Central Elementary School

Central Elementary School is one of the mid-sized K-5 schools in EAST HANOVER, New Jersey, one of the schools within East Hanover Township School District, with 439 students on its rolls from grades 2 through 5.

Central Elementary School is one of 3 schools operated by East Hanover Township School District, a district that educates 1,003 students overall.

Looking at the student body, Central Elementary School records that 70% of the student body identifies as White; the rest is composed of 15% Hispanic, 9% Asian, 3% multiracial, 2% Black. Compared to Morris County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Central Elementary School has 40 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 10.9:1. The state averages about 11.4:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. About 2% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is south of Morris County's rate of about 19%.

With demographic context factored in, Central Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 65.2%; this one delivers 60.8%.

Around the school, Morris County reports that median household earnings sit near $137,326, roughly 58% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 3%. Central Elementary School is one of 156 public schools in Morris County (combined enrollment of about 72,239 students).

The closest other public school is East Hanover Middle School, roughly 0.5 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Central Elementary School comes 5th of 8 in the immediate cluster, below the nearby-schools average of 65.0%.

The school occupies an outer-ring site.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count expanded 53%: 286 students in 2018 compared to 439 in 2025. Asian enrollment moved from 17% to 9% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 9.9:1 in 2018 to 10.9:1 today.

On the community side, the feed for Central Elementary School typically covers sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.