Other / mixed grade configuration · Bridgewater, NJ

Adamsville Primary School

Federal NCES profile for Adamsville Primary School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 43/100.

2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 340228005166
0/100100/10043/100
👥 S:T ratio
67
🌟 Gifted program
30
🎓 Counselors
8
📋 Attendance
67
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Adamsville Primary School earns 43/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 92% of New Jersey schools. It is also more racially and ethnically mixed than most New Jersey schools.

#4 of 4
schools in Bridgewater · Resource Index
43
Resource Index · Typical
8.2:1
small classes for New Jersey
13.5%
free-lunch eligible

Adamsville Primary School has class sizes smaller than 92% of New Jersey schools. Computed live against every New Jersey school reporting to NCES.

By Resource Investment Index, Adamsville Primary School ranks #4 of 4 schools in Bridgewater, NJ.

Enrollment

461

New Jersey · 2024-25 NCES data

Teachers (FTE)

56.0

Federal CCD staff survey

Students per teacher

8.2:1

vs 11.8:1 New Jersey avg

-31% vs state

Free-lunch eligible

13.5%

vs 29.6% New Jersey avg

-54% vs state

Student-teacher ratio in context

How Adamsville Primary School compares with New Jersey and U.S. medians

Smaller classes than state median

Source: NCES Common Core of Data As of 2024-25 federal staff survey Total enrollment ÷ full-time-equivalent classroom teachers

What stands out at Adamsville Primary School

Adamsville Primary School is a lower-poverty, mid-sized combined-grade school in Bridgewater, New Jersey, enrolling 461 students.

Classes run notably small here: at 8.2:1, Adamsville Primary School is leaner than roughly 92% of New Jersey schools and 31% under the state's 11.8:1 norm, more adult attention per pupil than most peers.

Economic need runs somewhat below the state's typical profile, with 13.5% of students eligible for free meals.

With 461 students, its enrollment sits close to the New Jersey median campus size.

Its Resource Investment Index lands in the lower third of 2,501 scored New Jersey schools.

Among 783 similarly sized, similarly resourced-need New Jersey schools statewide, it ranks #691, in the lower tier once campus size and economic need are matched.

Its student body is led by White (34%) and Hispanic or Latino (32%), more mixed than most schools in the state (diversity index 73/100).

Counselor access is stretched at roughly 461 students per counselor, well above the ASCA-recommended 250:1 ceiling.

13.4% of students were chronically absent in the 2021-22 collection, in line with the post-pandemic national range.

Among Bridgewater's public schools, it stands alongside Crim Primary School (396 students): Adamsville Primary School is larger than that campus by headcount and runs leaner classes (8.2:1 vs 10.4:1).

Bridgewater-Raritan Regional School District also operates Bridgewater-Raritan High School (2,673 students) and Bridgewater-Raritan Middle School (1,220 students) alongside Adamsville Primary School.

Sourced from NCES CCD, CRDC, and F-33 (federal records, not a quality verdict). How we source and compute this.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data + CRDC + F-33 · 2024-25

How Adamsville Primary School compares

Adamsville Primary School on the metrics families compare, against New Jersey and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs New Jersey New Jersey avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 8.2:1 ▼ 31% 11.8:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 13.5% ▼ 54% 29.6% 51.7%
Enrollment 461 top 46% - -

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25

8.2:1
Leaner classes than 95% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
461
Bigger than 56% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Economic need
13.5%
free-lunch eligible - 54% below the New Jersey average of 29.6%
Below the 40% Title I threshold; federal aid targets individual qualifying students rather than schoolwide programs.
Staffing depth
8.2:1
students per teacher - 31% below state mean
Top 8% in New Jersey - lower ratio than 92% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
13.4%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
In the 10-15% range, above the pre-pandemic national baseline but within the broader post-pandemic picture.
Funding equity
$24,312
per pupil, district-wide - below New Jersey avg of $24,984
Well above the U.S. public-school average, reflecting substantially higher local or state investment per enrolled student.
Support staff
Counselors1.0 FTE
Per 461 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 0 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Overview

  • Common Core of Data (June 2026): enrollment, staffing, and the student-teacher ratio above.
  • Civil Rights Data Collection: discipline counts and program access (AP, gifted, special education).
  • F-33 School District Finance Survey: the district-wide per-pupil spending figures below.

