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Kiel Elementary School

115 KIEL AVENUE, KINNELON, NJ 07405 · (973) 838-0611 · Morris County
GRADES PK–02ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL374 STUDENTS
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This school has no state test results for 2023-24 or 2024-25 to grade, which is common for schools that end before third grade. How grades work

Enrollment
374
Elementary
DISTRICT 366 · STATE 405
Student : Teacher
12.3:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.9:1 · STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
3%
11 students
DISTRICT 4% · 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

GradeStudentsShare
Pre-K236%
Kindergarten11731%
Grade 111230%
Grade 212233%
Student demographics
38%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 40% · STATE 71% · US 70%
White
29078%
DISTRICT 76% · STATE 37% · US 43%
Hispanic
329%
DISTRICT 9% · STATE 35% · US 30%
Black
51%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 14% · US 15%
Asian
3910%
DISTRICT 11% · STATE 10% · US 6%
Native American
41%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 0% · US 1%
Pacific Islander
41%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 0% · US 0%
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
Male
20455%
Female
17045%

School pathway

Students here typically continue to
Kiel Elementary School→Stonybrook Elementary School→Pearl R. Miller Middle School→Kinnelon High School
Based on grade levels within Kinnelon School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Schools most like Kiel Elementary School

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Kiel Elementary School this school3742.9%N/A
Rockaway Valley School
BOONTON TOWNSHIP
3962.0%68.8%
Stonybrook Elementary School
KINNELON
3583.6%69.1%
Wilson Elementary School
Westfield
3620.8%76.8%
Hopewell Elementary School
HOPEWELL
3974.5%66.2%
George C. Baker Elementary School
MOORESTOWN
4034.2%76.9%
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 Kiel Elementary School ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn New JerseyIn Morris County
Enrollment
ranked largest first
374#790 of 1,562#31 of 92
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
12.3:1#959 of 1,390#79 of 89
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
38.0%#1,094 of 1,392#73 of 89
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
2.9%#1,393 of 1,481#77 of 90
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked fastest growth first
+29.9%#60 of 545#6 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 2024-25
Enrollment
374
+62 (+20%) vs 2020
+67% since 1990-91, when it was 224
Student : Teacher
12.3:1
was 12.5:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2537430.312.3:13% (11)
2023-243812714.1:12% (8)
2022-2330223.313.0:13% (8)
2020-213122512.5:14% (11)
2017-1828823.912.1:14% (12)
2015-163152612.1:13% (10)
2010-113812614.7:12% (7)
2000-014832817.3:10% (1)
1990-912241317.2:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Kiel Elementary School.

Since 2017-18: students up 30% (288 to 374); teachers up 27% (23.9 to 30.3).

About Kiel Elementary School

Families in KINNELON, New Jersey, are served by Kiel Elementary School, a mid-sized elementary school. It had 374 students in 2024-25, spanning pre-K through 2.

Kinnelon School District is the local district for Kiel Elementary School. It runs 4 schools with 1,617 students.

At Kiel Elementary School, 78% of students are White. It is also 10% Asian and 9% Hispanic. For comparison, the population of Morris County is roughly 68% White. The diversity index for Kiel Elementary School is 38%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.

There are 30.3 full-time-equivalent teachers at the school, a ratio of 12.3:1. The gap from the 11.4:1 average for elementary schools in New Jersey is 0.9 students per teacher. On the income side, 3% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The gap from the 19% average for public schools in Morris County is 16 points.

Morris County is the school's county. There, median household income comes to about $137,326, 58% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 3% of people live in poverty. There are 156 public schools in the county, enrolling about 72,239, Kiel Elementary School among them.

Kiel Elementary School is less than a tenth of a mile from Pearl R. Miller Middle School, its nearest public school. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles.

Kiel Elementary School falls in the Suburb: Large locale category, used for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.

Since 2020-21, enrollment has grown 20%, from 312 to 374.

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Morris County at a glance

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Population
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

School name
Kiel Elementary School
District
Kinnelon School District
Address
115 KIEL AVENUE, KINNELON, NJ 07405
Phone
(973) 838-0611
County
Morris County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–02
Total enrollment
374
Teachers (FTE)
30
Student–teacher ratio
12.3:1
Free and reduced lunch
11 (3%)
Locale
21-Suburb: Large
NCES ID
340804004284
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

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Frequently asked questions

About Kiel Elementary School
How large is Kiel Elementary School?
Kiel Elementary School enrolls approximately 374 students in grades PK-02.
What age range does Kiel Elementary School serve?
Kiel Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 02.
How many teachers does Kiel Elementary School have?
Kiel Elementary School employs 30 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.3:1.
How diverse is Kiel Elementary School?
Kiel Elementary School reports a student body of 78% White, 9% Hispanic, 1% Black, 10% Asian.
Who oversees Kiel Elementary School?
Kiel Elementary School is overseen by Kinnelon School District in Morris County.
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