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Allen W. Roberts School

Public Grades PK, KG-6

47^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 97% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

Allen W. Roberts School is an exceptional elementary school located in New Providence, New Jersey, serving 674 students in grades PK-6. As part of the highly-ranked New Providence School District, this school consistently performs at the top of the state, maintaining a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger and ranking among the top 129 elementary schools in New Jersey over the past decade.

The school's academic performance is truly exceptional, with proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics significantly exceeding state averages, often surpassing 80% proficiency. This high level of achievement extends across all student subgroups, including female, male, Asian, Hispanic, and students with special needs. In comparison to nearby schools like Salt Brook School and Primary Center at Wilson, Allen W. Roberts School consistently outperforms these high-performing institutions, demonstrating a cohesive and effective educational program that supports student success from early grades through the upper elementary levels.

Additionally, Allen W. Roberts School stands out for its low chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 4.7% to 16.6% over the past few years, which are lower than the state average. The school also serves a relatively affluent student population, with only 1.78% to 2.52% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. These factors, combined with the school's exceptional academic achievements, make Allen W. Roberts School a standout institution within the New Providence School District and the broader educational landscape of New Jersey.

641

Students ?

11.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,365

Per pupil spending ?

1.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

80 Jones Dr
New Providence, NJ 07974-1121

(908) 464-4707

District: New Providence School District

Students who attend Allen W. Roberts School usually attend:

Middle:	New Providence Middle School
High:	New Providence High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

50.4%

Asian:

29.3%

Hispanic:

13.4%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 93rd percentile in 2015 → 97th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New Jersey average (82% vs 46% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 3% of New Jersey elementary schools

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school82%

District avg84%

New Jersey avg46%

47^th of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Top 3%▲ up 4 pts since 2015

From top 7% (2015) to top 3% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 2Elementary Schools in the New Providence School District

28^th of 609New Providence 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	93.7	47 of 1347	96.5%	★★★★★
2024	94.6	41 of 1338	96.9%	★★★★★
2023	94.9	35 of 1342	97.4%	★★★★★
2022	94.4	50 of 1345	96.3%	★★★★★
2021	96.3	28 of 1317	97.9%	★★★★★
2019	90.9	72 of 1360	94.7%	★★★★★
2018	89.5	103 of 1353	92.4%	★★★★★
2017	91.5	62 of 1352	95.4%	★★★★★
2016	87.8	129 of 1346	90.4%	★★★★★
2015	90.8	96 of 1357	92.9%	★★★★★
2014	81.2	213 of 1363	84.4%	★★★★☆
2013	83.5	135 of 1367	90.1%	★★★★★
2012	82.6	141 of 1363	89.7%	★★★★☆
2011	84.5	89 of 1360	93.5%	★★★★★
2010	80.4	196 of 1354	85.5%	★★★★☆
2009	78.1	259 of 1346	80.8%	★★★★☆
2008	83.6	71 of 1338	94.7%	★★★★★
2007	81.2	95 of 1329	92.9%	★★★★★
2006	78.7	209 of 1314	84.1%	★★★★☆
2005	81.9	124 of 1303	90.5%	★★★★★
2004	79.6	197 of 1298	84.8%	★★★★☆
2003	75.6	337 of 1204	72.0%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	85.0	20 of 330	93.9%	★★★★★
2024	82.7	26 of 340	92.4%	★★★★★
2023	85.7	19 of 346	94.5%	★★★★★
2022	82.6	39 of 348	88.8%	★★★★☆
2021	86.6	15 of 339	95.6%	★★★★★
2019	74.9	72 of 370	80.5%	★★★★☆
2018	63.6	136 of 370	63.2%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	92.7	54 of 1326	95.9%	★★★★★
2024	94.4	31 of 1317	97.6%	★★★★★
2023	94.4	32 of 1318	97.6%	★★★★★
2022	94.1	40 of 1326	97.0%	★★★★★
2021	94.4	38 of 1290	97.1%	★★★★★
2019	87.9	102 of 1331	92.3%	★★★★★
2018	86.2	136 of 1333	89.8%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	93.1	59 of 1032	94.3%	★★★★★
2024	86.9	94 of 989	90.5%	★★★★★
2023	90.4	76 of 982	92.3%	★★★★★
2022	80.8	135 of 953	85.8%	★★★★☆
2021	83.0	99 of 896	89.0%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	93.3	45 of 1318	96.6%	★★★★★
2024	92.9	53 of 1313	96.0%	★★★★★
2023	94.0	44 of 1315	96.7%	★★★★★
2022	93.4	63 of 1324	95.2%	★★★★★
2021	96.6	12 of 1297	99.1%	★★★★★
2019	91.5	63 of 1335	95.3%	★★★★★
2018	90.2	89 of 1334	93.3%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	92.6	56 of 1023	94.5%	★★★★★
2024	86.3	90 of 989	90.9%	★★★★★
2023	95.3	29 of 958	97.0%	★★★★★
2022	91.7	53 of 949	94.4%	★★★★★
2021	91.4	32 of 868	96.3%	★★★★★
2019	85.4	103 of 1007	89.8%	★★★★☆
2018	93.3	45 of 1001	95.5%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	85.7	97 of 970	90.0%	★★★★★
2024	89.3	55 of 963	94.3%	★★★★★
2023	90.4	45 of 975	95.4%	★★★★★
2022	88.4	62 of 976	93.6%	★★★★★
2021	90.5	38 of 964	96.1%	★★★★★
2019	86.9	73 of 1023	92.9%	★★★★★
2018	84.3	94 of 1022	90.8%	★★★★★

