Enrollment
245
Elementary
DISTRICT 272 · STATE 405
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HANOVER TOWNSHIP SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 340669004258
Salem Drive School
29 SALEM DRIVE, WHIPPANY, NJ 07981 · (973) 515-2440 · Morris County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL245 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 71% 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
9.4:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.0:1 · STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
2%
6 students
DISTRICT 6% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 41 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 27 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 41 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 42 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 50 | 20% |
| Grade 5 | 44 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (41) is 7% smaller than its 5th grade class (44).
Student demographics
50%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 58% · 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
Salem Drive School→Memorial Junior School
Based on grade levels within Hanover Township School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
65.2%
NJ avg 53.1% . -7.4pp since 2023
Math
68.2%
NJ avg 41.6% . -6.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 65 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 68 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New Jersey schools, those numbers are about 53 and 42. Reading and writing scores are down about 7 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 6 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 65.2% | 68.2% |
| 2023-24 | 72.6% | 74.6% |
% 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
65.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
64.8%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 66% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 65% 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 Salem Drive School
Salem Drive School's state test result (65.9% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Salem Drive School this school | 245 | 2.4% | 65.9% |
| Woodside Avenue School Franklin Lakes | 264 | 1.5% | 70.3% |
| Beechwood School MOUNTAINSIDE | 265 | 3.8% | N/A |
| Colonial Road School Franklin Lakes | 231 | 2.6% | 66.5% |
| Laning Avenue School VERONA | 261 | 1.1% | 60.6% |
| Lincoln Early Childhood Center Westfield | 268 | 3.0% | 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 Salem Drive School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Morris County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 65.9% | #216 of 1,290 | #27 of 76 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 68.2% | #269 of 1,319 ▼ 143 | #35 of 77 ▼ 16 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 65.2% | #381 of 1,319 ▼ 181 | #49 of 77 ▼ 23 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 245 | #1,308 of 1,562 | #84 of 92 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.4:1 | #220 of 1,390 | #16 of 89 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 49.7% | #817 of 1,392 | #52 of 89 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 2.4% | #1,413 of 1,481 | #82 of 90 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.0% | #614 of 798 | #32 of 44 |
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
245
-2 (-1%) vs 2020
+12% since 1990-91, when it was 218
Student : Teacher
9.4:1
was 8.8:1
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 | 245 | 25.9 | 9.4:1 | 2% (6) |
| 2023-24 | 236 | 25 | 9.4:1 | 3% (6) |
| 2022-23 | 231 | 27.5 | 8.4:1 | 1% (3) |
| 2020-21 | 247 | 28 | 8.8:1 | 2% (4) |
| 2017-18 | 258 | 26.5 | 9.7:1 | 1% (3) |
| 2015-16 | 270 | 24 | 11.3:1 | 1% (4) |
| 2010-11 | 299 | 18 | 16.6:1 | 0% (0) |
| 2000-01 | 242 | 14 | 17.3:1 | 0% (0) |
| 1990-91 | 218 | 12 | 18.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Salem Drive School.
Since 2017-18: students down 5% (258 to 245); teachers down 2% (26.5 to 25.9).
About Salem Drive School
Salem Drive School is a small elementary school. Its address is in WHIPPANY, New Jersey. The school teaches kindergarten through 5 and enrolls 245 students. That is 40% below the average of about 405 students for elementary schools in New Jersey.
Salem Drive School is one school in a 4-school district, Hanover Township School District, which enrolls 1,234 students.
At Salem Drive School, 69% of students are White. The remaining students are 12% Hispanic, 7% Asian, 7% multiracial, and 5% Black. Census estimates put Morris County at about 68% White, close to the school's figure. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 50%.
A staff of 25.9 full-time-equivalent teachers puts the student-to-teacher ratio at 9.4:1. Compared with the 11.4:1 average for elementary schools in New Jersey, this school's ratio is lower. By family income, 2% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Morris County is 19%.
Among New Jersey public elementary schools, Salem Drive School outscored 71%, which works out to a B+ on the allk12 Grade.
Compared with New Jersey schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Salem Drive School's results are 1.1 points above predicted: 65.9% against 64.8%.
American Community Survey estimates for Morris County show that median household income comes to about $137,326, roughly 58% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 3%. The county's public schools total 156, with about 72,239 students.
Whippany Park High School, about 0.6 miles away, is the closest public school. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Of the 7 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Salem Drive School is 2nd on average proficiency.
The school's federal locale classification is Suburb: Large.
Federal data show 247 students in 2020-21 and 245 in 2024-25, a difference of under 3%.
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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 Hanover Township School District
- Memorial Junior SchoolMiddle · 419 students
- Bee Meadow SchoolElementary · 294 students
- Mountview Road SchoolElementary · 276 students
Other schools in WHIPPANY
- Whippany Park High SchoolHigh · 584 students
- Memorial Junior SchoolMiddle · 419 students
- Bee Meadow SchoolElementary · 294 students
Nearby schools
- Whippany Park High School0.6 mi · 584
- Memorial Junior School1.5 mi · 419
- Mountview Road School1.6 mi · 276
- Normandy Park School1.7 mi · 371
- Unity Charter School1.7 mi · 256
- Bee Meadow School2.0 mi · 294
Frequently asked questions
About Salem Drive SchoolHow many students attend Salem Drive School?
Salem Drive School enrolls approximately 245 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Salem Drive School serve?
Salem Drive School serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many teachers does Salem Drive School have?
Salem Drive School employs 26 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 9.4:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Salem Drive School?
At Salem Drive School, the student body is approximately 69% White, 12% Hispanic, 5% Black, 7% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is Salem Drive School public or private?
Salem Drive School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Hanover Township School District.
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