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Laning Avenue School

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Laning Avenue School ranks 384 th of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-4

384^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 71% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

Laning Avenue School is an elementary school in Verona, New Jersey, serving 249 students in grades PK-4. It is part of the Verona Public School District, which is ranked 143 out of 609 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating.

Laning Avenue School consistently outperforms the state average in both English Language Arts and Mathematics proficiency across grades 3 and 4. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, 60.5% of 3rd graders and 70.7% of 4th graders were proficient or better in ELA, compared to the state averages of 44.9% and 53.6%, respectively. The school's performance is particularly strong for certain student subgroups, such as special education students, who ranked 223 out of 1,023 New Jersey elementary schools with a 4-star rating. However, the school has seen a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 5.9% in 2021-2022 to 14.9% in 2023-2024, which is an area of concern.

Compared to other elementary schools in the Verona district, such as Frederic N. Brown Elementary School and Forest Avenue School, Laning Avenue School's performance is generally stronger. One particularly interesting finding is the exceptional performance of Brookdale Avenue School, another elementary school in the Verona district, which ranked 80 out of 1,347 New Jersey elementary schools with a 5-star rating in the 2024-2025 school year.

261

Students ?

11.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,559

Per pupil spending ?

1.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

18 Lanning Rd
Verona, NJ 07044-2510

(973) 571-6755

District: Verona Public School District

Students who attend Laning Avenue School usually attend:

Middle:	Henry B. Whitehorne Middle School
High:	Verona High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

75.1%

Hispanic:

11.5%

Asian:

4.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 59th percentile in 2022 → 71st in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New Jersey average (63% vs 49% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 71st (2025) from a 59th-percentile low (2022)

✓Above the New Jersey median (71st percentile)

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Near the bottom of Verona Public School District's ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school63%

District avg64%

New Jersey avg49%

384^th of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Top 29%▼ down 20 pts since 2015

From top 9% (2015) to top 29% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 4Elementary Schools in the Verona Public School District

143^rd of 609Verona Public School District among New Jersey districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	72.7	384 of 1347	71.5%	★★★★☆
2024	69.6	420 of 1338	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	66.0	470 of 1342	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.2	548 of 1345	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	66.8	394 of 1317	70.1%	★★★★☆
2019	85.1	176 of 1360	87.1%	★★★★☆
2018	85.6	169 of 1353	87.5%	★★★★☆
2017	81.9	240 of 1352	82.2%	★★★★☆
2016	73.5	386 of 1346	71.3%	★★★★☆
2015	89.6	120 of 1357	91.2%	★★★★★
2014	79.5	259 of 1363	81.0%	★★★★☆
2013	79.9	242 of 1367	82.3%	★★★★☆
2012	68.8	522 of 1363	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2011	82.5	143 of 1360	89.5%	★★★★☆
2010	80.6	191 of 1354	85.9%	★★★★☆
2009	83.4	129 of 1346	90.4%	★★★★★
2008	84.8	35 of 1338	97.4%	★★★★★
2007	77.5	219 of 1329	83.5%	★★★★☆
2006	78.0	235 of 1314	82.1%	★★★★☆
2005	78.7	213 of 1303	83.7%	★★★★☆
2004	80.7	170 of 1298	86.9%	★★★★☆
2003	89.8	11 of 1204	99.1%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	71.9	371 of 1326	72.0%	★★★★☆
2024	80.6	255 of 1317	80.6%	★★★★☆
2023	59.5	533 of 1318	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	63.8	486 of 1326	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	59.4	467 of 1290	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	92.6	39 of 1331	97.1%	★★★★★
2018	86.9	118 of 1333	91.1%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	76.8	305 of 1318	76.9%	★★★★☆
2024	62.7	481 of 1313	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.2	691 of 1315	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	55.4	580 of 1324	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	72.9	296 of 1297	77.2%	★★★★☆
2019	72.7	374 of 1335	72.0%	★★★★☆
2018	78.9	265 of 1334	80.1%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	72.0	223 of 1023	78.2%	★★★★☆
2024	72.5	185 of 989	81.3%	★★★★☆
2023	50.1	391 of 958	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	33.4	569 of 949	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	95.5	35 of 1007	96.5%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	56.4	438 of 970	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.6	457 of 963	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	44.5	547 of 975	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.8	608 of 976	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	57.0	366 of 964	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	66.0	343 of 1023	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	73.3	242 of 1022	76.3%	★★★★☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Special Education (2025)78th percentile+7 vs school

Male (2025)77th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2025)72nd percentile~ school

White (2025)55th percentile-17 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts65%+16 vs state