Three separate federal collections, each on its own reporting cadence - which is why this school's numbers line up on a consistent basis against every other school and state on this site, rather than mixing figures pulled from different survey years.

Student demographics

White 33.6%
Hispanic or Latino 31.9%
Asian 22.3%
Two or More 6.7%
African American 4.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.7%

Largest group: White at 33.6% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 72.9/100

Simpson diversity index - at 72.9, Adamsville Primary School is more mixed than the New Jersey school average of 51.2.

Programs

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Bridgewater-Raritan Regional School District, which includes Adamsville Primary School.

$24,312
Per student
-3%
vs New Jersey
Avg $24,984
+47%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 71.7%
State 24.8%
Federal 3.5%

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District-level finance · FY 2021-22 Per-pupil expenditure reflects the district-wide average. Individual school budgets are not reported at the federal level.

How Adamsville Primary School Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Bridgewater-Raritan High School Larger Similar economic need Higher S:T ratio
Bridgewater-Raritan Middle School Larger Similar economic need Higher S:T ratio
Eisenhower Intermediate School Larger Similar economic need Higher S:T ratio
Hillside Intermediate School Similar size Similar economic need Higher S:T ratio
Hamilton Primary School Similar size Lower economic need Higher S:T ratio

Comparisons are relative to Adamsville Primary School's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

Bridgewater-Raritan Regional School District · 5 sibling schools

View district profile

Similar other schools in Bridgewater

3 comparable other schools (grades Mixed) serving the same city.

Similar other schools statewide

Matched by enrollment size and by staffing ratio across all of New Jersey, not just this city - a different peer set than the local comparisons above.

Next steps

Verify locally before acting on Adamsville Primary School's federal record.

Federal record (CCD 2024-25, CRDC 2021-22) - PlainSchools assigns no subjective rating; the composite quality score is a transparent, reproducible index computed from this cited federal data.

Frequently asked questions about Adamsville Primary School

How many students attend Adamsville Primary School?

Adamsville Primary School has 461 students enrolled. It is a public school in Bridgewater, NJ.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Adamsville Primary School?

The student-teacher ratio at Adamsville Primary School is 8.2:1, which is 31% lower than the New Jersey average of 11.8:1 and 48% lower than the national average of 15.7:1. Lower ratios generally mean more individual attention per student.

What percentage of students receive free lunch at Adamsville Primary School?

13.5% of students at Adamsville Primary School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the New Jersey average of 29.6%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Adamsville Primary School?

The largest demographic group at Adamsville Primary School is White at 33.6% of enrollment, in Bridgewater, NJ. Its student body is more racially and ethnically mixed than most US schools, with a diversity index of 72.9/100.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Adamsville Primary School?

Adamsville Primary School has a Resource Investment Index of 43/100 (typical reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, counselor availability, attendance rates. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

How does Adamsville Primary School rank among schools in Bridgewater?

By Resource Investment Index, Adamsville Primary School ranks #4 of 4 schools in Bridgewater, NJ. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking. See all schools in Bridgewater on the city page.

Is Adamsville Primary School a good school?

Adamsville Primary School earns 43/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 92% of New Jersey schools. It is also more racially and ethnically mixed than most New Jersey schools. This is a resource snapshot, not an academic rating; see the Resource Investment Index question above for what the number does and doesn't measure.

What other schools are in Bridgewater-Raritan Regional School District?

Besides Adamsville Primary School, Bridgewater-Raritan Regional School District also operates Bridgewater-Raritan High School (2,673 students), Bridgewater-Raritan Middle School (1,220 students), and Eisenhower Intermediate School (625 students). See the Bridgewater-Raritan Regional School District district page for the complete list.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2021-22) · 2024-25 Data as of the 2024-25 school year. Coverage from U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data. Varies by entity type; administrative districts and certain charter networks may report only a subset of fields.

All federal data sources used on this page

Full source list and how we compute each figure: methodology page.

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