Central Elementary School

Central Elementary School, a mid-sized elementary campus in GREAT MEADOWS, New Jersey, run under Great Meadows Regional School District, educates 349 students, covering grades pre-K through 3.

Great Meadows Regional School District runs 2 schools in total, collectively educating 710 students. Central Elementary School is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, Central Elementary School reports that 76% of the student body identifies as White; the rest looks like 15% Hispanic, 3% Black, 3% multiracial, 2% Asian. Compared to Warren County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 12.4:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 11.4:1, putting Central Elementary School higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 26% of students at Central Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Warren County runs at roughly 36%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat below the surrounding baseline.

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 52.2%; this one delivers 64.0%.

Across the wider county, Warren County reports that median household income runs about $100,869, about 37% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. Central Elementary School is one of 41 public schools in Warren County (combined enrollment of about 15,462 students).

Nearest neighbor: Great Meadows Regional Middle School, around 0.1 miles off. Within five miles, there are 6 other public schools. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Central Elementary School ranks 1st on composite proficiency, above the local average of 45.6%.

Geographically, the school is in a low-density area.

Five-year trend. Central Elementary School's enrollment has grew 60% since 2018, when it stood at 218 (now 349). Over the same period, the White share shrank from 81% to 76%. Class-load math has rose: from 10.6:1 in 2018 to 12.4:1 in 2025.

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