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Enrollment
529
Elementary
DISTRICT 462 · STATE 405
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 341713000815
Benedict A. Cucinella School
470 NAUGHRIGHT ROAD, LONG VALLEY, NJ 07853 · (908) 850-3161 · Morris County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL529 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 59% of New Jersey public elementary schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats 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
9.9:1
53 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.9:1 · STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
9%
47 students
DISTRICT 8% · STATE 41%
Community
1
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 | 37 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 97 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 78 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 73 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 73 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 79 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 92 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (97) is 5% larger than its 5th grade class (92).
Student demographics
43%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 39% · 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
Test scores
NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
72.6%
NJ avg 53.1% . +5.5pp since 2023
Math
62.0%
NJ avg 41.6% . +2.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 73 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 62 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New Jersey schools, those numbers are about 53 and 42. Reading and writing scores are up about 6 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 72.6% | 62.0% |
| 2023-24 | 67.1% | 59.4% |
% 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
59.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
61.3%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 59% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 61% 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 Benedict A. Cucinella School
Benedict A. Cucinella School's state test result (59.4% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benedict A. Cucinella School this school | 529 | 8.9% | 59.4% |
| Helen Morgan School SPARTA | 499 | 8.4% | 50.8% |
| Marlton Elementary MARLTON | 567 | 10.9% | 44.4% |
| Newell Elementary School ALLENTOWN | 548 | 9.1% | 40.8% |
| Central Avenue School MADISON | 492 | 7.9% | 72.0% |
| Frank K. Hehnly CLARK | 543 | 6.8% | 59.0% |
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 Benedict A. Cucinella School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Morris County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 59.4% | #344 of 1,290 | #44 of 76 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 62.0% | #374 of 1,319 ▲ 16 | #48 of 77 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 72.6% | #213 of 1,319 ▲ 96 | #22 of 77 ▲ 19 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 529 | #339 of 1,562 | #7 of 92 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.9:1 | #318 of 1,390 | #26 of 89 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 43.1% | #980 of 1,392 | #68 of 89 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 8.9% | #1,274 of 1,481 | #57 of 90 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +6.4% | #347 of 545 | #27 of 40 |
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
529
+78 (+17%) vs 2020
-19% since 2010-11, when it was 653
Student : Teacher
9.9:1
was 9.8:1
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 | 529 | 53.3 | 9.9:1 | 9% (47) |
| 2023-24 | 485 | 45.6 | 10.6:1 | 5% (24) |
| 2022-23 | 492 | 48.6 | 10.1:1 | 5% (23) |
| 2020-21 | 451 | 46 | 9.8:1 | 5% (23) |
| 2017-18 | 497 | 46.5 | 10.7:1 | 2% (9) |
| 2015-16 | 515 | 46 | 11.2:1 | 4% (20) |
| 2010-11 | 653 | 46 | 14.2:1 | 4% (23) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Benedict A. Cucinella School.
Since 2017-18: students up 6% (497 to 529); teachers up 15% (46.5 to 53.3).
About Benedict A. Cucinella School
Benedict A. Cucinella School is listed by the National Center for Education Statistics as an elementary school in LONG VALLEY, New Jersey. Classes run from pre-K through 5, and the school has 529 students. Against the 405-student average for elementary schools in New Jersey, enrollment here is 31% higher.
The 4 schools in Washington Township School District enroll 2,012 students altogether, Benedict A. Cucinella School among them.
Roughly 74% of students at Benedict A. Cucinella School are White. Enrollment also includes 12% Hispanic, 7% Asian, 4% multiracial, and 3% Black. Benedict A. Cucinella School's diversity index is 43%, against a US figure of 70%.
Benedict A. Cucinella School employs 53.3 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 9.9:1. This ratio sits 1.5 below the 11.4:1 average for elementary schools in New Jersey. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility was 9% in 2024-25. The 19% average for public schools in Morris County is 10 points higher.
The allk12 Grade for Benedict A. Cucinella School is B. Compared with New Jersey public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 59% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate on state tests with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Benedict A. Cucinella School, the prediction is 61.3% and the result is 59.4%.
According to the American Community Survey, in Morris County, the median household income is $137,326, roughly 58% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 3%. There are 156 public schools in Morris County, enrolling about 72,239 students in all.
The school nearest to Benedict A. Cucinella School is Mount Olive Middle School, at a distance of about 1.7 miles. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 51.8%; Benedict A. Cucinella School's is 59.4%, ranking 2nd of 9.
Benedict A. Cucinella School has an NCES locale of Rural: Fringe.
Enrollment is up 17% from 2020-21, when Benedict A. Cucinella School had 451 students, to 2024-25, when it had 529.
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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 Washington Township School District
- Long Valley Middle SchoolMiddle · 625 students
- Flocktown-Kossmann Elementary SchoolElementary · 513 students
- Old Farmers Road SchoolElementary · 345 students
Other schools in LONG VALLEY
- Long Valley Middle SchoolMiddle · 625 students
- Flocktown-Kossmann Elementary SchoolElementary · 513 students
- Old Farmers Road SchoolElementary · 345 students
Nearby schools
- Mount Olive Middle School1.7 mi · 1,137
- Sandshore Rd. Elementary School1.8 mi · 409
- Flocktown-Kossmann Elementary School2.3 mi · 513
- Willow Grove Elementary School2.8 mi · 320
- Hackettstown High School2.8 mi · 868
- Hackettstown Middle School2.8 mi · 507
Frequently asked questions
About Benedict A. Cucinella SchoolHow many students attend Benedict A. Cucinella School?
Benedict A. Cucinella School enrolls approximately 529 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Benedict A. Cucinella School serve?
Benedict A. Cucinella School serves grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Benedict A. Cucinella School?
Approximately 9.9:1 students per teacher at Benedict A. Cucinella School.
How diverse is Benedict A. Cucinella School?
Benedict A. Cucinella School reports a student body of 74% White, 12% Hispanic, 3% Black, 7% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Benedict A. Cucinella School public or private?
Benedict A. Cucinella School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Washington Township School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.