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Warren G. Harding Elementary School

Q: Is Warren G. Harding Elementary School a good school?

Warren G. Harding Elementary School ranks 741 st of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-6

741^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 45% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

Warren G. Harding Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades PK-6 in Kenilworth, New Jersey. With 656 students, the school is part of the Kenilworth School District, which is ranked 423 out of 609 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Despite its location, Warren G. Harding Elementary has consistently lower test scores compared to the state and district averages across all grade levels and subjects. For example, in 2024-2025, the school's 3rd grade ELA proficiency rate was 36.8%, compared to the state average of 44.9%. The school has also seen a steady increase in chronic absenteeism rates, rising from 10.0% in 2021-2022 to 14.9% in 2023-2024, which is higher than the state average. Additionally, the school's performance varies significantly across different student subgroups, with Asian students ranking very highly, while Hispanic, White, English Language Learner, and Special Education students struggle to meet state averages.

When compared to nearby schools in the Township of Union and Roselle Park districts, Warren G. Harding Elementary generally performs worse on test scores and has higher chronic absenteeism rates. However, it does outperform some of the lower-ranked schools in these districts. The increasing percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, from 11.82% in 2021-2022 to 19.66% in 2023-2024, suggests that the school is serving a growing population of economically disadvantaged students, which may be contributing to the school's academic challenges.

659

Students ?

10.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,535

Per pupil spending ?

23.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

426 Boulevard
Kenilworth, NJ 07033-1529

(908) 276-5936

District: Kenilworth School District

Students who attend Warren G. Harding Elementary School usually attend:

High:

David Brearley Middle/High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

53.3%

Hispanic:

36.6%

Asian:

4.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 28th percentile in 2015 → 45th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 17 percentile points since 2015

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school43%

District avg43%

New Jersey avg46%

741^st of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Bottom 45%▲ up 17 pts since 2015

From bottom 28% (2015) to bottom 45% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

423^rd of 609Kenilworth 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	44.9	741 of 1347	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	55.1	605 of 1338	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.6	714 of 1342	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.4	794 of 1345	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	46.0	649 of 1317	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	38.2	890 of 1360	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.7	955 of 1353	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	32.8	945 of 1352	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2016	30.4	979 of 1346	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	30.2	974 of 1357	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	47.8	850 of 1363	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2013	38.0	968 of 1367	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	36.8	996 of 1363	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	42.4	929 of 1360	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2010	56.4	726 of 1354	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2009	58.3	680 of 1346	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2008	64.4	590 of 1338	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2007	68.1	524 of 1329	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2006	68.2	517 of 1314	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2005	51.4	795 of 1303	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2004	64.6	576 of 1298	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2003	72.5	393 of 1204	67.4%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2024	87.2	9 of 340	97.4%	★★★★★
2018	11.5	308 of 370	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	34.5	376 of 597	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	16.2	531 of 559	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	47.8	201 of 499	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	37.1	272 of 489	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	45.9	153 of 411	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	41.3	248 of 463	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	21.7	356 of 434	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	45.7	714 of 1326	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	59.6	530 of 1317	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	42.6	745 of 1318	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.0	741 of 1326	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	41.6	704 of 1290	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.6	841 of 1331	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.8	910 of 1333	31.7%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	40.9	569 of 1032	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	51.0	434 of 989	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.7	366 of 982	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.5	439 of 953	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	61.6	243 of 896	72.9%	★★★★☆
2019	44.2	485 of 899	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.5	481 of 870	44.7%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	47.3	526 of 1023	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	57.4	317 of 939	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.2	261 of 910	71.3%	★★★★☆
2022	51.1	362 of 863	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	39.0	510 of 839	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.2	572 of 948	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.1	700 of 942	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	44.7	720 of 1318	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	51.5	621 of 1313	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.5	640 of 1315	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	39.1	776 of 1324	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	50.0	576 of 1297	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	37.9	855 of 1335	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.0	907 of 1334	32.0%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	36.4	591 of 1023	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.3	575 of 989	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.3	579 of 958	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.6	460 of 949	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	49.8	362 of 868	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	40.3	531 of 1007	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.2	547 of 1001	45.4%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	42.0	582 of 970	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	50.2	490 of 963	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.0	688 of 975	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.2	690 of 976	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	42.8	533 of 964	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	26.8	796 of 1023	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.2	912 of 1022	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆

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)97th percentile+43 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)49th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)46th percentile~ school

Male (2025)45th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)45th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)42nd percentile-3 vs school

White (2025)40th percentile-5 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)37th percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts48%-4 vs state

Mathematics42%-4 vs state

Science30%~ state avg

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by a parent
Monday, November 5, 2018

Very small community, great teachers and staff! Students do very well, it is not reflected in test scores because of such a small amount of students in each grade level. My children have had a lot of success here! They loved it. Close Quote

