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Milton Avenue School

Public Grades PK, KG-3

11^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 99% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

Milton Avenue School is an exceptional elementary school located in Chatham, New Jersey, serving grades PK-3 with a total enrollment of 299 students. The school is part of the School District of the Chathams, which is ranked 62 out of 609 school districts in the state and rated 4 stars out of 5 by SchoolDigger.

Milton Avenue School consistently ranks among the top elementary schools in New Jersey, with a statewide ranking as high as 1 out of 1338 schools in the 2023-2024 school year. The school's students demonstrate exceptional academic achievement, with over 80% proficiency in both English Language Arts and Mathematics on the NJSLA assessments, significantly outperforming the state and district averages. Additionally, the school excels in supporting the academic growth of various student subgroups, including female, male, and special education students.

Compared to other elementary schools in the School District of the Chathams, Milton Avenue School outperforms its peers in academic achievement, with higher proficiency rates in both English Language Arts and Mathematics. The school also maintains low chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 3.6% to 16.6% over the past few years, which is significantly lower than the state average. While the school serves a relatively affluent community, with a low percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, there may be opportunities to further support the academic growth of specific subgroups, such as Asian students.

301

Students ?

10.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,491

Per pupil spending ?

2.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

16 Milton Avenue
Chatham, NJ 07928

(973) 457-2508

District: School District of the Chathams

Students who attend Milton Avenue School usually attend:

Middle:	Chatham Middle School
High:	Chatham High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

67.1%

Asian:

15.3%

Hispanic:

11.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 97th percentile in 2015 → 99th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New Jersey average (89% vs 47% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 1% of New Jersey elementary schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in School District of the Chathams

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school89%

District avg78%

New Jersey avg47%

11^th of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Top 1%▲ up 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 4Elementary Schools in the School District of the Chathams

62^nd of 609School District of the Chathams 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	97.0	11 of 1347	99.2%	★★★★★
2024	99.0	1 of 1338	99.9%	★★★★★
2023	96.5	11 of 1342	99.2%	★★★★★
2022	96.4	12 of 1345	99.1%	★★★★★
2021	92.6	85 of 1317	93.5%	★★★★★
2019	90.3	80 of 1360	94.1%	★★★★★
2018	97.5	4 of 1353	99.7%	★★★★★
2017	93.0	37 of 1352	97.3%	★★★★★
2016	97.3	5 of 1346	99.6%	★★★★★
2015	94.0	38 of 1357	97.2%	★★★★★
2014	89.9	8 of 1363	99.4%	★★★★★
2013	91.8	1 of 1367	99.9%	★★★★★
2012	81.4	179 of 1363	86.9%	★★★★☆
2011	82.9	136 of 1360	90.0%	★★★★★
2010	85.8	57 of 1354	95.8%	★★★★★
2009	89.5	17 of 1346	98.7%	★★★★★
2008	80.5	151 of 1338	88.7%	★★★★☆
2007	79.8	142 of 1329	89.3%	★★★★☆
2006	84.8	26 of 1314	98.0%	★★★★★
2005	86.3	17 of 1303	98.7%	★★★★★
2004	89.4	4 of 1298	99.7%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2022	68.5	103 of 348	70.4%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	94.8	30 of 1326	97.7%	★★★★★
2024	99.0	1 of 1317	99.9%	★★★★★
2023	96.1	12 of 1318	99.1%	★★★★★
2022	94.6	26 of 1326	98.0%	★★★★★
2021	96.9	15 of 1290	98.8%	★★★★★
2019	92.1	44 of 1331	96.7%	★★★★★
2018	96.8	1 of 1333	99.9%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	97.9	3 of 1318	99.8%	★★★★★
2024	98.2	2 of 1313	99.8%	★★★★★
2023	95.6	20 of 1315	98.5%	★★★★★
2022	96.1	20 of 1324	98.5%	★★★★★
2021	85.5	164 of 1297	87.4%	★★★★☆
2019	87.7	113 of 1335	91.5%	★★★★★
2018	97.4	6 of 1334	99.6%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	97.0	24 of 1023	97.7%	★★★★★
2022	97.6	20 of 949	97.9%	★★★★★
2021	71.6	166 of 868	80.9%	★★★★☆
2019	86.8	94 of 1007	90.7%	★★★★★
2018	98.9	9 of 1001	99.1%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	96.2	3 of 970	99.7%	★★★★★
2024	98.6	1 of 963	99.9%	★★★★★
2023	96.1	4 of 975	99.6%	★★★★★
2022	94.8	11 of 976	98.9%	★★★★★
2021	91.4	31 of 964	96.8%	★★★★★
2019	75.4	193 of 1023	81.1%	★★★★☆
2018	97.1	2 of 1022	99.8%	★★★★★

