Enrollment
249
Elementary
DISTRICT 312 · STATE 405
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BOUND BROOK SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 340210003360
Lafayette Elementary School
60 West High Street, Bound Brook, NJ 08805 · (732) 652-7933 · Somerset County
GRADES 02–03ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL249 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
7.5:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.4:1 · STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
88%
219 students
DISTRICT 82% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 2 | 117 | 47% |
| Grade 3 | 132 | 53% |
Student demographics
39%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 39% · 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
Lafayette Elementary School→Smalley Elementary School→Community Middle School→Bound Brook High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Bound Brook School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
20.0%
NJ avg 53.1%
Math
20.0%
NJ avg 41.6%
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 20 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 20 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New Jersey schools, those numbers are about 53 and 42.
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
20.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
18.0%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 20% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 18% 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 Lafayette Elementary School
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lafayette Elementary School this school | 249 | 88.0% | 20.0% |
| Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Early Childhood Center No 52 ELIZABETH | 301 | 83.7% | N/A |
| Stony Brook School North Plainfield | 272 | 89.3% | 19.4% |
| Morris Avenue Elementry School LONG BRANCH | 267 | 79.4% | N/A |
| Roberto Clemente PATERSON | 254 | 85.0% | 19.3% |
| Lenna W. Conrow Elementary School LONG BRANCH | 286 | 78.7% | N/A |
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 Lafayette Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Somerset County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 20.0% | #1,126 of 1,290 | #41 of 42 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 20.0% | #1,151 of 1,319 | #41 of 42 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 20.0% | #1,226 of 1,319 | #42 of 42 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 249 | #1,295 of 1,562 | #43 of 46 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 7.5:1 | #24 of 1,390 | #3 of 45 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 38.6% | #1,079 of 1,392 | #43 of 45 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 88.0% | #82 of 1,481 | #2 of 45 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.7% | #362 of 798 | #16 of 31 |
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
249
-17 (-6%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
7.5:1
was 9.2:1
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 | 249 | 33.1 | 7.5:1 | 88% (219) |
| 2023-24 | 245 | 29.1 | 8.4:1 | 82% (200) |
| 2022-23 | 250 | 29.1 | 8.6:1 | 78% (194) |
| 2020-21 | 266 | 29 | 9.2:1 | 68% (182) |
| 2017-18 | 282 | 23.4 | 12.1:1 | 51% (144) |
| 2015-16 | 264 | 22 | 12.0:1 | 80% (211) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lafayette Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 12% (282 to 249); teachers up 42% (23.4 to 33.1).
About Lafayette Elementary School
Lafayette Elementary School is a low-enrollment elementary school based in Bound Brook, New Jersey. It enrolled 249 students in grades 2 through 3 for the 2024-25 school year. Enrollment is 39% lower than the average for elementary schools in New Jersey, which is about 405.
Bound Brook School District oversees Lafayette Elementary School and 4 other schools, with 1,917 students in total.
Lafayette Elementary School's enrollment is 77% Hispanic. Enrollment also includes 10% White, 10% Black, and 2% multiracial. Among people living in Somerset County, the Hispanic share is about 18%. Lafayette Elementary School has a diversity index of 39%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Its 33.1 full-time-equivalent teachers give the school a ratio of 7.5:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in New Jersey is 11.4:1, higher than at this school. The school's lunch program data list 88% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. That is higher than the 28% average for public schools in Somerset County.
After adjusting for student poverty, Lafayette Elementary School lands between the top and bottom 10% of New Jersey schools. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 20.0%; the prediction is 18.0%.
Within Somerset County, median household income is about $140,374, about 58% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 4% of residents are in poverty. Federal data list 84 public schools in Somerset County, with a combined enrollment of about 51,276.
Bound Brook High School is located about 0.2 miles from Lafayette Elementary School. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. The nearest schools with test data average 34.7%, higher than Lafayette Elementary School's 20.0%.
Its NCES locale code is Suburb: Large: the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
The 2024-25 enrollment of 249 was 6% lower than in 2020-21, when it was 266. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 9.2:1; by 2024-25 it was 7.5:1.
The Lafayette Elementary School community page is open for posts about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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 Bound Brook School District
- Bound Brook High SchoolHigh · 579 students
- Smalley Elementary SchoolMiddle · 424 students
- LaMonte-Annex Elementary SchoolElementary · 374 students
- Community Middle SchoolMiddle · 291 students
Other schools in Bound Brook
- Bound Brook High SchoolHigh · 579 students
- Smalley Elementary SchoolMiddle · 424 students
- LaMonte-Annex Elementary SchoolElementary · 374 students
- Community Middle SchoolMiddle · 291 students
Other Lafayette Elementary schools
17 other US public schools in 12 states are named Lafayette Elementary. Lafayette Elementary School is the 16th largest of the 18.
- Lafayette Elementary SchoolWAYNE, NJ · 321 students
- Lafayette Elementary SchoolWashington, DC · 923 students
- Lafayette ElementaryLong Beach, CA · 827 students
- Lafayette ElementaryFredericksburg, VA · 812 students
- Lafayette Elementary SchoolOxford, MS · 776 students
Nearby schools
- Bound Brook High School0.2 mi · 579
- Community Middle School0.2 mi · 291
- LaMonte-Annex Elementary School0.3 mi · 374
- Smalley Elementary School0.4 mi · 424
- Robert Morris School0.8 mi · 445
- Hazelwood Elementary School1.4 mi · 198
Frequently asked questions
About Lafayette Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Lafayette Elementary School?
Lafayette Elementary School enrolls approximately 249 students in grades 02-03.
What age range does Lafayette Elementary School serve?
Lafayette Elementary School serves students from grade 02 through grade 03.
How many teachers does Lafayette Elementary School have?
Lafayette Elementary School employs 33 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 7.5:1.
How diverse is Lafayette Elementary School?
Lafayette Elementary School reports a student body of 10% White, 77% Hispanic, 10% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is Lafayette Elementary School public or private?
Lafayette Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Bound Brook School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.