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Aaron Decker School

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Aaron Decker School ranks 438 th of 1331 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-4

438^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,331 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 67% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

Aaron Decker School is a 383-student PK–4 elementary school in Butler, where nearby-school comparisons provide useful context alongside state results. In 2025–2026, its Grade 3 and Grade 4 results were above New Jersey proficiency rates in both English Language Arts (ELA) and math. The most important takeaway is that the school beats the state in every tested grade, but math is its clearest area to catch up with nearby schools.

ELA is a relative strength against the state, but the local picture varies by grade: Grade 3 proficiency was 63%, 15 points above the state and 3 points above the nearby-school average; Grade 4 was 56%, 10 points above the state but 4 points below nearby schools. Math shows a bigger local gap, especially in Grade 3: its 56% was 7 points below the nearby average, while Grade 4’s 58% was 2 points below. Both math results were above state rates, and every supplied school result matched the Butler Public School District figure. Attendance is worth watching: chronic absenteeism rose from 6% in 2023–2024 to 12% in 2024–2025. That was below the district’s 14% and the state’s 14%, but the second-highest rate among nearby schools reporting that year.

Results have improved overall since 2022–2023, though not evenly: Grade 3 ELA rose 33 points to 63%, Grade 3 math rose 13 points to 56%, and Grade 4 math rose 6 points to 58%. Grade 4 ELA gained 2 points overall but fell 9 points from its 2024–2025 peak. SchoolDigger’s statewide standing rose from the 55th percentile in 2024–2025 to the 67th percentile in 2025–2026, with 3 stars and a rank of 438 out of 1,331. SchoolDigger also placed Hispanic Students and Low Socio Economic Status Students at the 84th percentile, a notably stronger ranking for how well the school serves those groups than its overall standing. The 11.2:1 student-teacher ratio is near the middle of the nearby range. In 2024–2025, 27% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible, close to the nearby median of 27%.

383

Students ?

11.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,208

Per pupil spending ?

26.9%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

98 Decker Road
Butler, NJ 07405

(973) 492-2037

District: Butler Public School District

Students who attend Aaron Decker School usually attend:

Middle:	Richard Butler School
High:	Butler High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

56.7%

Hispanic:

35.0%

Two or more races:

4.2%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 69th percentile in 2016 → 67th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New Jersey average (58% vs 48% meeting standards)

✓Above the New Jersey median (67th percentile)

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school58%

District avg58%

New Jersey avg48%

438^th of 1,331

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Top 33%▼ down 2 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

269^th of 607Butler Public 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
2026	69.0	438 of 1331	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	55.6	606 of 1347	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.3	676 of 1338	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.9	681 of 1342	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	55.6	599 of 1345	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	36.4	781 of 1317	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	65.3	512 of 1360	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	77.4	313 of 1353	76.9%	★★★★☆
2017	75.2	367 of 1352	72.9%	★★★★☆
2016	71.1	421 of 1346	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2015	80.7	264 of 1357	80.5%	★★★★☆
2014	60.4	653 of 1363	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2013	50.8	807 of 1367	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2012	47.7	852 of 1363	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2011	51.7	822 of 1360	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2010	63.9	593 of 1354	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2009	56.6	714 of 1346	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2008	66.0	552 of 1338	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2007	51.4	851 of 1329	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2006	67.8	527 of 1314	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2005	69.7	472 of 1303	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2004	77.5	256 of 1298	80.3%	★★★★☆
2003	70.6	430 of 1204	64.3%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2024	17.6	520 of 559	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	65.2	124 of 499	75.2%	★★★★☆
2022	60.5	124 of 489	74.6%	★★★★☆
2021	45.4	157 of 411	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	94.2	30 of 463	93.5%	★★★★★
2018	72.6	100 of 434	77.0%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2026	66.2	449 of 1311	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	48.2	684 of 1326	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.0	778 of 1317	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.8	629 of 1318	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.8	590 of 1326	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	40.7	717 of 1290	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	67.1	478 of 1331	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	75.5	330 of 1333	75.2%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2026	79.0	163 of 991	83.6%	★★★★☆
2025	63.5	313 of 1032	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	43.2	531 of 989	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.9	575 of 982	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.4	440 of 953	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	49.1	389 of 896	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	80.8	119 of 899	86.8%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2026	74.9	162 of 1002	83.8%	★★★★☆
2025	66.7	255 of 1023	75.1%	★★★★☆
2024	40.0	534 of 939	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	55.9	321 of 910	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	70.5	177 of 863	79.5%	★★★★☆
2021	68.6	138 of 839	83.6%	★★★★☆
2019	91.8	36 of 948	96.2%	★★★★★
2018	79.8	123 of 942	86.9%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2026	69.6	420 of 1306	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	62.4	498 of 1318	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.6	526 of 1313	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.2	667 of 1315	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	55.3	583 of 1324	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	32.2	824 of 1297	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	64.1	505 of 1335	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	77.9	286 of 1334	78.6%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2026	41.2	507 of 970	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	35.1	602 of 1023	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.4	459 of 989	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	67.9	227 of 958	76.3%	★★★★☆
2022	46.3	428 of 949	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	55.3	307 of 868	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	66.2	285 of 1007	71.7%	★★★★☆
2018	75.8	189 of 1001	81.1%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2026	56.3	427 of 951	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	43.0	569 of 970	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.2	551 of 963	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.6	630 of 975	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	48.4	514 of 976	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	30.5	729 of 964	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	55.6	455 of 1023	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	76.3	194 of 1022	81.0%	★★★★☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)84th percentile+17 vs school