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)

Male (2025)100th percentile~ school

White (2025)100th percentile~ school

Female (2025)98th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)98th percentile~ school

Asian (2022)70th percentile-29 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts89%+44 vs state

Mathematics89%+39 vs state

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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
Milton Avenue School	Public	PK, KG-3	16 Milton Avenue	Chatham	07928	Morris County	School District of the Chathams	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 457-2508	301	29	10.5	2.7%	202 (67.1%)	4 (1.3%)	33 (11.0%)	46 (15.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.3%)	97	11^th of 1347 public elementary schools	99.2%		99	1^st of 1338 public elementary schools	99.9%	10		88.9			88.9			$12,491		$12,491
Washington Avenue School	Public	K-3	102 Washington Avenue	Chatham	07928	Morris County	School District of the Chathams	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 457-2510	286	28	10.2	3.8%	194 (67.8%)	2 (0.7%)	25 (8.7%)	41 (14.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (8.4%)	88.1	158^th of 1347 public elementary schools	88.3%		96.4	16^th of 1338 public elementary schools	98.8%	142		68.1			78.7			$8,994		$8,994
Kings Road School	Public	K-5	215 Kings Road	Madison	07940	Morris County	Madison Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 593-3178	275	25	11.1	15.3%	196 (71.3%)	5 (1.8%)	43 (15.6%)	24 (8.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.5%)	77	329^th of 1347 public elementary schools	75.6%		85.2	205^th of 1338 public elementary schools	84.7%	124	53.6	61.5	73.9	82.5	47.1	73.9	67.5	$12,736	$81	$12,655
Lafayette Avenue School	Public	3-5	221 Lafayette Avenue	Chatham	07928	Morris County	School District of the Chathams	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 457-2507	554	49	11.1	2.7%	347 (62.6%)	10 (1.8%)	34 (6.1%)	110 (19.9%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	49 (8.8%)	91	97^th of 1347 public elementary schools	92.8%					(n/a)	66.3	74.6	81.2	74.1	79.4	80.4	75.3	$8,728	$59	$8,669
Washington Elementary School	Public	1-5	507 Morris Ave	Summit	07901	Union County	Summit Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 273-0817	323	28	11.7	11.5%	186 (57.6%)	13 (4.0%)	51 (15.8%)	47 (14.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (7.7%)	95.4	24^th of 1347 public elementary schools	98.2%		93.7	53^rd of 1338 public elementary schools	96.0%	29	57.0	90.5	88.7	92.4	90.7	81.2	83.5	$6,324	$109	$6,215
Central Avenue School	Public	PK, KG-5	50 Central Avenue	Madison	07940	Morris County	Madison Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 593-3173	492	46	10.6	7.9%	351 (71.3%)	7 (1.4%)	80 (16.3%)	32 (6.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.5%)	88.2	157^th of 1347 public elementary schools	88.3%		91.6	85^th of 1338 public elementary schools	93.6%	72	52.1	68.2	79.3	86.3	69.8	76.2	71.3	$13,439	$200	$13,239
Southern Boulevard School	Public	K-3	192 Southern Boulevard	Chatham	07928	Morris County	School District of the Chathams	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 457-2509	369	39	9.4	1.9%	263 (71.3%)	9 (2.4%)	19 (5.1%)	52 (14.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (7.0%)	85.1	194^th of 1347 public elementary schools	85.6%		91.7	83^rd of 1338 public elementary schools	93.8%	111		64.8			76.0			$8,780		$8,780
Lincoln-Hubbard Elementary School	Public	1-5	52 Woodland Ave	Summit	07901	Union County	Summit Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 273-1333	351	31	11.3	4.3%	237 (67.5%)	15 (4.3%)	30 (8.5%)	46 (13.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (6.3%)	95.2	28^th of 1347 public elementary schools	97.9%		93.4	56^th of 1338 public elementary schools	95.8%	28	68.6	89.2	80.3	88.4	89.2	81.6	88.6	$6,083	$03	$6,080
Briarwood School	Public	PK, KG-2	151 Briarwood Road	Florham Park	07932	Morris County	Florham Park School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 822-3880	311	30	10.4	1.0%	211 (67.8%)	19 (6.1%)	32 (10.3%)	33 (10.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.1%)								(n/a)								$7,114		$7,114
Brooklake School	Public	3-5	235 Brooklake Road	Florham Park	07932	Morris County	Florham Park School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 822-3888	306	30	10.0	1.0%	221 (72.2%)	16 (5.2%)	28 (9.2%)	33 (10.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.3%)	81.7	262^nd of 1347 public elementary schools	80.5%		81.4	264^th of 1338 public elementary schools	80.3%	2	48.0	62.4	75.3	76.9	66.0	63.3	69.8	$8,965		$8,965

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