Bee Meadow School

Bee Meadow School is one of the compact elementary-level communitys in Whippany, New Jersey, part of Hanover Township School District, with 294 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 5. That puts it 27% below the typical public school in New Jersey, which averages around 405 students.

Within Hanover Township School District, which oversees 4 schools and 1,234 students, Bee Meadow School is one campus in the system.

On demographics, Bee Meadow School records that 59% of the student body identifies as White. Other groups include 19% Asian, 14% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, 3% Black. By comparison, Morris County as a whole is about 68% White, so the school skews visibly less White than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, Bee Meadow School reports 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 9.8:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 11.4:1, putting Bee Meadow School tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 6% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Morris County (around 19%), the school's rate is somewhat below typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Bee Meadow School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 62.8%, the actual is 52.3%, a residual of -10.6 points.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Morris County put median household earnings sit near $137,326, 58% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 3% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Morris County runs 156 public schools (combined enrollment of about 72,239 students), of which Bee Meadow School is one.

The closest other public school is Memorial Junior School, roughly 0.5 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Bee Meadow School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Bee Meadow School at 9th of 9; the average score across the group is 62.5%.

The school occupies a residential site.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Bee Meadow School has declined 9%, going from 323 students in 2018 to 294 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share fell from 69% to 59%.

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