Enrollment
275
Elementary
DISTRICT 349 · STATE 405
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MADISON PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 340924004304
Kings Road School
215 KINGS ROAD, MADISON, NJ 07940 · (973) 593-3178 · Morris County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL275 STUDENTS
A-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 83% of New Jersey public elementary schools
- A-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
11.2:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.6:1 · STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
15%
42 students
DISTRICT 9% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 35 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 44 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 39 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 69 | 25% |
| Grade 4 | 47 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 41 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (35) is 15% smaller than its 5th grade class (41).
Student demographics
46%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 47% · 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
Based on grade levels within Madison Public School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
70.5%
NJ avg 53.1% . +0.3pp since 2023
Math
60.2%
NJ avg 41.6% . -12.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 71 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 60 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New Jersey schools, those numbers are about 53 and 42. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are down about 12 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 70.5% | 60.2% |
| 2023-24 | 70.2% | 72.3% |
% 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
67.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
57.8%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 67% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 58% 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 Kings Road School
Kings Road School's state test result (67.0% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kings Road School this school | 275 | 15.3% | 67.0% |
| Holland Brook School WHITEHOUSE STATION | 312 | 17.9% | 67.5% |
| Wesley D Tisdale Elementary School RAMSEY | 302 | 15.6% | 71.2% |
| John I. Dawes Early Learning Center MANALAPAN | 306 | 14.4% | N/A |
| Elysian Charter School of Hoboken HOBOKEN | 292 | 9.9% | 73.4% |
| Lafayette Elementary School WAYNE | 321 | 10.9% | 60.8% |
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 Kings Road School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Morris County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 67.0% | #197 of 1,290 | #24 of 76 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 60.2% | #400 of 1,319 ▼ 228 | #52 of 77 ▼ 28 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 70.5% | #254 of 1,319 ▼ 12 | #31 of 77 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 275 | #1,207 of 1,562 | #76 of 92 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.2:1 | #657 of 1,390 | #58 of 89 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 45.9% | #914 of 1,392 | #60 of 89 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 15.3% | #1,131 of 1,481 | #42 of 90 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.7% | #393 of 798 | #18 of 44 |
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
275
-10 (-4%) vs 2020
+41% since 1990-91, when it was 195
Student : Teacher
11.2:1
was 11.9:1
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 | 275 | 24.7 | 11.2:1 | 15% (42) |
| 2023-24 | 292 | 25.7 | 11.4:1 | 5% (16) |
| 2022-23 | 277 | 24.7 | 11.2:1 | 9% (25) |
| 2020-21 | 285 | 24 | 11.9:1 | 5% (14) |
| 2017-18 | 308 | 23.2 | 13.3:1 | 4% (12) |
| 2015-16 | 287 | 23 | 12.5:1 | 3% (8) |
| 2010-11 | 249 | 13 | 19.1:1 | 1% (3) |
| 2000-01 | 381 | 21 | 18.1:1 | 3% (12) |
| 1990-91 | 195 | 13 | 15.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Kings Road School.
Since 2017-18: students down 11% (308 to 275); teachers up 6% (23.2 to 24.7).
About Kings Road School
Located in MADISON, New Jersey, Kings Road School is a small elementary school. Enrollment totals 275 students across kindergarten through 5. That puts enrollment 32% below the 405-student average for elementary schools in New Jersey.
Besides Kings Road School, Madison Public School District runs 4 other schools. The district enrolls 2,364 students.
About 71% of the student body at Kings Road School is White. Other students are 16% Hispanic, 9% Asian, and 3% multiracial. Morris County residents are about 68% White, a similar share. A diversity index of 46% means there is a 46% chance two randomly chosen students at Kings Road School are from different groups.
Its staff includes 24.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, for about 11.2 students per teacher. It is about the same as the 11.4:1 average for elementary schools in New Jersey. Kings Road School has a free or reduced-price lunch rate of 15%.
Among New Jersey public elementary schools, Kings Road School outscored 83%, which works out to an A- on the allk12 Grade.
Kings Road School scores 67.0% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 57.8%.
The school is in Morris County, where the median household earns about $137,326 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 58% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 3%. Kings Road School shares Morris County with 155 other public schools.
Among nearby public schools, Madison Junior School is closest at about 0.6 miles. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Kings Road School. Of the 9 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Kings Road School is 6th on average proficiency.
By NCES locale, the school is Suburb: Large, or in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment decreased 4% over 4 years, reaching 275 in 2024-25.
The allk12 page for Kings Road School lets the school community talk about special education services, counseling, and support programs. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Morris County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
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
Related schools
Other schools in Madison Public School District
- Madison High SchoolHigh · 761 students
- Madison Junior SchoolMiddle · 555 students
- Central Avenue SchoolElementary · 492 students
- Torey J. Sabatini SchoolElementary · 281 students
Other schools in MADISON
- Madison High SchoolHigh · 761 students
- Madison Junior SchoolMiddle · 555 students
- Central Avenue SchoolElementary · 492 students
- Torey J. Sabatini SchoolElementary · 281 students
Nearby schools
- Madison Junior School0.6 mi · 555
- Chatham Middle School0.8 mi · 833
- Central Avenue School1.0 mi · 492
- Washington Avenue School1.1 mi · 286
- Lafayette Avenue School1.2 mi · 554
- Milton Avenue School1.2 mi · 301
Frequently asked questions
About Kings Road SchoolHow many students attend Kings Road School?
Kings Road School enrolls approximately 275 students in grades KG-05.
Is Kings Road School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Kings Road School is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Kings Road School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Kings Road School is approximately 11.2:1 (25 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Kings Road School?
Student demographics at Kings Road School are roughly 71% White, 16% Hispanic, 2% Black, 9% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Kings Road School?
Kings Road School is overseen by Madison Public School District in Morris County.
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