A Chester Redshaw School
40 Van Dyke Ave
New Brunswick NJ, 08901, Middlesex County
Phone: 732-745-5300
Ranking:
(1,664 out of 1,847, bottom 10%)*

Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 5
School District: New Brunswick City School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 65 | 64 | 62 | 53 | 54 | 66 | 51 | |||||||
Total Students: | 711 | 724 | 719 | 709 | 749 | 723 | 577 | |||||||
Kindergarten: | 114 | 16.0% | 143 | 19.8% | 123 | 17.1% | 113 | 15.9% | 125 | 16.7% | 121 | 16.7% | 101 | 17.5% |
Grade 1: | 127 | 17.9% | 119 | 16.4% | 136 | 18.9% | 139 | 19.6% | 135 | 18.0% | 149 | 20.6% | 95 | 16.5% |
Grade 2: | 132 | 18.6% | 140 | 19.3% | 135 | 18.8% | 140 | 19.7% | 135 | 18.0% | 121 | 16.7% | 78 | 13.5% |
Grade 3: | 118 | 16.6% | 110 | 15.2% | 118 | 16.4% | 85 | 12.0% | 112 | 15.0% | 114 | 15.8% | 90 | 15.6% |
Grade 4: | 87 | 12.2% | 104 | 14.4% | 89 | 12.4% | 113 | 15.9% | 106 | 14.2% | 105 | 14.5% | 65 | 11.3% |
Grade 5: | 92 | 12.9% | 65 | 9.0% | 71 | 9.9% | 69 | 9.7% | 83 | 11.1% | 63 | 8.7% | 92 | 15.9% |
Ungraded: | 41 | 5.8% | 43 | 5.9% | 47 | 6.5% | 50 | 7.1% | 53 | 7.1% | 50 | 6.9% | 56 | 9.7% |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 380 | 53.4% | 379 | 52.3% | 376 | 52.3% | 382 | 53.9% | 389 | 51.9% | 356 | 49.2% | 291 | 50.4% |
Female: | 331 | 46.6% | 345 | 47.7% | 343 | 47.7% | 327 | 46.1% | 360 | 48.1% | 367 | 50.8% | 282 | 48.9% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 2 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Asian: | 4 | 0.6% | 4 | 0.6% | 5 | 0.7% | 10 | 1.4% | 9 | 1.2% | 4 | 0.6% | 5 | 0.9% |
Hispanic: | 652 | 91.7% | 663 | 91.6% | 654 | 91.0% | 640 | 90.3% | 656 | 87.6% | 632 | 87.4% | 493 | 85.4% |
Black: | 50 | 7.0% | 50 | 6.9% | 53 | 7.4% | 48 | 6.8% | 74 | 9.9% | 78 | 10.8% | 74 | 12.8% |
White: | 3 | 0.4% | 6 | 0.8% | 7 | 1.0% | 11 | 1.6% | 6 | 0.8% | 7 | 1.0% | 5 | 0.9% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 3 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.1% | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 627 | 88.2% | 667 | 92.1% | 610 | 84.8% | 596 | 84.1% | 575 | 76.8% | 571 | 79.0% | 387 | 67.1% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 33 | 4.6% | 35 | 4.8% | 39 | 5.4% | 42 | 5.9% | 54 | 7.2% | 61 | 8.4% | 41 | 7.1% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 11.02 | 11.31 | 11.58 | 13.38 | 13.87 | 8.90 | 11.30 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
ASK | ||||||
2004 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 54.1% | 51.0% | 79.4% |
2005 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 65.6% | 56.6% | 83.2% |
2006 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 61.4% | 56.6% | 82.4% |
2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 69.5% | 58.4% | 83.4% |
2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 79.2% | 67.5% | 86.1% |
2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 45.8% | 35.1% | 62.9% |
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 28.4% | 24.4% | 59.8% |
2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 34.8% | 27.5% | 63.0% |
2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 32.3% | 30.2% | 66.7% |
2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 37.5% | 31.1% | 66.4% |
2004 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 40.2% | 46.5% | 76.6% |
2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 63.9% | 65.4% | 82.5% |
2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 79.1% | 76.0% | 86.8% |
2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 72.9% | 66.9% | 87.3% |
2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 85.6% | 73.6% | 86.8% |
2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 75.8% | 60.1% | 75.4% |
2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 54.9% | 51.3% | 78.3% |
2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 68.6% | 52.7% | 78.9% |
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 56.9% | 54.6% | 78.4% |
2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 59.2% | 54.4% | 77.7% |
2003 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 54.4% | 55.9% | 77.6% |
2004 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 61.5% | 63.3% | 82.2% |
2005 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 61.6% | 62.9% | 81.6% |
2006 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 52.6% | 54.4% | 80.0% |
2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 46.6% | 58.2% | 80.6% |
2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 58.2% | 62.8% | 82.7% |
2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 31.9% | 33.7% | 63.2% |
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 37.6% | 28.0% | 59.7% |
