Ardena Elementary School
355 Adelphia Rd
Farmingdale NJ, 07727, Monmouth County
Phone: 732-751-2485
Ranking: 
(366 out of 1,847, top 20%)*
(366 out of 1,847, top 20%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Howell Township School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 41 | 35 | 35 | 28 | 31 | 27 | 17 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 435 | 436 | 435 | 444 | 439 | 324 | 340 | |||||||
| Kindergarten: | 77 | 17.7% | 75 | 17.2% | 78 | 17.9% | 65 | 14.6% | 78 | 17.8% | 36 | 11.1% | 51 | 15.0% |
| Grade 1: | 77 | 17.7% | 85 | 19.5% | 72 | 16.6% | 76 | 17.1% | 68 | 15.5% | 56 | 17.3% | 54 | 15.9% |
| Grade 2: | 80 | 18.4% | 72 | 16.5% | 76 | 17.5% | 68 | 15.3% | 66 | 15.0% | 58 | 17.9% | 58 | 17.1% |
| Grade 3: | 69 | 15.9% | 78 | 17.9% | 64 | 14.7% | 71 | 16.0% | 82 | 18.7% | 61 | 18.8% | 46 | 13.5% |
| Grade 4: | 71 | 16.3% | 62 | 14.2% | 68 | 15.6% | 81 | 18.2% | 72 | 16.4% | 46 | 14.2% | 56 | 16.5% |
| Grade 5: | 61 | 14.0% | 64 | 14.7% | 76 | 17.5% | 72 | 16.2% | 62 | 14.1% | 56 | 17.3% | 61 | 17.9% |
| Ungraded: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 11 | 2.5% | 11 | 2.5% | 11 | 3.4% | 14 | 4.1% |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 211 | 48.5% | 217 | 49.8% | 234 | 53.8% | 229 | 51.6% | 219 | 49.9% | 166 | 51.2% | 172 | 50.6% |
| Female: | 224 | 51.5% | 219 | 50.2% | 201 | 46.2% | 215 | 48.4% | 220 | 50.1% | 158 | 48.8% | 164 | 48.2% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 2 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 27 | 6.2% | 38 | 8.7% | 31 | 7.1% | 29 | 6.5% | 20 | 4.6% | 11 | 3.4% | 10 | 2.9% |
| Hispanic: | 85 | 19.5% | 77 | 17.7% | 81 | 18.6% | 81 | 18.2% | 62 | 14.1% | 11 | 3.4% | 7 | 2.1% |
| Black: | 25 | 5.7% | 34 | 7.8% | 33 | 7.6% | 27 | 6.1% | 32 | 7.3% | 16 | 4.9% | 15 | 4.4% |
| White: | 289 | 66.4% | 282 | 64.7% | 286 | 65.7% | 304 | 68.5% | 320 | 72.9% | 285 | 88.0% | 308 | 90.6% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 3 | 0.7% | 2 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.5% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 4 | 0.9% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.5% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 139 | 32.0% | 126 | 28.9% | 125 | 28.7% | 97 | 21.8% | 93 | 21.2% | 28 | 8.6% | 17 | 5.0% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 30 | 6.9% | 19 | 4.4% | 17 | 3.9% | 17 | 3.8% | 23 | 5.2% | 2 | 0.6% | 3 | 0.9% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 10.58 | 12.46 | 12.61 | 16.15 | 14.16 | 10.00 | 20.00 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| ASK | ||||||
| 2004 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 90.0% | 88.5% | 79.4% |
| 2005 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 96.0% | 91.7% | 83.2% |
| 2006 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 95.7% | 93.9% | 82.4% |
| 2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 100.0% | 93.4% | 83.4% |
| 2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 97.9% | 94.7% | 86.1% |
| 2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 72.1% | 72.1% | 62.9% |
| 2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 63.4% | 71.6% | 59.8% |
| 2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 72.1% | 74.7% | 63.0% |
| 2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 82.5% | 79.2% | 66.7% |
| 2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 78.1% | 78.9% | 66.4% |
| 2004 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 93.3% | 87.9% | 76.6% |
| 2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 98.0% | 91.7% | 82.5% |
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 100.0% | 95.7% | 86.8% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 98.4% | 96.8% | 87.3% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 100.0% | 96.3% | 86.8% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 86.9% | 87.1% | 75.4% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 84.2% | 89.3% | 78.3% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 91.2% | 89.4% | 78.9% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 93.2% | 88.0% | 78.4% |
| 2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 93.1% | 90.3% | 77.7% |
| 2003 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 93.4% | 88.2% | 77.6% |
| 2004 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 94.5% | 91.9% | 82.2% |
| 2005 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 96.7% | 91.6% | 81.6% |
| 2006 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 94.5% | 94.0% | 80.0% |
| 2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 95.2% | 92.5% | 80.6% |
| 2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 100.0% | 92.6% | 82.7% |
| 2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 86.1% | 76.3% | 63.2% |
| 2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 63.7% | 71.4% | 59.7% |
| 2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 72.6% | 76.7% | 62.7% |
| 2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 71.0% | 70.4% | 58.5% |
| 2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 72.9% | 73.2% | 59.4% |
| 2003 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 79.1% | 79.9% | 68.0% |
| 2004 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 80.8% | 84.8% | 72.1% |
| 2005 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 96.7% | 89.7% | 80.2% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 96.4% | 94.8% | 82.3% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 100% | 96.6% | 84.7% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 100.0% | 95.7% | 84.9% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 88.4% | 88.4% | 73.1% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 83.1% | 90.3% | 77.2% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 94.5% | 91.0% | 79.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 87.0% | 89.5% | 77.4% |
| 2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 84.5% | 88.6% | 78.3% |
| 2005 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 93.4% | 89.7% | 81.1% |
| 2006 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 94.5% | 92.4% | 82.3% |
| 2007 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 95.3% | 93.0% | 83.1% |
| 2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 96.3% | 95.8% | 85.1% |
| 2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 100.0% | 97.9% | 91.1% |
| 2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 95.8% | 98.4% | 93.5% |
| 2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 97.3% | 97.5% | 90.0% |
| 2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 100.0% | 97.7% | 91.3% |
| 2013 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 98.3% | 97.9% | 89.5% |
| 2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 96.2% | 96.2% | 88.8% |
| 2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 80.0% | 74.8% | 60.0% |
| 2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 85.9% | 76.9% | 66.2% |
| 2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 64.4% | 71.4% | 63.3% |
| 2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 61.7% | 72.2% | 60.9% |
| 2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 61.9% | 73.2% | 62.1% |
| 2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 75.9% | 76.6% | 61.3% |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 96.2% | 95.4% | 84.1% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 90.0% | 89.7% | 76.6% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 96.4% | 88.3% | 77.6% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 91.8% | 90.2% | 79.0% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 80.9% | 90.6% | 80.6% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 94.2% | 90.3% | 83.3% |
| 2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 91.9% | 90.8% | 79.9% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* Ardena Elementary School was rated 4.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.