Is Central Avenue School a good school?

Yes. Central Avenue School ranks in the top 8.0% of New Jersey elementary schools.

How many students attend Central Avenue School?

In the 2022-23 school year, 509 students attended Central Avenue School.

What is the racial makeup of Central Avenue School?

Students at Central Avenue School are 67% White, 18% Hispanic, 8% Asian, 6% Two or more races, 1% African American.

What schools do graduates of Central Avenue School attend?

Students who attend Central Avenue School usually go on to attend: Middle : Madison Junior School High : Madison High School

Central Avenue School

Public PK, KG-5

50 Central Avenue
Madison, NJ 07940

(973) 593-3173

District: Madison Public School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
107^th of 1,342 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $13,439

Students who attend Central Avenue School usually attend:

Middle:	Madison Junior School
High:	Madison High School

Student/teacher ratio: 10.9

Number of students: 509

Racial breakdown:

White:

67.2%

Hispanic:

18.1%

Asian:

7.7%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 5.9%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Central Avenue School ranks better than 92% of elementary schools in New Jersey. It also ranks 2^nd among 3 ranked elementary schools in the Madison Public School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2023 the calculated Average Standard Score was 90.91. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a high school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

Student Body

Compare Details Central Avenue School has the largest elementary school student body size in the Madison Public School District. Racial makeup is: White (67.2%), Hispanic (18.1%), Asian (7.7%). (See more...)

Compare Details 5.9% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Central Avenue School is 10.9. 1 elementary schools in the Madison Public School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

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Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Central Avenue School is $13,439, which is the highest among 3 elementary schools in the Madison Public School District!

Schooldigger 2023 Rankings:

Central Avenue School:

SchoolDigger ranks Central Avenue School 107^th of 1342 New Jersey public elementary schools. (See Central Avenue School in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Madison Public School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Madison Public School District 68^th of 615 New Jersey school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Central Avenue School

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Rank History for all students at Central Avenue School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NJ State Percentile
2003	65.29	520^th	1204	56.8%
2004	83.44	98^th	1298	92.4%
2005	79.03	207^th	1303	84.1%
2006	68.05	520^th	1314	60.4%
2007	78.91	172^nd	1329	87.1%
2008	79.38	186^th	1338	86.1%
2009	76.58	295^th	1346	78.1%
2010	78.13	258^th	1354	80.9%
2011	75.82	338^th	1360	75.1%
2012	74.82	371^st	1363	72.8%
2013	72.37	436^th	1367	68.1%
2014	69.32	487^th	1363	64.3%
2015	70.18	423^rd	1357	68.8%
2016	65.31	507^th	1346	62.3%
2017	66.83	507^th	1352	62.5%
2018	67.04	487^th	1353	64.0%
2019	73.78	390^th	1360	71.3%
2021	83.96	184^th	1317	86.0%
2022	87.28	168^th	1345	87.5%
2023	90.91	107^th	1342	92.0%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Central Avenue School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NJ State Percentile
2018	64.08	295^th	1001	70.5%
2019	80.14	145^th	1007	85.6%
2021	75.68	137^th	868	84.2%
2022	95.26	30^th	949	96.8%
2023	88.48	72^nd	958	92.5%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Central Avenue School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NJ State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2021	82.95	47^th	839	94.4%
2022	57.45	292^nd	863	66.2%

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Rank History for Female students at Central Avenue School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NJ State Percentile
2018	72.83	384^th	1333	71.2%
2019	67.44	471^st	1331	64.6%
2021	81.31	188^th	1290	85.4%
2022	85.64	173^rd	1326	87.0%
2023	92.77	58^th	1318	95.6%

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Rank History for Male students at Central Avenue School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NJ State Percentile
2018	60.26	546^th	1334	59.1%
2019	77.10	299^th	1335	77.6%
2021	83.50	180^th	1297	86.1%
2022	86.78	161^st	1324	87.8%
2023	86.46	158^th	1315	88.0%

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Rank History for Asian students at Central Avenue School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NJ State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2019	76.82	60^th	370	83.8%
2021	61.30	140^th	339	58.7%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Central Avenue School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NJ State Percentile
2018	45.76	455^th	870	47.7%
2019	56.54	343^rd	899	61.8%
2021	85.98	76^th	896	91.5%
2022	70.53	213^th	953	77.6%
2023	89.63	81^st	982	91.8%

