Enrollment
364
Elementary
DISTRICT 381 · STATE 405
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CRANFORD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 340357005466
Brookside Place School
700 BROOKSIDE PLACE, CRANFORD, NJ 07016 · (908) 709-6244 · Union County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL364 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 89% 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.
- ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
- ·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
14.1:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.8:1 · STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
DISTRICT 2% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 50 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 61 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 61 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 60 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 72 | 20% |
| Grade 5 | 60 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (50) is 17% smaller than its 5th grade class (60).
Student demographics
40%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 43% · 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
70.1%
NJ avg 53.1% . -1.7pp since 2023
Math
77.3%
NJ avg 41.6% . +1.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 70 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 77 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 2 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 2 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 70.1% | 77.3% |
| 2023-24 | 71.8% | 75.5% |
% Meeting or Exceeding Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: NJSLA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Brookside Place School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Union County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 77.3% | #123 of 1,319 ▼ 6 | #12 of 93 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 70.1% | #263 of 1,319 ▼ 51 | #19 of 93 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 364 | #828 of 1,562 | #68 of 108 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.1:1 | #1,238 of 1,390 | #92 of 103 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 40.3% | #1,043 of 1,392 | #78 of 103 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +6.4% | #343 of 545 | #22 of 42 |
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
364
-2 (-1%) vs 2020
+2% since 1990-91, when it was 356
Student : Teacher
14.1:1
was 13.1:1
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 | 364 | 25.9 | 14.1:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 357 | 28 | 12.7:1 | 1% (3) |
| 2022-23 | 355 | 27.5 | 12.9:1 | 1% (3) |
| 2020-21 | 366 | 28 | 13.1:1 | 1% (3) |
| 2017-18 | 342 | 28.3 | 12.1:1 | 1% (3) |
| 2015-16 | 369 | 27 | 13.7:1 | 2% (7) |
| 2010-11 | 432 | 21 | 20.6:1 | 0% (0) |
| 2000-01 | 362 | 23 | 15.7:1 | 1% (5) |
| 1990-91 | 356 | 18 | 19.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Brookside Place School.
Since 2017-18: students up 6% (342 to 364); teachers down 8% (28.3 to 25.9).
About Brookside Place School
Brookside Place School is an elementary school in CRANFORD, New Jersey, reachable at (908) 709-6244. Enrollment is 364 students in 2024-25, and the school serves kindergarten through 5.
Cranford Public School District has 7 schools and 3,773 students, and Brookside Place School is one of those schools.
Roughly 76% of students at Brookside Place School are White. Beyond that, enrollment is 15% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, and 3% Asian. The White share of the county population is lower, at 39%. Pick two students at random and there is a 40% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Brookside Place School operates with 25.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 14.1:1. On average, elementary schools in New Jersey have 11.4:1, compared with 14.1:1 here.
Measured against New Jersey public elementary schools, Brookside Place School receives an A. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Among Union County residents, the median household income is $103,202, about 39% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 7%. Besides Brookside Place School, Union County has 179 other public schools.
Nearest public school: Cranford High School, about 0.3 miles away. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Suburb: Large.
Enrollment was essentially flat over 4 years: 366 in 2020-21, 364 in 2024-25. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio rose from 13.1:1 to 14.1:1.
Questions about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news can be posted here. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
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
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- Cranford High SchoolHigh · 1,116 students
- Orange Avenue SchoolMiddle · 750 students
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Other schools in CRANFORD
- Cranford High SchoolHigh · 1,116 students
- Orange Avenue SchoolMiddle · 750 students
- Hillside Avenue SchoolElementary · 743 students
- Walnut Avenue SchoolElementary · 304 students
- Livingston Avenue SchoolElementary · 270 students
- Bloomingdale Avenue SchoolElementary · 226 students
Nearby schools
- Cranford High School0.3 mi · 1,116
- Washington Elementary School0.8 mi · 300
- Lincoln0.8 mi · 372
- Orange Avenue School1.1 mi · 750
- Washington School1.1 mi · 44
- Crossroads School1.3 mi · 52
Frequently asked questions
About Brookside Place SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Brookside Place School?
Brookside Place School enrolls approximately 364 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Brookside Place School serve?
Brookside Place School serves grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Brookside Place School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Brookside Place School is approximately 14.1:1 (26 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Brookside Place School?
Brookside Place School reports a student body of 76% White, 15% Hispanic, 0% Black, 3% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees Brookside Place School?
Brookside Place School is overseen by Cranford Public School District in Union County.
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