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Brookside Elementary School

PublicElementaryGrades 3–5

370 Buckelew Avenue, Monroe Township, NJ 08831 · (732) 521-1101 · Part of Monroe Township School District

Monroe Township’s School Grade A− better than 79% of New Jersey school districts

Directions
Students
431
Students per teacher
11:1
Free or reduced lunch
10%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
3–5
The gist

What stands out about Brookside Elementary School

  • Its own letter, A−: reading and math results near the top of New Jersey’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 28 pts above the state
  • Small classes: 11 students per teacher

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency53%
State average 25.4%
Reading / language arts49%
State average 47.3%

Its own letter, A−, 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 ↗

370 Buckelew Avenue, Monroe Township

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 3149
Grade 4144
Grade 5138
Enrollment over time
401’20
391’21
391’22
406’23
431’24

Up 7.5% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Asian 55%White 32%Hispanic 6%Black 5%Two or more races 2%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Brookside Elementary School from Monroe Township families.

Other schools in Monroe Township School District

The district →
Oak Tree Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–3 · Monroe Township
A
578 students14:1
Mill Lake
Elementary · Grades PK–3 · Monroe Twp
B+
462 students11:1
Barclay Brook School
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Monroe Twp
332 students11:1
Applegarth Elementary School
Elementary · Grades 4–5 · Monroe Twp
A+
373 students12:1
Woodland School
Elementary · Grades 4–5 · Monroe Township
B
261 students10:1
Monroe Township Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Monroe Township
A
1,681 students12:1

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; Monroe Township’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.