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Marian E. McKeown Elementary School

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Marian E. McKeown Elementary School ranks 381 st of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-6

381^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 72% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

Marian E. McKeown Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Newton, New Jersey, serving grades PK-6 with a total enrollment of 314 students. The school is part of the Hampton Township School District, which is ranked 181 out of 609 districts in New Jersey and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Marian E. McKeown Elementary School consistently outperforms the state average in English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics proficiency across all grade levels. For example, in 2024-2025, the school's 4th-grade ELA proficiency rate was 79.4% compared to the state average of 53.6%. The school's performance in Science is also strong, with the 5th-grade Science proficiency rate of 48.3% in 2024-2025, significantly higher than the state average of 30.1%. Additionally, the school performs exceptionally well in serving its low socioeconomic status (SES) students, ranking 28th out of 1,023 New Jersey elementary schools in this category for the 2024-2025 school year.

While Marian E. McKeown Elementary School outperforms many of the nearby schools, such as Helen Morgan School, in academic proficiency, its performance lags behind some of the higher-performing nearby schools, such as Florence M. Burd. The school also has a relatively high per-student spending of $17,454 (2018-2019 data) and a lower student-teacher ratio of 8.5 in 2023-2024, compared to the nearby schools. However, the school's chronic absenteeism rate has fluctuated in recent years, ranging from 8.6% to 16.6%, which is generally higher than the state's target of 10% or less.

322

Students ?

8.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,454

Per pupil spending ?

15.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

One School Road
Newton, NJ 07860

(973) 383-5300

District: Hampton Township School District

Students who attend Marian E. McKeown Elementary School usually attend:

High:

Kittatinny Regional High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

83.2%

Hispanic:

11.8%

African American:

2.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 55th percentile in 2021 → 72nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New Jersey average (60% vs 46% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 72nd (2025) from a 55th-percentile low (2021)

✓Above the New Jersey median (72nd percentile)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school60%

District avg60%

New Jersey avg46%

381^st of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Top 28%▼ down 9 pts since 2015

From top 20% (2015) to top 28% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

181^st of 609Hampton Township 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	72.8	381 of 1347	71.7%	★★★★☆
2024	60.2	542 of 1338	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.8	577 of 1342	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	62.3	525 of 1345	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	49.7	595 of 1317	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	73.5	393 of 1360	71.1%	★★★★☆
2018	76.2	338 of 1353	75.0%	★★★★☆
2017	74.6	376 of 1352	72.2%	★★★★☆
2016	76.8	328 of 1346	75.6%	★★★★☆
2015	80.7	265 of 1357	80.5%	★★★★☆
2014	66.5	547 of 1363	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2013	75.6	356 of 1367	74.0%	★★★★☆
2012	77.0	309 of 1363	77.3%	★★★★☆
2011	81.2	173 of 1360	87.3%	★★★★☆
2010	73.7	368 of 1354	72.8%	★★★★☆
2009	66.0	546 of 1346	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2008	63.3	611 of 1338	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2007	64.8	606 of 1329	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2006	65.9	574 of 1314	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2005	68.4	506 of 1303	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2004	55.7	730 of 1298	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2003	59.9	601 of 1204	50.1%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	66.7	442 of 1326	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.5	551 of 1317	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.1	519 of 1318	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	61.3	518 of 1326	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	51.8	562 of 1290	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	68.2	460 of 1331	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	63.9	514 of 1333	61.4%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	96.0	28 of 1023	97.3%	★★★★★
2018	59.8	319 of 942	66.1%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	76.8	306 of 1318	76.8%	★★★★☆
2024	61.8	494 of 1313	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.9	585 of 1315	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	61.7	505 of 1324	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	37.3	740 of 1297	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	76.0	315 of 1335	76.4%	★★★★☆
2018	82.3	208 of 1334	84.4%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	69.2	244 of 1023	76.1%	★★★★☆
2024	44.7	470 of 989	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	14.2	871 of 958	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	49.7	432 of 1007	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	39.4	543 of 1001	45.8%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	59.9	400 of 970	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	43.8	557 of 963	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.8	591 of 975	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.5	572 of 976	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.3	620 of 964	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	58.6	422 of 1023	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	62.9	385 of 1022	62.3%	★★★☆☆

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)97th percentile+26 vs school

Male (2025)77th percentile+5 vs school

Special Education (2025)76th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)67th percentile-5 vs school

White (2025)59th percentile-13 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts71%+19 vs state

