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Southern Boulevard School

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Southern Boulevard School ranks 194 th of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-3

194^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 86% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

Southern Boulevard School is an exceptional elementary school located in Chatham, New Jersey, serving 380 students in grades K-3. As part of the highly-regarded School District of the Chathams, this school consistently ranks among the top elementary schools in the state, demonstrating strong academic performance and a commitment to supporting the success of all its students.

Southern Boulevard School's academic achievements are truly impressive. The school's students consistently outperform their peers on the NJSLA assessments, with 64.8% of 3rd-graders proficient or better in English Language Arts and 76% proficient or better in Mathematics, surpassing both the district and state averages. This high level of academic excellence is further reflected in the school's rankings, which have ranged from 61st to 194th out of over 1,300 elementary schools in New Jersey in recent years. When compared to nearby schools like Torey J. Sabatini School and Salt Brook School, both of which are also highly ranked, Southern Boulevard School stands out as a true standout institution.

Beyond its impressive academic performance, Southern Boulevard School has also demonstrated a commitment to supporting the success of all its students. The school has maintained relatively low chronic absenteeism rates, indicating a strong focus on student engagement and attendance. Additionally, the school's performance across different student subgroups, including female students, male students, Asian students, white students, and special education students, is consistently strong, suggesting that the school's educational practices and support systems are effective in meeting the diverse needs of its student population.

369

Students ?

9.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,780

Per pupil spending ?

1.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

192 Southern Boulevard
Chatham, NJ 07928-1324

(973) 457-2509

District: School District of the Chathams

Students who attend Southern Boulevard School usually attend:

Middle:	Chatham Middle School
High:	Chatham High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

71.3%

Asian:

14.1%

Two or more races:

7.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 96th percentile in 2015 → 86th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New Jersey average (70% vs 47% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 14% of New Jersey elementary schools

✓Small classes — about 9 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 10 percentile points since 2015

!Near the bottom of School District of the Chathams's ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school70%

District avg78%

New Jersey avg47%

194^th of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Top 14%▼ down 10 pts since 2015

From top 4% (2015) to top 14% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th 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	85.1	194 of 1347	85.6%	★★★★☆
2024	91.7	83 of 1338	93.8%	★★★★★
2023	90.8	108 of 1342	92.0%	★★★★★
2022	93.9	61 of 1345	95.5%	★★★★★
2021	92.2	94 of 1317	92.9%	★★★★★
2019	89.6	94 of 1360	93.1%	★★★★★
2018	79.1	278 of 1353	79.5%	★★★★☆
2017	91.1	72 of 1352	94.7%	★★★★★
2016	92.3	57 of 1346	95.8%	★★★★★
2015	93.1	53 of 1357	96.1%	★★★★★
2014	89.9	6 of 1363	99.6%	★★★★★
2013	87.1	45 of 1367	96.7%	★★★★★
2012	88.0	21 of 1363	98.5%	★★★★★
2011	88.3	16 of 1360	98.8%	★★★★★
2010	89.5	8 of 1354	99.4%	★★★★★
2009	89.8	12 of 1346	99.1%	★★★★★
2008	84.7	40 of 1338	97.0%	★★★★★
2007	84.3	21 of 1329	98.4%	★★★★★
2006	82.1	95 of 1314	92.8%	★★★★★
2005	86.4	16 of 1303	98.8%	★★★★★
2004	88.4	10 of 1298	99.2%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2024	83.8	19 of 340	94.4%	★★★★★
2023	88.6	7 of 346	98.0%	★★★★★
2022	63.8	127 of 348	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	86.2	20 of 339	94.1%	★★★★★
2019	49.9	193 of 370	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.9	218 of 370	41.1%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	76.9	305 of 1326	77.0%	★★★★☆
2024	93.9	37 of 1317	97.2%	★★★★★
2023	94.1	40 of 1318	97.0%	★★★★★
2022	93.2	57 of 1326	95.7%	★★★★★
2021	91.0	85 of 1290	93.4%	★★★★★
2019	92.8	36 of 1331	97.3%	★★★★★
2018	76.1	318 of 1333	76.1%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	88.3	125 of 1318	90.5%	★★★★★
2024	86.5	168 of 1313	87.2%	★★★★☆
2023	85.8	174 of 1315	86.8%	★★★★☆
2022	93.6	58 of 1324	95.6%	★★★★★
2021	91.7	82 of 1297	93.7%	★★★★★
2019	83.5	181 of 1335	86.4%	★★★★☆
2018	80.8	240 of 1334	82.0%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	68.1	251 of 1023	75.5%	★★★★☆
2024	88.1	73 of 989	92.6%	★★★★★
2023	88.0	78 of 958	91.9%	★★★★★
2022	98.9	10 of 949	98.9%	★★★★★
2021	82.4	88 of 868	89.9%	★★★★☆
2019	86.4	97 of 1007	90.4%	★★★★★
2018	63.5	306 of 1001	69.4%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	75.1	212 of 970	78.1%	★★★★☆
2024	80.4	142 of 963	85.3%	★★★★☆
2023	81.4	134 of 975	86.3%	★★★★☆
2022	89.5	48 of 976	95.1%	★★★★★
2021	83.7	101 of 964	89.5%	★★★★☆
2019	85.5	87 of 1023	91.5%	★★★★★
2018	62.0	399 of 1022	61.0%	★★★☆☆

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)

Asian (2024)94th percentile~ school

Male (2025)91st percentile+5 vs school

White (2025)78th percentile-7 vs school

Female (2025)77th percentile-9 vs school

Special Education (2025)75th percentile-10 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics76%+26 vs state

English Language Arts65%+20 vs state

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Schools Near Southern Boulevard School

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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 English Language Arts 6th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 3rd Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 4th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 5th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 6th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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
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 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
Torey J. Sabatini School	Public	K-5	Glenwild Circle	Madison	07940	Morris County	Madison Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 593-3182	281	28	10.1	3.2%	225 (80.1%)	8 (2.8%)	22 (7.8%)	14 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.3%)	93.9	45^th of 1347 public elementary schools	96.7%		96.3	18^th of 1338 public elementary schools	98.7%	27	68.7	85.3	88.7	90.0		75.6	75.4	80.0		$12,211	$73	$12,138
Salt Brook School	Public	K-6	40 Maple St	New Providence	07974	Union County	New Providence School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 464-7100	583	50	11.6	0.7%	329 (56.4%)	4 (0.7%)	62 (10.6%)	150 (25.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.7%)	34 (5.8%)	96.2	16^th of 1347 public elementary schools	98.8%		96	21^st of 1338 public elementary schools	98.4%	5	80.5	87.9	87.8	88.5	91.6	93.9	90.0	77.0	83.3	$8,390	$122	$8,268
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 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
Primary Center at Wilson	Public	PK-K	14 Beekman Terrace	Summit	07091	Union County	Summit Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 918-2134	203	14	14.7	7.4%	126 (62.1%)	6 (3.0%)	20 (9.9%)	27 (13.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (11.8%)								(n/a)										$6,663	$45	$6,618

Frequently Asked Questions about Southern Boulevard School

What is the racial makeup of Southern Boulevard School?

Students at Southern Boulevard School are 71% White, 14% Asian, 7% Two or more races, 5% Hispanic, 2% African American.

How many students attend Southern Boulevard School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 369 students attended Southern Boulevard School.

What schools do graduates of Southern Boulevard School attend?

Students who attend Southern Boulevard School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Chatham Middle School
High : Chatham High School

What district is Southern Boulevard School in?

School District of the Chathams

Is Southern Boulevard School a good school?

Southern Boulevard School ranks 194^th of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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