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Freehold Borough School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in New Jersey for:
Category
Attribute
Student Attention
Lowest student-teacher ratio (Top 1%)
For the 2025-26 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 519 students in Freehold Borough School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 2/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in New Jersey.
Public Middle School in Freehold Borough School District have an average math proficiency score of 19% (versus the New Jersey public middle school average of 34%), and reading proficiency score of 36% (versus the 48% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 89% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is more than the New Jersey public middle school average of 68% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (NJ)
# Schools
3 Schools
835 Schools
# Students
1,555 Students
458,046 Students
# Teachers
164 Teachers
39,885 Teachers
Student-Teacher Ratio
9:1
9:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
Freehold Borough School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 645 school districts in New Jersey (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2022-2023 school year.
Overall District Rank
#500 out of 648 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
23%
38%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
38%
49%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
9%
23%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.35
0.72
% American Indian
n/a
n/a
% Asian
2%
9%
% Hispanic
80%
38%
% Black
6%
18%
% White
11%
32%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
1%
3%
All Ethnic Groups
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $24,348 in this school district is less than the state median of $26,940. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $23,725 is less than the state median of $25,837. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$38 MM
$36,642 MM
Spending
$37 MM
$35,142 MM
Revenue / Student
$24,348
$26,940
Spending / Student
$23,725
$25,837
Best Freehold Borough School District Public Middle Schools (2025-26)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Quick Facts
Rank: #11.
Freehold Intermediate School
(Math: 19% | Reading: 36%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
280 Park Avenue
Freehold, NJ 07728
(732) 761-2156
Freehold, NJ 07728
(732) 761-2156
Gr: 6-8 | 519 students Student-teacher ratio: 11:1 Minority enrollment: 89%
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