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Glenwood School

Public Grades K-4

5^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 100% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

Glenwood School is a top-performing public elementary school in Short Hills, New Jersey, serving 349 students in grades K-4 and part of the highly-ranked Millburn Township School District. With consistently high academic achievement, Glenwood School has been ranked within the top 1% of New Jersey elementary schools for several years.

Glenwood School's students excel academically, with 91.4% of 3rd graders and 97.6% of 4th graders proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to just 44.9% and 53.6% statewide. In math, 88% of 3rd graders and 100% of 4th graders were proficient or better, far surpassing the state averages of 49.8% and 46.7%. The school's strong performance extends across different student subgroups, with Glenwood ranking 6th out of 1,326 New Jersey elementary schools for female students and 4th out of 1,318 for male students in English Language Arts. Additionally, the school maintains relatively low chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 4.8% to 16.6% compared to the state average of around 15-16%.

When compared to nearby schools, Glenwood School's exceptional academic achievement is further highlighted. The other Millburn Township elementary schools, such as South Mountain School, Deerfield School, and Wyoming School, also perform at a high level, suggesting a strong district-wide commitment to education. Additionally, Summit Public Schools, including schools like Lincoln-Hubbard Elementary School and Washington Elementary School, offer stiff competition in terms of academic achievement and rankings.

315

Students ?

12.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,622

Per pupil spending ?

Free/discounted lunch ?

325 Taylor Road South
Short Hills, NJ 07078

(973) 379-7576

District: Millburn Township School District

Students who attend Glenwood School usually attend:

Middle:	Millburn Middle School
High:	Millburn High School

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

59.0%

White:

26.7%

Two or more races:

7.9%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 98th percentile in 2015 → 100th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New Jersey average (94% vs 49% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 1% of New Jersey elementary schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Millburn Township School District

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school94%

District avg87%

New Jersey avg49%

5^th of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Top 1%▲ up 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 5Elementary Schools in the Millburn Township School District

14^th of 609Millburn 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	97.8	5 of 1347	99.6%	★★★★★
2024	98.1	3 of 1338	99.8%	★★★★★
2023	96.2	14 of 1342	99.0%	★★★★★
2022	96.4	11 of 1345	99.2%	★★★★★
2021	99.2	1 of 1317	99.9%	★★★★★
2019	95.8	7 of 1360	99.5%	★★★★★
2018	97.5	3 of 1353	99.8%	★★★★★
2017	95.2	11 of 1352	99.2%	★★★★★
2016	96.1	11 of 1346	99.2%	★★★★★
2015	94.7	33 of 1357	97.6%	★★★★★
2014	89.8	9 of 1363	99.3%	★★★★★
2013	89.4	10 of 1367	99.3%	★★★★★
2012	87.6	26 of 1363	98.1%	★★★★★
2011	86.9	38 of 1360	97.2%	★★★★★
2010	84.2	92 of 1354	93.2%	★★★★★
2009	85.8	77 of 1346	94.3%	★★★★★
2008	84.0	56 of 1338	95.8%	★★★★★
2007	83.7	31 of 1329	97.7%	★★★★★
2006	83.3	56 of 1314	95.7%	★★★★★
2005	87.3	7 of 1303	99.5%	★★★★★
2004	83.9	84 of 1298	93.5%	★★★★★
2003	86.2	80 of 1204	93.4%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	89.3	5 of 330	98.5%	★★★★★
2024	89.1	5 of 340	98.5%	★★★★★
2023	78.8	46 of 346	86.7%	★★★★☆
2022	79.6	52 of 348	85.1%	★★★★☆
2019	86.4	11 of 370	97.0%	★★★★★
2018	88.5	12 of 370	96.8%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	96.8	6 of 1326	99.5%	★★★★★
2024	97.9	3 of 1317	99.8%	★★★★★
2023	96.8	6 of 1318	99.5%	★★★★★
2022	95.2	20 of 1326	98.5%	★★★★★
2021	98.7	1 of 1290	99.9%	★★★★★
2019	95.6	7 of 1331	99.5%	★★★★★
2018	96.6	2 of 1333	99.8%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	97.7	4 of 1318	99.7%	★★★★★
2024	97.1	10 of 1313	99.2%	★★★★★
2023	95.0	29 of 1315	97.8%	★★★★★
2022	96.5	13 of 1324	99.0%	★★★★★
2021	99.1	2 of 1297	99.8%	★★★★★
2019	95.0	13 of 1335	99.0%	★★★★★
2018	97.5	5 of 1334	99.6%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	98.9	14 of 1023	98.6%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	89.8	39 of 970	96.0%	★★★★★
2024	92.8	25 of 963	97.4%	★★★★★
2023	90.9	42 of 975	95.7%	★★★★★
2022	91.3	25 of 976	97.4%	★★★★★
2021	92.8	22 of 964	97.7%	★★★★★
2019	90.0	32 of 1023	96.9%	★★★★★
2018	94.5	11 of 1022	98.9%	★★★★★

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)

Male (2025)100th percentile~ school

Female (2025)100th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)99th percentile~ school

Asian (2025)98th percentile~ school

White (2025)96th percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts94%+45 vs state

Mathematics94%+46 vs state

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by a citizen
Saturday, November 26, 2011

