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Aaron Decker School

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Aaron Decker School ranks 606 th of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-4

606^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 55% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

Aaron Decker School is an elementary school located in Butler, New Jersey, serving grades PK-4 with a total enrollment of 369 students. The school is part of the Butler Public School District, which is ranked 269 out of 609 districts in New Jersey and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Aaron Decker School has seen fluctuations in its statewide ranking, ranging from 264 out of 1,357 elementary schools in 2014-2015 (4-star rating) to 781 out of 1,317 in 2020-2021 (2-star rating). In the 2024-2025 school year, the school ranked 606 out of 1,347 elementary schools in New Jersey, with a 3-star rating. Compared to the state and district averages, the school's proficiency rates in NJSLA English Language Arts and Mathematics are mixed, with the school outperforming the state in 4th-grade ELA and 3rd-grade Math, but underperforming in other grade levels and subjects. The school's performance varies across different student subgroups, with male students generally outperforming female students and Hispanic students outperforming White students. The school's English Language Learner (ELL) students have shown strong performance, ranking in the top 25% of New Jersey elementary schools in recent years.

While Aaron Decker School has some areas of strength, it lags behind many of the nearby high-performing schools, such as North Boulevard School in the Pequannock Township School District, Lenox School in the Pompton Lakes School District, and Haskell Elementary School in the Wanaque School District, which consistently outperform Aaron Decker School in both ELA and Mathematics proficiency. Additionally, the school has experienced a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 6.4% in 2021-2022 to 16.6% in 2022-2023, which is a concerning trend that the school and district should address.

383

Students ?

11.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,052

Per pupil spending ?

26.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

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: Declining — 81st percentile in 2015 → 55th in 2025

Strengths

✓Above the New Jersey median (55th percentile)

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 26 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school52%

District avg52%

New Jersey avg49%

606^th of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Top 45%▼ down 26 pts since 2015

From top 19% (2015) to top 45% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

269^th of 609Butler 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 (2025)75th percentile+20 vs school

Hispanic (2025)70th percentile+15 vs school

Male (2025)62nd percentile+7 vs school

Female (2025)48th percentile-7 vs school

White (2025)41st percentile-14 vs school

Special Education (2025)41st percentile-14 vs school

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

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts54%+5 vs state

Mathematics50%~ state avg

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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)		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 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%)	55.6	606^th of 1347 public elementary schools	55.0%		49.3	676^th of 1338 public elementary schools	49.5%	70			42.3	64.7					55.7	45.4							$12,052	$878	$11,174
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)																	$13,039	$113	$12,926
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%)	69.8	428^th of 1347 public elementary schools	68.2%		69.5	423^rd of 1338 public elementary schools	68.4%	5	37.8		64.1	70.0	45.9				69.2	80.0	43.2						$12,195	$278	$11,917
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%)	65.1	479^th of 1347 public elementary schools	64.4%		64.8	485^th of 1338 public elementary schools	63.8%	6			43.1	60.7					56.0	75.4							$16,555	$1,340	$15,215
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)																	$18,685	$125	$18,560
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%)	90	115^th of 1347 public elementary schools	91.5%		82.8	241^st of 1338 public elementary schools	82.0%	126	60.2		74.6	73.7	77.8				83.3	69.3	86.7						$12,633	$38	$12,595
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%)	65.7	470^th of 1347 public elementary schools	65.1%		62.4	513^th of 1338 public elementary schools	61.7%	43	46.4	33.3	63.0	63.6	75.0	54.3	62.6	80.0	70.4	40.9	75.0	22.9	31.3	15.4	62.6	62.6	$12,574	$156	$12,418
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%)	80.9	274^th of 1347 public elementary schools	79.7%		77.4	314^th of 1338 public elementary schools	76.5%	40	30.4		63.5	75.0	76.1				80.5	80.0	67.4						$13,107	$91	$13,016
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%)	39.8	814^th of 1347 public elementary schools	39.6%		50.2	662^nd of 1338 public elementary schools	50.5%	152	22.2		36.1	58.8	42.9				45.9	45.1	34.9						$9,988	$206	$9,782
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%)	51.2	664^th of 1347 public elementary schools	50.7%		69.5	424^th of 1338 public elementary schools	68.3%	240	22.2	19.1	63.9	70.9	36.3	44.1	61.3	64.3	72.2	48.4	34.1	42.9	45.1	32.2	92.8	92.8	$15,716	$453	$15,263

Frequently Asked Questions about Aaron Decker School

Is Aaron Decker School a good school?

Aaron Decker School ranks 606^th of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Aaron Decker School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 383 students attended Aaron Decker School.

What district is Aaron Decker School in?

Butler Public School District

What schools do graduates of Aaron Decker School attend?

Students who attend Aaron Decker School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Richard Butler School
High : Butler High School

What is the racial makeup of Aaron Decker School?

Students at Aaron Decker School are 57% White, 35% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 3% Asian, 1% African American.

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