Enrollment
277
New Jersey · 2024-25 NCES data
Other / mixed grade configuration · Brooklawn, NJ
Alice Costello Elementary School
Federal NCES profile for Alice Costello Elementary School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 43/100.
2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 340237001340
👥 S:T ratio 64
🌟 Gifted program 30
🎓 Counselors 45
📋 Attendance 33
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →
The verdict
Alice Costello Elementary School earns 43/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 87% of New Jersey schools.
- 43
- Resource Index · Typical
- 8.9:1
- small classes for New Jersey
- 49.5%
- free-lunch eligible
- 277
- students enrolled
Alice Costello Elementary School has class sizes smaller than 87% of New Jersey schools. Computed live against every New Jersey school reporting to NCES.
School address
District: Brooklawn Public School District · New Jersey
NCES ID 340237001340 Verify on NCES CCD record →
Teachers (FTE)
31.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
8.9:1
vs 11.8:1 New Jersey avg
-25% vs state
Free-lunch eligible
49.5%
vs 29.6% New Jersey avg
+67% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Alice Costello Elementary School compares with New Jersey and U.S. medians
What stands out at Alice Costello Elementary School
Alice Costello Elementary School is a mid-sized combined-grade school in Brooklawn, New Jersey, enrolling 277 students.
Classes run notably small here: at 8.9:1, Alice Costello Elementary School is leaner than roughly 87% of New Jersey schools and 25% under the state's 11.8:1 norm, more adult attention per pupil than most peers.
Economic need runs somewhat above the state's typical profile, with 49.5% of students eligible for free meals.
Enrollment of 277 puts it in the smaller third of New Jersey schools by headcount.
Its Resource Investment Index lands in the lower third of 2,501 scored New Jersey schools.
Among 174 similarly sized, similarly resourced-need New Jersey schools statewide, it ranks #125, in the lower tier once campus size and economic need are matched.
Its student body is led by White (52%) and Hispanic or Latino (30%) (diversity index 63/100).
Counselor coverage runs a bit thin, about 277 students per counselor, somewhat past the ASCA-recommended 250:1 benchmark.
Chronic absenteeism is elevated: 26.7% of students missed 10% or more of school days (2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection).
Brooklawn Public School District operates only this one school, so Alice Costello Elementary School has no district-mates to compare against locally.
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 Alice Costello Elementary School compares
Alice Costello Elementary 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 | 8.9:1 | ▼ 25% | 11.8:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Free-lunch eligible | 49.5% | ▲ 67% | 29.6% | 51.7% |
| Enrollment | 277 | top 79% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
8.9:1
Leaner classes than 93% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
277
Bigger than 29% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.
Equity indicators (what these measure)
Economic need
49.5%
free-lunch eligible
- 67% above the New Jersey average of 29.6%
Above the 40% Title I schoolwide threshold; federal funds support the whole school, not individual students.
Staffing depth
8.9:1
students per teacher
- 25% below state mean
Top 13% in New Jersey - lower ratio than 87% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
26.7%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
At or above 20%, the commonly used threshold for "high" chronic absenteeism, signaling significant barriers to regular attendance.
Funding equity
$23,891
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 277 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
4
in-school suspensions + 5 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 1.4 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 3.2 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 51.6%
Hispanic or Latino 29.6%
African American 10.1%
Asian 4.7%
Two or More 2.5%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 1.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.4%
Largest group: White at 51.6% of enrollment.
Student-body diversity index 63.3/100
Simpson diversity index - at 63.3, Alice Costello Elementary School is more mixed than the New Jersey school average of 51.2.
Programs
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Brooklawn Public School District, which includes Alice Costello Elementary School.
$23,891
Per student
-4%
vs New Jersey
Avg $24,984
+44%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 16.0%
State 69.5%
Federal 14.4%
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.
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.
Similar enrollment (~277 students)
Next steps
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Frequently asked questions about Alice Costello Elementary School
How many students attend Alice Costello Elementary School?
Alice Costello Elementary School has 277 students enrolled. It is a public school in Brooklawn, NJ.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Alice Costello Elementary School?
The student-teacher ratio at Alice Costello Elementary School is 8.9:1, which is 25% lower than the New Jersey average of 11.8:1 and 43% 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 Alice Costello Elementary School?
49.5% of students at Alice Costello Elementary School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the New Jersey average of 29.6%.
What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Alice Costello Elementary School?
The largest demographic group at Alice Costello Elementary School is White at 51.6% of enrollment, in Brooklawn, NJ. Its student body is more racially and ethnically mixed than most US schools, with a diversity index of 63.3/100.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Alice Costello Elementary School?
Alice Costello Elementary 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).
Is Alice Costello Elementary School a good school?
Alice Costello Elementary School earns 43/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 87% of 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 Brooklawn Public School District?
None reported; Brooklawn Public School District operates only Alice Costello Elementary School as a public school district in NCES's records.
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