Enrollment
481
Elementary
DISTRICT 333 · STATE 405
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·JEFFERSON TOWNSHIP PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 340780004278
White Rock Elementary School
2 FRANCINE PLACE, OAK RIDGE, NJ 07438 · (973) 697-2414 · Morris County
GRADES 01–05ELEMENTARY31-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL481 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 42% of New Jersey public elementary schools
- BTest 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
11.9:1
40 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.2:1 · STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
15%
70 students
DISTRICT 16% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 1 | 93 | 19% |
| Grade 2 | 94 | 20% |
| Grade 3 | 87 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 109 | 23% |
| Grade 5 | 98 | 20% |
This year's 1st grade class (93) is 5% smaller than its 5th grade class (98).
Student demographics
39%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 44% · 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
Based on grade levels within Jefferson Township Public School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
57.3%
NJ avg 53.1% . -4.3pp since 2023
Math
54.5%
NJ avg 41.6% . +3.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 57 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 55 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 4 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 57.3% | 54.5% |
| 2023-24 | 61.6% | 51.5% |
% 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
51.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
58.2%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 52% 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 White Rock Elementary School
White Rock Elementary School's state test result (51.6% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| White Rock Elementary School this school | 481 | 14.6% | 51.6% |
| Harmony Elementary School NEW MONMOUTH | 481 | 14.1% | 52.6% |
| Middletown Village Elementary School MIDDLETOWN | 426 | 13.6% | 58.2% |
| Byram Lakes Elementary School STANHOPE | 443 | 11.5% | 49.1% |
| Marshall W. Errickson School FREEHOLD | 464 | 14.2% | 56.8% |
| New Monmouth Elementary School MIDDLETOWN | 508 | 17.9% | 48.3% |
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 White Rock Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Morris County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 51.6% | #489 of 1,290 | #59 of 76 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 54.5% | #505 of 1,319 ▲ 13 | #57 of 77 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 57.3% | #551 of 1,319 ▼ 137 | #62 of 77 ▼ 10 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 481 | #449 of 1,562 | #14 of 92 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.9:1 | #872 of 1,390 | #74 of 89 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 39.5% | #1,067 of 1,392 | #71 of 89 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 14.6% | #1,144 of 1,481 | #43 of 90 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +46.2% | #30 of 545 | #2 of 40 |
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
481
+214 (+80%) vs 2020
+30% since 1990-91, when it was 369
Student : Teacher
11.9:1
was 9.2:1
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 | 481 | 40.3 | 11.9:1 | 15% (70) |
| 2023-24 | 479 | 40.4 | 11.9:1 | 10% (46) |
| 2022-23 | 378 | 37 | 10.2:1 | 13% (50) |
| 2020-21 | 267 | 29 | 9.2:1 | 10% (28) |
| 2017-18 | 329 | 30 | 11.0:1 | 8% (25) |
| 2015-16 | 386 | 33 | 11.7:1 | 8% (30) |
| 2010-11 | 429 | 22 | 19.5:1 | 0% (0) |
| 2000-01 | 492 | 28 | 17.6:1 | 6% (31) |
| 1990-91 | 369 | 21 | 17.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for White Rock Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 46% (329 to 481); teachers up 34% (30 to 40.3).
About White Rock Elementary School
White Rock Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school in New Jersey, with an address in OAK RIDGE. It had 481 students in 2024-25, spanning grades 1 through 5.
Jefferson Township Public School District, which runs White Rock Elementary School, has 6 schools and 2,642 students.
At White Rock Elementary School, 76% of students are White. It is also 17% Hispanic, 3% multiracial, and 2% Black. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, White Rock Elementary School scores 39%.
There are 40.3 full-time-equivalent teachers at the school, a ratio of 11.9:1. The average for elementary schools in New Jersey is about 11.4:1. Of all students at White Rock Elementary School, 15% are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
On the allk12 Grade, White Rock Elementary School lands at C+, ahead of 42% of New Jersey public elementary schools.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, White Rock Elementary School would be expected to post about 58.2%. Its actual average proficiency rate across its state test results is 51.6%.
The county, Morris County, is where the school is located. Median household income comes to about $137,326, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 58% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 3%. The county's public schools total 156, with about 72,239 students.
White Rock Elementary School is about 1.0 miles from Cozy Lake Elementary School, its nearest public school. Around the school, 6 other public schools are within five miles. In a group of 7 nearby schools with scores, White Rock Elementary School ranks 3rd on average proficiency.
Its NCES locale code is Town: Fringe: the school is in a town close to an urbanized area.
Reported enrollment: 267 (2020-21) and 481 (2024-25). These figures may describe different sets of grades. The number of students per teacher increased from 9.2 to 11.9 over 4 years.
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Morris County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
514,528
Census ACS
Median income
$137,326
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
58%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
3%
Below federal line
Schools in county
156
72,239 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Jefferson Township Public School District
- Jefferson Township High SchoolHigh · 761 students
- Jefferson Township Middle SchoolMiddle · 550 students
- Arthur Stanlick Elementary SchoolElementary · 388 students
- Cozy Lake Elementary SchoolElementary · 236 students
- Ellen T. Briggs Elementary SchoolElementary · 226 students
Other schools in OAK RIDGE
- Jefferson Township High SchoolHigh · 761 students
- Jefferson Township Middle SchoolMiddle · 550 students
- Cozy Lake Elementary SchoolElementary · 236 students
- Paradise Knoll Elementary SchoolElementary · 196 students
- Academy for Environmental ScienceHigh · 36 students
Other White Rock Elementary schools
3 other US public schools in 4 states are named White Rock Elementary. White Rock Elementary School is the 2nd largest of the 4.
- White Rock Elementary SchoolDALLAS, TX · 868 students
- White Rock ElementaryRancho Cordova, CA · 381 students
- WHITE ROCK ELEM.PINEVILLE, MO · 347 students
Nearby schools
- Cozy Lake Elementary School1.0 mi · 236
- Jefferson Township High School2.4 mi · 761
- Academy for Environmental Science2.4 mi · 36
- Jefferson Township Middle School2.5 mi · 550
- Paradise Knoll Elementary School3.1 mi · 196
- Katharine D Malone Elementary School5.0 mi · 303
Frequently asked questions
About White Rock Elementary SchoolHow large is White Rock Elementary School?
White Rock Elementary School enrolls approximately 481 students in grades 01-05.
Is White Rock Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
White Rock Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades 01-05.
How many teachers does White Rock Elementary School have?
White Rock Elementary School employs 40 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.9:1.
What is the student diversity at White Rock Elementary School?
Student demographics at White Rock Elementary School are roughly 76% White, 17% Hispanic, 2% Black, 2% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is White Rock Elementary School public or private?
White Rock Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Jefferson Township Public School District.
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