Salt Brook School

Salt Brook School is a middle-of-the-pack primary school in NEW PROVIDENCE, New Jersey, run under New Providence School District. The school teaches 583 students in grades K through 6. Enrollment runs roughly 44% above the state mean of about 405.

Across the 4 schools in New Providence School District (2,264 students total), Salt Brook School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, Salt Brook School lists that 56% of the student body identifies as White. The remainder is composed of 26% Asian, 11% Hispanic, 6% multiracial. That is considerably more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 39%.

On the resource side, On paper, Salt Brook School has 50 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 11.6:1. The state averages about 11.4:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. About 1% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Union County (around 52%), the school's rate is south of typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Salt Brook School is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 65.8%; this one delivers 84.3%, a residual of +18.6 points.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Union County) records that median household earnings sit near $103,202, roughly 39% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. Salt Brook School is one of 180 public schools in Union County (combined enrollment of about 99,046 students).

Developmental Learning Center New Providence is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.7 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Salt Brook School. On composite proficiency, Salt Brook School comes 1st of 7 in the immediate cluster, ahead of the nearby-schools average of 71.1%.

The campus sits in a commuter-belt setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 10%: 650 students in 2018 compared to 583 in 2025. The White share of enrollment ticked down from 71% to 56% over that span. Class-load math has narrowed: from 14.7:1 in 2018 to 11.6:1 in 2025.

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