New Providence School District

The four schools in New Providence School District serve elementary grades 3–6, middle grades 7–8, and high school, with enrollments from 396 to 644. In the 2025–2026 comparisons available, elementary and middle school results were above state averages in every subject and grade group shown; the largest advantage was 42 percentage points in elementary grade 5 science (70% versus 27%). The clearest overall finding is that all four schools have strong reported results, but performance differs by grade and subject.

Salt Brook School stands out among the elementary schools: it led Allen W. Roberts School in ELA in grades 3–5, in math in grades 3–4, and in grade 5 science. Its leads included 18 points in grade 3 ELA and 17 points in grade 5 science. Roberts led in grade 6, by 3 points in ELA and 2 in math. The most striking school-to-school contrast is Algebra I: New Providence Middle School scored 99%, compared with 46% at New Providence High School, a 53-point difference. The high school also stands out for a 93% graduation rate, above the state’s 89%, and 1% chronic absenteeism versus 14% statewide.

Recent changes are mixed: Roberts’ grade 5 science result fell 12 points year over year, while the high school’s grade 9 ELA rose 4 points; middle school grade 7–8 averages slipped slightly in ELA and math. SchoolDigger ranks all four schools highly in 2025–2026: Salt Brook 8th, the middle school 21st, the high school 37th, and Roberts 39th in their respective statewide school groups; the district ranks 17th of 607 and has five stars. Student-teacher ratios are similar at the elementary schools—11.6 at Salt Brook and 11.9 at Roberts. Their reported free/reduced lunch eligible shares in 2024–2025 were 1% and 2%, respectively; these figures are context, not an explanation of score differences.