Old Scots Burying Ground · Photo: Apc106 · CC BY-SA 3.0Marlboro Township’s public schools outscore 78% of New Jersey districts
In Marlboro Township, 51% of tested students are proficient in math, above the New Jersey average (36%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Marlboro 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 98% 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.
Marlboro Township’s schools, in brief
Against towns with similar incomes
Among the 229 New Jersey towns with household incomes within a quarter of Marlboro Township’s, its schools beat 59%, lower than their 78% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Above the state on both counts
Reading proficiency is 64% and math 51% 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 Marlboro Township $25,641, against $28,441 across New Jersey (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓
Choice beyond the district
Collier School (private), Shalom Torah Academy (private), Shalom Torah Center (private), SSDS of GMC D/B/A the Hebrew Academy (private), Genius Kids Academy (private), Beacon Preparatory Acadmey (private), CPC High Point School (private) and Turtle Creek Learning Academy (private) are in town. Every school ↓
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 Marlboro Township’s grade
A−: better than 78% of New Jersey school districts, #87 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 Marlboro Township, with each school’s own grade.
Pre-K in Marlboro Township
David C Abbott Early Learning Center
Grades PK–K · 218 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Morganville
6th grade in Marlboro Township · depends on your address
Marlboro Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 935 students · 10:1 students per teacher · in Marlboro
Marlboro Memorial Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 761 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Morganville
7th grade in Marlboro Township · depends on your address
Marlboro Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 935 students · 10:1 students per teacher · in Marlboro
Marlboro Memorial Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 761 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Morganville
8th grade in Marlboro Township · depends on your address
Marlboro Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 935 students · 10:1 students per teacher · in Marlboro
Marlboro Memorial Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 761 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Morganville
9th grade in Marlboro Township
Marlboro High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,700 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Marlboro
10th grade in Marlboro Township
Marlboro High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,700 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Marlboro
11th grade in Marlboro Township
Marlboro High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,700 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Marlboro
12th grade in Marlboro Township
Marlboro High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,700 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Marlboro
Marlboro Township runs its own schools through grade 8 (Marlboro Township School District). From grade 9, students attend the Freehold Regional School District, shared with Colts Neck, Englishtown, Farmingdale, Freehold, Freehold, Howell, Manalapan and Wall. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
Two districts serve Marlboro 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
Marlboro Township vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the New Jersey towns that share Marlboro Township’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Marlboro Township | A− | Marlboro Township PK–8 · Freehold Regional 9–12 |
| Holmdel | A | Holmdel Township |
| Freehold | B+ | Freehold Township PK–8 · Freehold Regional 9–12 |
| Colts Neck | B+ | Colts Neck Township PK–8 · Freehold Regional 9–12 |
| Manalapan | A− | Manalapan-Englishtown Regional PK–8 · Freehold Regional 9–12 |
| Matawan | B− | Matawan-Aberdeen Regional |
| Aberdeen | B− | Matawan-Aberdeen Regional |
3 of the 6 neighbors share Freehold Regional with Marlboro Township for grades 9–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.
Every school in Marlboro Township
17 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 Marlboro Township’s schools
Are Marlboro Township’s schools good?
By New Jersey’s own tests, yes: the public schools Marlboro Township children attend outscore 78% of New Jersey’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A− Schools grade, #87 of 465 New Jersey towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 59%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Marlboro Township in?
Two districts: Marlboro Township School District runs grades PK–8, and Freehold Regional School District runs grades 9–12, shared with Colts Neck, Englishtown, Farmingdale, Freehold, Freehold, Howell, Manalapan and Wall.
Where do Marlboro Township kids go to high school?
Marlboro High School in Marlboro, with 1,700 students; its own test results earn an A.
What is Marlboro 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 Marlboro Township spend per student?
$21,900 in Freehold Regional School District and $25,641 in Marlboro Township School District (FY2024), against $28,441 across New Jersey. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Are there private schools in Marlboro Township?
Yes: Collier School (special education, grades 5–12, 204 students), Shalom Torah Academy (religious, grades PK–8, 166 students), Shalom Torah Center (religious, grades PK–8, 164 students), SSDS of GMC D/B/A the Hebrew Academy (religious, grades PK–8, 163 students), Genius Kids Academy (nonsectarian, grades PK–K, 134 students), Beacon Preparatory Acadmey (nonsectarian, grades PK–4, 94 students), CPC High Point School (special education, grades 3–12, 93 students) and Turtle Creek Learning Academy (nonsectarian, grades PK–K, 80 students).
Parents talk
What Marlboro 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.