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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the Smalley Elementary School administration to hear?
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Enrollment
424
Middle
DISTRICT 358 · STATE 578
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BOUND BROOK SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 340210003331
Smalley Elementary School
163 Cherry Avenue, Bound Brook, NJ 08805 · (732) 652-7940 · Somerset County
GRADES 04–06MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL424 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 27% of New Jersey public middle schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
7.5:1
56 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 8.6:1 · STATE 10.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
82%
346 students
DISTRICT 82% · STATE 41%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 4 | 144 | 34% |
| Grade 5 | 129 | 30% |
| Grade 6 | 151 | 36% |
Student demographics
40%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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Bound Brook School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
28.6%
NJ avg 53.1% . +3.4pp since 2023
Math
20.7%
NJ avg 41.6% . +0.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 29 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 21 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New Jersey schools, those numbers are about 53 and 42. Reading and writing scores are up about 3 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 28.6% | 20.7% |
| 2023-24 | 25.2% | 19.8% |
% 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
21.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
21.5%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 22% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 22% 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 Smalley Elementary School
Smalley Elementary School's state test result (21.9% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smalley Elementary School this school | 424 | 81.6% | 21.9% |
| Freehold Intermediate School FREEHOLD | 498 | 80.5% | 28.5% |
| Washington Middle School HARRISON | 466 | 85.0% | 33.0% |
| Somerset School North Plainfield | 485 | 82.1% | 18.5% |
| North Plainfield Middle School North Plainfield | 538 | 78.6% | 21.7% |
| Community Middle School Bound Brook | 291 | 85.2% | 27.0% |
Matched among New Jersey middle 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 Smalley Elementary School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Somerset County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 21.9% | #385 of 433 | #18 of 21 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 20.7% | #359 of 437 ▼ 1 | #17 of 21 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 28.6% | #395 of 437 no change | #21 of 21 ▼ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 424 | #300 of 445 | #16 of 21 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 7.5:1 | #8 of 417 | #1 of 21 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 39.7% | #339 of 419 | #20 of 21 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 81.6% | #28 of 436 | #3 of 21 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +12.5% | #41 of 122 | N/A |
Ranked against other public middle 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
424
-121 (-22%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
7.5:1
was 12.4:1
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 | 424 | 56.4 | 7.5:1 | 82% (346) |
| 2023-24 | 562 | 55.9 | 10.1:1 | 78% (436) |
| 2022-23 | 536 | 52.9 | 10.1:1 | 73% (390) |
| 2020-21 | 545 | 44 | 12.4:1 | 78% (424) |
| 2017-18 | 377 | 29.2 | 12.9:1 | 57% (214) |
| 2015-16 | 374 | 28 | 13.4:1 | 82% (308) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Smalley Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 12% (377 to 424); teachers up 93% (29.2 to 56.4).
About Smalley Elementary School
Smalley Elementary School is a small middle school in Bound Brook, New Jersey, administered by Bound Brook School District. A total of 424 students attend the school, which covers grades 4 through 6. Against the 578-student average for middle schools in New Jersey, enrollment here is 27% lower.
The district, Bound Brook School District, operates 5 schools serving 1,917 students.
At Smalley Elementary School, Hispanic students make up 76% of the student body. The next largest groups are 11% White, 8% Black, and 3% multiracial. The school's Hispanic share is 59 points above the 18% share among Somerset County residents. Pick two students at random and there is a 40% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The school reports 56.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to about 7.5 students per teacher. That is 3.4 students per teacher below the 10.9:1 average for middle schools in New Jersey. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility covers 82% of students. Compared with the 28% average for public schools in Somerset County, the school's rate is higher.
Smalley Elementary School is graded C by allk12, scoring above 27% of New Jersey public middle schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Schools in New Jersey with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 21.5%. Smalley Elementary School scores 21.9%.
Somerset County has these Census figures: the median household income is $140,374, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 58%, and about 4% of people live in poverty. In all, Somerset County has 84 public schools and roughly 51,276 students.
Bound Brook High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles away. Within five miles of Smalley Elementary School, there are at least 8 other public schools. On proficiency, Smalley Elementary School is behind the 34.3% nearby average, ranking 6th of 8.
The NCES locale for Smalley Elementary School is Suburb: Large, which covers schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment declined 22% from its 2020-21 level of 545. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 12.4:1 in 2020-21 to 7.5:1 in 2024-25.
Questions about school safety, transportation, and start times can be posted here. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Somerset County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
349,846
Census ACS
Median income
$140,374
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
58%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
84
51,276 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Bound Brook School District
- Bound Brook High SchoolHigh · 579 students
- LaMonte-Annex Elementary SchoolElementary · 374 students
- Community Middle SchoolMiddle · 291 students
- Lafayette Elementary SchoolElementary · 249 students
Other schools in Bound Brook
- Bound Brook High SchoolHigh · 579 students
- LaMonte-Annex Elementary SchoolElementary · 374 students
- Community Middle SchoolMiddle · 291 students
- Lafayette Elementary SchoolElementary · 249 students
Other Smalley Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Smalley Elementary. Smalley Elementary School is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Smalley Elementary SchoolNew Britain, CT · 594 students
Nearby schools
- Bound Brook High School0.2 mi · 579
- Lafayette Elementary School0.4 mi · 249
- LaMonte-Annex Elementary School0.5 mi · 374
- Community Middle School0.6 mi · 291
- Robert Morris School1.2 mi · 445
- Hazelwood Elementary School1.3 mi · 198
Frequently asked questions
About Smalley Elementary SchoolHow large is Smalley Elementary School?
Smalley Elementary School enrolls approximately 424 students in grades 04-06.
What age range does Smalley Elementary School serve?
Smalley Elementary School serves students from grade 04 through grade 06.
How many students per teacher at Smalley Elementary School?
Approximately 7.5:1 students per teacher at Smalley Elementary School.
What is the student diversity at Smalley Elementary School?
Student demographics at Smalley Elementary School are roughly 11% White, 76% Hispanic, 8% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Smalley Elementary School in?
Smalley Elementary School is part of Bound Brook School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.