Elementary school (grades K-5) · Green Brook, NJ

Green Brook Middle School

Federal NCES profile for Green Brook Middle School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 59/100.

2024-25 NCES dataElementary school (grades K-5)NCES 340612005216
0/100100/10059/100
👥 S:T ratio
70
🌟 Gifted program
30
🎓 Counselors
70
📋 Attendance
65
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Green Brook Middle School earns 59/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 95% of New Jersey schools.

59
Resource Index · Higher
7.4:1
small classes for New Jersey
9.0%
free-lunch eligible
304
students enrolled

Green Brook Middle School has class sizes smaller than 95% of New Jersey schools. Computed live against every New Jersey school reporting to NCES.

Enrollment

304

New Jersey · 2024-25 NCES data

Teachers (FTE)

41.0

Federal CCD staff survey

Students per teacher

7.4:1

vs 11.8:1 New Jersey avg

-37% vs state

Free-lunch eligible

9.0%

vs 29.6% New Jersey avg

-70% vs state

Student-teacher ratio in context

How Green Brook Middle School compares with New Jersey and U.S. medians

Smaller classes than state median
0:135:17.4:1

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

What stands out at Green Brook Middle School

Green Brook Middle School is a lower-poverty, mid-sized elementary school in Green Brook, New Jersey, enrolling 304 students.

Classes run notably small here: at 7.4:1, Green Brook Middle School is leaner than roughly 95% of New Jersey schools and 37% 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 9.0% of students eligible for free meals.

Enrollment of 304 puts it in the smaller third of New Jersey schools by headcount.

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

Against 543 statewide peers matched on enrollment and economic need, it ranks in the upper tier at #209.

Its student body is led by White (42%) and Hispanic or Latino (26%) (diversity index 70/100).

Counselor coverage is strong, about 152 students per counselor, inside the American School Counselor Association's recommended 250:1.

14.1% of students were chronically absent in the 2021-22 collection, in line with the post-pandemic national range.

Its district, Green Brook Township Public School District, also runs Irene E. Feldkirchner Elementary School (404 students).

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 Green Brook Middle School compares

Green Brook Middle 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 7.4:1 ▼ 37% 11.8:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 9.0% ▼ 70% 29.6% 51.7%
Enrollment 304 top 74% - -

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

7.4:1
Leaner classes than 96% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
304
Bigger than 33% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Economic need
9.0%
free-lunch eligible - 70% 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
7.4:1
students per teacher - 37% below state mean
Top 5% in New Jersey - lower ratio than 95% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
14.1%
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
$26,414
per pupil, district-wide - above 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
Counselors2.0 FTE
Per 152 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 42.4%
Hispanic or Latino 25.7%
Asian 23.7%
Two or More 4.3%
African American 3.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 0.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.3%

Largest group: White at 42.4% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 69.5/100

Simpson diversity index - at 69.5, Green Brook Middle School is more mixed than the New Jersey school average of 51.2.

Programs

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Green Brook Township Public School District, which includes Green Brook Middle School.

$26,414
Per student
+6%
vs New Jersey
Avg $24,984
+59%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 80.6%
State 17.3%
Federal 2.1%

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 Green Brook Middle School Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Irene E. Feldkirchner Elementary School Larger Similar economic need Higher S:T ratio

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

Other Schools in This District

Green Brook Township Public School District · 1 sibling school

View district profile

Similar elementary 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 Green Brook Middle 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 Green Brook Middle School

How many students attend Green Brook Middle School?

Green Brook Middle School has 304 students enrolled. It is an elementary school in Green Brook, NJ.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Green Brook Middle School?

The student-teacher ratio at Green Brook Middle School is 7.4:1, which is 37% lower than the New Jersey average of 11.8:1 and 53% 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 Green Brook Middle School?

9.0% of students at Green Brook Middle School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the New Jersey average of 29.6%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Green Brook Middle School?

The largest demographic group at Green Brook Middle School is White at 42.4% of enrollment, in Green Brook, NJ. Its student body is more racially and ethnically mixed than most US schools, with a diversity index of 69.5/100.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Green Brook Middle School?

Green Brook Middle School has a Resource Investment Index of 59/100 (higher 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 Green Brook Middle School a good school?

Green Brook Middle School earns 59/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 95% 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 Green Brook Township Public School District?

Besides Green Brook Middle School, Green Brook Township Public School District also operates Irene E. Feldkirchner Elementary School (404 students). See the Green Brook Township Public 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.

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

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