Enrollment
439
Elementary
DISTRICT 339 · STATE 405
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·EAST HANOVER TOWNSHIP SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 340417004224
Central Elementary School
400 RIDGEDALE AVENUE, EAST HANOVER, NJ 07936 · (973) 887-0358 · Morris County
GRADES 02–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL439 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 56% 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.
- CBeats 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
10.9:1
40 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.2:1 · STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
2%
8 students
DISTRICT 3% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 2 | 108 | 25% |
| Grade 3 | 112 | 26% |
| Grade 4 | 94 | 21% |
| Grade 5 | 125 | 28% |
Student demographics
48%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 52% · 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
Central Elementary School→East Hanover Middle School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within East Hanover Township School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
64.5%
NJ avg 53.1% . -7.5pp since 2023
Math
63.6%
NJ avg 41.6% . -7.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 65 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 64 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 8 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 7 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 64.5% | 63.6% |
| 2023-24 | 72.0% | 70.7% |
% 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
60.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
65.2%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 61% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 65% 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 Central Elementary School
Central Elementary School's state test result (60.8% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Central Elementary School this school | 439 | 1.8% | 60.8% |
| Ridge Elementary School RIDGEWOOD | 448 | 1.6% | 76.4% |
| Winston S. Churchill School FAIRFIELD | 401 | 2.7% | 55.0% |
| Theunis Dey Elementary School WAYNE | 459 | 5.2% | 65.8% |
| Rockaway Valley School BOONTON TOWNSHIP | 396 | 2.0% | 68.8% |
| Hopewell Elementary School HOPEWELL | 397 | 4.5% | 66.2% |
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 Central Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Morris County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 60.8% | #320 of 1,290 | #41 of 76 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 63.6% | #350 of 1,319 ▼ 146 | #46 of 77 ▼ 17 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 64.5% | #394 of 1,319 ▼ 184 | #52 of 77 ▼ 25 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 439 | #571 of 1,562 | #20 of 92 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.9:1 | #586 of 1,390 | #51 of 89 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 47.7% | #876 of 1,392 | #56 of 89 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 1.8% | #1,428 of 1,481 | #85 of 90 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +53.5% | #20 of 545 | #1 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
439
+125 (+40%) vs 2020
+46% since 1990-91, when it was 301
Student : Teacher
10.9:1
was 10.1:1
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 | 439 | 40.3 | 10.9:1 | 2% (8) |
| 2023-24 | 347 | 34.9 | 9.9:1 | 2% (7) |
| 2022-23 | 378 | 39 | 9.7:1 | 1% (3) |
| 2020-21 | 314 | 31 | 10.1:1 | 1% (3) |
| 2017-18 | 286 | 29 | 9.9:1 | 2% (6) |
| 2015-16 | 302 | 29 | 10.4:1 | 4% (12) |
| 2010-11 | 323 | 19 | 17.0:1 | 0% (0) |
| 2000-01 | 377 | 24 | 15.7:1 | 0% (0) |
| 1990-91 | 301 | 22 | 13.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Central Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 53% (286 to 439); teachers up 39% (29 to 40.3).
About Central Elementary School
Central Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school in EAST HANOVER, New Jersey. The school's enrollment of 439 students covers grades 2 through 5.
East Hanover Township School District enrolls 1,003 students, and its 3 schools include Central Elementary School.
A majority of students at Central Elementary School, 70%, are White. Next come 15% Hispanic, 9% Asian, 3% multiracial, and 2% Black. County-wide, about 68% of residents are White. The chance that two students picked at random at Central Elementary School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 48%.
Central Elementary School employs 40.3 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 10.9:1. Across elementary schools in New Jersey, the average ratio is about 11.4:1. Central Elementary School's free or reduced-price lunch eligibility rate is 2%. The 19% average for public schools in Morris County is 17 points higher.
Central Elementary School is graded B by allk12, scoring above 56% of New Jersey public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Schools in New Jersey with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 65.2%. Central Elementary School scores 60.8%.
In the county around the school, Morris County, median household income is about $137,326, 58% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 3% of people live in poverty. Central Elementary School is among the 156 public schools in Morris County.
The nearest other public school, East Hanover Middle School, is about 0.5 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Central Elementary School is 5th of 8 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
Central Elementary School is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more, a location NCES labels Suburb: Large.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, Central Elementary School went from 314 students to 439.
Questions about science fairs, picture day, and bus routes can be posted here. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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 East Hanover Township School District
- East Hanover Middle SchoolMiddle · 325 students
- Frank J Smith ElementaryElementary · 239 students
Other schools in EAST HANOVER
- Hanover Park High SchoolHigh · 706 students
- East Hanover Middle SchoolMiddle · 325 students
- Frank J Smith ElementaryElementary · 239 students
Other Central Elementary schools
151 other US public schools in 35 states are named Central Elementary. Central Elementary School is the 53rd largest of the 152.
- Central Elementary SchoolWALL, NJ · 494 students
- Central Elementary SchoolOrange, NJ · 369 students
- Central Elementary SchoolGREAT MEADOWS, NJ · 349 students
- Central Elementary SchoolEAST BRUNSWICK, NJ · 349 students
- Central Elementary SchoolCarrollton, GA · 991 students
Nearby schools
- East Hanover Middle School0.5 mi · 325
- Frank J Smith Elementary1.1 mi · 239
- Hanover Park High School1.6 mi · 706
- Troy Hills Elementary School2.3 mi · 290
- Bee Meadow School2.3 mi · 294
- Riker Hill Elementary School2.4 mi · 477
Frequently asked questions
About Central Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Central Elementary School?
Central Elementary School enrolls approximately 439 students in grades 02-05.
Is Central Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Central Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades 02-05.
How many students per teacher at Central Elementary School?
Approximately 10.9:1 students per teacher at Central Elementary School.
What is the student diversity at Central Elementary School?
Student demographics at Central Elementary School are roughly 70% White, 15% Hispanic, 2% Black, 9% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Central Elementary School in?
Central Elementary School is part of East Hanover Township School District.
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