James Monroe Elementary School
7 Sharp Rd
Edison NJ, 08837, Middlesex County
Phone: 732-452-2970
Ranking:
(556 out of 1,847, top 30%)*

Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Edison Township School District
Title I Eligible School: No
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: | 36 | 34 | 38 | 28 | 38 | 38 | 27 | |||||||
Total Students: | 493 | 464 | 441 | 421 | 429 | 427 | 418 | |||||||
Kindergarten: | 73 | 14.8% | 67 | 14.4% | 65 | 14.7% | 39 | 9.3% | 71 | 16.6% | 65 | 15.2% | 68 | 16.3% |
Grade 1: | 88 | 17.8% | 82 | 17.7% | 65 | 14.7% | 75 | 17.8% | 70 | 16.3% | 74 | 17.3% | 75 | 17.9% |
Grade 2: | 86 | 17.4% | 73 | 15.7% | 79 | 17.9% | 76 | 18.1% | 75 | 17.5% | 78 | 18.3% | 66 | 15.8% |
Grade 3: | 75 | 15.2% | 82 | 17.7% | 76 | 17.2% | 81 | 19.2% | 76 | 17.7% | 70 | 16.4% | 65 | 15.6% |
Grade 4: | 81 | 16.4% | 79 | 17.0% | 76 | 17.2% | 75 | 17.8% | 71 | 16.6% | 66 | 15.5% | 75 | 17.9% |
Grade 5: | 84 | 17.0% | 78 | 16.8% | 76 | 17.2% | 75 | 17.8% | 66 | 15.4% | 74 | 17.3% | 61 | 14.6% |
Ungraded: | 6 | 1.2% | 3 | 0.6% | 4 | 0.9% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | 8 | 1.9% |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 241 | 48.9% | 226 | 48.7% | 204 | 46.3% | 203 | 48.2% | 205 | 47.8% | 219 | 51.3% | 220 | 52.6% |
Female: | 252 | 51.1% | 238 | 51.3% | 237 | 53.7% | 218 | 51.8% | 224 | 52.2% | 208 | 48.7% | 194 | 46.4% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Asian: | 200 | 40.6% | 174 | 37.5% | 165 | 37.4% | 123 | 29.2% | 108 | 25.2% | 118 | 27.6% | 113 | 27.0% |
Hispanic: | 74 | 15.0% | 65 | 14.0% | 58 | 13.2% | 62 | 14.7% | 67 | 15.6% | 59 | 13.8% | 56 | 13.4% |
Black: | 44 | 8.9% | 38 | 8.2% | 32 | 7.3% | 31 | 7.4% | 32 | 7.5% | 29 | 6.8% | 27 | 6.5% |
White: | 157 | 31.8% | 170 | 36.6% | 178 | 40.4% | 200 | 47.5% | 222 | 51.7% | 220 | 51.5% | 222 | 53.1% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 5 | 1.0% | 3 | 0.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 13 | 2.6% | 14 | 3.0% | 8 | 1.8% | 5 | 1.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 71 | 14.4% | 67 | 14.4% | 53 | 12.0% | 50 | 11.9% | 42 | 9.8% | 31 | 7.3% | 24 | 5.7% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 37 | 7.5% | 18 | 3.9% | 19 | 4.3% | 19 | 4.5% | 23 | 5.4% | 24 | 5.6% | 18 | 4.3% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 13.66 | 13.57 | 11.71 | 15.04 | 11.29 | 10.20 | 15.50 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
ASK | ||||||
2004 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 84.8% | 86.7% | 79.4% |
2005 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 90% | 89.5% | 83.2% |
2006 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 90.1% | 90.1% | 82.4% |
2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 90.8% | 91.0% | 83.4% |
2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 96.9% | 94.3% | 86.1% |
2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 68.6% | 78.7% | 62.9% |
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 70.1% | 74.6% | 59.8% |
2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 75.4% | 78.7% | 63.0% |
2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 81.8% | 83.2% | 66.7% |
2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 81.9% | 85.4% | 66.4% |
2004 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 75.1% | 83.2% | 76.6% |
2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 90% | 88.0% | 82.5% |
2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 93.4% | 90.3% | 86.8% |
2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 92.3% | 94.3% | 87.3% |
2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 97.0% | 93.3% | 86.8% |
2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 84.3% | 87.1% | 75.4% |
2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 91.0% | 89.1% | 78.3% |
2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 84.7% | 89.3% | 78.9% |
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 85.9% | 91.6% | 78.4% |
2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 90.7% | 89.7% | 77.7% |
2003 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 82% | 89.9% | 77.6% |
2004 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 86.1% | 91.8% | 82.2% |
2005 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 86.5% | 89.3% | 81.6% |
2006 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 86.5% | 89.0% | 80.0% |
2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 81.4% | 86.0% | 80.6% |
2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 95.8% | 90.6% | 82.7% |
2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 73.1% | 73.7% | 63.2% |
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 67.1% | 78% | 59.7% |
2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 71.4% | 76.7% | 62.7% |
2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 64.6% | 73.0% | 58.5% |
2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 72.8% | 78.8% | 59.4% |
2003 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 52% | 78.8% | 68.0% |
2004 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 76.0% | 81.3% | 72.1% |
2005 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 83.0% | 86% | 80.2% |
2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 94.2% | 89.2% | 82.3% |
2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 89.9% | 89.4% | 84.7% |
2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 94.4% | 92.8% | 84.9% |
2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 86.6% | 83.5% | 73.1% |
2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 87.6% | 89.7% | 77.2% |
2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 84.4% | 89.9% | 79.3% |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 74.4% | 85.7% | 77.4% |
2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 79.6% | 88.2% | 78.3% |
2005 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 87.9% | 87.2% | 81.1% |
2006 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 88.5% | 89.6% | 82.3% |
2007 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 88.1% | 89.1% | 83.1% |
2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 93.2% | 92.1% | 85.1% |
2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 97.0% | 94.2% | 91.1% |
2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 95.8% | 98.2% | 93.5% |
2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 97.4% | 96.9% | 90.0% |
2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 96.4% | 96.7% | 91.3% |
2013 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 96.6% | 96.5% | 89.5% |
2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 96.3% | 95.0% | 88.8% |
2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 69.5% | 74.8% | 60.0% |
2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 85.7% | 82.0% | 66.2% |
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 80.3% | 77.5% | 63.3% |
2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 76.0% | 79.9% | 60.9% |
2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 71.7% | 75.1% | 62.1% |
2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 81.1% | 81.5% | 61.3% |
2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 94.4% | 93.2% | 84.1% |
2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 88.4% | 87.0% | 76.6% |
2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 98.6% | 90.6% | 77.6% |
2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 100.0% | 89.9% | 79.0% |
2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 87.3% | 93.3% | 80.6% |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 94.6% | 92.7% | 83.3% |
2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 89.9% | 91.9% | 79.9% |
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* James Monroe Elementary School was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.