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Rank History for White students at Central Avenue School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NJ State Percentile
2018	63.74	371^st	1022	63.7%
2019	66.51	333^rd	1023	67.4%
2021	76.57	165^th	964	82.9%
2022	82.89	125^th	976	87.2%
2023	87.46	81^st	975	91.7%

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Data source: test scores: New Jersey Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

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Data source: New Jersey Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Central Avenue School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Total
1988	322	28	7	9	0	n/a	n/a	366
1989	343	30	5	9	0	n/a	n/a	387
1990	358	30	8	5	0	n/a	n/a	401
1991	350	30	2	10	0	n/a	n/a	392
1992	354	28	7	18	0	n/a	n/a	407
1993	368	29	10	24	0	n/a	n/a	431
1994	390	21	8	23	0	n/a	n/a	442
1995	386	22	8	20	0	n/a	n/a	436
1996	386	22	8	20	0	n/a	n/a	436
1998	407	29	9	43	0	n/a	n/a	488
1999	415	25	16	50	0	n/a	n/a	506
2000	397	29	19	56	0	n/a	n/a	501
2001	393	27	19	52	0	n/a	n/a	491
2002	390	25	24	55	0	n/a	n/a	494
2003	390	25	24	55	0	n/a	n/a	494
2004	373	22	38	56	0	n/a	n/a	489
2005	380	30	42	55	1	n/a	n/a	508
2006	365	21	40	52	1	n/a	n/a	479
2007	377	20	43	57	2	n/a	n/a	499
2008	369	20	48	63	1	n/a	n/a	501
2009	323	19	41	66	1	0	0	450
2010	351	17	41	76	1	1	0	487
2011	362	14	42	88	0	0	9	515
2012	357	8	37	81	0	1	0	484
2013	342	10	32	88	0	1	8	481
2014	367	10	33	87	0	1	7	505
2015	349	14	28	78	0	1	11	481
2016	342	14	36	84	0	0	11	487
2017	341	13	43	92	0	0	13	502
2018	338	14	49	103	0	1	14	519
2019	320	13	54	95	0	1	16	499
2020	319	13	57	103	0	1	19	512
2021	319	14	58	93	0	1	17	502
2022	333	12	42	87	0	1	24	499
2023	342	7	39	92	0	1	28	509

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Central Avenue School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	366	22.0	16.6	n/a
1989	387	23.0	16.8	n/a
1990	401	23.0	17.4	3
1991	392	22.0	17.8	5.4
1992	407	19.0	21.4	5.9
1993	431	25.6	16.8	6.7
1994	442	25.2	17.5	6.6
1995	436	25.2	17.3	8.5
1996	436	25.2	17.3	8.5
1998	488	26.4	18.5	9.8
1999	506	28.0	18.1	7.5
2000	501	31.0	16.2	10.8
2001	491	31.2	15.7	6.5
2002	494	29.9	16.5	8.5
2003	494	29.9	16.5	8.5
2004	489	30.3	16.1	6.3
2005	508	32.1	15.8	n/a
2006	479	30.3	15.8	6.9
2007	499	28.0	17.8	9.4
2008	501	27.0	18.6	7.2
2009	450	35.7	11.1	9.3
2010	487	31.0	15.7	9.2
2011	515	27.0	19.0	8.5
2012	484	33.7	14.3	9.1
2013	481	36.7	13.0	9.6
2014	505	38.3	13.1	8.9
2015	481	40.0	12.0	8.7
2016	487	43.0	11.3	8
2017	502	42.6	11.7	8
2018	519	46.0	11.2	8.9
2019	499	46.0	10.8	8.4
2020	512	48.5	10.5	8.2
2021	502	50.1	10.0	7.8
2022	499	48.2	10.3	6.6
2023	509	46.6	10.9	5.9

