Enrollment
369
Elementary
DISTRICT 378 · STATE 405
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SCHOOL DISTRICT OF THE CHATHAMS·NCES 340000406019
Southern Boulevard School
192 SOUTHERN BOULEVARD, CHATHAM, NJ 07928 · (973) 457-2509 · Morris County
GRADES KG–03ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL369 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 87% 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.
- 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.
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
39 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.3:1 · STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
2%
7 students
DISTRICT 3% · 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 | 95 | 26% |
| Grade 1 | 102 | 28% |
| Grade 2 | 101 | 27% |
| Grade 3 | 71 | 19% |
Student demographics
46%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 50% · 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
Test scores
NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
64.8%
NJ avg 53.1% . -4.4pp since 2023
Math
76.0%
NJ avg 41.6% . -8.6pp 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 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 down about 4 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 9 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 64.8% | 76.0% |
| 2023-24 | 69.2% | 84.6% |
% 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
73.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
65.1%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 74% 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 Southern Boulevard School
Southern Boulevard School's state test result (73.7% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Southern Boulevard School this school | 369 | 1.9% | 73.7% |
| Franklin Elementary School SUMMIT | 369 | 2.7% | 84.0% |
| Hillside Elementary School Allendale | 348 | 2.0% | 78.1% |
| Lincoln-Hubbard Elementary School SUMMIT | 351 | 4.3% | 79.4% |
| Stonybrook Elementary School KINNELON | 358 | 3.6% | 69.1% |
| Tamaques Elementary School Westfield | 427 | 3.5% | 71.8% |
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 Southern Boulevard School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Morris County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 73.7% | #105 of 1,290 | #11 of 76 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 76.0% | #144 of 1,319 ▼ 115 | #17 of 77 ▼ 12 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 64.8% | #387 of 1,319 ▼ 119 | #51 of 77 ▼ 15 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 369 | #806 of 1,562 | #33 of 92 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.4:1 | #209 of 1,390 | #15 of 89 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 46.4% | #905 of 1,392 | #59 of 89 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 1.9% | #1,426 of 1,481 | #84 of 90 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -26.1% | #79 of 798 | #1 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
369
-45 (-11%) vs 2020
-8% since 1990-91, when it was 402
Student : Teacher
9.4:1
was 10.6:1
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 | 369 | 39.2 | 9.4:1 | 2% (7) |
| 2023-24 | 380 | 36.2 | 10.5:1 | 2% (7) |
| 2022-23 | 373 | 34.7 | 10.8:1 | 1% (3) |
| 2020-21 | 414 | 39 | 10.6:1 | 1% (3) |
| 2017-18 | 499 | 41 | 12.2:1 | 1% (3) |
| 2015-16 | 464 | 41 | 11.3:1 | 1% (6) |
| 2010-11 | 497 | 24 | 20.7:1 | 1% (3) |
| 2000-01 | 508 | 28 | 18.1:1 | 0% (1) |
| 1990-91 | 402 | 23 | 17.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Southern Boulevard School.
Since 2017-18: students down 26% (499 to 369); teachers down 4% (41 to 39.2).
About Southern Boulevard School
Students in CHATHAM, New Jersey, attend Southern Boulevard School, a mid-sized elementary school. Total enrollment is 369 students, and the grades served are kindergarten through 3.
Southern Boulevard School is a school in School District of the Chathams. The district has 6 schools and 3,548 students.
White students are 71% of those enrolled at Southern Boulevard School. Next come 14% Asian, 7% multiracial, 5% Hispanic, and 2% Black. That is in line with Morris County, where about 68% of residents are White. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 46%.
With 39.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, the student-to-teacher ratio is about 9.4:1. Elementary schools in New Jersey average 11.4:1, 2.0 more students per teacher than here. The school has 2% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in Morris County average 19%.
Among New Jersey public elementary schools, Southern Boulevard School outscored 87%, which works out to an A on the allk12 Grade.
After adjusting for student poverty, Southern Boulevard School lands between the top and bottom 10% of New Jersey schools. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 73.7%; the prediction is 65.1%.
American Community Survey estimates for Morris County show that median household income comes to about $137,326, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 58% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 3%. The county's public schools total 156, with about 72,239 students.
Among nearby public schools, Chatham High School is closest at about 0.6 miles. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Southern Boulevard School. By average proficiency, Southern Boulevard School is 5th among 9 schools close by.
In the federal locale system, Southern Boulevard School is coded Suburb: Large, for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
The school shrank from 414 students in 2020-21 to 369 in 2024-25. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 10.6:1 to 9.4:1.
Use the discussion section to ask about special education services, counseling, and support programs at Southern Boulevard School. You can also rate the school on this page.
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 School District of the Chathams
- Chatham High SchoolHigh · 1,205 students
- Chatham Middle SchoolMiddle · 833 students
- Lafayette Avenue SchoolElementary · 554 students
- Milton Avenue SchoolElementary · 301 students
- Washington Avenue SchoolElementary · 286 students
Other schools in CHATHAM
- Chatham High SchoolHigh · 1,205 students
- Chatham Middle SchoolMiddle · 833 students
- Lafayette Avenue SchoolElementary · 554 students
- Milton Avenue SchoolElementary · 301 students
- Washington Avenue SchoolElementary · 286 students
Nearby schools
- Chatham High School0.6 mi · 1,205
- Lafayette Avenue School0.7 mi · 554
- Washington Avenue School1.2 mi · 286
- Kings Road School1.4 mi · 275
- Chatham Middle School1.6 mi · 833
- Madison Junior School1.8 mi · 555
Frequently asked questions
About Southern Boulevard SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Southern Boulevard School?
Southern Boulevard School enrolls approximately 369 students in grades KG-03.
What grades does Southern Boulevard School serve?
Southern Boulevard School serves grades KG-03.
How many students per teacher at Southern Boulevard School?
Approximately 9.4:1 students per teacher at Southern Boulevard School.
What is the student diversity at Southern Boulevard School?
Student demographics at Southern Boulevard School are roughly 71% White, 5% Hispanic, 2% Black, 14% Asian, 7% Two or more.
What district is Southern Boulevard School in?
Southern Boulevard School is part of School District of the Chathams.
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