Schools in Farmingdale · Farmingdale Borough School District, Freehold Regional School District
Farmingdale’s public schools beat 76% of New Jersey districts
The public schools Farmingdale’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 76% of New Jersey’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.
93%beats similar-income towns
Reading proficiency
61%
▲ 14 pts vs NJ 47%
2020–21
Math proficiency
35%
▲ 10 pts vs NJ 25%
2020–21
Graduate on time
97%
▲ 6 pts vs NJ 91%
class of 2020
Spent per student
$21.9K
▼ 23% vs NJ $28.4K
FY2024
Students per teacher
7.1
NJ 11.6 · smaller classes
Schools
1
160 students
The School Grade
How Farmingdale compares
B+ Test scoresB+ Graduation
New Jersey school districts we grade (645)Better than 76%
Lower resultsHigher results
New Jersey towns with similar household incomes (367)Better than 93%
High confidence. Built on 2,403 tested students and a graduating class of 2,723; ordinary year-to-year swings are unlikely to change it.
How the School Grade works
- Results, not inputs. Math and reading proficiency on New Jersey’s state tests against the state average, plus the four-year graduation rate. Spending and class size are shown but don’t count. Tests: 2020–21; graduation: class of 2020.
- The whole path. A town’s grade follows its kids through every district that serves it, weighted by students tested. Tests count 60%, graduation 40%.
- Graded within the state. Each state writes its own tests, so districts are compared with the rest of New Jersey only. A+ is the top 5%, A the next 10%, A− the next 10%, the B range the next 30%, the C range the next 30%, D the rest.
- What a grade can’t tell you. Test results track family income, so we also compare towns with similar incomes. Visit, ask other parents, and read neighbor reviews. It’s our own summary of U.S. Department of Education data, not an official rating.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Farmingdale (some depend on your address).
6 schools teach 9th grade in Farmingdale’s district. Which one depends on your address: Freehold Township High School, Howell High School, Marlboro High School and Manalapan High School and more.
6 schools teach 10th grade in Farmingdale’s district. Which one depends on your address: Freehold Township High School, Howell High School, Marlboro High School and Manalapan High School and more.
6 schools teach 11th grade in Farmingdale’s district. Which one depends on your address: Freehold Township High School, Howell High School, Marlboro High School and Manalapan High School and more.
6 schools teach 12th grade in Farmingdale’s district. Which one depends on your address: Freehold Township High School, Howell High School, Marlboro High School and Manalapan High School and more.
The path, start to finish
PK–8Farmingdale ElementaryFarmingdale Borough School District
9–126 high schoolsDepends on your address
Two districts serve Farmingdale
Each district’s own page has its spending, test scores, enrollment and every school.
Farmingdale Borough School DistrictGrades PK–8 · 1 school · 160 students
$27,415NJ $28,441
B+Freehold Regional School DistrictGrades 9–12 · 6 schools · 9,784 students
$21,900NJ $28,441
A−Test scores · 2020–21
Well above the state in reading
Reading · PK–8, Farmingdale Borough School District52%
State average 47.3%
Reading · 9–12, Freehold Regional School District61%
State average 47.3%
Math · PK–8, Farmingdale Borough School District37%
State average 25.4%
Math · 9–12, Freehold Regional School District35%
State average 25.4%
Every school in Farmingdale
1 school. Grades are ours, from state tests and graduation. Stars are from neighbors.
Elementary
Also serving Farmingdale · in other towns
Freehold Township High School
A−1,813 students15:1Rate it →
Howell High School
B+1,775 students14:1Rate it →
Marlboro High School
A1,700 students16:1Rate it →
Manalapan High School
B+1,690 students15:1Rate it →
Colts Neck High School
A−1,430 students15:1Rate it →
Freehold Borough High School
B1,376 students14:1Rate it →
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Within reach
Colleges →Colleges near Farmingdale
There’s no college in Farmingdale, but 38 are within 30 miles. The closest is Talmudical Academy-New Jersey in Howell, 4.4 miles away.
Talmudical Academy-New JerseyUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Howell
4.4 mi78 students
Yeshiva Gedolah Keren HatorahUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Lakewood
6.2 mi189 students
Bais Medrash Mayan HatorahUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Lakewood
6.5 mi25 students
Yeshiva Gedola Tiferes YerachmielUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Lakewood
6.7 mi172 students
Yeshiva Gedolah of Woodlake VillageUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Lakewood
6.8 mi79 students
Yeshivas Emek HatorahUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Howell
6.8 mi93 students
Keser Torah-Mayan HatalmudUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Lakewood
6.9 mi59 students
Yeshiva Toras ChaimUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Lakewood
6.9 mi225 students
Yeshiva Bais AharonUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Lakewood
6.9 mi13 students
Bais Medrash Toras ChesedUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Lakewood
7.2 mi125 students
Straight-line distance from the center of Farmingdale. Degree-granting colleges with students on campus · College Scorecard · IPEDS. 28 more within 30 miles.
School data: U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts, F-33 school finance). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within New Jersey. Stars are from neighbors.