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Central Avenue School

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Central Avenue School ranks 157 th of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

157^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 88% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

Central Avenue School is an elementary school located in Madison, New Jersey, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 498 students. It is part of the Madison Public School District, which is ranked 76 out of 609 districts in New Jersey and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Central Avenue School consistently performs well on standardized tests, with a high percentage of students proficient or better in English Language Arts and Mathematics compared to the state average. The school also excels in the performance of specific student subgroups, such as Hispanic and Special Education students, who consistently rank among the top in the state. While the school has seen an increase in chronic absenteeism rates in recent years, reaching 16.6% in 2022-2023, it still performs better than the state average in this metric. Additionally, Central Avenue School has a relatively low percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, suggesting a relatively affluent student population compared to the state average.

When compared to other nearby schools in the Madison Public School District, such as Torey J. Sabatini School and Kings Road School, Central Avenue School generally outperforms its counterparts in academic performance and student group rankings. However, the school's statewide ranking has declined from 107th in 2022-2023 to 157th in 2024-2025, suggesting that it may be facing some challenges in maintaining its high level of performance compared to other schools in the state.

492

Students ?

10.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,439

Per pupil spending ?

7.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

50 Central Avenue
Madison, NJ 07940

(973) 593-3173

District: Madison Public School District

Students who attend Central Avenue School usually attend:

Middle:	Madison Junior School
High:	Madison High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

71.3%

Hispanic:

16.3%

Asian:

6.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 69th percentile in 2015 → 88th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New Jersey average (72% vs 46% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 12% of New Jersey elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 19 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school72%

District avg72%

New Jersey avg46%

157^th of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Top 12%▲ up 20 pts since 2015

From top 31% (2015) to top 12% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 3Elementary Schools in the Madison Public School District

76^th of 609Madison 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	88.2	157 of 1347	88.3%	★★★★☆
2024	91.6	85 of 1338	93.6%	★★★★★
2023	90.9	107 of 1342	92.0%	★★★★★
2022	87.3	168 of 1345	87.5%	★★★★☆
2021	84.0	184 of 1317	86.0%	★★★★☆
2019	73.8	390 of 1360	71.3%	★★★★☆
2018	67.0	487 of 1353	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2017	66.8	507 of 1352	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2016	65.3	507 of 1346	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2015	70.2	423 of 1357	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2014	69.3	487 of 1363	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2013	72.4	436 of 1367	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2012	74.8	371 of 1363	72.8%	★★★★☆
2011	75.8	338 of 1360	75.1%	★★★★☆
2010	78.1	258 of 1354	80.9%	★★★★☆
2009	76.6	295 of 1346	78.1%	★★★★☆
2008	79.4	186 of 1338	86.1%	★★★★☆
2007	78.9	172 of 1329	87.1%	★★★★☆
2006	68.0	520 of 1314	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2005	79.0	207 of 1303	84.1%	★★★★☆
2004	83.4	98 of 1298	92.4%	★★★★★
2003	65.3	520 of 1204	56.8%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2021	61.3	140 of 339	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	76.8	60 of 370	83.8%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	88.6	131 of 1326	90.1%	★★★★★
2024	91.1	84 of 1317	93.6%	★★★★★
2023	92.8	58 of 1318	95.6%	★★★★★
2022	85.6	173 of 1326	87.0%	★★★★☆
2021	81.3	188 of 1290	85.4%	★★★★☆
2019	67.4	471 of 1331	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	72.8	384 of 1333	71.2%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	90.1	72 of 1032	93.0%	★★★★★
2024	86.0	102 of 989	89.7%	★★★★☆
2023	89.6	81 of 982	91.8%	★★★★★
2022	70.5	213 of 953	77.6%	★★★★☆
2021	86.0	76 of 896	91.5%	★★★★★
2019	56.5	343 of 899	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	45.8	455 of 870	47.7%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	58.6	355 of 1023	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.5	292 of 863	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	83.0	47 of 839	94.4%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	85.0	176 of 1318	86.6%	★★★★☆
2024	90.4	91 of 1313	93.1%	★★★★★
2023	86.5	158 of 1315	88.0%	★★★★☆
2022	86.8	161 of 1324	87.8%	★★★★☆
2021	83.5	180 of 1297	86.1%	★★★★☆
2019	77.1	299 of 1335	77.6%	★★★★☆
2018	60.3	546 of 1334	59.1%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	94.0	41 of 1023	96.0%	★★★★★
2024	99.0	10 of 989	99.0%	★★★★★
2023	88.5	72 of 958	92.5%	★★★★★
2022	95.3	30 of 949	96.8%	★★★★★
2021	75.7	137 of 868	84.2%	★★★★☆
2019	80.1	145 of 1007	85.6%	★★★★☆
2018	64.1	295 of 1001	70.5%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	80.6	150 of 970	84.5%	★★★★☆
2024	89.6	51 of 963	94.7%	★★★★★
2023	87.5	81 of 975	91.7%	★★★★★
2022	82.9	125 of 976	87.2%	★★★★☆
2021	76.6	165 of 964	82.9%	★★★★☆
2019	66.5	333 of 1023	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	63.7	371 of 1022	63.7%	★★★☆☆

