Enrollment
345
Elementary
DISTRICT 462 · STATE 405
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 341713004546
Old Farmers Road School
51 OLD FARMERS ROAD, LONG VALLEY, NJ 07853 · (908) 876-3865 · Morris County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL345 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 72% 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
10.4:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.9:1 · STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
9%
31 students
DISTRICT 8% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 24 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 43 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 65 | 19% |
| Grade 2 | 51 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 57 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 56 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 49 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (43) is 12% smaller than its 5th grade class (49).
Student demographics
30%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
Test scores
NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
70.8%
NJ avg 53.1% . +0.1pp since 2023
Math
71.4%
NJ avg 41.6% . +1.9pp 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 71 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 up about 2 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 70.8% | 71.4% |
| 2023-24 | 70.7% | 69.5% |
% 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
64.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
61.2%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 64% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 61% 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 Old Farmers Road School
Old Farmers Road School's state test result (64.2% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Old Farmers Road School this school | 345 | 9.0% | 64.2% |
| South Harrison Elementary School HARRISONVILLE | 345 | 11.6% | 49.2% |
| Mary A. Hubbard Elementary School RAMSEY | 331 | 5.4% | 65.5% |
| Indian Mills Elementary School SHAMONG | 347 | 8.4% | 57.4% |
| Millstone Township Primary School MILLSTONE TOWNSHIP | 395 | 8.4% | N/A |
| Hillview School Pompton Plains | 306 | 5.2% | 66.3% |
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 Old Farmers Road School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Morris County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 64.2% | #260 of 1,290 | #34 of 76 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 71.4% | #220 of 1,319 ▲ 2 | #27 of 77 ▲ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 70.8% | #248 of 1,319 ▼ 21 | #30 of 77 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 345 | #925 of 1,562 | #44 of 92 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.4:1 | #446 of 1,390 | #36 of 89 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 30.1% | #1,223 of 1,392 | #85 of 89 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 9.0% | #1,271 of 1,481 | #56 of 90 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +5.2% | #376 of 545 | #30 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 2024-25Enrollment
345
+35 (+11%) vs 2020
-25% since 1990-91, when it was 462
Student : Teacher
10.4:1
was 11.5:1
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 | 345 | 33.3 | 10.4:1 | 9% (31) |
| 2023-24 | 324 | 31.6 | 10.3:1 | 3% (10) |
| 2022-23 | 317 | 28.9 | 11.0:1 | 4% (13) |
| 2020-21 | 310 | 27 | 11.5:1 | 4% (11) |
| 2017-18 | 328 | 28.1 | 11.7:1 | 2% (7) |
| 2015-16 | 329 | 27 | 12.2:1 | 4% (12) |
| 2010-11 | 419 | 29 | 14.4:1 | 3% (13) |
| 2000-01 | 482 | 33 | 14.6:1 | 2% (10) |
| 1990-91 | 462 | 29 | 15.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Old Farmers Road School.
Since 2017-18: students up 5% (328 to 345); teachers up 19% (28.1 to 33.3).
About Old Farmers Road School
Old Farmers Road School is a mid-sized elementary school located in LONG VALLEY, New Jersey. The school has 345 students in 2024-25 across pre-K through 5.
Washington Township School District counts 4 schools and 2,012 students, including Old Farmers Road School.
Of every 100 students at Old Farmers Road School, about 83 are White. Other students are 10% Hispanic, 4% Asian, and 2% multiracial. That is higher than the 68% White share among all Morris County residents. A diversity index of 30% means there is a 30% chance two randomly chosen students at Old Farmers Road School are from different groups.
There are 33.3 full-time-equivalent teachers at Old Farmers Road School, giving a ratio of 10.4:1. The school's 10.4:1 compares with an average of 11.4:1 for elementary schools in New Jersey. By family income, 9% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That is lower than the 19% average for public schools in Morris County.
On the allk12 Grade, Old Farmers Road School lands at B+, ahead of 72% of New Jersey public elementary schools.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Old Farmers Road School would be expected to post about 61.2%. Its actual average proficiency rate across its state test results is 64.2%.
For Morris County, Census Bureau data show the median household earns about $137,326 a year, roughly 58% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 3%. Public schools in Morris County number 156, with about 72,239 students.
Long Valley Middle School sits about 1.3 miles from Old Farmers Road School. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. On state test proficiency, Old Farmers Road School ranks 3rd in a group of 8 nearby schools.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Rural: Fringe, meaning it is in rural territory close to an urban area.
The 2020-21-to-2024-25 change in enrollment was an 11% rise, from 310 to 345. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 11.5:1 to 10.4:1.
The discussion board for Old Farmers Road School is open to topics like pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
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 Washington Township School District
- Long Valley Middle SchoolMiddle · 625 students
- Benedict A. Cucinella SchoolElementary · 529 students
- Flocktown-Kossmann Elementary SchoolElementary · 513 students
Other schools in LONG VALLEY
- Long Valley Middle SchoolMiddle · 625 students
- Benedict A. Cucinella SchoolElementary · 529 students
- Flocktown-Kossmann Elementary SchoolElementary · 513 students
Nearby schools
- Long Valley Middle School1.3 mi · 625
- West Morris Central High School3.3 mi · 1,015
- Tewksbury Elementary School3.3 mi · 253
- Flocktown-Kossmann Elementary School3.4 mi · 513
- Dickerson Elementary School4.5 mi · 356
- Bragg Elementary School4.5 mi · 297
Frequently asked questions
About Old Farmers Road SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Old Farmers Road School?
Old Farmers Road School enrolls approximately 345 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Old Farmers Road School serve?
Old Farmers Road School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Old Farmers Road School?
Approximately 10.4:1 students per teacher at Old Farmers Road School.
How diverse is Old Farmers Road School?
Old Farmers Road School reports a student body of 83% White, 10% Hispanic, 1% Black, 4% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Old Farmers Road School?
Old Farmers Road School is overseen by Washington Township School District in Morris County.
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