Mathematics60%+11 vs state

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Monday, January 4, 2010

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NJSLA-S Science (2025)	NJSLA English Language Arts (2025)			NJSLA Mathematics (2025)			Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	NJSLA-S Science 5th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 3rd Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 4th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 5th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 3rd Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 4th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Laning Avenue School	Public	PK, KG-4	18 Lanning Rd	Verona	07044	Essex County	Verona Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 571-6755	261	22	11.9	1.1%	196 (75.1%)	9 (3.4%)	30 (11.5%)	12 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	12 (4.6%)	72.7	384^th of 1347 public elementary schools	71.5%		69.6	420^th of 1338 public elementary schools	68.6%	36		60.5	70.7		69.8	48.8		$8,559	$138	$8,421
Brookdale Avenue School	Public	K-4	14 Brookdale Court	Verona	07044	Essex County	Verona Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 571-6752	134	11	12.2		112 (83.6%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (8.2%)	4 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (5.2%)	91.9	80^th of 1347 public elementary schools	94.1%		84.8	210^th of 1338 public elementary schools	84.3%	130		79.2	80.5		83.4	77.8		$14,613	$143	$14,470
South End Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	116 Harper Terrace	Cedar Grove	07009	Essex County	Cedar Grove Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 239-2116	349	28	12.4	7.2%	254 (72.8%)	7 (2.0%)	44 (12.6%)	27 (7.7%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	15 (4.3%)	88.9	145^th of 1347 public elementary schools	89.2%		83.9	221^st of 1338 public elementary schools	83.5%	76		70.8	81.3		73.6	78.1		$8,403	$47	$8,356
Frederic N. Brown Elementary School	Public	K-4	125 Grove Ave	Verona	07044	Essex County	Verona Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 571-6753	247	20	12.5	1.2%	189 (76.5%)	5 (2.0%)	40 (16.2%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.0%)	60.8	525^th of 1347 public elementary schools	61.0%		64.2	487^th of 1338 public elementary schools	63.6%	38		56.5	66.7		58.7	37.7		$13,894	$139	$13,755
Edgemont Elementary School	Public	K-5	20 Edgemont Rd	Montclair	07042	Essex County	Montclair Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 509-4162	251	23	10.9	17.1%	130 (51.8%)	17 (6.8%)	68 (27.1%)	13 (5.2%)	2 (0.8%)	1 (0.4%)	20 (8.0%)	78.7	307^th of 1347 public elementary schools	77.2%		81.1	267^th of 1338 public elementary schools	80.0%	40	48.7	72.1	67.5	73.7	65.1	55.0	64.1	$13,652	$243	$13,409
Forest Avenue School	Public	K-4	118 Forest Ave	Verona	07044	Essex County	Verona Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 571-6754	230	14	16.8		196 (85.2%)	1 (0.4%)	15 (6.5%)	9 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.9%)	76	340^th of 1347 public elementary schools	74.8%		70.5	414^th of 1338 public elementary schools	69.1%	74		62.7	56.1		70.6	70.7		$14,134	$141	$13,993
Hillside Elementary School	Public	3-5	54 Orange Rd	Montclair	07042	Essex County	Montclair Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 509-4200	684	47	14.6	13.5%	328 (48.0%)	134 (19.6%)	107 (15.6%)	22 (3.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	91 (13.3%)	84.7	205^th of 1347 public elementary schools	84.8%		83.5	230^th of 1338 public elementary schools	82.8%	25	52.2	64.8	74.5	77.8	69.9	69.9	68.0	$12,700	$181	$12,519
Watchung Elementary School	Public	K-5	14 Garden St	Montclair	07042	Essex County	Montclair Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 509-4259	406	34	11.9	9.1%	245 (60.3%)	28 (6.9%)	57 (14.0%)	31 (7.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (11.1%)	81.2	270^th of 1347 public elementary schools	80.0%		83.4	231^st of 1338 public elementary schools	82.7%	39	47.9	75.0	64.6	66.2	88.3	62.9	62.0	$11,719	$53	$11,666
Redwood Elementary School	Public	K-5	75 Redwood Ave	West Orange	07052	Essex County	West Orange Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 669-5457	446	43	10.4	30.7%	99 (22.2%)	149 (33.4%)	132 (29.6%)	28 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (8.5%)	80.7	278^th of 1347 public elementary schools	79.4%		78.9	296^th of 1338 public elementary schools	77.9%	18	50.7	68.3	65.7	73.1	71.4	64.6	61.2	$11,835	$107	$11,728
Charles H. Bullock School	Public	K-5	55 Washington Street	Montclair	07042	Essex County	Montclair Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 509-4255	438	44	9.9	12.6%	239 (54.6%)	75 (17.1%)	46 (10.5%)	20 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	57 (13.0%)	83.2	227^th of 1347 public elementary schools	83.1%		82.2	249^th of 1338 public elementary schools	81.4%	22	52.8	61.9	70.0	71.9	76.0	68.6	67.4	$12,790	$183	$12,607

Frequently Asked Questions about Laning Avenue School

How many students attend Laning Avenue School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 261 students attended Laning Avenue School.

Is Laning Avenue School a good school?

Laning Avenue School ranks 384^th of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Laning Avenue School in?

Verona Public School District

What schools do graduates of Laning Avenue School attend?

Students who attend Laning Avenue School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Henry B. Whitehorne Middle School
High : Verona High School

What is the racial makeup of Laning Avenue School?

Students at Laning Avenue School are 75% White, 11% Hispanic, 5% Asian, 5% Two or more races, 3% African American.

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