Enrollment
294
Elementary
DISTRICT 272 · STATE 405
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HANOVER TOWNSHIP SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 340669004250
Bee Meadow School
120 Reynolds Avenue, Whippany, NJ 07981 · (973) 515-2419 · Morris County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL294 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 39% of New Jersey public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded New Jersey public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
9.8:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.0:1 · STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
6%
18 students
DISTRICT 6% · STATE 41%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 16 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 37 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 45 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 45 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 53 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 45 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 53 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (37) is 30% smaller than its 5th grade class (53).
Student demographics
60%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 58% · STATE 71% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Bee Meadow School→Memorial Junior School
Based on grade levels within Hanover Township School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
57.9%
NJ avg 53.1% . -1.1pp since 2023
Math
54.6%
NJ avg 41.6% . -2.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 58 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 55 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New Jersey schools, those numbers are about 53 and 42. Reading and writing scores are down about 1 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 3 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 57.9% | 54.6% |
| 2023-24 | 59.0% | 57.2% |
% Meeting or Exceeding Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: NJSLA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
52.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
62.8%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 52% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 63% typical for New Jersey schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among New Jersey's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Bee Meadow School
Bee Meadow School's state test result (52.3% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bee Meadow School this school | 294 | 6.1% | 52.3% |
| Angelo L. Tomaso School Warren | 261 | 5.0% | 69.7% |
| Mt. Horeb School Warren | 331 | 4.5% | 66.3% |
| Van Holten Primary School Bridgewater | 311 | 7.7% | 66.8% |
| Stony Brook School Branchburg | 310 | 10.0% | 59.7% |
| Orchard Elementary School RIDGEWOOD | 348 | 5.2% | 82.4% |
Matched among New Jersey elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Bee Meadow School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Morris County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 52.3% | #477 of 1,290 | #56 of 76 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 54.6% | #503 of 1,319 ▼ 77 | #56 of 77 ▼ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 57.9% | #533 of 1,319 ▼ 54 | #59 of 77 ▼ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 294 | #1,131 of 1,562 | #63 of 92 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.8:1 | #288 of 1,390 | #22 of 89 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 59.5% | #511 of 1,392 | #27 of 89 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 6.1% | #1,329 of 1,481 | #63 of 90 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.0% | #466 of 798 | #21 of 44 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
294
+1 (+0%) vs 2020
+18% since 1990-91, when it was 250
Student : Teacher
9.8:1
was 9.2:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 294 | 30 | 9.8:1 | 6% (18) |
| 2023-24 | 301 | 31.5 | 9.5:1 | 10% (31) |
| 2022-23 | 292 | 30.7 | 9.5:1 | 10% (29) |
| 2020-21 | 293 | 32 | 9.2:1 | 4% (12) |
| 2017-18 | 323 | 30.9 | 10.5:1 | 5% (16) |
| 2015-16 | 323 | 31 | 10.4:1 | 3% (10) |
| 2010-11 | 358 | 24 | 14.9:1 | 2% (8) |
| 2000-01 | 350 | 21 | 16.7:1 | 1% (2) |
| 1990-91 | 250 | 18 | 13.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Bee Meadow School.
Since 2017-18: students down 9% (323 to 294); teachers down 3% (30.9 to 30).
About Bee Meadow School
Bee Meadow School is a low-enrollment elementary school located in Whippany, New Jersey. School enrollment was 294 students in 2024-25, in pre-K through 5. For comparison, elementary schools in New Jersey average about 405 students.
Bee Meadow School reports to Hanover Township School District, which has 4 schools and 1,234 students.
Bee Meadow School is 59% White by enrollment. Beyond that, enrollment is 19% Asian, 14% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, and 3% Black. In Morris County overall, about 68% of residents are White. Bee Meadow School's diversity index is 60%, against a US figure of 70%.
Teacher staffing is 30 full-time equivalents, or about 9.8 students per teacher. On average, elementary schools in New Jersey have 11.4:1, compared with 9.8:1 here. About 6% of students, or 18, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Morris County is 19%.
Bee Meadow School is graded C+ by allk12, scoring above 39% of New Jersey public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Bee Meadow School falls in the middle 80% of New Jersey schools: 52.3% actual against 62.8% predicted.
Federal survey data for Morris County show that the median household income is $137,326, about 58% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 3% of residents are in poverty. Morris County is home to 156 public schools and about 72,239 public school students.
Nearest public school: Memorial Junior School, about 0.5 miles away. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Bee Meadow School ranks 9th of 9 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 52.3% against a local average of 62.5%.
Its location is classified as Suburb: Large by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Compared with 2020-21, when it had 293 students, enrollment in 2024-25 was about the same at 294.
Parents and students can post about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week at Bee Meadow School. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Morris County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
514,528
Census ACS
Median income
$137,326
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
58%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
3%
Below federal line
Schools in county
156
72,239 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Hanover Township School District
- Memorial Junior SchoolMiddle · 419 students
- Mountview Road SchoolElementary · 276 students
- Salem Drive SchoolElementary · 245 students
Other schools in Whippany
- Whippany Park High SchoolHigh · 584 students
- Memorial Junior SchoolMiddle · 419 students
- Salem Drive SchoolElementary · 245 students
Nearby schools
- Memorial Junior School0.5 mi · 419
- Whippany Park High School1.5 mi · 584
- Troy Hills Elementary School1.5 mi · 290
- Salem Drive School2.0 mi · 245
- Central Elementary School2.3 mi · 439
- Eastlake Elementary School2.4 mi · 364
Frequently asked questions
About Bee Meadow SchoolHow many students attend Bee Meadow School?
Bee Meadow School enrolls approximately 294 students in grades PK-05.
Is Bee Meadow School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Bee Meadow School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Bee Meadow School?
Approximately 9.8:1 students per teacher at Bee Meadow School.
How diverse is Bee Meadow School?
Bee Meadow School reports a student body of 59% White, 14% Hispanic, 3% Black, 19% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Bee Meadow School in?
Bee Meadow School is part of Hanover Township School District.
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