Enrollment
296
Elementary
STATE 405
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·STILLWATER TOWNSHIP SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 341575005406
Stillwater Township School
904 STILLWATER ROAD, STILLWATER, NJ 07875 · (973) 383-6171 · Sussex County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL296 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 63% of New Jersey public elementary schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+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
8.3:1
36 FTE teachers
STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
15%
44 students
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 | 54 | 18% |
| Kindergarten | 38 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 31 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 40 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 38 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 28 | 9% |
| Grade 5 | 42 | 14% |
| Grade 6 | 25 | 8% |
This year's kindergarten class (38) is 52% larger than its 6th grade class (25).
Student demographics
18%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
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
70.2%
NJ avg 53.1% . +13.1pp since 2023
Math
56.4%
NJ avg 41.6% . -0.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 70 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 56 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 13 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 70.2% | 56.4% |
| 2023-24 | 57.1% | 57.1% |
% 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
58.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
58.0%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 58% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 58% 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 Stillwater Township School
Stillwater Township School's state test result (58.3% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stillwater Township School this school | 296 | 14.9% | 58.3% |
| Alloway Township School ALLOWAY | 285 | 17.2% | 43.6% |
| Spring Lake Heights Elementary School SPRING LAKE HEIGHTS | 292 | 9.9% | 66.1% |
| Marian E. McKeown Elementary School NEWTON | 322 | 15.8% | 55.7% |
| Springfield Township School JOBSTOWN | 297 | 12.5% | 50.3% |
| Three Bridges School THREE BRIDGES | 293 | 13.3% | 65.6% |
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 Stillwater Township School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Sussex County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 58.3% | #363 of 1,290 | #3 of 22 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 56.4% | #473 of 1,319 ▼ 46 | #5 of 22 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 70.2% | #260 of 1,319 ▲ 267 | #2 of 22 ▲ 11 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 296 | #1,124 of 1,562 | #17 of 27 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 8.3:1 | #61 of 1,390 | #2 of 25 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 18.0% | #1,321 of 1,392 | #25 of 25 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 14.9% | #1,138 of 1,481 | #17 of 26 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +3.9% | #414 of 545 | #13 of 16 |
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
296
+25 (+9%) vs 2020
-44% since 1990-91, when it was 532
Student : Teacher
8.3:1
was 8.5:1
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 | 296 | 35.6 | 8.3:1 | 15% (44) |
| 2023-24 | 287 | 34.4 | 8.3:1 | 11% (32) |
| 2022-23 | 282 | 31.4 | 9.0:1 | 10% (28) |
| 2020-21 | 271 | 32 | 8.5:1 | 15% (41) |
| 2017-18 | 285 | 32.7 | 8.7:1 | 22% (62) |
| 2015-16 | 323 | 33 | 9.8:1 | 20% (64) |
| 2010-11 | 373 | 36 | 10.4:1 | 12% (44) |
| 2000-01 | 432 | 38 | 11.4:1 | 7% (31) |
| 1990-91 | 532 | 37 | 14.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Stillwater Township School.
Since 2017-18: students up 4% (285 to 296); teachers up 9% (32.7 to 35.6).
About Stillwater Township School
Stillwater Township School serves students in STILLWATER, New Jersey, as a small elementary school. Enrollment totals 296 students across pre-K through 6. That puts enrollment 27% below the 405-student average for elementary schools in New Jersey.
For district matters, Stillwater Township School falls under Stillwater Township School District.
By race and ethnicity, Stillwater Township School is 90% White. Enrollment also includes 8% Hispanic. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 18%.
The school lists 35.6 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-to-teacher ratio of 8.3:1. Statewide, elementary schools in New Jersey average 11.4:1. Free or reduced-price lunch covers 15% of the student body.
Stillwater Township School holds a B allk12 Grade, placing it above 63% of New Jersey public elementary schools.
Stillwater Township School scores 58.3% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 58.0%.
In the wider Sussex County area, median household income comes to about $116,186, roughly 40% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 4%. Sussex County counts 46 public schools with about 19,579 students.
Measured in a straight line, Fredon Township School is about 3.2 miles from Stillwater Township School. Around the school, 2 other public schools are within five miles. In a group of 9 nearby schools with scores, Stillwater Township School ranks 2nd on average proficiency.
By NCES locale, the school is Rural: Distant, or in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
By 2024-25, enrollment had risen to 296, from 271 in 2020-21.
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Sussex County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
145,807
Census ACS
Median income
$116,186
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
40%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
46
19,579 students
Quick facts
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Nearby schools
- Fredon Township School3.2 mi · 203
- Frelinghuysen Township Elementary School3.4 mi · 121
- Ridge and Valley Charter School5.3 mi · 134
- Blairstown Elementary School5.6 mi · 418
- Green Hills School5.7 mi · 414
- Newton High School6.2 mi · 680
Frequently asked questions
About Stillwater Township SchoolHow large is Stillwater Township School?
Stillwater Township School enrolls approximately 296 students in grades PK-06.
What age range does Stillwater Township School serve?
Stillwater Township School serves students from grade PK through grade 06.
How many students per teacher at Stillwater Township School?
Approximately 8.3:1 students per teacher at Stillwater Township School.
How diverse is Stillwater Township School?
Stillwater Township School reports a student body of 90% White, 8% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Stillwater Township School?
Stillwater Township School is overseen by Stillwater Township School District in Sussex County.
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