Netcong Elementary School

Netcong Elementary School operates as a close-knit elementary-level community in NETCONG, New Jersey, one of the schools within Netcong School District. Current enrollment sits at 295 students spanning grades pre-K through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 27% leaner than the state mean of about 405.

Netcong School District is the operating authority for Netcong Elementary School, handling staffing, calendars, and reporting to the state department of education.

On the student-mix side, Netcong Elementary School lists that the largest single group is Hispanic at 53%, but no single group is in the majority. The remainder consists of 35% White, 7% Black, 4% Asian. That is visibly more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 16%.

Looking at school resources, Netcong Elementary School logs 34 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 8.7:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 11.4:1, putting Netcong Elementary School tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 49% of students at Netcong Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is higher than Morris County's rate of about 19%.

After controlling for student poverty, Netcong Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 39.4%; this one delivers 39.2%.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Morris County put median household income runs about $137,326, 58% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 3% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Morris County's 156 public schools (combined enrollment of about 72,239 students), Netcong Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Valley Road School, roughly 1.2 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Netcong Elementary School comes 5th of 8 in the immediate cluster, below the nearby-schools average of 40.1%.

The campus sits in a residential setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Netcong Elementary School has declined 6%, going from 315 students in 2018 to 295 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share declined from 52% to 35%. Class-load math has tightened: from 12.6:1 in 2018 to 8.7:1 in 2025.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.