School One Elementary

As an average-sized elementary-level community in SCOTCH PLAINS, New Jersey, School One Elementary enrolls 424 students from grades pre-K through 4, run under Scotch Plains-Fanwood School District.

Within Scotch Plains-Fanwood School District, which oversees 8 schools and 5,673 students, School One Elementary is one campus in the system.

On the student-mix side, School One Elementary lists that the most-represented group is White (54%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. The remainder looks like 20% Hispanic, 12% Asian, 9% Black, 5% multiracial. That is visibly more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 39%.

Looking at school resources, On paper, School One Elementary has 34 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.4:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 11.4:1, putting School One Elementary higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 9% of students at School One Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Union County runs at roughly 52%, so the school's eligibility rate is lower than the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, School One Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 61.3% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 61.2%.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Union County) records that the typical household earns roughly $103,202 per year, roughly 39% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. Across Union County's 180 public schools (combined enrollment of about 99,046 students), School One Elementary is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Malcolm E Nettingham Middle School, around 0.2 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts School One Elementary at 3rd of 9; the average score across the group is 53.4%.

Geographically, the school is in a suburban area.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged up 7%: 396 students in 2018 compared to 424 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 61% to 54% across the same window.

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