Photo: Mr. Matté (if there is an issue with this image, contact me using this image's Commons talk page, my Commons user talk page, or my English Wikipedia user talk page; I'll know about it a lot faster) · CC BY 3.0Englishtown’s public schools outscore 81% of New Jersey districts
54% of students in Englishtown’s public schools are proficient in math, above the New Jersey average (36%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Englishtown, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within New Jersey, not nationally.
From New Jersey state tests taken in spring 2022, when 99% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Englishtown’s schools, in brief
Better than its incomes would predict
Among the 382 New Jersey towns with household incomes within a quarter of Englishtown’s, its schools beat 99%, higher than their 81% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Above the state on both counts
Reading proficiency is 67% and math 54% across both districts in spring 2022, against 49% and 36% statewide; 96% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 90%. Test scores ↓
Spending and class size
Freehold Regional spends $21,900 per student and Manalapan-Englishtown Regional $22,922, against $28,441 across New Jersey (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓
Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.
What’s behind Englishtown’s grade
A−: better than 81% of New Jersey school districts. Test scores and graduation are both above the New Jersey average; test scores are the stronger of the two.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Englishtown, with each school’s own grade.
Pre-K in Englishtown
John I. Dawes Early Learning Center
Grades PK–K · 306 students · 10:1 students per teacher · in Manalapan
Kindergarten in Englishtown · depends on your address
Taylor Mills School
Grades K–5 · 533 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Manalapan
Milford Brook School
Grades K–5 · 516 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Manalapan
John I. Dawes Early Learning Center
Grades PK–K · 306 students · 10:1 students per teacher · in Manalapan
6th grade in Englishtown
Pine Brook School
Grades 6 · 494 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Manalapan
7th grade in Englishtown
Manalapan-Englishtown Middle School
Grades 7–8 · 1,207 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Manalapan
8th grade in Englishtown
Manalapan-Englishtown Middle School
Grades 7–8 · 1,207 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Manalapan
Englishtown runs its own schools through grade 8 (Manalapan-Englishtown Regional School District). From grade 9, students attend the Freehold Regional School District, shared with Colts Neck, Farmingdale, Freehold, Freehold, Howell, Manalapan, Marlboro and Wall. Its elementary school is in Manalapan. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
Two districts serve Englishtown
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Well above the state in reading
Englishtown vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the New Jersey towns that share Englishtown’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Englishtown | A− | Manalapan-Englishtown Regional PK–8 · Freehold Regional 9–12 |
Every school in Englishtown
10 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with New Jersey’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).
Questions about Englishtown’s schools
Are Englishtown’s schools good?
By New Jersey’s own tests, yes: the public schools Englishtown children attend outscore 81% of New Jersey’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A− Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 99%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Englishtown in?
Two districts: Manalapan-Englishtown Regional School District runs grades PK–8, and Freehold Regional School District runs grades 9–12, shared with Colts Neck, Farmingdale, Freehold, Freehold, Howell, Manalapan, Marlboro and Wall.
Where do Englishtown kids go to high school?
One of 6 high schools, depending on your address: Freehold Township High School, Howell High School, Marlboro High School, Manalapan High School, Colts Neck High School and Freehold Borough High School.
What is Englishtown’s graduation rate?
96% of the class of 2023 in Freehold Regional School District graduated in four years, against 90% across New Jersey.
How much does Englishtown spend per student?
$21,900 in Freehold Regional School District and $22,922 in Manalapan-Englishtown Regional School District (FY2024), against $28,441 across New Jersey. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Englishtown families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Englishtown → They have their own page.
School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within New Jersey. Stars are from neighbors.