Robert Morris School

Set in South Bound Brook, New Jersey, Robert Morris School is a mid-tier elementary campus, overseen by South Bound Brook Public School District. It caters to 445 students across grades pre-K through 8.

South Bound Brook Public School District is the operating authority for Robert Morris School, handling staffing, calendars, and reporting to the state department of education.

On the student-mix side, Robert Morris School reports that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 61% of enrollment. Other groups include 22% White, 11% Black, 4% Asian, 2% multiracial. That is meaningfully more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 18%.

On the income-and-resources front, The school currently runs with 40 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 11.1:1. The state averages about 11.4:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. An estimated 60% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is north of Somerset County's rate of about 28%.

With demographic context factored in, Robert Morris School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 33.1%; this one delivers 42.0%.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Somerset County put median household earnings sit near $140,374, about 58% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 4%. In all, Somerset County runs 84 public schools (combined enrollment of about 51,276 students), of which Robert Morris School is one.

Community Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.6 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Robert Morris School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Robert Morris School at 2nd of 8; the average score across the group is 35.5%.

The school occupies an outer-ring site.

Looking at the recent track record. Robert Morris School's enrollment has held roughly steady since 2018, when it stood at 447 (now 445). Hispanic enrollment moved from 51% to 61% across the same window.

Within the allk12 community for this school, recent activity here tends to focus on classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.