This school provides an outstanding learning environment with dedicated educators and a supportive parent community. You can feel the friendly community atmosphere the first time you walk through the building. 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 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
Glenwood School	Public	K-4	325 Taylor Road South	Short Hills	07078	Essex County	Millburn Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 379-7576	315	25	12.7	1.0%	84 (26.7%)	9 (2.9%)	11 (3.5%)	186 (59.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (7.9%)	97.8	5^th of 1347 public elementary schools	99.6%		98.1	3^rd of 1338 public elementary schools	99.8%	2		91.4	97.6		88.0	100.0		$13,622	$34	$13,588
Hartshorn School	Public	K-4	400 Hartshorn Drive	Short Hills	07078	Essex County	Millburn Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 379-7550	392	35	11.2	0.8%	149 (38.0%)	8 (2.0%)	13 (3.3%)	188 (48.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (8.4%)	94.6	37^th of 1347 public elementary schools	97.3%		92.9	62^nd of 1338 public elementary schools	95.4%	25		85.6	76.9		89.4	92.4		$13,657	$34	$13,623
James Caldwell Elementary School	Public	3-5	36 Caldwell Place	Springfield	07081	Union County	Springfield Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 376-1025	276	21	13.1	17.0%	144 (52.2%)	29 (10.5%)	66 (23.9%)	22 (8.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.4%)	10 (3.6%)	73	377^th of 1347 public elementary schools	72.0%		69.5	421^st of 1338 public elementary schools	68.5%	44	38.7	52.5	68.6	66.2	65.0	68.2	54.6	$15,601	$168	$15,433
Lincoln-Hubbard Elementary School	Public	1-5	52 Woodland Ave	Summit	07901	Union County	Summit Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 273-1333	351	31	11.3	4.3%	237 (67.5%)	15 (4.3%)	30 (8.5%)	46 (13.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (6.3%)	95.2	28^th of 1347 public elementary schools	97.9%		93.4	56^th of 1338 public elementary schools	95.8%	28	68.6	89.2	80.3	88.4	89.2	81.6	88.6	$6,083	$03	$6,080
Primary Center at Jefferson	Public	PK-K	110 Ashwood Avenue	Summit	07091	Union County	Summit Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 918-2160	116	10	11.8	17.2%	59 (50.9%)	5 (4.3%)	30 (25.9%)	17 (14.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (4.3%)								(n/a)								$7,830	$51	$7,779
Jefferson Elementary School	Public	1-5	110 Ashwood Avenue	Summit	07901	Union County	Summit Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 273-3807	221	24	9.4	27.1%	90 (40.7%)	12 (5.4%)	66 (29.9%)	41 (18.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (5.4%)	82	252^nd of 1347 public elementary schools	81.3%		84.7	211^th of 1338 public elementary schools	84.2%	41	37.5	79.5	73.9	77.5	70.0	71.7	60.0	$8,684	$839	$7,845
South Mountain School	Public	PK, KG-4	2 Southern Slope Drive	Millburn	07041	Essex County	Millburn Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 921-1394	278	29	9.6	2.9%	73 (26.3%)	13 (4.7%)	16 (5.8%)	153 (55.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (8.3%)	93.7	48^th of 1347 public elementary schools	96.4%		96.3	19^th of 1338 public elementary schools	98.6%	29		68.1	86.4		91.1	89.8		$14,387	$211	$14,176
Deerfield School	Public	K-4	26 Troy Lane	Short Hills	07078	Essex County	Millburn Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 379-4843	358	29	12.2		124 (34.6%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.4%)	191 (53.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (8.7%)	92.9	64^th of 1347 public elementary schools	95.2%		95.2	31^st of 1338 public elementary schools	97.7%	33		89.6	72.2		90.8	87.8		$13,641	$34	$13,607
Brayton Elementary School	Public	1-5	89 Tulip Street	Summit	07901	Union County	Summit Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 273-1276	335	34	9.8	17.3%	227 (67.8%)	17 (5.1%)	59 (17.6%)	27 (8.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.5%)	89.4	132^nd of 1347 public elementary schools	90.2%		91.5	87^th of 1338 public elementary schools	93.5%	45	61.2	70.7	77.9	80.3	70.0	75.4	79.1	$6,383	$68	$6,315
Washington Elementary School	Public	1-5	507 Morris Ave	Summit	07901	Union County	Summit Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 273-0817	323	28	11.7	11.5%	186 (57.6%)	13 (4.0%)	51 (15.8%)	47 (14.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (7.7%)	95.4	24^th of 1347 public elementary schools	98.2%		93.7	53^rd of 1338 public elementary schools	96.0%	29	57.0	90.5	88.7	92.4	90.7	81.2	83.5	$6,324	$109	$6,215

Frequently Asked Questions about Glenwood School

What is the racial makeup of Glenwood School?

Students at Glenwood School are 59% Asian, 27% White, 8% Two or more races, 3% Hispanic, 3% African American.

What schools do graduates of Glenwood School attend?

Students who attend Glenwood School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Millburn Middle School
High : Millburn High School

What district is Glenwood School in?

Millburn Township School District

Is Glenwood School a good school?

Yes! Glenwood School is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 5^th of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools.

How many students attend Glenwood School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 315 students attended Glenwood School.

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