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)

Special Education (2025)96th percentile+8 vs school

Hispanic (2025)93rd percentile+5 vs school

Female (2025)90th percentile~ school

Male (2025)87th percentile~ school

White (2025)85th percentile-4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)65th percentile-23 vs school

Asian (2021)59th percentile-27 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts78%+28 vs state

Mathematics73%+26 vs state

Science52%+22 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)			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 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	Yes	(973) 593-3173	492	46	10.6	7.9%	351 (71.3%)	7 (1.4%)	80 (16.3%)	32 (6.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.5%)	88.2	157^th of 1347 public elementary schools	88.3%		91.6	85^th of 1338 public elementary schools	93.6%	72	52.1	68.2	79.3	86.3	69.8	76.2	71.3	$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	No	(973) 593-3182	281	28	10.1	3.2%	225 (80.1%)	8 (2.8%)	22 (7.8%)	14 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.3%)	93.9	45^th of 1347 public elementary schools	96.7%		96.3	18^th of 1338 public elementary schools	98.7%	27	68.7	85.3	88.7	90.0	75.6	75.4	80.0	$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	No	(973) 593-3178	275	25	11.1	15.3%	196 (71.3%)	5 (1.8%)	43 (15.6%)	24 (8.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.5%)	77	329^th of 1347 public elementary schools	75.6%		85.2	205^th of 1338 public elementary schools	84.7%	124	53.6	61.5	73.9	82.5	47.1	73.9	67.5	$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	Yes	(973) 822-3880	311	30	10.4	1.0%	211 (67.8%)	19 (6.1%)	32 (10.3%)	33 (10.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.1%)								(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	No	(973) 457-2508	301	29	10.5	2.7%	202 (67.1%)	4 (1.3%)	33 (11.0%)	46 (15.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.3%)	97	11^th of 1347 public elementary schools	99.2%		99	1^st of 1338 public elementary schools	99.9%	10		88.9			88.9			$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	Yes	(973) 822-3888	306	30	10.0	1.0%	221 (72.2%)	16 (5.2%)	28 (9.2%)	33 (10.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.3%)	81.7	262^nd of 1347 public elementary schools	80.5%		81.4	264^th of 1338 public elementary schools	80.3%	2	48.0	62.4	75.3	76.9	66.0	63.3	69.8	$8,965		$8,965
Washington Avenue School	Public	K-3	102 Washington Avenue	Chatham	07928	Morris County	School District of the Chathams	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 457-2510	286	28	10.2	3.8%	194 (67.8%)	2 (0.7%)	25 (8.7%)	41 (14.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (8.4%)	88.1	158^th of 1347 public elementary schools	88.3%		96.4	16^th of 1338 public elementary schools	98.8%	142		68.1			78.7			$8,994		$8,994
Southern Boulevard School	Public	K-3	192 Southern Boulevard	Chatham	07928	Morris County	School District of the Chathams	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 457-2509	369	39	9.4	1.9%	263 (71.3%)	9 (2.4%)	19 (5.1%)	52 (14.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (7.0%)	85.1	194^th of 1347 public elementary schools	85.6%		91.7	83^rd of 1338 public elementary schools	93.8%	111		64.8			76.0			$8,780		$8,780
Lafayette Avenue School	Public	3-5	221 Lafayette Avenue	Chatham	07928	Morris County	School District of the Chathams	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 457-2507	554	49	11.1	2.7%	347 (62.6%)	10 (1.8%)	34 (6.1%)	110 (19.9%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	49 (8.8%)	91	97^th of 1347 public elementary schools	92.8%					(n/a)	66.3	74.6	81.2	74.1	79.4	80.4	75.3	$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	No	(973) 889-7690	371	38	9.8	33.7%	159 (42.9%)	23 (6.2%)	154 (41.5%)	9 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (7.0%)	78.1	313^th of 1347 public elementary schools	76.8%		73	379^th of 1338 public elementary schools	71.7%	66	48.1	65.7	63.3	72.7	70.1	58.8	65.4	$12,130	$263	$11,867

Frequently Asked Questions about Central Avenue School

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

Is Central Avenue School a good school?

Central Avenue School ranks 157^th of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Central Avenue School in?

Madison Public School District

What is the racial makeup of Central Avenue School?

Students at Central Avenue School are 71% White, 16% Hispanic, 7% Asian, 4% Two or more races, 1% African American.

How many students attend Central Avenue School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 492 students attended Central Avenue School.

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