State/Public Elementary Open

James Monroe Elementary School

๐Ÿ“ 7 Sharp Rd, Edison, Middlesex County, 08837

520
Pupils
12.0
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

James Monroe Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Edison, Middlesex County. The school has 520 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Edison Township School District school district. It serves grades Kโ€“5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 43.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.0:1. 49% of students are proficient in reading. 31% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.

School details

School district
Edison Township School District

Enrollment & staffing

James Monroe Elementary School enrolls 520 students across grades Kโ€“5. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 43.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.0:1.

Male students
263 (51%)
Female students
257 (49%)
Teachers (FTE)
43.2
Student-teacher ratio
12.0:1
Grade span
Kโ€“5

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 42% Asian, 24% Hispanic or Latino and 17% White.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
Asian22042%
Hispanic or Latino12724%
White8817%
Black or African American5410%
Two or more races254.8%
American Indian or Alaska Native4<1%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander2<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

113 of the school's 520 students (22%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 86 qualify for free lunch and 27 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.

School setting & status

Suburb, LargeGrades Kโ€“5

James Monroe Elementary School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NJ-60, state senate district 18, state house district 18.

School district: Edison Township School District

James Monroe Elementary School is one of 19 schools in Edison Township School District, based in Edison, New Jersey. The district serves 17,032 students district-wide and employs 1,229 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 520 students, James Monroe Elementary School is smaller than the district average of about 896 students per school.

17,032
District students
19
Schools
1,229
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

49%
Reading proficient
31%
Math proficient
6%
Poverty rate

Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.

Technology & Programs

๐Ÿ“ถ Fiber internet ๐Ÿ“ก Campus Wi-Fi ๐Ÿ’ป Provides devices

Setting: Suburb - Large

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