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Smalley Elementary School

Public Grades 4-6

Summary

Smalley Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades 3-6 in Bound Brook, New Jersey, with 536 students. The school is part of the Bound Brook School District, which is ranked 551 out of 613 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. Smalley Elementary School has consistently been ranked in the bottom quarter of New Jersey elementary schools, receiving a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger for the past several years.

Smalley Elementary School's academic performance is significantly below the state averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, only 22.1% of 3rd graders, 21% of 4th graders, 31.4% of 5th graders, and 25.8% of 6th graders were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to the state averages of 43.6%, 50.8%, 52.3%, and 53.2%, respectively. The math proficiency rates are also low, ranging from 10.9% for 6th grade to 28.9% for 3rd grade, compared to the state averages of 36.2% to 47.6%. The school's performance is particularly concerning for certain student subgroups, ranking in the bottom quarter of New Jersey elementary schools for African American, Hispanic, and White students, as well as for English Language Learners and students with Special Education needs.

Interestingly, the nearby schools in the Bound Brook School District, such as Lafayette Elementary School and LaMonte-Annex Elementary School, also perform poorly, with similar low academic proficiency rates and high chronic absenteeism. In contrast, some of the nearby schools in other districts, such as Watchung Elementary School in the Middlesex Borough School District and Angelo L. Tomaso School in the Warren Township School District, demonstrate significantly higher academic performance, with proficiency rates well above the state averages.

424

Students ?

7.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,764

Per pupil spending ?

81.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

163 Cherry Avenue
Bound Brook, NJ 08805

(732) 652-7940

District: Bound Brook School District

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

76.4%

White:

11.3%

African American:

7.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 16th percentile in 2021 → 17th in 2024

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 8 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Jersey average (23% vs 46% meeting standards)

!English Language Arts scores 26 pts below the New Jersey average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school23%

District avg23%

New Jersey avg46%

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555^th of 609Bound Brook 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
2024	17.1	1114 of 1338	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.9	1128 of 1342	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.3	1086 of 1345	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.5	1108 of 1317	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2024	23.7	378 of 469	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.5	386 of 463	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.9	367 of 494	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.3	463 of 522	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.9	410 of 517	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2024	29.4	404 of 559	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.0	382 of 499	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.6	327 of 489	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.6	295 of 411	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.0	372 of 463	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.8	362 of 434	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2024	16.4	1097 of 1317	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.0	1076 of 1318	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.6	1044 of 1326	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.8	1077 of 1290	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.0	1061 of 1331	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	11.5	1181 of 1333	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2024	26.9	736 of 989	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.6	730 of 982	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.7	668 of 953	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	28.9	684 of 896	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.1	610 of 899	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	19.1	714 of 870	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2024	26.3	722 of 939	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.1	656 of 910	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.1	588 of 863	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.0	571 of 839	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.4	583 of 948	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	19.8	840 of 942	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2024	19.7	1039 of 1313	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.1	1067 of 1315	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.2	1037 of 1324	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.4	1069 of 1297	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.6	1080 of 1335	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.1	1163 of 1334	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2024	30.4	635 of 989	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	24.6	702 of 958	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.2	683 of 949	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.3	627 of 868	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.9	765 of 1007	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.5	773 of 1001	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2024	19.0	817 of 963	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.5	757 of 975	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.7	751 of 976	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.5	753 of 964	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	40.6	648 of 1023	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	17.5	899 of 1022	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2024)36th percentile+19 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)28th percentile+11 vs school

Hispanic (2024)26th percentile+9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)23rd percentile+6 vs school

Male (2024)21st percentile+4 vs school

African American (2024)19th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2024)17th percentile~ school

White (2024)15th percentile~ school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts29%-26 vs state

