Lafayette Elementary School

Set in Bound Brook, New Jersey, Lafayette Elementary School is a low-enrollment elementary-level community, part of Bound Brook School District. It educates 249 students across grades 2 through 3. Compared to the state average of about 405 students per school, that is 39% smaller than typical.

Within Bound Brook School District, which oversees 5 schools and 1,917 students, Lafayette Elementary School is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, Lafayette Elementary School shows that 77% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. Other groups include 10% White, 10% Black, 2% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 18% Hispanic, putting the school's mix visibly more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, The school reports having 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 7.5:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 11.4:1, putting Lafayette Elementary School tighter than the state norm the norm. About 88% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Somerset County (around 28%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Lafayette Elementary School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 18.0%, the actual is 20.0%, a residual of +2.0 points.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Somerset County) reports that the typical household earns roughly $140,374 per year, 58% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 4%. Lafayette Elementary School is one of 84 public schools in Somerset County (combined enrollment of about 51,276 students).

The closest other public school is Bound Brook High School, roughly 0.2 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Lafayette Elementary School ranks 7th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 34.7%.

Lafayette Elementary School operates from a residential location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Lafayette Elementary School has contracted 12%, going from 282 students in 2018 to 249 in 2025. Class-load math has fell: from 12.1:1 in 2018 to 7.5:1 in 2025.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.