Walnut Avenue School

As a close-knit elementary school in CRANFORD, New Jersey, Walnut Avenue School enrolls 304 students from grades pre-K through 2, part of Cranford Public School District. Compared to the state average of about 405 students per school, that is 25% smaller than typical.

Cranford Public School District comprises 7 schools with combined enrollment of 3,773 students; Walnut Avenue School is among them.

Looking at the student body, Walnut Avenue School shows that the largest single group is White, at 70% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school reports 15% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, 5% Asian. By comparison, Union County as a whole is about 39% White, so the school skews visibly more White than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, The school employs 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.6:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 11.4:1, putting Walnut Avenue School higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 2% of students at Walnut Avenue School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Union County (around 52%), the school's rate is meaningfully below typical.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Union County) logs that the typical household earns roughly $103,202 per year, about 39% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. In all, Union County runs 180 public schools (combined enrollment of about 99,046 students), of which Walnut Avenue School is one.

Livingston Avenue School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

Geographically, the school is in a suburban area.

Looking at the recent track record. Walnut Avenue School's enrollment has shrank 4% since 2018, when it stood at 318 (now 304). White enrollment moved from 80% to 70% across the same window.

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