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Blanquita B. Valenti Community School

PublicElementaryGrades K–8

50 Jersey Ave, New Brunswick, NJ 08901 · (732) 745-5300 · Part of New Brunswick City School District

New Brunswick’s School Grade D− better than 2% of New Jersey school districts

Directions
Students
810
Students per teacher
11:1
Free or reduced lunch
94%
Setting
City
Grades
K–8
The gist

What stands out about Blanquita B. Valenti Community School

  • Its own letter, C−: better results than 19% of New Jersey’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 16 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 16 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 11 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 41.4% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for New Brunswick kids: 6 middle schools

On the path

Where New Brunswick kids come from and go next. The whole path →

K–8Blanquita B. Valenti Community SchoolYou are here
6–86 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency9%
State average 25.4%
Reading / language arts31%
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 ↗

50 Jersey Ave, New Brunswick

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten45
Grade 145
Grade 233
Grade 350
Grade 495
Grade 5107
Grade 6139
Grade 7162
Grade 8134
Enrollment over time
573’20
557’21
569’22
760’23
810’24

Up 41.4% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 96%Black 3%White <1%Asian <1%Two or more races <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Blanquita B. Valenti Community School from New Brunswick families.

Other schools in New Brunswick City School District

The district →
A Chester Redshaw School
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678 students10:1
Paul Robeson Community School for the Arts
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · New Brunswick
D
624 students9:1
Mckinley Community School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · New Brunswick
D−
524 students8:1
Lord Stirling Community School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · New Brunswick
D
436 students9:1
Woodrow Wilson Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · New Brunswick
D
351 students10:1
Roosevelt Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · New Brunswick
D−
597 students10:1

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