Enrollment
349
Elementary
DISTRICT 329 · STATE 405
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CEDAR GROVE TOWNSHIP SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 340285002036
South End Elementary School
116 Harper Terrace, Cedar Grove, NJ 07009 · (973) 239-2116 · Essex County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL349 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 88% of New Jersey public elementary schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-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
12.5:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.2:1 · STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
7%
25 students
DISTRICT 9% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 14 | 4% |
| Kindergarten | 77 | 22% |
| Grade 1 | 61 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 61 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 72 | 21% |
| Grade 4 | 64 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (77) is 20% larger than its 4th grade class (64).
Student demographics
45%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 41% · 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
Based on grade levels within Cedar Grove Township School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
75.7%
NJ avg 53.1% . +3.5pp since 2023
Math
75.7%
NJ avg 41.6% . +9.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 76 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 76 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 4 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 10 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 75.7% | 75.7% |
| 2023-24 | 72.2% | 66.2% |
% 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
72.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
62.2%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 72% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 62% 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 South End Elementary School
South End Elementary School's state test result (72.4% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| South End Elementary School this school | 349 | 7.2% | 72.4% |
| Millington Elementary School Millington | 362 | 9.1% | 58.9% |
| Pines Lake Elementary School WAYNE | 356 | 9.6% | 61.1% |
| James Fallon Elementary School WAYNE | 370 | 10.3% | 63.3% |
| Heights Elementary School OAKLAND | 343 | 10.8% | 57.7% |
| West Ridge Elementary School PARK RIDGE | 343 | 3.2% | 72.6% |
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 South End Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Essex County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 72.4% | #125 of 1,290 | #17 of 131 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 75.7% | #152 of 1,319 ▲ 115 | #20 of 141 ▲ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 75.7% | #152 of 1,319 ▲ 55 | #25 of 141 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 349 | #900 of 1,562 | #106 of 162 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.5:1 | #991 of 1,390 | #53 of 140 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 44.6% | #945 of 1,392 | #75 of 141 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 7.2% | #1,310 of 1,481 | #123 of 142 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +16.3% | #137 of 545 | #20 of 61 |
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
349
+17 (+5%) vs 2020
+103% since 1990-91, when it was 172
Student : Teacher
12.5:1
was 13.3:1
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 | 349 | 28 | 12.5:1 | 7% (25) |
| 2023-24 | 353 | 27 | 13.1:1 | 5% (19) |
| 2022-23 | 354 | 29 | 12.2:1 | 6% (20) |
| 2020-21 | 332 | 25 | 13.3:1 | 1% (3) |
| 2017-18 | 300 | 27 | 11.1:1 | 1% (3) |
| 2015-16 | 284 | 22 | 12.9:1 | 3% (8) |
| 2010-11 | 349 | 22 | 15.9:1 | 2% (7) |
| 2000-01 | 423 | 25 | 16.9:1 | 1% (3) |
| 1990-91 | 172 | 11 | 15.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for South End Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 16% (300 to 349); teachers up 4% (27 to 28).
About South End Elementary School
Families in Cedar Grove, New Jersey, are served by South End Elementary School, a medium-sized elementary school. The school enrolls 349 students, from pre-K through 4.
Cedar Grove Township School District serves 1,547 students across 4 schools.
South End Elementary School's enrollment is 73% White. The next largest groups are 13% Hispanic, 8% Asian, 4% multiracial, and 2% Black. In Essex County overall, about 30% of residents are White. South End Elementary School has a diversity index of 45%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The school has about 12.5 students per teacher and 28 full-time-equivalent teachers. That ratio is over the 11.4:1 average for elementary schools in New Jersey. Federal records put free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at 7%. For comparison, public schools in Essex County average 54%.
South End Elementary School is graded A by allk12, scoring above 88% of New Jersey public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
A school with South End Elementary School's lunch-eligibility share in New Jersey is predicted to score 62.2%. South End Elementary School scores 72.4%, 10.2 points above that line.
Federal survey data for Essex County show that median household income is about $80,789, about 39% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 11%. A total of 249 public schools operate in Essex County, serving about 145,473 students.
Nearby, Frederic N. Brown Elementary School is about 0.6 miles away. South End Elementary School is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Local comparison: South End Elementary School ranks 1st of 8 nearby schools, at 72.4% versus a 55.6% average.
Locale: Suburb: Large. In NCES terms, the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
The student count in 2024-25 was 349, 5% above the 332 of 2020-21.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss science fairs, picture day, and bus routes at South End Elementary School. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Essex County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
863,002
Census ACS
Median income
$80,789
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
39%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
249
145,473 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Cedar Grove Township School District
- Memorial Middle SchoolMiddle · 468 students
- Cedar Grove High SchoolHigh · 421 students
- North End Elementary SchoolElementary · 309 students
Other schools in Cedar Grove
- Memorial Middle SchoolMiddle · 468 students
- Cedar Grove High SchoolHigh · 421 students
- North End Elementary SchoolElementary · 309 students
Other South End Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named South End Elementary. South End Elementary School is the 2nd largest of the 3.
- South End ElementaryReidsville, NC · 355 students
- South End Elementary SchoolPlantsville, CT · 243 students
Nearby schools
- Frederic N. Brown Elementary School0.6 mi · 247
- Laning Avenue School0.7 mi · 261
- Verona High School0.8 mi · 593
- Henry B. Whitehorne Middle School0.8 mi · 702
- Cedar Grove High School0.9 mi · 421
- Brookdale Avenue School1.0 mi · 134
Frequently asked questions
About South End Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at South End Elementary School?
South End Elementary School enrolls approximately 349 students in grades PK-04.
What age range does South End Elementary School serve?
South End Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 04.
How many teachers does South End Elementary School have?
South End Elementary School employs 28 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.5:1.
How diverse is South End Elementary School?
South End Elementary School reports a student body of 73% White, 13% Hispanic, 2% Black, 8% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees South End Elementary School?
South End Elementary School is overseen by Cedar Grove Township School District in Essex County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.