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)

Male (2025)97th percentile~ school

Female (2025)96th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)95th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)94th percentile~ school

Asian (2025)94th percentile-3 vs school

White (2025)90th percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts84%+32 vs state

Mathematics82%+37 vs state

Science73%+43 vs state

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by a student
Thursday, July 17, 2014

lived in np all my life, and its the best school ever. supportive teachers, plenty of extracurricular opportunities, and a great environment with no tolerance for bullying. all awr alumni who enter npms will usually stay loyal to their elementary school and defend it when compared to salt brook. go rams! 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
Allen W. Roberts School	Public	PK, KG-6	80 Jones Dr	New Providence	07974	Union County	New Providence School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 464-4707	641	54	11.9	1.7%	323 (50.4%)	6 (0.9%)	86 (13.4%)	188 (29.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	36 (5.6%)	93.7	47^th of 1347 public elementary schools	96.5%		94.6	41^st of 1338 public elementary schools	96.9%	6	73.0	65.6	82.4	93.7	92.5	81.9	76.9	82.3	87.8	$8,365	$167	$8,198
William Woodruff School	Public	K-2	Briarwood Dr West	Berkeley Hts	07922	Union County	Berkeley Heights School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 464-1723	238	17	14.0	1.3%	131 (55.0%)	7 (2.9%)	35 (14.7%)	47 (19.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (7.6%)								(n/a)										$11,076	$12	$11,064
Thomas P. Hughes School	Public	3-5	446 Snyder Ave	Berkeley Hts	07922	Union County	Berkeley Heights School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 464-1717	250	23	10.6	2.8%	148 (59.2%)	8 (3.2%)	34 (13.6%)	37 (14.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	21 (8.4%)	84.9	200^th of 1347 public elementary schools	85.2%		90	112^th of 1338 public elementary schools	91.6%	88	65.8	53.5	68.9	81.8		79.8	68.8	80.5		$9,155	$68	$9,087
Salt Brook School	Public	K-6	40 Maple St	New Providence	07974	Union County	New Providence School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 464-7100	583	50	11.6	0.7%	329 (56.4%)	4 (0.7%)	62 (10.6%)	150 (25.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.7%)	34 (5.8%)	96.2	16^th of 1347 public elementary schools	98.8%		96	21^st of 1338 public elementary schools	98.4%	5	80.5	87.9	87.8	88.5	91.6	93.9	90.0	77.0	83.3	$8,390	$122	$8,268
Mary Kay McMillin Early Childhood Center	Public	PK, KG-2	651 Mountain Avenue	Berkeley Heights	07922	Union County	Berkeley Heights School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 464-5583	256	22	11.5	2.3%	126 (49.2%)	6 (2.3%)	35 (13.7%)	59 (23.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (11.7%)								(n/a)										$7,956	$48	$7,908
Franklin Elementary School	Public	1-5	136 Blackburn Road	Summit	07901	Union County	Summit Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 277-2613	369	29	12.7	2.7%	265 (71.8%)	7 (1.9%)	28 (7.6%)	48 (13.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.4%)	96.8	12^th of 1347 public elementary schools	99.1%		96.5	12^th of 1338 public elementary schools	99.1%		62.5	84.4	88.0	96.9		93.5	89.4	93.8		$6,028	$01	$6,027
Mountain Park School	Public	3-5	55 Fairfax Dr	Berkeley Hts	07922	Union County	Berkeley Heights School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 464-1713	224	24	9.3	4.5%	112 (50.0%)	3 (1.3%)	35 (15.6%)	57 (25.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (7.6%)	81.9	253^rd of 1347 public elementary schools	81.2%		87.2	168^th of 1338 public elementary schools	87.4%	85	58.8	59.2	61.7	69.6		79.0	70.0	67.5		$10,264	$03	$10,261
Primary Center at Wilson	Public	PK-K	14 Beekman Terrace	Summit	07091	Union County	Summit Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 918-2134	203	14	14.7	7.4%	126 (62.1%)	6 (3.0%)	20 (9.9%)	27 (13.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (11.8%)								(n/a)										$6,663	$45	$6,618
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
Bayberry School	Public	PK, KG-4	113 Bayberry Lane	Watchung	07069	Somerset County	Watchung Borough School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 755-8184	391	42	9.4	1.3%	203 (51.9%)	18 (4.6%)	75 (19.2%)	71 (18.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (6.1%)	75.6	347^th of 1347 public elementary schools	74.2%		68.7	437^th of 1338 public elementary schools	67.3%	90		61.6	62.5			81.6	57.5			$9,432	$20	$9,412

Frequently Asked Questions about Allen W. Roberts School

What is the racial makeup of Allen W. Roberts School?

Students at Allen W. Roberts School are 50% White, 29% Asian, 13% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races.

How many students attend Allen W. Roberts School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 641 students attended Allen W. Roberts School.

What schools do graduates of Allen W. Roberts School attend?

Students who attend Allen W. Roberts School usually go on to attend:

Middle : New Providence Middle School
High : New Providence High School

What district is Allen W. Roberts School in?

New Providence School District

Is Allen W. Roberts School a good school?

Yes! Allen W. Roberts School is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 47^th of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools.

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