Mathematics52%+7 vs state

Science48%+18 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)		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
Marian E. McKeown Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	One School Road	Newton	07860	Sussex County	Hampton Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 383-5300	322	37	8.7	15.8%	268 (83.2%)	8 (2.5%)	38 (11.8%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.6%)	72.8	381^st of 1347 public elementary schools	71.7%		60.2	542^nd of 1338 public elementary schools	59.5%	161	48.3		72.4	79.4	68.4	67.4			48.2	76.4	38.6	54.3					$17,454	$552	$16,902
Frankford Township School	Public	PK, KG-8	4 Pines Road	Branchville	07826	Sussex County	Frankford Township Consolidated School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 948-3727	505	53	9.5	14.7%	454 (89.9%)	3 (0.6%)	29 (5.7%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.2%)	50.4	679^th of 1347 public elementary schools	49.6%		54	621^st of 1338 public elementary schools	53.6%	58	30.3	10.9	49.1	49.0	52.7	78.7	84.7	63.7	43.8	54.9	31.6	31.9	53.8	25.0	81.8	81.8	$16,040	$466	$15,574
Merriam Avenue School	Public	PK, KG-4	81 Merriam Avenue	Newton	07860	Sussex County	Newton Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 383-7202	483	46	10.5	55.7%	208 (43.1%)	30 (6.2%)	204 (42.2%)	12 (2.5%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (5.6%)	21.2	1077^th of 1347 public elementary schools	20.0%		32	915^th of 1338 public elementary schools	31.6%	162			19.5	44.9					21.9	35.0							$9,845	$223	$9,622
Lafayette Township School	Public	PK, KG-8	178 Beaver Run Road	Lafayette	07848	Sussex County	Lafayette Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 875-3344	232	27	8.5	6.0%	171 (73.7%)	3 (1.3%)	49 (21.1%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	7 (3.0%)	34.2	892^nd of 1347 public elementary schools	33.8%		38	821^st of 1338 public elementary schools	38.6%	71	11.2	34.6	38.5	26.1	27.8	47.6	56.7	84.6	53.8	13.0	44.5	52.4	60.0	40.0	68.8	68.8	$16,815	$613	$16,202
Florence M. Burd	Public	PK, KG-4	219 Newton Sparta Road	Newton	07860	Sussex County	Andover Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 315-5257	288	29	9.8	24.3%	211 (73.3%)	9 (3.1%)	48 (16.7%)	6 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.9%)	71.6	400^th of 1347 public elementary schools	70.3%		86.8	179^th of 1338 public elementary schools	86.6%	221			60.0	69.6					44.6	80.8							$14,461	$243	$14,218
Fredon Township School	Public	PK, KG-6	459 Route 94	Newton	07860	Sussex County	Fredon Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 383-4151	203	19	10.4	12.8%	161 (79.3%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (15.8%)	4 (2.0%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.0%)	57.1	585^th of 1347 public elementary schools	56.6%		67.7	444^th of 1338 public elementary schools	66.8%	141	32.4		51.8	40.9	64.7	95.2			51.8	40.9	38.2	52.4					$17,927	$704	$17,223
Alpine Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-2	151 Andover Road	Sparta	07871	Sussex County	Sparta Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 729-3107	759	63	12.0	6.6%	542 (71.4%)	16 (2.1%)	131 (17.3%)	33 (4.3%)	1 (0.1%)	6 (0.8%)	30 (4.0%)								(n/a)																	$8,083		$8,083
Sandyston Walpack Consolidated School	Public	PK, KG-6	100 Route 560	Layton	07851	Sussex County	Sandyston-Walpack Consolidated School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 948-4450	130	13	10.3	23.1%	107 (82.3%)	4 (3.1%)	10 (7.7%)	2 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (5.4%)	53.3	636^th of 1347 public elementary schools	52.8%		60.6	536^th of 1338 public elementary schools	59.9%	100	19.0		46.4	64.2	54.5	69.2			39.3	50.0	50.0	69.2					$17,437	$514	$16,923
Stillwater Township School	Public	PK, KG-6	904 Stillwater Road	Stillwater	07875	Sussex County	Stillwater Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 383-6171	296	36	8.3	14.9%	267 (90.2%)	3 (1.0%)	24 (8.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	71.9	393^rd of 1347 public elementary schools	70.8%		68.9	430^th of 1338 public elementary schools	67.9%	37	33.3		66.7	76.0	66.6	75.0			63.9	64.0	41.0	62.5					$17,126	$580	$16,546
Mohawk Avenue School	Public	3	18 Mohawk Avneue	Sparta	07871	Sussex County	Sparta Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 729-1289	236	21	11.4	9.7%	182 (77.1%)	2 (0.8%)	31 (13.1%)	12 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.8%)	67.8	444^th of 1347 public elementary schools	67.0%		62.1	519^th of 1338 public elementary schools	61.2%	75			51.7						63.9								$9,749		$9,749

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