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Alumni: what's one memory from Byram Lakes Elementary School that still sticks with you?
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Enrollment
443
Elementary
DISTRICT 395 · STATE 405
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BYRAM TOWNSHIP SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 340255000728
Byram Lakes Elementary School
11 MANSFIELD DRIVE, STANHOPE, NJ 07874 · (973) 347-1047 · Sussex County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL443 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 35% 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
12.7:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.4:1 · STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
12%
51 students
DISTRICT 10% · 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 | 35 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 82 | 19% |
| Grade 1 | 77 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 85 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 74 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 90 | 20% |
This year's kindergarten class (82) is 9% smaller than its 4th grade class (90).
Student demographics
34%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 36% · 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
Byram Lakes Elementary School→Byram Intermediate School
Based on grade levels within Byram Township School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
53.4%
NJ avg 53.1% . +4.6pp since 2023
Math
51.8%
NJ avg 41.6% . +7.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 53 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 52 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 5 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 8 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 53.4% | 51.8% |
| 2023-24 | 48.8% | 44.2% |
% 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
49.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
59.9%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 49% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 60% 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 Byram Lakes Elementary School
Byram Lakes Elementary School's state test result (49.1% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Byram Lakes Elementary School this school | 443 | 11.5% | 49.1% |
| Green Hills School GREENDELL | 414 | 11.4% | 59.2% |
| Milton H. Allen Elementary School MEDFORD | 428 | 11.7% | 52.7% |
| Chairville Elementary School MEDFORD | 439 | 11.4% | 64.3% |
| Seaview Elementary School LINWOOD | 444 | 10.4% | 70.1% |
| Middletown Village Elementary School MIDDLETOWN | 426 | 13.6% | 58.2% |
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 Byram Lakes Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Sussex County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 49.1% | #543 of 1,290 | #11 of 22 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 51.8% | #559 of 1,319 ▲ 111 | #7 of 22 ▲ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 53.4% | #626 of 1,319 ▲ 67 | #13 of 22 ▲ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 443 | #563 of 1,562 | #6 of 27 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.7:1 | #1,027 of 1,390 | #24 of 25 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 34.2% | #1,164 of 1,392 | #19 of 25 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 11.5% | #1,213 of 1,481 | #21 of 26 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +0.7% | #520 of 545 | #16 of 16 |
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
443
-10 (-2%) vs 2020
-17% since 2010-11, when it was 534
Student : Teacher
12.7:1
was 11.9:1
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 | 443 | 35 | 12.7:1 | 12% (51) |
| 2023-24 | 447 | 36 | 12.4:1 | 6% (28) |
| 2022-23 | 453 | 38 | 11.9:1 | 4% (18) |
| 2020-21 | 453 | 38 | 11.9:1 | 6% (26) |
| 2017-18 | 440 | 45 | 9.8:1 | 6% (27) |
| 2015-16 | 458 | 45 | 10.2:1 | 5% (22) |
| 2010-11 | 534 | 35 | 15.3:1 | 7% (39) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Byram Lakes Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 1% (440 to 443); teachers down 22% (45 to 35).
About Byram Lakes Elementary School
Federal records list Byram Lakes Elementary School as an elementary school in STANHOPE, New Jersey. The school teaches pre-K through 4 and enrolls 443 students.
Byram Lakes Elementary School belongs to Byram Township School District, a district of 2 schools and 789 students.
About 80% of the student body at Byram Lakes Elementary School is White. Smaller groups are 13% Hispanic, 3% Black, and 3% multiracial. Sussex County residents are about 82% White, a similar share. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 34%.
Classroom staffing at Byram Lakes Elementary School totals 35 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 12.7:1. The average for elementary schools in New Jersey, 11.4:1, is lower. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at Byram Lakes Elementary School is about 12%. It compares with 23% for public schools in Sussex County.
Byram Lakes Elementary School holds a C+ allk12 Grade, placing it above 35% of New Jersey public elementary schools.
Byram Lakes Elementary School's actual average proficiency rate across its state test results (49.1%) and its predicted rate (59.9%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of New Jersey schools.
In Sussex County, the median household earns about $116,186 a year, about 40% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 4%. Across Sussex County, 46 public schools serve about 19,579 students.
Byram Intermediate School is about 0.1 miles away, making it the nearest public school. Within five miles of Byram Lakes Elementary School, there are at least 8 other public schools. On average proficiency, Byram Lakes Elementary School is 2nd of 8 nearby schools with test data.
By NCES locale, the school is Rural: Fringe, or in rural territory close to an urban area.
In 2020-21, Byram Lakes Elementary School enrolled 453; in 2024-25, 443.
This page is set up for the Byram Lakes Elementary School community to discuss special education services, counseling, and support programs. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Sussex County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
145,807
Census ACS
Median income
$116,186
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
40%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
46
19,579 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Byram Township School District
- Byram Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 346 students
Other schools in STANHOPE
- Lenape Valley Regional High SchoolHigh · 667 students
- Byram Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 346 students
- Valley Road SchoolElementary · 346 students
Nearby schools
- Byram Intermediate School0.1 mi · 346
- Lenape Valley Regional High School1.0 mi · 667
- Valley Road School1.3 mi · 346
- Durban Avenue Elementary School1.5 mi · 286
- Hopatcong Middle School1.7 mi · 435
- Hopatcong High School1.8 mi · 506
Frequently asked questions
About Byram Lakes Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Byram Lakes Elementary School?
Byram Lakes Elementary School enrolls approximately 443 students in grades PK-04.
Is Byram Lakes Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Byram Lakes Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-04.
How many teachers does Byram Lakes Elementary School have?
Byram Lakes Elementary School employs 35 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.7:1.
What is the student diversity at Byram Lakes Elementary School?
Student demographics at Byram Lakes Elementary School are roughly 80% White, 13% Hispanic, 3% Black, 0% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Byram Lakes Elementary School?
Byram Lakes Elementary School is overseen by Byram Township School District in Sussex County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.