 0 349
2020 106 32 80 116 0 0 6 0 340
2021 105 22 87 128 0 0 6 0 348
2022 85 26 65 142 0 0 7 0 325
2023 93 33 74 155 0 0 5 0 360
2024 80 34 81 143 0 0 6 0 344

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 Menlo Park Terrace Elementary School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 360 19.0 18.9 n/a
1989 373 20.0 18.6 n/a
1990 378 18.0 21.0 6.9
1991 329 16.0 20.5 4.9
1992 366 17.0 21.5 7.4
1993 341 16.0 21.3 6.2
1994 363 17.0 21.4 11.3
1995 376 17.0 22.1 11.2
1996 376 17.0 22.1 11.2
1998 383 19.5 19.6 8.1
1999 396 20.5 19.3 7.8
2000 406 20.0 20.3 18.7
2001 368 20.3 18.1 18.2
2002 388 21.0 18.5 14.7
2003 388 21.0 18.5 14.7
2004 383 23.0 16.7 14.4
2005 401 23.5 17.1 n/a
2006 390 23.0 17.0 24.9
2007 396 21.0 18.9 26.8
2008 365 21.0 17.4 24.7
2009 357 23.0 13.3 25.8
2010 350 18.0 19.4 29.7
2011 331 17.0 19.4 36
2012 327 22.1 14.7 41.3
2013 361 22.5 16.0 41.8
2014 359 22.0 16.3 42.6
2015 379 26.0 14.5 40.1
2016 373 24.0 15.5 40.8
2017 385 26.0 14.8 40.3
2018 362 24.0 15.0 36.2
2019 349 24.5 14.2 38.7
2020 340 26.0 13.0 39.7
2021 348 24.4 14.2 32.2
2022 325 24.2 13.4 38.8
2023 360 26.2 13.7 43.9
2024 344 26.6 12.9 50.3

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 Menlo Park Terrace Elementary School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 360 19.0 18.9 n/a
1989 373 20.0 18.6 n/a
1990 378 18.0 21.0 6.9
1991 329 16.0 20.5 4.9
1992 366 17.0 21.5 7.4
1993 341 16.0 21.3 6.2
1994 363 17.0 21.4 11.3
1995 376 17.0 22.1 11.2
1996 376 17.0 22.1 11.2
1998 383 19.5 19.6 8.1
1999 396 20.5 19.3 7.8
2000 406 20.0 20.3 18.7
2001 368 20.3 18.1 18.2
2002 388 21.0 18.5 14.7
2003 388 21.0 18.5 14.7
2004 383 23.0 16.7 14.4
2005 401 23.5 17.1 n/a
2006 390 23.0 17.0 24.9
2007 396 21.0 18.9 26.8
2008 365 21.0 17.4 24.7
2009 357 23.0 13.3 25.8
2010 350 18.0 19.4 29.7
2011 331 17.0 19.4 36
2012 327 22.1 14.7 41.3
2013 361 22.5 16.0 41.8
2014 359 22.0 16.3 42.6
2015 379 26.0 14.5 40.1
2016 373 24.0 15.5 40.8
2017 385 26.0 14.8 40.3
2018 362 24.0 15.0 36.2
2019 349 24.5 14.2 38.7
2020 340 26.0 13.0 39.7
2021 348 24.4 14.2 32.2
2022 325 24.2 13.4 38.8
2023 360 26.2 13.7 43.9
2024 344 26.6 12.9 50.3

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 Menlo Park Terrace Elementary School

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YearTotal Expenditures Per Pupil
2019 $5,741

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Menlo Park Terrace Elementary School

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 676th of 1360 Elementary schoolsRanks 732nd of 1342 Elementary schools
 4.8%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Menlo Park Terrace Elementary School)49.254.2
 5%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Woodbridge Township School District)45.645.9
 0.3%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (New Jersey)50.242
 8.2%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Menlo Park Terrace Elementary School)75.448.2
 27.2%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Woodbridge Township School District)55.148.9
 6.2%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (New Jersey)55.145.9
 9.2%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Menlo Park Terrace Elementary School)53.147.1
 6%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Woodbridge Township School District)52.545.9
 6.6%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (New Jersey)57.451.3
 6.1%
4th Grade Mathematics (Menlo Park Terrace Elementary School)62.149.2
 12.9%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Woodbridge Township School District)55.245.3
 9.9%
   4th Grade Mathematics (New Jersey)5144.3
 6.7%
5th Grade English Language Arts (Menlo Park Terrace Elementary School)39.743.7
 4%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Woodbridge Township School District)47.450
 2.6%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (New Jersey)57.953.2
 4.7%
5th Grade Mathematics (Menlo Park Terrace Elementary School)52.929.6
 23.3%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Woodbridge Township School District)48.641.4
 7.2%
   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 Students349360
 3.2%
African American3733
 10.8%
American Indian00
Asian7774
 3.9%
Hispanic119155
 30.3%
Pacific Islander00
White11393
 17.7%
Two or More Races35
 66.7%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients38.7%43.9%
 5.2%


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Students who attend Menlo Park Terrace Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Fords Middle School
High : Woodbridge High School

Menlo Park Terrace Elementary School ranks 696th of 1338 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

In the 2023-24 school year, 344 students attended Menlo Park Terrace Elementary School.

Students at Menlo Park Terrace Elementary School are 42% Hispanic, 24% Asian, 23% White, 10% African American, 2% Two or more races.


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