Viola L Sickles School

As an average-sized primary school in FAIR HAVEN, New Jersey, Viola L Sickles School serves 464 students from grades pre-K through 3, part of Fair Haven School District.

Fair Haven School District comprises 2 schools with combined enrollment of 966 students; Viola L Sickles School is among them.

On the student-mix side, Viola L Sickles School reports that 94% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority; the rest reads as 3% Hispanic. That is considerably more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 74%.

On the resource side, The school employs 40 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 11.6:1. That tracks the state average closely. Roughly 1% of students at Viola L Sickles School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is below Monmouth County's rate of about 29%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Viola L Sickles 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 65.8%; this one delivers 86.2%, a residual of +20.4 points.

In the broader community, census data for Monmouth County shows median household income runs about $124,845, 51% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 4%. In all, Monmouth County runs 186 public schools (combined enrollment of about 91,053 students), of which Viola L Sickles School is one.

The closest other public school is Knollwood School, roughly 0.8 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Viola L Sickles School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Viola L Sickles School at 1st of 5; the average score across the group is 55.1%.

Viola L Sickles School operates from a suburban location.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count climbed 14%: 408 students in 2018 compared to 464 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 12.9:1 in 2018 to 11.6:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, posts here usually surface around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.