Elementary school (grades K-5) · Short Hills, NJ

Glenwood School

Federal NCES profile for Glenwood School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 70/100.

2024-25 NCES dataElementary school (grades K-5)NCES 341020002154
0/100100/10070/100
👥 S:T ratio
53
🌟 Gifted program
70
📋 Attendance
88
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Glenwood School earns 70/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the New Jersey median.

#1 of 3
elementary schools in Short Hills · Resource Index
70
Resource Index · Higher
11.7:1
students per teacher
0.0%
free-lunch eligible

Glenwood School has class sizes near the New Jersey median. Computed live against every New Jersey school reporting to NCES.

By Resource Investment Index, Glenwood School ranks #1 of 3 elementary schools in Short Hills, NJ.

Enrollment

315

New Jersey · 2024-25 NCES data

Teachers (FTE)

27.0

Federal CCD staff survey

Students per teacher

11.7:1

vs 11.8:1 New Jersey avg

-1% vs state

Free-lunch eligible

0.0%

vs 29.6% New Jersey avg

-100% vs state

Student-teacher ratio in context

How Glenwood School compares with New Jersey and U.S. medians

At or below state median

Source: NCES Common Core of Data As of 2024-25 federal staff survey Total enrollment ÷ full-time-equivalent classroom teachers

What stands out at Glenwood School

Glenwood School is a lower-poverty, mid-sized elementary school in Short Hills, New Jersey, enrolling 315 students.

At 11.7:1, its student-teacher ratio sits close to the New Jersey median, within a few percentage points of the 11.8:1 state norm, neither notably crowded nor notably small.

Comparatively few students face economic hardship here, 0.0% free-meal eligibility runs 100% below the New Jersey average.

Enrollment of 315 puts it in the smaller third of New Jersey schools by headcount.

Its Resource Investment Index outscores 96% of the 2,501 New Jersey schools with a score on record, a top-tier result on this measure.

Among 449 similarly sized, similarly resourced-need New Jersey schools statewide, it ranks #24, a top-tier result once campus size and economic need are matched.

Its student body is led by Asian (59%) and White (27%) (diversity index 57/100).

Attendance holds up well here: only 4.8% of students were chronically absent, below the typical post-pandemic national figure.

Millburn Township School District also operates Millburn High School (1,380 students) and Millburn Middle School (1,106 students) alongside Glenwood School.

Sourced from NCES CCD, CRDC, and F-33 (federal records, not a quality verdict). How we source and compute this.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data + CRDC + F-33 · 2024-25

How Glenwood School compares

Glenwood School on the metrics families compare, against New Jersey and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs New Jersey New Jersey avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 11.7:1 ▼ 1% 11.8:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 0.0% ▼ 100% 29.6% 51.7%
Enrollment 315 top 72% - -

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25

11.7:1
Leaner classes than 78% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
315
Bigger than 34% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Economic need
0.0%
free-lunch eligible - 100% below the New Jersey average of 29.6%
Below the 40% Title I threshold, among the lower-need profiles in the state; federal aid targets individual qualifying students rather than schoolwide programs.
Staffing depth
11.7:1
students per teacher - 1% below state mean
Top 56% in New Jersey - lower ratio than 44% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
4.8%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
Below 5%, comfortably under the pre-pandemic national baseline for chronic absenteeism.
Funding equity
$23,688
per pupil, district-wide - below New Jersey avg of $24,984
Well above the U.S. public-school average, reflecting substantially higher local or state investment per enrolled student.
Support staff
Counselors0.0 FTE
Student-support staffing from the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 0 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Overview

  • Common Core of Data (June 2026): enrollment, staffing, and the student-teacher ratio above.
  • Civil Rights Data Collection: discipline counts and program access (AP, gifted, special education).
  • F-33 School District Finance Survey: the district-wide per-pupil spending figures below.

Three separate federal collections, each on its own reporting cadence - which is why this school's numbers line up on a consistent basis against every other school and state on this site, rather than mixing figures pulled from different survey years.

Student demographics

Asian 59.0%
White 26.7%
Two or More 7.9%
Hispanic or Latino 3.5%
African American 2.9%

Largest group: Asian at 59.0% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 57.2/100

Simpson diversity index - at 57.2, Glenwood School is more mixed than the New Jersey school average of 51.2.

Programs

Gifted & talented Yes

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Millburn Township School District, which includes Glenwood School.

$23,688
Per student
-5%
vs New Jersey
Avg $24,984
+43%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 73.9%
State 24.3%
Federal 1.8%

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District-level finance · FY 2021-22 Per-pupil expenditure reflects the district-wide average. Individual school budgets are not reported at the federal level.

How Glenwood School Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Millburn High School Larger Similar economic need Similar S:T ratio
Millburn Middle School Larger Similar economic need Similar S:T ratio
Hartshorn School Similar size Similar economic need Similar S:T ratio
Washington School Similar size Similar economic need Similar S:T ratio
Deerfield School Similar size No free-lunch data Similar S:T ratio

Comparisons are relative to Glenwood School's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

Millburn Township School District · 5 sibling schools

View district profile

Similar elementary schools statewide

Matched by enrollment size and by staffing ratio across all of New Jersey, not just this city - a different peer set than the local comparisons above.

Next steps

Verify locally before acting on Glenwood School's federal record.

Federal record (CCD 2024-25, CRDC 2021-22) - PlainSchools assigns no subjective rating; the composite quality score is a transparent, reproducible index computed from this cited federal data.

Frequently asked questions about Glenwood School

How many students attend Glenwood School?

Glenwood School has 315 students enrolled. It is an elementary school in Short Hills, NJ.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Glenwood School?

The student-teacher ratio at Glenwood School is 11.7:1, which is 1% lower than the New Jersey average of 11.8:1 and 25% lower than the national average of 15.7:1. Lower ratios generally mean more individual attention per student.

What percentage of students receive free lunch at Glenwood School?

0.0% of students at Glenwood School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the New Jersey average of 29.6%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Glenwood School?

The largest demographic group at Glenwood School is Asian at 59.0% of enrollment, in Short Hills, NJ. Its student body is more racially and ethnically mixed than most US schools, with a diversity index of 57.2/100.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Glenwood School?

Glenwood School has a Resource Investment Index of 70/100 (higher reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 3 factors: student-teacher ratio, attendance rates. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

How does Glenwood School rank among elementary schools in Short Hills?

By Resource Investment Index, Glenwood School ranks #1 of 3 elementary schools in Short Hills, NJ. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking. See all elementary schools in Short Hills on the city page.

Is Glenwood School a good school?

Glenwood School earns 70/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the New Jersey median. This is a resource snapshot, not an academic rating; see the Resource Investment Index question above for what the number does and doesn't measure.

What other schools are in Millburn Township School District?

Besides Glenwood School, Millburn Township School District also operates Millburn High School (1,380 students), Millburn Middle School (1,106 students), and Hartshorn School (392 students). See the Millburn Township School District district page for the complete list.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2021-22) · 2024-25 Data as of the 2024-25 school year. Coverage from U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data. Varies by entity type; administrative districts and certain charter networks may report only a subset of fields.

All federal data sources used on this page

Full source list and how we compute each figure: methodology page.

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