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Alice Costello Elementary School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–8

301 Haakon Rd., Brooklawn, NJ 08030 · (856) 456-4039 · Part of Brooklawn Borough School District

Brooklawn’s School Grade C− better than 20% of New Jersey school districts

Directions
Students
277
Students per teacher
9:1
Free or reduced lunch
70%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
PK–8
The gist

What stands out about Alice Costello Elementary School

  • Its own letter, C: better results than 25% of New Jersey’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 13 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 10 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 9 students per teacher

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency12%
State average 25.4%
Reading / language arts37%
State average 47.3%

Its own letter, C, places these results among New Jersey’s 2,144 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

301 Haakon Rd., Brooklawn

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K26
Kindergarten22
Grade 130
Grade 230
Grade 326
Grade 422
Grade 529
Grade 633
Grade 731
Grade 828
Enrollment over time
285’20
285’21
279’22
263’23
277’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 52%Hispanic 30%Black 10%Asian 5%Two or more races 3%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Alice Costello Elementary School from Brooklawn families.

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against New Jersey’s other public schools; Brooklawn’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.