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What tradition at Claremont Elementary School should never be changed?
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Enrollment
685
Elementary
DISTRICT 491 · STATE 405
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FRANKLIN TOWNSHIP PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 340549003448
Claremont Elementary School
175 Claremont Road, Franklin Park, NJ 08823 · (732) 873-0100 · Somerset County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL685 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 42% of New Jersey public elementary schools
- C+Test 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
9.2:1
74 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.5:1 · STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
57%
388 students
DISTRICT 52% · 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 | 75 | 11% |
| Kindergarten | 117 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 92 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 106 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 114 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 94 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 87 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (117) is 34% larger than its 5th grade class (87).
Student demographics
70%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 70% · 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
Test scores
NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
40.7%
NJ avg 53.1% . -1.0pp since 2023
Math
46.7%
NJ avg 41.6% . +8.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 41 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 47 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 1 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 9 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 40.7% | 46.7% |
| 2023-24 | 41.7% | 37.8% |
% 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
37.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.2%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 38% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 35% 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 Claremont Elementary School
Claremont Elementary School's state test result (37.9% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Claremont Elementary School this school | 685 | 56.6% | 37.9% |
| Arthur M. Judd NORTH BRUNSWICK | 587 | 50.6% | 43.4% |
| Elizabeth Avenue School Somerset | 541 | 52.7% | 38.3% |
| Arbor Elementary School PISCATAWAY | 528 | 55.7% | 39.7% |
| Frank R Conwell School JERSEY CITY | 605 | 56.5% | 43.7% |
| Livingston Park NORTH BRUNSWICK | 494 | 54.5% | 36.8% |
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 Claremont Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Somerset County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 37.9% | #803 of 1,290 | #35 of 42 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 46.7% | #654 of 1,319 ▲ 133 | #31 of 42 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 40.7% | #916 of 1,319 ▼ 66 | #35 of 42 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 685 | #128 of 1,562 | #3 of 46 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.2:1 | #172 of 1,390 | #15 of 45 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 70.2% | #143 of 1,392 | #9 of 45 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 56.6% | #500 of 1,481 | #11 of 45 |
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
685
+39 (+6%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
9.2:1
was 8.6:1
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 | 685 | 74.2 | 9.2:1 | 57% (388) |
| 2023-24 | 666 | 73.7 | 9.0:1 | 48% (321) |
| 2022-23 | 655 | 79.9 | 8.2:1 | 45% (295) |
| 2020-21 | 646 | 75 | 8.6:1 | 39% (251) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Claremont Elementary School.
About Claremont Elementary School
Claremont Elementary School is a large elementary school in New Jersey, located in Franklin Park. It enrolled 685 students in pre-K through 5 for the 2024-25 school year. Statewide, elementary schools in New Jersey average about 405 students each.
Franklin Township Public School District has 10 schools and 6,950 students, and Claremont Elementary School is one of those schools.
Hispanic students are the largest group at Claremont Elementary School, with 43% of enrollment. The next largest groups are 25% Black, 20% Asian, 9% White, and 2% multiracial. The school's Hispanic share is 25 points above the 18% share among Somerset County residents. By the diversity index, Claremont Elementary School comes in at 70%.
The school has about 9.2 students per teacher and 74.2 full-time-equivalent teachers. That ratio is under the 11.4:1 average for elementary schools in New Jersey. Federal records put free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at 57%. The rate at public schools in Somerset County averages 28%, lower than here.
allk12 grades Claremont Elementary School a C+. The grade compares the school only with New Jersey public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Claremont Elementary School is 2.7 points above its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests (37.9% versus 35.2%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in New Jersey.
Claremont Elementary School is located in Somerset County, where median household income is about $140,374, 58% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 4% of people live in poverty. Federal data list 84 public schools in Somerset County, with a combined enrollment of about 51,276.
The shortest distance from Claremont Elementary School to another public school is about 0.6 miles, to Franklin Park School. The five-mile area around Claremont Elementary School holds at least 8 other public schools. The nearest schools with test data average 55.3%, higher than Claremont Elementary School's 37.9%.
NCES assigns Claremont Elementary School the locale Suburb: Large, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
The number of students climbed from 646 to 685 over 4 years.
Community posts for Claremont Elementary School can cover science fairs, picture day, and bus routes. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Somerset County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
349,846
Census ACS
Median income
$140,374
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
58%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
84
51,276 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Franklin Township Public School District
- Franklin High SchoolHigh · 2,134 students
- Franklin Middle School at Sampson G. Smith CampusMiddle · 787 students
- Franklin Park SchoolElementary · 671 students
- Franklin Middle School at Hamilton Street CampusMiddle · 592 students
- Elizabeth Avenue SchoolElementary · 541 students
- Hillcrest SchoolElementary · 439 students
Other Claremont Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Claremont Elementary. Claremont Elementary School is the largest of the 3.
- Claremont ElementaryClaremont, NC · 462 students
- Claremont Elementary SchoolClaremore, OK · 391 students
Nearby schools
- Franklin Park School0.6 mi · 671
- Greenbrook Elementary School1.2 mi · 392
- Brunswick Acres Elementary School1.5 mi · 448
- Cambridge Elementary School1.9 mi · 416
- Constable Elementary School2.5 mi · 476
- North Brunswick Twp. Middle School3.2 mi · 754
Frequently asked questions
About Claremont Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Claremont Elementary School?
Claremont Elementary School enrolls approximately 685 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Claremont Elementary School serve?
Claremont Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Claremont Elementary School?
Approximately 9.2:1 students per teacher at Claremont Elementary School.
What is the student diversity at Claremont Elementary School?
Student demographics at Claremont Elementary School are roughly 9% White, 43% Hispanic, 25% Black, 20% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is Claremont Elementary School in?
Claremont Elementary School is part of Franklin Township Public School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.