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Best Elementary Schools in Butler, NJ

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383

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Top rankedAaron Decker School606^th of 1,347 New Jersey elementary schools

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Aaron Decker School up 70 spots statewide this year

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Summary:

The city of Butler, New Jersey is home to one elementary school, the Aaron Decker School, which serves students from pre-kindergarten through 4th grade. While the school has some positive metrics, such as higher-than-average proficiency rates in 4th grade English Language Arts and 3rd grade Mathematics compared to the state, it also faces some challenges that have contributed to a decline in its statewide ranking over the past three years.

The Aaron Decker School's overall statewide ranking has dropped from 676 out of 1,338 elementary schools in 2023-2024 to 606 out of 1,347 in 2024-2025. Additionally, the school's chronic absenteeism rate of 14.9% in 2023-2024 is higher than the state average. The school's proficiency rates in 3rd grade English Language Arts and 4th grade Mathematics are also below the state average, indicating a need for improvement in these areas.

Despite these challenges, the Butler Public School District, which the Aaron Decker School is a part of, is ranked 269 out of 609 in New Jersey and rated 3 out of 5 stars. The school's student-teacher ratio of 9.7 to 1 in 2023-2024 is also relatively low, which could be a positive factor in supporting student learning. Overall, the Aaron Decker School appears to be a relatively average-performing elementary school in the Butler, New Jersey area, with some areas of concern that may require targeted interventions to improve student outcomes.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				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 English Language Arts 3rd Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 4th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 3rd Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 4th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Aaron Decker School	Public	PK, KG-4	98 Decker Road	Butler	07405	Morris County	Butler Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 492-2037	383	34	11.2	26.9%	217 (56.7%)	4 (1.0%)	134 (35.0%)	11 (2.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.2%)	55.6	606^th of 1347 public elementary schools	55.0%		49.3	676^th of 1338 public elementary schools	49.5%	70	42.3	64.7	55.7	45.4	$12,052	$878	$11,174

Cities Near Butler

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Kinnelon	0.66 mi	4	78^th
West Milford	2.25 mi	5	318^th
Bloomingdale	2.85 mi	3	279^th
Riverdale	4.17 mi	1	235^th
Pompton Plains	4.24 mi	4	75^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the New Jersey Department of Education.

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