The top reported proficiency rate is 68% in Math. The lowest is 36% in Science.
Original Research by School Decision on Lincroft Elementary School
Lincroft Elementary School serves kindergarten through grade five in the Middletown Township Public School District, a regular public school set in a primarily residential unincorporated community within Monmouth County. The school’s enrollment tilts heavily white, with small shares of Hispanic, Asian, and multiracial students, and the share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is very low. The data available does not include counts for students with Individualized Education Programs or English learners, so a parent looking for those breakdowns would want to ask the school directly.
Lincroft is a car-dependent suburban place with a small business district and a strong institutional presence from Brookdale Community College and several private schools. Housing values in the area are high, well above national benchmarks, and the local market shows modest price growth and relatively fast sales, consistent with a community where the median household income is also well above national norms. The population has grown in recent years, and the area remains in demand.
On the state’s NJSLA assessments, Lincroft’s results present a mixed picture. In math, the trajectory across grades draws attention. The fourth-grade cohort posted a strong proficiency rate, and third grade was also solid. Fifth-grade math proficiency dipped notably, however, falling to a level that is lower than the earlier grades and below what a parent might expect from the school’s overall profile. In English language arts, the pattern runs the opposite direction. Third-grade reading proficiency was below half, a soft spot, while fourth and fifth graders performed at more solid levels, with the fifth-grade rate clearly higher than the third-grade figure. In science, tested only in grade five, proficiency landed at a level that is modest; a parent may want to look into this further with the school to understand how science is taught and supported in the upper elementary years.
Taken together, Lincroft’s combined proficiency across tested subjects and grades places it above the midpoint among districts in Monmouth County. That is a solid showing, but the within-school variation by grade and subject means a family’s experience will depend on which teachers and cohorts their child draws. The school does not serve middle or high school grades, so there is no graduation rate to report, and the early-grade assessment pattern is the main academic signal available.
No recent district-level changes were identified in available public sources, so a parent would want to check with the Middletown Township district office directly for any upcoming shifts in curriculum, staffing, or attendance boundaries. The school is part of a well-regarded Monmouth County district, and its high-income, low-poverty context means it faces fewer of the resource challenges that affect many schools. The academic results are above the county median overall, but the unevenness between grades and subjects, especially the dip in fifth-grade math and the weak third-grade reading, is worth a conversation with the principal and a look at how the school addresses skill gaps before they widen. For a family already living in Lincroft, this is the neighborhood school. For a family considering a move to the area, the housing market is expensive, and the school’s performance, while generally strong, has enough variation that a careful review of the specific grade-level data is warranted.
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