Enrollment
335
Elementary
DISTRICT 274 · STATE 405
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SUMMIT PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 341590005712
Brayton Elementary School
89 TULIP STREET, SUMMIT, NJ 07901 · (908) 273-1276 · Union County
GRADES 01–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL335 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 93% of New Jersey public elementary schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats 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
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.7:1 · STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
17%
58 students
DISTRICT 14% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 1 | 65 | 19% |
| Grade 2 | 66 | 20% |
| Grade 3 | 60 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 76 | 23% |
| Grade 5 | 68 | 20% |
This year's 1st grade class (65) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (68).
Student demographics
50%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 59% · 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
Based on grade levels within Summit Public School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
76.6%
NJ avg 53.1% . -4.7pp since 2023
Math
75.0%
NJ avg 41.6% . +1.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 77 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 75 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 5 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 1 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 76.6% | 75.0% |
| 2023-24 | 81.3% | 73.9% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of NJ schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
73.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
56.7%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+16.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 74% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 57% typical for New Jersey schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 17 points, placing it in New Jersey's top 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 Brayton Elementary School
Brayton Elementary School's state test result (73.6% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brayton Elementary School this school | 335 | 17.3% | 73.6% |
| Jefferson Elementary School SUCCASUNNA | 346 | 16.2% | 51.7% |
| Holland Brook School WHITEHOUSE STATION | 312 | 17.9% | 67.5% |
| C. Richard Applegate School FREEHOLD | 358 | 17.0% | 52.9% |
| Barley Sheaf Elementary School FLEMINGTON | 376 | 17.6% | 61.5% |
| Mary E. Roberts Elementary School MOORESTOWN | 339 | 13.9% | 76.0% |
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 Brayton Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Union County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 73.6% | #107 of 1,290 | #13 of 92 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 75.0% | #161 of 1,319 ▼ 19 | #15 of 93 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 76.6% | #140 of 1,319 ▼ 75 | #12 of 93 ▼ 5 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 335 | #962 of 1,562 | #72 of 108 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.8:1 | #298 of 1,390 | #6 of 103 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 50.0% | #803 of 1,392 | #57 of 103 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 17.3% | #1,089 of 1,481 | #72 of 105 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.7% | #478 of 798 | #28 of 58 |
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
335
+19 (+6%) vs 2020
+54% since 1990-91, when it was 218
Student : Teacher
9.8:1
was 10.2:1
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 | 335 | 34 | 9.8:1 | 17% (58) |
| 2023-24 | 322 | 34 | 9.5:1 | 16% (53) |
| 2022-23 | 304 | 33 | 9.2:1 | 17% (52) |
| 2020-21 | 316 | 31 | 10.2:1 | 13% (42) |
| 2017-18 | 367 | 33 | 11.1:1 | 13% (47) |
| 2015-16 | 365 | 34 | 10.7:1 | 14% (51) |
| 2010-11 | 389 | 25 | 15.6:1 | 8% (31) |
| 2000-01 | 400 | 23 | 17.4:1 | 9% (34) |
| 1990-91 | 218 | 16 | 13.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Brayton Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 9% (367 to 335); teachers up 3% (33 to 34).
About Brayton Elementary School
The public elementary school Brayton Elementary School is located in SUMMIT, New Jersey. In all, 335 students attend the school in grades 1 through 5.
Summit Public School District runs Brayton Elementary School along with 8 other schools, enrolling 3,987 students in total.
More than half of enrollment at Brayton Elementary School is White: 68%. Other groups include 18% Hispanic, 8% Asian, and 5% Black. The county population is about 39% White. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Brayton Elementary School scores 50%.
The student-to-teacher ratio at Brayton Elementary School is 9.8:1, based on 34 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for elementary schools in New Jersey is 11.4:1, so this school has fewer students per teacher. Brayton Elementary School counts 17% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Across public schools in Union County, the average is 52%.
On the allk12 Grade, Brayton Elementary School lands at A, ahead of 93% of New Jersey public elementary schools.
Brayton Elementary School ranks in the top 10% of New Jersey schools after adjusting test results for student poverty. Actual: 73.6%. Predicted: 56.7%. Difference: 16.9 points.
In the wider Union County area, median household income comes to about $103,202, 39% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of people live in poverty. Union County's 180 public schools enroll about 99,046 students and include Brayton Elementary School.
Lawton C. Johnson Summit Middle School sits about 0.4 miles from Brayton Elementary School. Brayton Elementary School has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Nearby schools with test data average 74.5% proficiency; Brayton Elementary School posts 73.6%.
NCES lists the school's locale as Suburb: Large. That means it sits in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
In 2020-21, Brayton Elementary School enrolled 316 students. By 2024-25, that number had grown to 335.
This page collects posts and questions about Brayton Elementary School, such as fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Union County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
579,290
Census ACS
Median income
$103,202
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
39%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
180
99,046 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Summit Public School District
- Summit High SchoolHigh · 1,198 students
- Lawton C. Johnson Summit Middle SchoolMiddle · 871 students
- Franklin Elementary SchoolElementary · 369 students
- Lincoln-Hubbard Elementary SchoolElementary · 351 students
- Washington Elementary SchoolElementary · 323 students
- Jefferson Elementary SchoolElementary · 221 students
Other schools in SUMMIT
- Summit High SchoolHigh · 1,198 students
- Lawton C. Johnson Summit Middle SchoolMiddle · 871 students
- Franklin Elementary SchoolElementary · 369 students
- Lincoln-Hubbard Elementary SchoolElementary · 351 students
- Washington Elementary SchoolElementary · 323 students
- Jefferson Elementary SchoolElementary · 221 students
Nearby schools
- Lawton C. Johnson Summit Middle School0.4 mi · 871
- Franklin Elementary School0.6 mi · 369
- Jefferson Elementary School0.7 mi · 221
- Primary Center at Jefferson0.7 mi · 116
- Primary Center at Wilson0.8 mi · 203
- Lincoln-Hubbard Elementary School0.8 mi · 351
Frequently asked questions
About Brayton Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Brayton Elementary School?
Brayton Elementary School enrolls approximately 335 students in grades 01-05.
What grades does Brayton Elementary School serve?
Brayton Elementary School serves grades 01-05.
How many students per teacher at Brayton Elementary School?
Approximately 9.8:1 students per teacher at Brayton Elementary School.
How diverse is Brayton Elementary School?
Brayton Elementary School reports a student body of 68% White, 18% Hispanic, 5% Black, 8% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is Brayton Elementary School in?
Brayton Elementary School is part of Summit Public School District.
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