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What's one thing Viola L Sickles School gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
464
Elementary
DISTRICT 483 · STATE 405
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FAIR HAVEN SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 340495003780
Viola L Sickles School
25 WILLOW STREET, FAIR HAVEN, NJ 07704 · (732) 741-6151 · Monmouth County
GRADES PK–03ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL464 STUDENTS
A+
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Scored higher than 99% of New Jersey public elementary schools
- A+Test 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
11.6:1
40 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.2:1 · STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
1%
3 students
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 41%
Community
1
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 | 45 | 10% |
| Kindergarten | 101 | 22% |
| Grade 1 | 112 | 24% |
| Grade 2 | 89 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 117 | 25% |
Student demographics
11%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 11% · 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
Viola L Sickles School→Knollwood School
Based on grade levels within Fair Haven School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
78.7%
NJ avg 53.1% . -7.4pp since 2023
Math
89.8%
NJ avg 41.6% . -0.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 79 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 90 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 7 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 78.7% | 89.8% |
| 2023-24 | 86.1% | 90.1% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of NJ schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
86.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
65.8%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+20.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 86% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 66% typical for New Jersey schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 20 points, placing it in New Jersey's top 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 Viola L Sickles School
Viola L Sickles School's state test result (86.2% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Viola L Sickles School this school | 464 | 0.6% | 86.2% |
| Brielle Elementary School BRIELLE | 471 | 2.3% | 62.4% |
| Nut Swamp Elementary School MIDDLETOWN | 464 | 1.5% | 60.5% |
| Shrewsbury Borough Elementary School SHREWSBURY | 439 | 0.7% | 70.0% |
| Central School HADDONFIELD | 447 | 0.7% | 85.2% |
| Lincroft Elementary School LINCROFT | 486 | 2.9% | 58.7% |
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 Viola L Sickles School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Monmouth County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 86.2% | #8 of 1,290 | #1 of 89 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 89.8% | #11 of 1,319 ▼ 3 | #3 of 93 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 78.7% | #108 of 1,319 ▼ 79 | #6 of 93 ▼ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 464 | #500 of 1,562 | #31 of 112 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.6:1 | #776 of 1,390 | #75 of 98 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 11.1% | #1,362 of 1,392 | #98 of 98 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 0.6% | #1,475 of 1,481 | #105 of 105 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +13.7% | #171 of 545 | #11 of 46 |
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
464
+49 (+12%) vs 2020
+36% since 1990-91, when it was 340
Student : Teacher
11.6:1
was 12.2:1
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 | 464 | 40 | 11.6:1 | 1% (3) |
| 2023-24 | 452 | 40 | 11.3:1 | 1% (3) |
| 2022-23 | 452 | 41 | 11.0:1 | 1% (3) |
| 2020-21 | 415 | 34 | 12.2:1 | 1% (3) |
| 2017-18 | 408 | 31.6 | 12.9:1 | 1% (3) |
| 2015-16 | 426 | 31 | 13.7:1 | 1% (3) |
| 2010-11 | 457 | 25 | 18.3:1 | 1% (5) |
| 2000-01 | 443 | 25 | 17.7:1 | 2% (7) |
| 1990-91 | 340 | 25 | 13.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Viola L Sickles School.
Since 2017-18: students up 14% (408 to 464); teachers up 27% (31.6 to 40).
About Viola L Sickles School
Viola L Sickles School is a public elementary school run by Fair Haven School District in FAIR HAVEN, New Jersey. Students in pre-K through 3 make up the school's enrollment of 464 students.
Federal data list 2 schools in Fair Haven School District, with 966 students enrolled.
The share of students at Viola L Sickles School who are White is 94%. Smaller groups are 3% Hispanic. County-wide, 74% of Monmouth County residents are White. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 11%.
Its ratio of 11.6:1 is based on 40 full-time-equivalent teachers. It is about the same as the 11.4:1 average for elementary schools in New Jersey. In all, 1% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. On average, public schools in Monmouth County report 29%.
Viola L Sickles School holds an A+ allk12 Grade, placing it above 99% of New Jersey public elementary schools.
A school in New Jersey with Viola L Sickles School's free or reduced-price lunch share would be expected to score about 65.8%. Viola L Sickles School scores 86.2%.
For the population of Monmouth County, median household income comes to about $124,845, roughly 51% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 4%. Monmouth County counts 186 public schools with about 91,053 students.
Measured in a straight line, Knollwood School is about 0.8 miles from Viola L Sickles School. The five-mile area around Viola L Sickles School holds at least 8 other public schools. Among 5 nearby schools that report test results, Viola L Sickles School ranks 1st on proficiency.
Its NCES locale code is Suburb: Large: the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Over the 4 years from 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment increased 12%.
Viola L Sickles School has a community page on allk12 for topics such as special education services, counseling, and support programs. You can also rate the school on this page.
Monmouth County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
645,353
Census ACS
Median income
$124,845
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
51%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
186
91,053 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Nearby schools
- Knollwood School0.8 mi · 502
- Red Bank Regional High School1.1 mi · 1,261
- Deane-Porter Elementary School1.6 mi · 411
- Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School1.7 mi · 816
- Forrestdale School1.7 mi · 498
- Red Bank Middle School1.8 mi · 600
Frequently asked questions
About Viola L Sickles SchoolHow many students attend Viola L Sickles School?
Viola L Sickles School enrolls approximately 464 students in grades PK-03.
Is Viola L Sickles School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Viola L Sickles School is an elementary school covering grades PK-03.
How many teachers does Viola L Sickles School have?
Viola L Sickles School employs 40 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.6:1.
What is the student diversity at Viola L Sickles School?
Student demographics at Viola L Sickles School are roughly 94% White, 3% Hispanic, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is Viola L Sickles School public or private?
Viola L Sickles School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Fair Haven School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.