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Central Avenue School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	366	22.0	16.6	n/a
1989	387	23.0	16.8	n/a
1990	401	23.0	17.4	3
1991	392	22.0	17.8	5.4
1992	407	19.0	21.4	5.9
1993	431	25.6	16.8	6.7
1994	442	25.2	17.5	6.6
1995	436	25.2	17.3	8.5
1996	436	25.2	17.3	8.5
1998	488	26.4	18.5	9.8
1999	506	28.0	18.1	7.5
2000	501	31.0	16.2	10.8
2001	491	31.2	15.7	6.5
2002	494	29.9	16.5	8.5
2003	494	29.9	16.5	8.5
2004	489	30.3	16.1	6.3
2005	508	32.1	15.8	n/a
2006	479	30.3	15.8	6.9
2007	499	28.0	17.8	9.4
2008	501	27.0	18.6	7.2
2009	450	35.7	11.1	9.3
2010	487	31.0	15.7	9.2
2011	515	27.0	19.0	8.5
2012	484	33.7	14.3	9.1
2013	481	36.7	13.0	9.6
2014	505	38.3	13.1	8.9
2015	481	40.0	12.0	8.7
2016	487	43.0	11.3	8
2017	502	42.6	11.7	8
2018	519	46.0	11.2	8.9
2019	499	46.0	10.8	8.4
2020	512	48.5	10.5	8.2
2021	502	50.1	10.0	7.8
2022	499	48.2	10.3	6.6
2023	509	46.6	10.9	5.9

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for Central Avenue School

Year	Expenditures from Federal Funds	Expenditures from State and Local Funds	Total Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019	$200 (1.5%)	$13,239 (98.5%)	$13,439

Data source: New Jersey Department of Education

Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Central Avenue School

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Rankings

Rank Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	Rank Post pandemic (2022-2023)	Change (%)
Ranks 390^th of 1360 Elementary schools	Ranks 107^th of 1342 Elementary schools	20.7%

Test Scores

	% proficient Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	% proficient Post pandemic (2022-2023)	Change (%)
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Central Avenue School)	77.7	71.2	6.5%
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Madison Public School District)	70.5	73.1	2.6%
3rd Grade English Language Arts (New Jersey)	50.2	42	8.2%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Central Avenue School)	75.3	66.6	8.7%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Madison Public School District)	70.7	68.4	2.3%
3rd Grade Mathematics (New Jersey)	55.1	45.9	9.2%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Central Avenue School)	68	82	14%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Madison Public School District)	73.8	84.9	11.1%
4th Grade English Language Arts (New Jersey)	57.4	51.3	6.1%
4th Grade Mathematics (Central Avenue School)	54.8	84.9	30.1%
4th Grade Mathematics (Madison Public School District)	68.4	85.5	17.1%
4th Grade Mathematics (New Jersey)	51	44.3	6.7%
5th Grade English Language Arts (Central Avenue School)	67.9	85.7	17.8%
5th Grade English Language Arts (Madison Public School District)	77.2	82.4	5.2%
5th Grade English Language Arts (New Jersey)	57.9	53.2	4.7%
5th Grade Mathematics (Central Avenue School)	62.5	72.6	10.1%
5th Grade Mathematics (Madison Public School District)	71.4	73.5	2.1%
5th Grade Mathematics (New Jersey)	46.8	40.1	6.7%

Student Body

	Number of students Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	Number of students Post pandemic (2022-2023)	Change (%)
Total Students	499	509	2%
African American	13	7	46.2%
American Indian	0	0
Asian	54	39	27.8%
Hispanic	95	92	3.2%
Pacific Islander	1	1
White	320	342	6.9%
Two or More Races	16	28	75%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	8.4%	5.9%	2.5%

