Enrollment
349
Elementary
DISTRICT 355 · STATE 405
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GREAT MEADOWS REGIONAL SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 340000800107
Central Elementary School
281 ROUTE 46, GREAT MEADOWS, NJ 07838 · (908) 637-4041 · Warren County
GRADES PK–03ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL349 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.4:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.4:1 · STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
26%
89 students
DISTRICT 24% · 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 | 77 | 22% |
| Kindergarten | 60 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 72 | 21% |
| Grade 2 | 64 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 76 | 22% |
Student demographics
40%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 41% · 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→Great Meadows Regional Middle School
Based on grade levels within Great Meadows Regional School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
64.9%
NJ avg 53.1% . +8.9pp since 2023
Math
75.7%
NJ avg 41.6% . +16.3pp 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 76 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New Jersey schools, those numbers are about 53 and 42. Reading and writing scores are up about 9 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 16 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 64.9% | 75.7% |
| 2023-24 | 56.0% | 59.4% |
% 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
64.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
52.2%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+11.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 64% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 52% 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 (64.0% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Central Elementary School this school | 349 | 25.5% | 64.0% |
| Ronald L. Meinders Primary Learning Center Manahawkin | 332 | 25.0% | N/A |
| Warren H. Wolf Early Childhood Development Center BRICK | 359 | 24.0% | N/A |
| Folsom Elementary School Folsom | 375 | 27.5% | 38.6% |
| Olivet Elementary School PITTSGROVE | 357 | 30.5% | 42.0% |
| Taunton Elementary School HOWELL | 389 | 24.7% | 40.7% |
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 Central Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Warren County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 64.0% | #267 of 1,290 | #1 of 21 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 75.7% | #151 of 1,319 ▲ 236 | #1 of 21 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 64.9% | #383 of 1,319 ▲ 171 | #2 of 21 ▲ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 349 | #898 of 1,562 | #8 of 26 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.4:1 | #984 of 1,390 | #18 of 19 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 39.7% | #1,061 of 1,392 | #15 of 19 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 25.5% | #929 of 1,481 | #15 of 26 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +60.1% | #14 of 545 | #1 of 7 |
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
349
+63 (+22%) vs 2020
-5% since 2000-01, when it was 367
Student : Teacher
12.4:1
was 11.4:1
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 | 349 | 28.1 | 12.4:1 | 26% (89) |
| 2023-24 | 301 | 23.3 | 12.9:1 | 12% (36) |
| 2022-23 | 296 | 23.3 | 12.7:1 | 11% (32) |
| 2020-21 | 286 | 25 | 11.4:1 | 9% (25) |
| 2017-18 | 218 | 20.6 | 10.6:1 | 14% (30) |
| 2015-16 | 199 | 19 | 10.5:1 | 7% (14) |
| 2010-11 | 277 | 16 | 17.3:1 | 9% (26) |
| 2000-01 | 367 | 20 | 18.4:1 | 8% (28) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Central Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 60% (218 to 349); teachers up 36% (20.6 to 28.1).
About Central Elementary School
Central Elementary School is an elementary school in GREAT MEADOWS, New Jersey, reachable at (908) 637-4041. Enrollment totals 349 students across pre-K through 3.
Besides Central Elementary School, Great Meadows Regional School District runs 1 other school. The district enrolls 710 students.
More than half of the students at Central Elementary School are White (76%). The rest of enrollment is 15% Hispanic, 3% Black, 3% multiracial, and 2% Asian. That is in line with Warren County, where about 77% of residents are White. The diversity index for Central Elementary School is 40%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
The school lists 28.1 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.4:1. Statewide, elementary schools in New Jersey average 11.4:1. Free or reduced-price lunch covers 26% of the student body. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Warren County is 36%.
Schools in New Jersey with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 52.2%. Central Elementary School scores 64.0%.
Census data for Warren County show the median household earns about $100,869 a year, 37% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 6% of people live in poverty. Counting Central Elementary School, Warren County has 41 public schools.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Great Meadows Regional Middle School, is about 0.1 miles. There are 6 other public schools within five miles. Of the 7 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Central Elementary School is 1st on average proficiency.
NCES assigns Central Elementary School the locale Rural: Fringe, meaning in rural territory close to an urban area.
The school grew from 286 students in 2020-21 to 349 in 2024-25.
The discussion board for Central Elementary School is open to topics like athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Warren County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
110,849
Census ACS
Median income
$100,869
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
37%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
41
15,462 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Great Meadows Regional School District
- Great Meadows Regional Middle SchoolMiddle · 361 students
Other schools in GREAT MEADOWS
- Great Meadows Regional Middle SchoolMiddle · 361 students
Other Central Elementary schools
151 other US public schools in 35 states are named Central Elementary. Central Elementary School is the 84th largest of the 152.
- Central Elementary SchoolWALL, NJ · 494 students
- Central Elementary SchoolEAST HANOVER, NJ · 439 students
- Central Elementary SchoolOrange, NJ · 369 students
- Central Elementary SchoolEAST BRUNSWICK, NJ · 349 students
- Central Elementary SchoolCarrollton, GA · 991 students
Nearby schools
- Great Meadows Regional Middle School0.1 mi · 361
- Hatchery Hill Elementary School4.0 mi · 283
- Hope Township School4.1 mi · 124
- Hackettstown Middle School4.2 mi · 507
- Hackettstown High School4.3 mi · 868
- Willow Grove Elementary School4.5 mi · 320
Frequently asked questions
About Central Elementary SchoolHow large is Central Elementary School?
Central Elementary School enrolls approximately 349 students in grades PK-03.
What age range does Central Elementary School serve?
Central Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 03.
How many students per teacher at Central Elementary School?
Approximately 12.4:1 students per teacher at Central Elementary School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Central Elementary School?
At Central Elementary School, the student body is approximately 76% White, 15% Hispanic, 3% Black, 2% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Central Elementary School?
Central Elementary School is overseen by Great Meadows Regional School District in Warren County.
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