Photo: Tinton5 · CC BY-SA 3.0Manalapan Township’s public schools outscore 81% of New Jersey districts
Math proficiency in Manalapan Township’s districts is 54%, above the New Jersey average (36%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Manalapan Township, 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.
Manalapan Township’s schools, in brief
Better than its incomes would predict
Among the 331 New Jersey towns with household incomes within a quarter of Manalapan Township’s, its schools beat 86%, higher than their 81% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Manalapan Township runs its own schools through grade 8, then shares
Manalapan-Englishtown Middle School (7–8) is Manalapan Township’s own. From grade 9, students attend the Freehold Regional School District with Colts Neck, Englishtown, Farmingdale, Freehold, Freehold, Howell, Marlboro and Wall: Manalapan High School. The high school’s own results earn a B+. See the path ↓
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 Manalapan Township’s grade
A−: better than 81% of New Jersey school districts, #64 of 465 New Jersey towns. 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 Manalapan Township, with each school’s own grade.
Pre-K in Manalapan Township
John I. Dawes Early Learning Center
Grades PK–K · 306 students · 10:1 students per teacher · in Manalapan
Kindergarten in Manalapan Township · 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 Manalapan Township
Pine Brook School
Grades 6 · 494 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Manalapan
7th grade in Manalapan Township
Manalapan-Englishtown Middle School
Grades 7–8 · 1,207 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Manalapan
8th grade in Manalapan Township
Manalapan-Englishtown Middle School
Grades 7–8 · 1,207 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Manalapan
9th grade in Manalapan Township
Manalapan High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,690 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Englishtown
10th grade in Manalapan Township
Manalapan High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,690 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Englishtown
11th grade in Manalapan Township
Manalapan High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,690 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Englishtown
12th grade in Manalapan Township
Manalapan High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,690 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Englishtown
Manalapan Township 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, Englishtown, Farmingdale, Freehold, Freehold, Howell, Marlboro and Wall. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
Two districts serve Manalapan Township
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
Manalapan Township vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the New Jersey towns that share Manalapan Township’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Manalapan Township | A− | Manalapan-Englishtown Regional PK–8 · Freehold Regional 9–12 |
| Monroe | A− | Monroe Township |
| Millstone | B+ | Millstone Township |
| Marlboro | A− | Marlboro Township PK–8 · Freehold Regional 9–12 |
| Freehold | B+ | Freehold Township PK–8 · Freehold Regional 9–12 |
2 of the 4 neighbors share Freehold Regional with Manalapan Township for grades 9–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.
Every school in Manalapan Township
9 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 Manalapan Township’s schools
Are Manalapan Township’s schools good?
By New Jersey’s own tests, yes: the public schools Manalapan Township children attend outscore 81% of New Jersey’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A− Schools grade, #64 of 465 New Jersey towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 86%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Manalapan Township 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, Englishtown, Farmingdale, Freehold, Freehold, Howell, Marlboro and Wall.
Where do Manalapan Township kids go to high school?
Manalapan High School in Englishtown, with 1,690 students; its own test results earn a B+.
What is Manalapan Township’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 Manalapan Township 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 Manalapan Township families are saying about school.
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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.