Park Avenue Elementary School
280 Park Ave
Freehold NJ, 07728, Monmouth County
Phone: 732-761-2124
Ranking: 
(1,637 out of 1,847, bottom 11%)*
(1,637 out of 1,847, bottom 11%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Freehold Borough 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: | 39 | 39 | 39 | 31 | 28 | 35 | 24 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 599 | 542 | 559 | 514 | 481 | 447 | 445 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | 20 | 3.3% | NA | NA | 25 | 4.5% | 30 | 5.8% | 30 | 6.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Kindergarten: | 100 | 16.7% | 91 | 16.8% | 93 | 16.6% | 93 | 18.1% | 90 | 18.7% | 84 | 18.8% | 87 | 19.6% |
| Grade 1: | 95 | 15.9% | 72 | 13.3% | 91 | 16.3% | 94 | 18.3% | 79 | 16.4% | 85 | 19.0% | 79 | 17.8% |
| Grade 2: | 75 | 12.5% | 85 | 15.7% | 95 | 17.0% | 76 | 14.8% | 82 | 17.0% | 75 | 16.8% | 61 | 13.7% |
| Grade 3: | 85 | 14.2% | 100 | 18.5% | 85 | 15.2% | 80 | 15.6% | 68 | 14.1% | 62 | 13.9% | 74 | 16.6% |
| Grade 4: | 102 | 17.0% | 82 | 15.1% | 81 | 14.5% | 66 | 12.8% | 60 | 12.5% | 69 | 15.4% | 71 | 16.0% |
| Grade 5: | 81 | 13.5% | 79 | 14.6% | 65 | 11.6% | 62 | 12.1% | 68 | 14.1% | 66 | 14.8% | 61 | 13.7% |
| Ungraded: | 41 | 6.8% | 33 | 6.1% | 24 | 4.3% | 13 | 2.5% | 4 | 0.8% | 6 | 1.3% | 12 | 2.7% |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 306 | 51.1% | 269 | 49.6% | 277 | 49.6% | 250 | 48.6% | 235 | 48.9% | 228 | 51.0% | 229 | 51.5% |
| Female: | 293 | 48.9% | 273 | 50.4% | 282 | 50.4% | 264 | 51.4% | 246 | 51.1% | 219 | 49.0% | 212 | 47.6% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 9 | 1.5% | 10 | 1.8% | 9 | 1.6% | 7 | 1.4% | 8 | 1.7% | 6 | 1.3% | 6 | 1.3% |
| Hispanic: | 411 | 68.6% | 363 | 67.0% | 375 | 67.1% | 334 | 65.0% | 312 | 64.9% | 278 | 62.2% | 263 | 59.1% |
| Black: | 56 | 9.3% | 56 | 10.3% | 52 | 9.3% | 54 | 10.5% | 49 | 10.2% | 54 | 12.1% | 61 | 13.7% |
| White: | 119 | 19.9% | 112 | 20.7% | 122 | 21.8% | 117 | 22.8% | 112 | 23.3% | 107 | 23.9% | 115 | 25.8% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 2 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 2 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 426 | 71.1% | 355 | 65.5% | 342 | 61.2% | 337 | 65.6% | 312 | 64.9% | 269 | 60.2% | 239 | 53.7% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 30 | 5.0% | 31 | 5.7% | 28 | 5.0% | 39 | 7.6% | 31 | 6.4% | 34 | 7.6% | 54 | 12.1% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 15.36 | 14.07 | 14.22 | 16.58 | 17.18 | 10.40 | 18.50 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| ASK | ||||||
| 2004 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 61.4% | 66.0% | 79.4% |
| 2005 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 69.4% | 66% | 83.2% |
| 2006 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 61% | 59.4% | 82.4% |
| 2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 67.1% | 69.1% | 83.4% |
| 2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 69.9% | 68.5% | 86.1% |
| 2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 29.8% | 36.4% | 62.9% |
| 2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 28.0% | 34.5% | 59.8% |
| 2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 37.6% | 35.0% | 63.0% |
| 2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 44.8% | 48.0% | 66.7% |
| 2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 46.7% | 46.4% | 66.4% |
| 2004 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 56.9% | 61.5% | 76.6% |
| 2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 64.0% | 57.9% | 82.5% |
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 80.7% | 74.7% | 86.8% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 72.8% | 76.6% | 87.3% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 76.7% | 75.4% | 86.8% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 54.4% | 55.7% | 75.4% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 64.7% | 66.9% | 78.3% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 70.1% | 65.6% | 78.9% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 67.8% | 69.2% | 78.4% |
| 2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 54.3% | 61.2% | 77.7% |
| 2003 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 69.5% | 62.8% | 77.6% |
| 2004 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 71.3% | 70.4% | 82.2% |
| 2005 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 67.1% | 63.7% | 81.6% |
| 2006 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 64.0% | 58.5% | 80.0% |
| 2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 73.3% | 62.2% | 80.6% |
| 2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 71.0% | 68.6% | 82.7% |
| 2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 42.8% | 37.8% | 63.2% |
| 2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 28.6% | 33.6% | 59.7% |
| 2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 39.8% | 39.9% | 62.7% |
| 2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 33.7% | 34.7% | 58.5% |
| 2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 36.1% | 40.2% | 59.4% |
| 2003 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 66.3% | 57.9% | 68.0% |
| 2004 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 50.7% | 57.6% | 72.1% |
| 2005 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 62.2% | 58.2% | 80.2% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 57.9% | 50.7% | 82.3% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 66.7% | 58.1% | 84.7% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 72.5% | 64.5% | 84.9% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 49.2% | 44.2% | 73.1% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 50.8% | 52% | 77.2% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 60.3% | 66.1% | 79.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 53.1% | 55.3% | 77.4% |
| 2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 55.4% | 62.6% | 78.3% |
| 2005 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 63.4% | 65.2% | 81.1% |
| 2006 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 73.6% | 66% | 82.3% |
| 2007 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 77.3% | 67.3% | 83.1% |
| 2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 79.7% | 71.6% | 85.1% |
| 2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 79.7% | 73.4% | 91.1% |
| 2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 81.0% | 84.8% | 93.5% |
| 2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 79.4% | 77.4% | 90.0% |
| 2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 84.4% | 82.6% | 91.3% |
| 2013 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 75.9% | 78.9% | 89.5% |
| 2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 78.2% | 78.7% | 88.8% |
| 2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 50.0% | 49.7% | 60.0% |
| 2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 48.5% | 40.9% | 66.2% |
| 2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 43.2% | 40.2% | 63.3% |
| 2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 29.9% | 34.1% | 60.9% |
| 2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 45.3% | 43.6% | 62.1% |
| 2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 38.8% | 34.8% | 61.3% |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 79.5% | 79.0% | 84.1% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 82.9% | 73.7% | 76.6% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 59.4% | 60.9% | 77.6% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 62.2% | 58.5% | 79.0% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 56.8% | 69.8% | 80.6% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 78.4% | 76.4% | 83.3% |
| 2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 66.3% | 63.2% | 79.9% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* Park Avenue Elementary School was rated 1.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.