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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
Warren G. Harding Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	426 Boulevard	Kenilworth	07033	Union County	Kenilworth School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 276-5936	659	62	10.7	23.4%	351 (53.3%)	18 (2.7%)	241 (36.6%)	31 (4.7%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	15 (2.3%)	44.9	741^st of 1347 public elementary schools	45.0%		55.1	605^th of 1338 public elementary schools	54.8%	136	30.5	36.8	47.1	57.7	48.4	47.4	41.2	35.3	42.8	$9,535	$277	$9,258
Bloomingdale Avenue School	Public	K-2	200 Bloomingdale Avenue	Cranford	07016	Union County	Cranford Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 709-6969	226	17	13.4	1.3%	157 (69.5%)	10 (4.4%)	38 (16.8%)	4 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (7.5%)								(n/a)										$8,448	$06	$8,442
Ernest J. Finizio Junior - Aldene School	Public	PK, KG-5	339 West Webster Avenue	Roselle Park	07204	Union County	Roselle Park Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 245-1521	287	28	10.4	53.3%	72 (25.1%)	35 (12.2%)	155 (54.0%)	20 (7.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.7%)	34.4	888^th of 1347 public elementary schools	34.1%		47.8	701^st of 1338 public elementary schools	47.6%	187	13.7	42.3	52.3	48.8		44.2	31.0	25.0		$7,029		$7,029
Brookside Place School	Public	K-5	700 Brookside Place	Cranford	07016	Union County	Cranford Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 709-6244	364	26	14.0		275 (75.5%)	1 (0.3%)	53 (14.6%)	10 (2.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (6.6%)	87	172^nd of 1347 public elementary schools	87.2%		88.3	143^rd of 1338 public elementary schools	89.3%	29	59.4	67.2	69.8	73.3		82.0	80.8	68.4		$7,629	$04	$7,625
Battle Hill Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	2600 Killian Place	Union	07083	Union County	Township of Union School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 851-6480	414	36	11.5	46.4%	84 (20.3%)	131 (31.6%)	151 (36.5%)	30 (7.2%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	15 (3.6%)	32.1	928^th of 1347 public elementary schools	31.1%		24	1019^th of 1338 public elementary schools	23.8%	91		52.4	29.5			41.2	24.6			$12,502		$12,502
Connecticut Farms Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	875 Stuyvesant Avenue	Union	07083	Union County	Township of Union School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 851-6470	430	38	11.3	42.8%	88 (20.5%)	142 (33.0%)	146 (34.0%)	36 (8.4%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	15 (3.5%)	49.4	686^th of 1347 public elementary schools	49.1%		41.7	772^nd of 1338 public elementary schools	42.3%	86		40.3	67.7			36.4	53.0			$9,283		$9,283
Washington Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	301 Washington Avenue	Union	07083	Union County	Township of Union School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 851-6460	578	44	13.1	32.7%	131 (22.7%)	141 (24.4%)	224 (38.8%)	53 (9.2%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.7%)	24 (4.2%)	66.4	462^nd of 1347 public elementary schools	65.7%		60.2	541^st of 1338 public elementary schools	59.6%	79		57.3	62.4			62.7	49.5			$7,881		$7,881
Robert Gordon Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	59 West Grant Avenue	Roselle Park	07204	Union County	Roselle Park Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 245-2285	325	29	11.2	49.5%	94 (28.9%)	26 (8.0%)	186 (57.2%)	14 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.5%)	30	956^th of 1347 public elementary schools	29.0%		33.5	892^nd of 1338 public elementary schools	33.3%	64	10.2	33.4	52.9	51.0		33.3	45.8	16.3		$7,199	$496	$6,703
Crossroads School	Public	PK, KG-8	45 Cardinal Drive	Westfield	07090	Union County	Union County Educational Services Commission	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 232-6655	52	11	4.7	26.9%	7 (13.5%)	21 (40.4%)	19 (36.5%)	4 (7.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.9%)								(n/a)										$40,627		$40,627
Thelma L. Sandmeier Elementary School	Public	3-5	666 South Springfield Ave.	Springfield	07081	Union County	Springfield Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 376-1025	276	23	12.0	13.8%	149 (54.0%)	45 (16.3%)	47 (17.0%)	16 (5.8%)	1 (0.4%)	6 (2.2%)	12 (4.3%)	71.7	398^th of 1347 public elementary schools	70.5%		67.2	455^th of 1338 public elementary schools	66.0%	57	42.9	51.1	60.3	71.8		53.2	54.0	69.2		$13,736	$180	$13,556

Frequently Asked Questions about Warren G. Harding Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Warren G. Harding Elementary School?

Students at Warren G. Harding Elementary School are 53% White, 37% Hispanic, 5% Asian, 3% African American, 2% Two or more races.

How many students attend Warren G. Harding Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 659 students attended Warren G. Harding Elementary School.

Is Warren G. Harding Elementary School a good school?

Warren G. Harding Elementary School ranks 741^st of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Warren G. Harding Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Warren G. Harding Elementary School usually go on to attend:

High : David Brearley Middle/High School

What district is Warren G. Harding Elementary School in?

Kenilworth School District

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