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Enrollment
579
Elementary
DISTRICT 521 · STATE 405
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PISCATAWAY TOWNSHIP SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 341305003568
Grandview Elementary School
130 NORTH RANDOLPHVILLE RD, PISCATAWAY, NJ 08854 · (732) 752-2501 · Middlesex County
GRADES KG–03ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL579 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
6.4:1
91 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.1:1 · STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
44%
252 students
DISTRICT 44% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 132 | 23% |
| Grade 1 | 148 | 26% |
| Grade 2 | 151 | 26% |
| Grade 3 | 148 | 26% |
Student demographics
74%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 74% · 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
36.8%
NJ avg 53.1% . -9.9pp since 2023
Math
47.6%
NJ avg 41.6% . +3.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 37 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 48 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 10 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 36.8% | 47.6% |
| 2023-24 | 46.7% | 44.4% |
% 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
43.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
42.3%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 44% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 42% 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 →
Where Grandview Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Middlesex County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 43.9% | #661 of 1,290 | #67 of 111 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 47.6% | #635 of 1,319 | #65 of 111 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 36.8% | #996 of 1,319 | #88 of 111 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 579 | #259 of 1,562 | #30 of 130 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 6.4:1 | #3 of 1,390 | #1 of 120 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 74.2% | #32 of 1,392 | #8 of 121 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -22.2% | #139 of 798 | #26 of 84 |
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.
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
579
-165 (-22%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
6.4:1
was 15.7:1
% White
9%
was 14%
% Hispanic
31%
was 18%
% Black
22%
was 25%
% Asian
32%
was 41%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free or reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 579 | 91 | 6.4:1 | 44% (252) |
| 2023-24 | 600 | 86 | 7.0:1 | 38% (229) |
| 2022-23 | 561 | 77 | 7.3:1 | 36% (201) |
| 2017-18 | 744 | 47.3 | 15.7:1 | 34% (254) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Grandview Elementary School.
About Grandview Elementary School
Grandview Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school in Piscataway Township School District, located in PISCATAWAY, New Jersey. The school serves kindergarten through 3. Enrollment is 579 students. Elementary schools in New Jersey have about 405 students on average; enrollment here is 43% higher.
Across its 11 schools, Piscataway Township School District enrolls 7,289 students. Grandview Elementary School is one of those schools.
Of every 100 students at Grandview Elementary School, about 32 are Asian, the largest group. After that, the student body is 31% Hispanic, 22% Black, 9% White, and 4% multiracial. The diversity index for Grandview Elementary School is 74%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
The school's 91 full-time-equivalent teachers translate to a student-to-teacher ratio of 6.4:1. Elementary schools in New Jersey average 11.4:1, 5.1 more students per teacher than here. Income data for the school show 44% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The figure for public schools in Middlesex County is close, at 42%.
On BeatsExpectations, Grandview Elementary School is 1.5 points above its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of New Jersey schools.
In the surrounding county, Middlesex County, median household income comes to about $111,549, about 46% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 6% of residents are in poverty. The county has 214 public schools and about 129,255 students.
Grandview Elementary School is about 0.5 miles from Theodore Schor Middle School, its nearest public school. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Grandview Elementary School is 2nd of 8 on proficiency.
The school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more, according to its NCES locale (Suburb: Large).
The school's student count decreased 22% between the 2017-18 and 2024-25 school years. The Hispanic share was 18% in 2017-18 and 31% in 2024-25. By 2024-25, the school had 6.4 students per teacher, compared with 15.7 in 2017-18.
The discussion board for Grandview Elementary School is open to topics like special education services, counseling, and support programs. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Middlesex County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
871,290
Census ACS
Median income
$111,549
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
46%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
214
129,255 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Piscataway Township School District
- Piscataway Township High SchoolHigh · 2,144 students
- Piscataway Township Schools Children's CornerElementary · 616 students
- Theodore Schor Middle SchoolMiddle · 563 students
- Arbor Elementary SchoolElementary · 528 students
- Dwight D. Eisenhower Elementary SchoolElementary · 513 students
- Martin Luther King Elementary SchoolElementary · 488 students
Other schools in PISCATAWAY
- Piscataway Township High SchoolHigh · 2,144 students
- Piscataway Magnet SchoolHigh · 640 students
- Piscataway Township Schools Children's CornerElementary · 616 students
- Theodore Schor Middle SchoolMiddle · 563 students
- Arbor Elementary SchoolElementary · 528 students
- Dwight D. Eisenhower Elementary SchoolElementary · 513 students
Nearby schools
- Theodore Schor Middle School0.5 mi · 563
- John P. Faber Elementary School1.1 mi · 621
- Piscataway Township Schools Children's Corner1.1 mi · 616
- Dwight D. Eisenhower Elementary School1.1 mi · 513
- Parker Elementary School1.2 mi · 192
- Quibbletown Middle School1.3 mi · 467
Frequently asked questions
About Grandview Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Grandview Elementary School?
Grandview Elementary School enrolls approximately 579 students in grades KG-03.
Is Grandview Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Grandview Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades KG-03.
How many teachers does Grandview Elementary School have?
Grandview Elementary School employs 91 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 6.4:1.
What is the student diversity at Grandview Elementary School?
Student demographics at Grandview Elementary School are roughly 9% White, 31% Hispanic, 22% Black, 32% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Grandview Elementary School public or private?
Grandview Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Piscataway Township School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.