Enrollment
382
Elementary
STATE 405
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MINE HILL TOWNSHIP SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 341035004326
Canfield Avenue School
42 CANFIELD AVENUE, MINE HILL, NJ 07803 · (973) 366-0590 · Morris County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL382 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 57% 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.
- BBeats 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
10.6:1
36 FTE teachers
STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
43%
165 students
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 | 38 | 10% |
| Kindergarten | 57 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 48 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 47 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 55 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 47 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 39 | 10% |
| Grade 6 | 51 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (57) is 12% larger than its 6th grade class (51).
Student demographics
56%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
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
57.6%
NJ avg 53.1% . -0.5pp since 2023
Math
42.0%
NJ avg 41.6% . -0.3pp 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 42 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New Jersey schools, those numbers are about 53 and 42. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 57.6% | 42.0% |
| 2023-24 | 58.1% | 42.3% |
% 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
46.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
42.5%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 47% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 43% 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 Canfield Avenue School
Canfield Avenue School's state test result (46.8% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canfield Avenue School this school | 382 | 43.2% | 46.8% |
| Sherman Elementary School ROSELLE PARK | 364 | 39.6% | 49.0% |
| Robert Gordon Elementary School ROSELLE PARK | 325 | 49.5% | 33.0% |
| Roosevelt Elementary School RIDGEFIELD PARK | 334 | 48.8% | 46.9% |
| Clifton Early Learner Academies - Brighton Clifton | 327 | 43.7% | N/A |
| Franklin Elementary School Bloomfield | 352 | 47.7% | 51.0% |
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 Canfield Avenue School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Morris County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 46.8% | #601 of 1,290 | #67 of 76 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 42.0% | #746 of 1,319 ▼ 38 | #68 of 77 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 57.6% | #540 of 1,319 ▼ 39 | #60 of 77 ▼ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 382 | #769 of 1,562 | #30 of 92 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.6:1 | #517 of 1,390 | #46 of 89 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 56.4% | #630 of 1,392 | #36 of 89 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 43.2% | #693 of 1,481 | #12 of 90 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +5.5% | #366 of 545 | #29 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
382
+43 (+13%) vs 2020
+46% since 1990-91, when it was 261
Student : Teacher
10.6:1
was 10.6:1
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 | 382 | 36 | 10.6:1 | 43% (165) |
| 2023-24 | 366 | 33 | 11.1:1 | 38% (140) |
| 2022-23 | 355 | 32 | 11.1:1 | 26% (92) |
| 2020-21 | 339 | 32 | 10.6:1 | 28% (95) |
| 2017-18 | 362 | 33 | 11.0:1 | 27% (99) |
| 2015-16 | 359 | 32 | 11.2:1 | 27% (98) |
| 2010-11 | 366 | 23 | 15.9:1 | 22% (80) |
| 2000-01 | 377 | 28 | 13.5:1 | 8% (31) |
| 1990-91 | 261 | 23 | 11.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Canfield Avenue School.
Since 2017-18: students up 6% (362 to 382); teachers up 9% (33 to 36).
About Canfield Avenue School
Among the schools in MINE HILL, New Jersey, is Canfield Avenue School, a mid-sized elementary school. Students in pre-K through 6 make up the school's enrollment of 382 students.
Canfield Avenue School reports to Mine Hill Township School District.
The share of Hispanic students at Canfield Avenue School is 61%, a majority. After that, the student body is 25% White, 6% Black, 5% multiracial, and 4% Asian. Census figures show Morris County is about 16% Hispanic. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 56, compared with 70 nationally.
A staff of 36 full-time-equivalent teachers puts the student-to-teacher ratio at 10.6:1. Across elementary schools in New Jersey, the average ratio is 11.4:1. The share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 43%. The gap from the 19% average for public schools in Morris County is 24 points.
Among New Jersey public elementary schools, Canfield Avenue School outscored 57%, which works out to a B on the allk12 Grade.
A school with Canfield Avenue School's lunch-eligibility share in New Jersey is predicted to score 42.5%. Canfield Avenue School scores 46.8%, 4.3 points above that line.
Morris County is the school's county. There, the median household earns about $137,326 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 58% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 3%. Public schools in Morris County number 156, with about 72,239 students.
About 1.7 miles separate Canfield Avenue School from the closest public school, Franklin Elementary School. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Canfield Avenue School ranks 3rd of 9 on average proficiency.
The NCES locale for Canfield Avenue School is Suburb: Large, which covers schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment was 382 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, it was 339.
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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
Nearby schools
- Franklin Elementary School1.7 mi · 281
- Marie V. Duffy Elementary School1.8 mi · 434
- Lincoln/Roosevelt School1.9 mi · 484
- Alfred C. MacKinnon Middle School1.9 mi · 265
- Fernbrook School2.1 mi · 474
- Eisenhower Middle School2.1 mi · 531
Frequently asked questions
About Canfield Avenue SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Canfield Avenue School?
Canfield Avenue School enrolls approximately 382 students in grades PK-06.
Is Canfield Avenue School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Canfield Avenue School is an elementary school covering grades PK-06.
How many students per teacher at Canfield Avenue School?
Approximately 10.6:1 students per teacher at Canfield Avenue School.
How diverse is Canfield Avenue School?
Canfield Avenue School reports a student body of 25% White, 61% Hispanic, 6% Black, 4% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Canfield Avenue School?
Canfield Avenue School is overseen by Mine Hill Township School District in Morris County.
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