Best Public Schools in Laurence Harbor, NJ

Summary:

Laurence Harbor, New Jersey is home to a single school, Memorial Elementary School, which serves students from grades K-5. The school is part of the Old Bridge Township School District, which is ranked 224 out of 613 school districts in New Jersey and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Memorial Elementary School appears to be a relatively strong performer, particularly in English Language Arts (ELA) test scores, which are higher than the state averages across 3rd, 4th, and 5th grades. In mathematics, the school's performance is more mixed, with 3rd grade proficiency above the state average but 4th and 5th grade proficiency rates below. The school's science proficiency rate for 5th grade is also higher than the state average.

While the school has a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 11.5 to 1, it faces some challenges, including a chronic absenteeism rate of 16.6% and a significant population of economically disadvantaged students, with 32.85% eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Overall, Memorial Elementary School is a strong performer in the region, particularly in ELA, but has room for improvement in mathematics and addressing chronic absenteeism.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				NJSLA-S Science (2024)	NJSLA English Language Arts (2024)			NJSLA Mathematics (2024)			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 (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	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
Memorial Elementary School	Public	K-5	11 Ely Ave	Laurence Harbor	08879	Middlesex County	Old Bridge Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 290-3876	390	35	11.0	30.5%	172 (44.1%)	44 (11.3%)	79 (20.3%)	74 (19.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.9%)	63.1	504^th of 1338 public elementary schools	62.3%		58.2	563^rd of 1342 public elementary schools	58.0%	59	29.7	60.0	53.3	73.3	58.5	42.6	44.3	$13,387	$816	$12,571

Cities Near Laurence Harbor

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
South Amboy	0.42 mi	3	476^th
Parlin	0.48 mi	8	310^th
Keyport	2.25 mi	3	360^th
Perth Amboy	2.65 mi	14	497^th
Matawan	2.71 mi	3	308^th

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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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