Central School
Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 2 · Glen Ridge, New Jersey
Central School in Glen Ridge, New Jersey enrolled 127 students in 2024-25 with 7.1 full-time teachers, 17.9 students per teacher against the New Jersey elementary-school median of 11.2. It ran a targeted Title I program in 2021-22; it does not take part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment fell 15% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 12%
150 students in 2022-23, 136 students in 2023-24, 127 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 8.1 to 7.1.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 150 | 8.1 | 18.5 |
| 2023-24 | 136 | 7.6 | 17.9 |
| 2024-25 | 127 | 7.1 | 17.9 |
17.9 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 99 of every 100 New Jersey elementary schools
Among the 1,483 New Jersey elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 11.2; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
One counselor per 133 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Central School enrolled 44 students and had 0.3 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)0.3, one per 133 of the 44 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions0
- Chronically absent6.0% (2022-23)
Who attends
61.4% of students were White, 15.0% Asian, 12.6% of two or more races in 2024-25.
- White61.4%
- Asian15.0%
- Two or more races12.6%
- Hispanic7.1%
- Black3.9%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
What to look at next about Central School
- Ridgewood Avenue SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, under 0.1 miles away: 540 students, 13.3 per teacher (2024-25).under 0.1 mi
- Linden Avenue SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 0.6 miles away: 153 students, 12.2 per teacher (2024-25).0.6 mi
- Compare Central School with Ridgewood Avenue SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Glen Ridge Public Schools spends per student$23,476 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$23,476
- The largest public schools in New JerseyCentral School is the number 1,441 by size of 1,485 New Jersey elementary schools open in 2024-25.#1,441 of 1,485
- New Jersey schools by students per teacher17.9 students per teacher here against the New Jersey median of 11.2 for elementary schools.17.9:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Central School
How many students attend Central School?
127 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 150 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Glen Ridge, NJ.What is the student-teacher ratio at Central School?
17.9 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the New Jersey median for elementary schools is 11.2. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Central School a Title I school?
Central School ran a targeted assistance Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.What district is Central School in?
Glen Ridge Public Schools, NCES district ID 3405940. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 340594003475 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.