Lafayette Avenue School

Public elementary school, grades 3 to 5 · Chatham, New Jersey

Lafayette Avenue School in Chatham, New Jersey enrolled 554 students in 2024-25 with 49.5 full-time teachers, 11.2 students per teacher against the New Jersey elementary-school median of 11.2. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22; it does not take part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 76% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 81% proficient in math in 2022-23 (New Jersey: 48.6% and 37.6%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment rose 2% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 5%

545 students in 2022-23, 494 students in 2023-24, 554 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 52.3 to 49.5.

Students enrolled at Lafayette Avenue School by school year2022-23: 545, 2023-24: 494, 2024-25: 55402004006002022-235452023-244942024-25554
Students enrolled at Lafayette Avenue School by school year2022-23: 545, 2023-24: 494, 2024-25: 55402004006002022-235452023-244942024-25554
Students enrolled at Lafayette Avenue School by school year2022-23: 545, 2023-24: 494, 2024-25: 55402004006002022-235452023-244942024-25554
Students enrolled at Lafayette Avenue School by school year2022-23: 545, 2023-24: 494, 2024-25: 55402004006002022-235452023-244942024-25554
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2354552.310.4
2023-2449451.39.6
2024-2555449.511.2

11.2 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 51 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.

Students per teacher, New Jersey elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.3 to 25.2; This school 11.2; state median 11.2.2 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherThis school 11.2state median 11.2U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, New Jersey elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.3 to 25.2; This school 11.2; state median 11.2.2 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherThis school 11.2state median 11.2U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, New Jersey elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.3 to 25.2; This school 11.2; state median 11.2.2 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherThis school 11.2state median 11.2U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, New Jersey elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.3 to 25.2; This school 11.2; state median 11.2.2 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherThis school 11.2state median 11.2U.S. 14.6

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 574 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Lafayette Avenue School enrolled 574 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 574 of the 574 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions0
  • Chronically absent5.3% (2022-23)

Who attends

62.6% of students were White, 19.9% Asian, 8.8% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. White62.6%
  2. Asian19.9%
  3. Two or more races8.8%
  4. Hispanic6.1%
  5. Black1.8%
  6. American Indian0.5%
  7. Pacific Islander0.2%

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.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at Lafayette Avenue School scored proficient or above: 76% in reading in 2021-22 and 81% in math in 2022-23, against 48.6% in reading in 2021-22 and 37.6% in math in 2022-23 across New Jersey. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within New Jersey, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtNew Jersey
Reading and language arts, 2021-2276%78%48.6%
Math, 2022-2381%68% (2021-22)37.6%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Elementary schools in Chatham

4 public elementary schools in Chatham report 2024-25 enrollment; Lafayette Avenue School is the largest.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Lafayette Avenue School55411.21.8%
Southern Boulevard School3699.41.6%
Milton Avenue School30110.52.0%
Washington Avenue School28610.32.8%

All public schools in Chatham →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Lafayette Avenue School

  1. Washington Avenue SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 0.5 miles away: 286 students, 10.3 per teacher (2024-25).0.5 mi
  2. Southern Boulevard SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 0.7 miles away: 369 students, 9.4 per teacher (2024-25).0.7 mi
  3. Compare Lafayette Avenue School with Washington Avenue SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much School District of the Chathams spends per student$24,450 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$24,450
  5. The largest public schools in New JerseyLafayette Avenue School is the number 298 by size of 1,485 New Jersey elementary schools open in 2024-25.#298 of 1,485
  6. New Jersey schools by students per teacher11.2 students per teacher here against the New Jersey median of 11.2 for elementary schools.11.2:1
  7. 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 Lafayette Avenue School

  1. How many students attend Lafayette Avenue School?
    554 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 545 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Chatham, NJ.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Lafayette Avenue School?
    11.2 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.
  3. Is Lafayette Avenue School a Title I school?
    Lafayette Avenue School was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Lafayette Avenue School do on state tests?
    The students tested at Lafayette Avenue School scored proficient or above: 76% in reading in 2021-22 and 81% in math in 2022-23, against 48.6% in reading in 2021-22 and 37.6% in math in 2022-23 across New Jersey. New Jersey's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is Lafayette Avenue School in?
    School District of the Chathams, NCES district ID 3400004. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 340000406016 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
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.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.

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