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Enrollment
542
Elementary
DISTRICT 497 · STATE 405
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RANDOLPH TOWNSHIP SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 341365004488
Center Grove School
25 SCHOOL HOUSE ROAD, RANDOLPH, NJ 07869 · (973) 361-7835 · Morris County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL542 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 85% 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.
- B+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
12.2:1
44 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.6:1 · STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
10%
55 students
DISTRICT 13% · 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 | 70 | 13% |
| Kindergarten | 74 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 80 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 65 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 86 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 84 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 83 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (74) is 11% smaller than its 5th grade class (83).
Student demographics
60%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 58% · 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 Randolph Township School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
72.2%
NJ avg 53.1% . -6.9pp since 2023
Math
69.1%
NJ avg 41.6% . -6.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 72 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 69 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 7 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 6 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 72.2% | 69.1% |
| 2023-24 | 79.1% | 75.1% |
% 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
69.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
60.6%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 69% 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 Center Grove School
Center Grove School's state test result (69.5% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Center Grove School this school | 542 | 10.1% | 69.5% |
| Spring Garden School NUTLEY | 606 | 7.9% | 64.2% |
| Lincoln School RUTHERFORD | 500 | 7.4% | 77.6% |
| Ironia School RANDOLPH | 491 | 10.8% | 53.6% |
| Whiton Elementary School Neshanic Station | 617 | 13.1% | 64.0% |
| Richard L Rice School MARLTON | 492 | 7.7% | 44.7% |
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 Center Grove School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Morris County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 69.5% | #163 of 1,290 | #19 of 76 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 69.1% | #256 of 1,319 ▼ 134 | #33 of 77 ▼ 15 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 72.2% | #220 of 1,319 ▼ 119 | #23 of 77 ▼ 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 542 | #320 of 1,562 | #6 of 92 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.2:1 | #937 of 1,390 | #76 of 89 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 59.6% | #508 of 1,392 | #26 of 89 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 10.1% | #1,249 of 1,481 | #53 of 90 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +9.3% | #273 of 545 | #24 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
542
+76 (+16%) vs 2020
-5% since 1990-91, when it was 573
Student : Teacher
12.2:1
was 11.1:1
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 | 542 | 44.3 | 12.2:1 | 10% (55) |
| 2023-24 | 548 | 41.7 | 13.2:1 | 9% (48) |
| 2022-23 | 533 | 40.3 | 13.2:1 | 8% (42) |
| 2020-21 | 466 | 42 | 11.1:1 | 6% (30) |
| 2017-18 | 496 | 38.7 | 12.8:1 | 6% (31) |
| 2015-16 | 477 | 40 | 11.9:1 | 6% (27) |
| 2010-11 | 486 | 33 | 14.7:1 | 5% (23) |
| 2000-01 | 659 | 41 | 16.1:1 | 3% (20) |
| 1990-91 | 573 | 31 | 18.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Center Grove School.
Since 2017-18: students up 9% (496 to 542); teachers up 15% (38.7 to 44.3).
About Center Grove School
Center Grove School is one of the public schools in RANDOLPH, New Jersey. It is a mid-sized elementary school. It has an enrollment of 542 students in pre-K through 5. That compares with an average of about 405 students for elementary schools in New Jersey.
The 6 schools of Randolph Township School District, including Center Grove School, enroll 4,223 students.
About 58% of the student body at Center Grove School is White. Smaller groups are 21% Hispanic, 13% Asian, 4% multiracial, and 3% Black. County-wide, 68% of Morris County residents are White. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 60%.
Teacher count: 44.3 full-time equivalents. Student-to-teacher ratio: 12.2:1. Across elementary schools in New Jersey, the average ratio is 11.4:1. Roughly 10% of students come from households that qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Morris County is 19%.
Among New Jersey public elementary schools, Center Grove School outscored 85%, which works out to an A on the allk12 Grade.
On BeatsExpectations, Center Grove School is 8.8 points above its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of New Jersey schools.
In the wider Morris County area, 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%. Center Grove School shares Morris County with 155 other public schools.
Randolph High School is the nearest public school to Center Grove School, about 0.3 miles away. Center Grove School is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Nearby schools with test data average 51.4% proficiency; Center Grove School posts 69.5%.
For locale, NCES codes Center Grove School as Suburb: Large.
Since 2020-21, enrollment has grown 16%, from 466 to 542. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio increased to 12.2:1, from 11.1:1.
Parents, students, and staff can share information on athletics, class schedules, and weather closures here. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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 Randolph Township School District
- Randolph High SchoolHigh · 1,275 students
- Randolph Middle SchoolMiddle · 959 students
- Ironia SchoolElementary · 491 students
- Shongum SchoolElementary · 482 students
- Fernbrook SchoolElementary · 474 students
Other schools in RANDOLPH
- Randolph High SchoolHigh · 1,275 students
- Randolph Middle SchoolMiddle · 959 students
- Ironia SchoolElementary · 491 students
- Shongum SchoolElementary · 482 students
- Fernbrook SchoolElementary · 474 students
Nearby schools
- Randolph High School0.3 mi · 1,275
- Randolph Middle School0.4 mi · 959
- Fernbrook School1.6 mi · 474
- Shongum School1.6 mi · 482
- Ironia School2.3 mi · 491
- Academy Street Elementary School2.4 mi · 509
Frequently asked questions
About Center Grove SchoolHow large is Center Grove School?
Center Grove School enrolls approximately 542 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Center Grove School serve?
Center Grove School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many teachers does Center Grove School have?
Center Grove School employs 44 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.2:1.
How diverse is Center Grove School?
Center Grove School reports a student body of 58% White, 21% Hispanic, 3% Black, 13% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Center Grove School in?
Center Grove School is part of Randolph Township School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.