Elementary school (grades K-5) · Piscataway, NJ

Grandview Elementary School

Federal NCES profile for Grandview Elementary School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 44/100.

2024-25 NCES dataElementary school (grades K-5)NCES 341305003568
0/100100/10044/100
👥 S:T ratio
70
🌟 Gifted program
30
🎓 Counselors
0
📋 Attendance
75
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Grandview Elementary School earns 44/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 95% of New Jersey schools. It is also more racially and ethnically mixed than most New Jersey schools.

#4 of 6
elementary schools in Piscataway · Resource Index
44
Resource Index · Typical
7.5:1
small classes for New Jersey
23.7%
free-lunch eligible

Grandview Elementary School has class sizes smaller than 95% of New Jersey schools. Computed live against every New Jersey school reporting to NCES.

By Resource Investment Index, Grandview Elementary School ranks #4 of 6 elementary schools in Piscataway, NJ.

Enrollment

579

New Jersey · 2024-25 NCES data

Teachers (FTE)

77.0

Federal CCD staff survey

Students per teacher

7.5:1

vs 11.8:1 New Jersey avg

-36% vs state

Free-lunch eligible

23.7%

vs 29.6% New Jersey avg

-20% vs state

Student-teacher ratio in context

How Grandview Elementary School compares with New Jersey and U.S. medians

Smaller classes than 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 Grandview Elementary School

Grandview Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school in Piscataway, New Jersey, enrolling 579 students.

Classes run notably small here: at 7.5:1, Grandview Elementary School is leaner than roughly 95% of New Jersey schools and 36% under the state's 11.8:1 norm, more adult attention per pupil than most peers.

Its free-meal eligibility rate of 23.7% lands close to the New Jersey typical range, neither a high- nor low-need campus by this measure.

Enrollment of 579 puts it in the larger third of New Jersey schools by headcount.

Its Resource Investment Index lands in the lower third of 2,501 scored New Jersey schools.

Among 494 similarly sized, similarly resourced-need New Jersey schools statewide, it ranks #399, in the lower tier once campus size and economic need are matched.

Its student body is led by Asian (32%) and Hispanic or Latino (31%), more mixed than most schools in the state (diversity index 74/100).

Counselor access is stretched at roughly 579 students per counselor, well above the ASCA-recommended 250:1 ceiling.

10.2% of students were chronically absent in the 2021-22 collection, in line with the post-pandemic national range.

Piscataway Township School District also operates Piscataway Township High School (2,144 students) and Piscataway Township Schools Children's Corner (616 students) alongside Grandview Elementary 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 Grandview Elementary School compares

Grandview Elementary 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 7.5:1 ▼ 36% 11.8:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 23.7% ▼ 20% 29.6% 51.7%
Enrollment 579 top 31% - -

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

7.5:1
Leaner classes than 96% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
579
Bigger than 71% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Economic need
23.7%
free-lunch eligible - 20% below the New Jersey average of 29.6%
Below the 40% Title I threshold; federal aid targets individual qualifying students rather than schoolwide programs.
Staffing depth
7.5:1
students per teacher - 36% below state mean
Top 5% in New Jersey - lower ratio than 95% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
10.2%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
In the 10-15% range, above the pre-pandemic national baseline but within the broader post-pandemic picture.
Funding equity
$22,459
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
Counselors1.0 FTE
Per 579 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
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 31.6%
Hispanic or Latino 31.4%
African American 22.3%
White 9.2%
Two or More 3.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native 1.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 0.7%

Largest group: Asian at 31.6% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 74.2/100

Simpson diversity index - at 74.2, Grandview Elementary School is more mixed than the New Jersey school average of 51.2.

Programs

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Piscataway Township School District, which includes Grandview Elementary School.

$22,459
Per student
-10%
vs New Jersey
Avg $24,984
+35%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 59.8%
State 32.5%
Federal 7.7%

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 Grandview Elementary School Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Piscataway Township High School Larger Similar economic need Higher S:T ratio
Piscataway Township Schools Children's Corner Similar size Similar economic need No ratio data
Theodore Schor Middle School Similar size Similar economic need Higher S:T ratio
Arbor Elementary School Similar size Similar economic need Higher S:T ratio
Dwight D. Eisenhower Elementary School Similar size Similar economic need Higher S:T ratio

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

Other Schools in This District

Piscataway 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 Grandview Elementary 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 Grandview Elementary School

How many students attend Grandview Elementary School?

Grandview Elementary School has 579 students enrolled. It is an elementary school in Piscataway, NJ.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Grandview Elementary School?

The student-teacher ratio at Grandview Elementary School is 7.5:1, which is 36% lower than the New Jersey average of 11.8:1 and 52% 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 Grandview Elementary School?

23.7% of students at Grandview Elementary School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the New Jersey average of 29.6%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Grandview Elementary School?

The largest demographic group at Grandview Elementary School is Asian at 31.6% of enrollment, in Piscataway, NJ. Its student body is more racially and ethnically mixed than most US schools, with a diversity index of 74.2/100.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Grandview Elementary School?

Grandview Elementary School has a Resource Investment Index of 44/100 (typical reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, counselor availability, attendance rates. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

How does Grandview Elementary School rank among elementary schools in Piscataway?

By Resource Investment Index, Grandview Elementary School ranks #4 of 6 elementary schools in Piscataway, 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 Piscataway on the city page.

Is Grandview Elementary School a good school?

Grandview Elementary School earns 44/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 95% of New Jersey schools. It is also more racially and ethnically mixed than most New Jersey schools. 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 Piscataway Township School District?

Besides Grandview Elementary School, Piscataway Township School District also operates Piscataway Township High School (2,144 students), Piscataway Township Schools Children's Corner (616 students), and Theodore Schor Middle School (563 students). See the Piscataway 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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