Bright Beginnings Learning Center

Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 4 · Piscataway, New Jersey

Bright Beginnings Learning Center in Piscataway, New Jersey enrolled 144 students in 2024-25 with 42.2 full-time teachers, 3.4 students per teacher against the New Jersey elementary-school median of 11.2. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment rose 16% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 50%

124 students in 2022-23, 123 students in 2023-24, 144 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 84.6 to 42.2.

Students enrolled at Bright Beginnings Learning Center by school year2022-23: 124, 2023-24: 123, 2024-25: 1440501001502022-231242023-241232024-25144
Students enrolled at Bright Beginnings Learning Center by school year2022-23: 124, 2023-24: 123, 2024-25: 1440501001502022-231242023-241232024-25144
Students enrolled at Bright Beginnings Learning Center by school year2022-23: 124, 2023-24: 123, 2024-25: 1440501001502022-231242023-241232024-25144
Students enrolled at Bright Beginnings Learning Center by school year2022-23: 124, 2023-24: 123, 2024-25: 1440501001502022-231242023-241232024-25144
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2312484.61.5
2023-24123101.31.2
2024-2514442.23.4

3.4 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 100 of every 100 New Jersey elementary schools

Among the 1,483 New Jersey elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 11.2; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, New Jersey elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.3 to 25.2; This school 3.4; state median 11.2.2 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherThis school 3.4state median 11.2U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, New Jersey elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.3 to 25.2; This school 3.4; state median 11.2.2 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherThis school 3.4state median 11.2U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, New Jersey elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.3 to 25.2; This school 3.4; state median 11.2.2 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherThis school 3.4state median 11.2U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, New Jersey elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.3 to 25.2; This school 3.4; state median 11.2.2 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherThis school 3.4state median 11.2U.S. 14.6

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

Programs and staff in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Bright Beginnings Learning Center enrolled 123 students and reported no counselor; it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)0.0
  • Out-of-school suspensions0
  • Chronically absentnot reported for this school

Who attends

50.0% of students were Hispanic, 16.0% Asian, 14.6% White in 2024-25.

  1. Hispanic50.0%
  2. Asian16.0%
  3. White14.6%
  4. Black13.2%
  5. Two or more races4.2%
  6. Pacific Islander1.4%
  7. American Indian0.7%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

Elementary schools in Piscataway

7 public elementary schools in Piscataway report 2024-25 enrollment; Bright Beginnings Learning Center is number 7 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Grandview Elementary School5796.433.2%
Arbor Elementary School52813.843.6%
Dwight D. Eisenhower Elementary School51315.846.6%
Martin Luther King Elementary School48813.032.0%
Randolphville Elementary School46516.335.3%
Knollwood Elementary School46013.528.5%
Bright Beginnings Learning Center1443.411.1%

All public schools in Piscataway →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Bright Beginnings Learning Center

  1. John Marshall Elementary SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 1.4 miles away: 762 students, 11.5 per teacher (2024-25).1.4 mi
  2. Washington Elementary SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 1.8 miles away: 630 students, 13.1 per teacher (2024-25).1.8 mi
  3. Compare Bright Beginnings Learning Center with John Marshall Elementary SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Educational Services Commission of New Jersey spends per student$186,886 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$186,886
  5. The largest public schools in New JerseyBright Beginnings Learning Center is the number 1,424 by size of 1,485 New Jersey elementary schools open in 2024-25.#1,424 of 1,485
  6. New Jersey schools by students per teacher3.4 students per teacher here against the New Jersey median of 11.2 for elementary schools.3.4:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Bright Beginnings Learning Center

  1. How many students attend Bright Beginnings Learning Center?
    144 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 124 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Piscataway, NJ.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Bright Beginnings Learning Center?
    3.4 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the New Jersey median for elementary schools is 11.2. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Bright Beginnings Learning Center a Title I school?
    Bright Beginnings Learning Center was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. What district is Bright Beginnings Learning Center in?
    Educational Services Commission of New Jersey, NCES district ID 3480180. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 348018000235 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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