Mathematics21%-23 vs state

Science14%-16 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)					NJSLA Algebra I (2025)			NJSLA Geometry (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-S Science 8th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 4th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 5th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 6th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 7th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 8th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 4th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 5th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 6th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 7th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 8th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 7th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 8th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I End of Course	NJSLA Geometry 8th Grade	NJSLA Geometry End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Smalley Elementary School	Public	4-6	163 Cherry Avenue	Bound Brook	08805	Somerset County	Bound Brook School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 652-7940	424	56	7.5	81.6%	48 (11.3%)	32 (7.5%)	324 (76.4%)	6 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	13 (3.1%)								(n/a)	13.7		25.7	23.8	35.5			20.1	16.8	24.5								$8,764	$807	$7,957
Community Middle School	Public	7-8	120 East Second Street	Bound Brook	08805	Somerset County	Bound Brook School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 852-1131	291	30	9.7	85.2%	20 (6.9%)	25 (8.6%)	232 (79.7%)	3 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.4%)	6 (2.1%)	27.2	536^th of 752 public middle schools	28.7%		27.1	536^th of 743 public middle schools	27.9%			6.3				33.3	41.7				30.9	15.8		42.3	42.3			$9,871	$670	$9,201
Von E. Mauger Middle School	Public	6-8	Fisher Avenue	Middlesex	08846	Middlesex County	Middlesex Borough School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 317-6000	502	46	10.9	43.8%	181 (36.1%)	47 (9.4%)	220 (43.8%)	35 (7.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	18 (3.6%)	38.4	454^th of 752 public middle schools	39.6%		40.2	422^nd of 743 public middle schools	43.2%	32		7.4			47.2	44.9	50.0			27.5	32.3	24.0		100.0	100.0			$9,479	$44	$9,435
Bridgewater-Raritan Middle School	Public	7-8	128 Merriwood Road	Bridgewater	08807	Somerset County	Bridgewater-Raritan Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 231-8661	1,220	106	11.5	15.6%	471 (38.6%)	44 (3.6%)	243 (19.9%)	404 (33.1%)	9 (0.7%)	4 (0.3%)	45 (3.7%)	75.4	156^th of 752 public middle schools	79.3%		74.5	163^rd of 743 public middle schools	78.1%	7		33.1				76.9	80.2				35.2	30.7	98.7	93.0	96.1	98.8	98.8	$11,299		$11,299
Alexander Batcho Intermediate School	Public	5-8	100 North 13th Avenue	Manville	08835	Somerset County	Manville School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 231-8521	510	48	10.6	66.5%	147 (28.8%)	44 (8.6%)	298 (58.4%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	16 (3.1%)	20.8	597^th of 752 public middle schools	20.6%		12.4	682^nd of 743 public middle schools	8.2%	85	9.8	7.9		23.8	33.3	41.4	44.4		12.2	14.4	17.2	0.0	84.6	24.0	44.8			$6,739	$115	$6,624
Theodore Schor Middle School	Public	6-8	243 North Randolphville Rd	Piscataway	08854	Middlesex County	Piscataway Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 752-4457	563	47	12.0	47.4%	59 (10.5%)	139 (24.7%)	161 (28.6%)	186 (33.0%)	3 (0.5%)	3 (0.5%)	12 (2.1%)	53.1	324^th of 752 public middle schools	56.9%		55	307^th of 743 public middle schools	58.7%	17		17.1			52.8	65.5	62.0			37.0	44.8	7.8	100.0	79.8	83.0	100.0	100.0	$7,342	$166	$7,176
Somerville Middle School	Public	6-8	51 West Cliff Street	Somerville	08876	Somerset County	Somerville Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 218-4107	339	39	8.6	42.2%	119 (35.1%)	29 (8.6%)	142 (41.9%)	24 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	24 (7.1%)	47.1	374^th of 752 public middle schools	50.3%		34.7	467^th of 743 public middle schools	37.1%	93		22.1			51.4	53.4	50.0			29.9	40.1	18.6		78.9	78.9			$12,292	$261	$12,031
Lincoln Middle School	Public	6-8	400 Dunellen Avenue	Dunellen	08812	Middlesex County	Dunellen Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 400-5900	333	26	12.8	47.7%	74 (22.2%)	46 (13.8%)	192 (57.7%)	12 (3.6%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	7 (2.1%)	25.9	550^th of 752 public middle schools	26.9%		26.8	539^th of 743 public middle schools	27.5%	11		13.1			35.8	35.0	44.8			12.1	25.8	7.6		77.8	77.8			$4,501		$4,501
Conackamack Middle School	Public	6-8	5205 Witherspoon Street	Piscataway	08854	Middlesex County	Piscataway Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 699-1577	466	42	11.0	33.9%	65 (13.9%)	105 (22.5%)	93 (20.0%)	183 (39.3%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	16 (3.4%)	66.3	227^th of 752 public middle schools	69.8%		66.7	219^th of 743 public middle schools	70.5%	8		19.6			66.6	72.4	71.3			45.5	53.2	15.1	100.0	75.5	82.0	100.0	100.0	$8,022		$8,022
Green Brook Middle School	Public	5-8	132 Jefferson Avenue	Green Brook	08812	Somerset County	Green Brook Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 968-1051	304	36	8.5	19.7%	129 (42.4%)	9 (3.0%)	78 (25.7%)	72 (23.7%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.7%)	13 (4.3%)	69.5	206^th of 752 public middle schools	72.6%		64.7	239^th of 743 public middle schools	67.8%	33	15.9	28.1		42.9	61.1	76.9	58.5		35.7	40.2	46.1	48.4	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	$12,964	$91	$12,873

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