2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 29.7% | 28.4% | 62.7% |
2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 30.9% | 29.1% | 58.5% |
2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 17.1% | 23.3% | 59.4% |
2003 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 47.5% | 44.5% | 68.0% |
2004 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 49.6% | 47.5% | 72.1% |
2005 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 69.6% | 65.3% | 80.2% |
2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 64.5% | 62.7% | 82.3% |
2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 64.8% | 66.4% | 84.7% |
2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 71.8% | 65.1% | 84.9% |
2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 62.8% | 51.5% | 73.1% |
2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 67.6% | 60.3% | 77.2% |
2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 66.3% | 54.9% | 79.3% |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 64.9% | 55.8% | 77.4% |
2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 51.3% | 54.8% | 78.3% |
2005 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 56.2% | 54.3% | 81.1% |
2006 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 60.7% | 56.6% | 82.3% |
2007 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 66% | 58.4% | 83.1% |
2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 65.2% | 54.6% | 85.1% |
2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 82.3% | 78.2% | 91.1% |
2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 91.2% | 85.0% | 93.5% |
2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 78.2% | 70.6% | 90.0% |
2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 79.8% | 78% | 91.3% |
2013 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 79.5% | 73.6% | 89.5% |
2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 72.4% | 70.0% | 88.8% |
2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 32.7% | 34.4% | 60.0% |
2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 27.7% | 30.9% | 66.2% |
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 29.3% | 32.4% | 63.3% |
2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 29.8% | 26.4% | 60.9% |
2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 34.8% | 28.6% | 62.1% |
2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 31.6% | 24.9% | 61.3% |
2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 83.9% | 72.8% | 84.1% |
2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 65.1% | 64.5% | 76.6% |
2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 47.7% | 57.8% | 77.6% |
2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 72.0% | 61.9% | 79.0% |
2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 65.5% | 61.8% | 80.6% |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 77.5% | 68.8% | 83.3% |
2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 77.6% | 65.8% | 79.9% |
2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 31.6% | 40.6% | 75.8% |
2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 70.1% | 63.6% | 79% |
2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 49.3% | 56.8% | 80.1% |
2007 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 41.6% | 48.9% | 66.3% |
GEPA | ||||||
2003 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 39% | 53.7% | 73.8% |
2004 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 32.9% | 42.6% | 71.8% |
2005 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 31.5% | 46.1% | 72.3% |
2006 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 32.4% | 46.3% | 74.2% |
2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 43.2% | 42.8% | 73.7% |
2003 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 30.7% | 39.3% | 56.7% |
2004 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 34.2% | 40.0% | 61.7% |
2005 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 50.0% | 43.2% | 62.4% |
2006 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 27.9% | 41.1% | 64.5% |
2007 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 41.4% | 40.2% | 68.4% |
2003 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 24.7% | 41.4% | 72.9% |
2004 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 36.1% | 46.3% | 74.7% |
2005 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 52.6% | 53.0% | 76.8% |
2006 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 35.5% | 52.0% | 79.0% |
2007 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 48% | 49.6% | 78.9% |
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* A Chester Redshaw School was rated 1 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.