Torey J. Sabatini School

Torey J. Sabatini School is an elementary school of low-enrollment scale in MADISON, New Jersey, overseen by Madison Public School District, hosting 281 students in grades K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 405 students per school, that is 31% smaller than typical.

Madison Public School District comprises 5 schools with combined enrollment of 2,364 students; Torey J. Sabatini School is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Torey J. Sabatini School lists that 80% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Other groups include 8% Hispanic, 5% Asian, 4% multiracial, 3% Black. That is considerably more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 68%.

On the resource side, On paper, Torey J. Sabatini School has 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 10.2:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 11.4:1, putting Torey J. Sabatini School tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 3% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Morris County (around 19%), the school's rate is meaningfully below typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Torey J. Sabatini School is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 64.4%; this one delivers 81.2%, a residual of +16.8 points.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Morris County) shows that median household income runs about $137,326, roughly 58% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 3%. In all, Morris County runs 156 public schools (combined enrollment of about 72,239 students), of which Torey J. Sabatini School is one.

Central Avenue School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.9 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Torey J. Sabatini School at 1st of 9; the average score across the group is 64.9%.

The school occupies a residential site.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 16%: 336 students in 2018 compared to 281 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 11.9:1 in 2018 to 10.2:1 today.

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