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D−

A Chester Redshaw School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

216 Livingston Avenue, 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
678
Students per teacher
10:1
Free or reduced lunch
89%
Setting
City
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about A Chester Redshaw School

  • Its own letter, D−: reading and math results near the bottom of New Jersey’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 25 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 32 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 10 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 17.7% 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 →

PK–5A Chester Redshaw SchoolYou are here
6–86 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiencyunder 1%
State average 25.4%
Reading / language arts15%
State average 47.3%

Its own letter, D−, 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 ↗

216 Livingston Avenue, New Brunswick

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K147
Kindergarten92
Grade 183
Grade 277
Grade 388
Grade 4104
Grade 587
Enrollment over time
824’20
813’21
784’22
736’23
678’24

Down 17.7% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 94%Black 4%White <1%Asian <1%Two or more races <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about A Chester Redshaw School from New Brunswick families.

Other schools in New Brunswick City School District

The district →
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
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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
Blanquita B. Valenti Community School
Elementary · Grades K–8 · New Brunswick
C−
810 students11:1
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.