Hispanic (2026)84th percentile+16 vs school

Male (2026)68th percentile~ school

Female (2026)66th percentile~ school

White (2026)55th percentile-12 vs school

Special Education (2026)48th percentile-19 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)7th percentile-43 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts59%+12 vs state

Mathematics57%+9 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				NJSLA-S Science (2026)		NJSLA English Language Arts (2026)						NJSLA Mathematics (2026)						NJSLA Algebra I (2026)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	NJSLA-S Science 5th Grade	NJSLA-S Science 8th 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 English Language Arts 7th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 8th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 3rd Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 4th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 5th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 6th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 7th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 8th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 8th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I End of Course	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%)	69	438^th of 1331 public elementary schools	67.1%		55.6	606^th of 1347 public elementary schools	55.0%	168			63.2	55.9					55.9	58.3							$18,208	$420	$17,788
Kiel Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-2	115 Kiel Avenue	Kinnelon	07405	Morris County	Kinnelon School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 838-0611	374	30	12.3	2.9%	290 (77.5%)	5 (1.3%)	32 (8.6%)	39 (10.4%)	4 (1.1%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																	$21,407	$126	$21,281
Apshawa Elementary School	Public	K-5	140 High Crest Drive	West Milford	07480	Passaic County	West Milford Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 697-1703	266	23	11.5	25.9%	195 (73.3%)	3 (1.1%)	59 (22.2%)	4 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	4 (1.5%)	73.7	377^th of 1331 public elementary schools	71.7%		69.8	428^th of 1347 public elementary schools	68.2%	51	37.2		55.5	70.0	67.5				66.7	65.0	51.2						$15,891	$530	$15,361
Samuel R. Donald Elementary School	Public	2-4	29 Captolene Avenue	Bloomingdale	07403	Passaic County	Bloomingdale School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 838-5353	232	23	10.0	32.8%	129 (55.6%)	6 (2.6%)	77 (33.2%)	7 (3.0%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	11 (4.7%)	47.8	695^th of 1331 public elementary schools	47.8%		65.1	479^th of 1347 public elementary schools	64.4%	216			41.2	40.0					45.6	61.7							$11,951	$356	$11,595
Martha B. Day Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-1	225 Rafkind Road	Bloomingdale	07403	Passaic County	Bloomingdale School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 838-1311	207	20	10.5	30.0%	125 (60.4%)	5 (2.4%)	66 (31.9%)	5 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.9%)								(n/a)																	$19,931	$431	$19,500
Stonybrook Elementary School	Public	3-5	118 Boonton Avenue	Kinnelon	07405	Morris County	Kinnelon School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 838-1881	358	32	11.3	3.6%	261 (72.9%)	8 (2.2%)	34 (9.5%)	40 (11.2%)	7 (2.0%)	7 (2.0%)	1 (0.3%)	82.8	235^th of 1331 public elementary schools	82.3%		90	115^th of 1347 public elementary schools	91.5%	120	45.2		60.8	70.5	67.8				66.4	73.7	74.8						$21,157	$120	$21,037
Riverdale School	Public	PK, KG-8	52 Newark Pompton Turnpike	Riverdale	07457	Morris County	Riverdale School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 839-1300	273	32	8.5	22.3%	165 (60.4%)	7 (2.6%)	72 (26.4%)	13 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	14 (5.1%)	72.2	394^th of 1331 public elementary schools	70.4%		65.7	470^th of 1347 public elementary schools	65.1%	76	14.3	15.6	67.8	70.3	66.7	59.2	70.0	68.8	61.3	66.6	42.9	77.7	26.7	16.7	64.2	64.2	$21,173	$372	$20,801
North Boulevard School	Public	PK, KG-5	363 Boulevard	Pompton Plains	07444	Morris County	Pequannock Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 616-6070	326	27	11.8	4.0%	268 (82.2%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (12.9%)	8 (2.5%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (1.8%)	78.8	299^th of 1331 public elementary schools	77.5%		80.9	274^th of 1347 public elementary schools	79.7%	25	29.3		62.1	65.9	70.8				70.2	75.0	68.3						$22,148	$82	$22,066
Lenox School	Public	K-5	35 Lenox Avenue	Pompton Lakes	07442	Passaic County	Pompton Lakes School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 835-7100	355	31	11.5	31.8%	212 (59.7%)	9 (2.5%)	108 (30.4%)	20 (5.6%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	3 (0.8%)	48.4	686^th of 1331 public elementary schools	48.5%		39.8	814^th of 1347 public elementary schools	39.6%	128	34.0		46.1	40.4	56.0				56.6	26.3	48.0						$18,485	$676	$17,809
Haskell Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	973 Ringwood Avenue	Haskell	07420	Passaic County	Wanaque School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 835-8200	382	40	9.6	40.1%	193 (50.5%)	13 (3.4%)	146 (38.2%)	16 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.7%)	60.5	549^th of 1331 public elementary schools	58.8%		51.2	664^th of 1347 public elementary schools	50.7%	115	16.7	21.2	78.7	59.0	50.0	53.5	57.6	48.5	61.7	48.7	43.3	39.5	45.5	36.9	85.7	85.7	$19,740	$528	$19,212

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