Schools Near Central Avenue School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2023)				Ranking (2022)				NJSLA-S Science (2023)	NJSLA English Language Arts (2023)			NJSLA Mathematics (2023)			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 (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	SchoolDigger Rating (2023)	Average Standard Score (2022)	Statewide Rank (2022)	State Percentile (2022)	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 Mathematics 3rd Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 4th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Central Avenue School	Public	PK, KG-5	50 Central Avenue	Madison	07940	Morris County	Madison Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(973) 593-3173	509	47	10.9	5.9%	342 (67.2%)	7 (1.4%)	92 (18.1%)	39 (7.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	28 (5.5%)	90.9	107^th of 1342 public elementary schools	92.0%		87.3	168^th of 1345 public elementary schools	87.5%	61	53.0	71.2	82.0	85.7	66.6	84.9	72.6	$13,439	$200	$13,239
Torey J. Sabatini School	Public	K-5	Glenwild Circle	Madison	07940	Morris County	Madison Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(973) 593-3182	309	29	10.7	5.2%	244 (79.0%)	6 (1.9%)	25 (8.1%)	16 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (5.8%)	92.5	76^th of 1342 public elementary schools	94.3%		93.2	74^th of 1345 public elementary schools	94.5%	2	39.5	82.6	92.1	85.0	79.2	90.6	70.7	$12,211	$73	$12,138
Kings Road School	Public	K-5	215 Kings Road	Madison	07940	Morris County	Madison Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(973) 593-3178	277	25	11.2	9.0%	199 (71.8%)	7 (2.5%)	35 (12.6%)	30 (10.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.2%)	86.9	171^st of 1342 public elementary schools	87.3%		89.2	133^rd of 1345 public elementary schools	90.1%	38	50.0	64.9	80.0	75.0	57.9	80.0	76.9	$12,736	$81	$12,655
Briarwood School	Public	PK, KG-2	151 Briarwood Road	Florham Park	07932	Morris County	Florham Park School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(973) 822-3880	325	30	10.6	0.9%	239 (73.5%)	12 (3.7%)	30 (9.2%)	36 (11.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.5%)								(n/a)								$7,114		$7,114
Milton Avenue School	Public	PK, KG-3	16 Milton Avenue	Chatham	07928	Morris County	School District of the Chathams	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(973) 457-2508	282	25	11.2	1.8%	203 (72.0%)	4 (1.4%)	17 (6.0%)	41 (14.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (6.0%)	96.5	11^th of 1342 public elementary schools	99.2%		96.4	12^th of 1345 public elementary schools	99.1%	1		84.8			85.1			$12,491		$12,491
Brooklake School	Public	3-5	235 Brooklake Road	Florham Park	07932	Morris County	Florham Park School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(973) 822-3888	331	37	8.9	0.9%	213 (64.4%)	25 (7.6%)	31 (9.4%)	41 (12.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (6.3%)	83.8	216^th of 1342 public elementary schools	83.9%		83	244^th of 1345 public elementary schools	81.9%	28	42.8	65.9	63.4	90.6	63.5	67.3	74.8	$8,965		$8,965
Washington Avenue School	Public	PK, KG-3	102 Washington Avenue	Chatham	07928	Morris County	School District of the Chathams	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(973) 457-2510	296	25	11.7	1.0%	211 (71.3%)	1 (0.3%)	21 (7.1%)	43 (14.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (6.4%)	96.2	13^th of 1342 public elementary schools	99.0%		93.8	63^rd of 1345 public elementary schools	95.3%	50		84.0			84.2			$8,994		$8,994
Southern Boulevard School	Public	PK, KG-3	192 Southern Boulevard	Chatham	07928	Morris County	School District of the Chathams	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(973) 457-2509	373	35	10.7	0.8%	247 (66.2%)	4 (1.1%)	21 (5.6%)	60 (16.1%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	38 (10.2%)	90.8	108^th of 1342 public elementary schools	92.0%		93.9	61^st of 1345 public elementary schools	95.5%	47		66.6			83.8			$8,780		$8,780
Lafayette Avenue School	Public	4-5	221 Lafayette Avenue	Chatham	07928	Morris County	School District of the Chathams	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(973) 457-2507	545	52	10.4	2.8%	358 (65.7%)	4 (0.7%)	41 (7.5%)	97 (17.8%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (7.9%)								(n/a)	58.6		80.7	81.8		84.7	77.2	$8,728	$59	$8,669
Normandy Park School	Public	K-5	19a Normandy Parkway	Morristown	07960	Morris County	Morris School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(973) 889-7690	347	35	9.9	27.7%	153 (44.1%)	14 (4.0%)	149 (42.9%)	7 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (6.9%)	72	394^th of 1342 public elementary schools	70.6%		60.9	538^th of 1345 public elementary schools	60.0%	144	36.0	66.0	58.2	62.0	74.1	52.7	52.0	$12,130	$263	$11,867

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