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Salt Brook School

Public Grades K-6

16^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 99% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

Salt Brook School is an exceptional elementary school located in New Providence, New Jersey, serving 592 students in grades K-6. The school is part of the New Providence School District, which is ranked 28th out of 609 districts in the state and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Salt Brook School consistently ranks among the top elementary schools in New Jersey, with proficiency rates in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science significantly higher than the state and district averages. For example, in 2024-2025, 87.9% of 3rd graders, 87.8% of 4th graders, 88.5% of 5th graders, and 91.6% of 6th graders were proficient or better in ELA, compared to the state averages of 44.9%, 53.6%, 52.7%, and 56.1%, respectively. The school's performance across various student subgroups, including female, male, Asian, Hispanic, and students with special education needs, is also exceptional, with several subgroups ranking among the top in the state.

When compared to nearby schools, such as Washington Elementary School, Lafayette Avenue School, and Allen W. Roberts School, Salt Brook School consistently outperforms these schools in academic achievement, with higher proficiency rates in core subjects. The school's sustained high performance and the stark contrast with nearby schools make it a standout educational institution in the region.

583

Students ?

11.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,390

Per pupil spending ?

0.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

40 Maple St
New Providence, NJ 07974-2403

(908) 464-7100

District: New Providence School District

Students who attend Salt Brook School usually attend:

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

Racial breakdown:

White:

56.4%

Asian:

25.7%

Hispanic:

10.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 97th percentile in 2015 → 99th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New Jersey average (87% vs 46% meeting standards)

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

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school87%

District avg84%

New Jersey avg46%

16^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 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	96.2	16 of 1347	98.8%	★★★★★
2024	96.0	21 of 1338	98.4%	★★★★★
2023	95.0	34 of 1342	97.5%	★★★★★
2022	95.8	23 of 1345	98.3%	★★★★★
2021	90.8	117 of 1317	91.1%	★★★★★
2019	91.9	57 of 1360	95.8%	★★★★★
2018	91.8	57 of 1353	95.8%	★★★★★
2017	92.2	52 of 1352	96.2%	★★★★★
2016	91.0	84 of 1346	93.8%	★★★★★
2015	93.4	46 of 1357	96.6%	★★★★★
2014	84.6	118 of 1363	91.3%	★★★★★
2013	85.7	82 of 1367	94.0%	★★★★★
2012	85.9	52 of 1363	96.2%	★★★★★
2011	87.7	23 of 1360	98.3%	★★★★★
2010	84.9	74 of 1354	94.5%	★★★★★
2009	87.0	51 of 1346	96.2%	★★★★★
2008	84.2	47 of 1338	96.5%	★★★★★
2007	81.9	72 of 1329	94.6%	★★★★★
2006	76.8	284 of 1314	78.4%	★★★★☆
2005	76.2	285 of 1303	78.1%	★★★★☆
2004	79.2	205 of 1298	84.2%	★★★★☆
2003	88.1	42 of 1204	96.5%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	87.1	12 of 330	96.4%	★★★★★
2024	87.7	7 of 340	97.9%	★★★★★
2023	86.5	16 of 346	95.4%	★★★★★
2022	89.4	4 of 348	98.9%	★★★★★
2021	88.7	9 of 339	97.3%	★★★★★
2019	82.5	28 of 370	92.4%	★★★★★
2018	76.0	68 of 370	81.6%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	95.6	20 of 1326	98.5%	★★★★★
2024	93.8	40 of 1317	97.0%	★★★★★
2023	92.6	63 of 1318	95.2%	★★★★★
2022	94.6	27 of 1326	98.0%	★★★★★
2021	86.6	140 of 1290	89.1%	★★★★☆
2019	89.5	73 of 1331	94.5%	★★★★★
2018	90.4	64 of 1333	95.2%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	97.1	28 of 1032	97.3%	★★★★★
2024	85.3	106 of 989	89.3%	★★★★☆
2023	71.3	225 of 982	77.1%	★★★★☆
2022	77.6	166 of 953	82.6%	★★★★☆
2021	99.8	5 of 896	99.4%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	95.9	16 of 1318	98.8%	★★★★★
2024	96.7	13 of 1313	99.0%	★★★★★
2023	95.7	18 of 1315	98.6%	★★★★★
2022	95.9	22 of 1324	98.3%	★★★★★
2021	91.8	80 of 1297	93.8%	★★★★★
2019	92.7	48 of 1335	96.4%	★★★★★
2018	92.0	64 of 1334	95.2%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	88.2	91 of 1023	91.1%	★★★★★
2024	81.6	122 of 989	87.7%	★★★★☆
2023	69.5	207 of 958	78.4%	★★★★☆
2022	74.0	178 of 949	81.2%	★★★★☆
2021	39.1	483 of 868	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.9	554 of 1007	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	70.4	244 of 1001	75.6%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	90.9	34 of 970	96.5%	★★★★★
2024	90.9	43 of 963	95.5%	★★★★★
2023	89.3	61 of 975	93.7%	★★★★★
2022	91.1	31 of 976	96.8%	★★★★★
2021	78.3	146 of 964	84.9%	★★★★☆
2019	87.1	69 of 1023	93.3%	★★★★★
2018	86.6	70 of 1022	93.2%	★★★★★

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)99th percentile~ school

Female (2025)98th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)97th percentile~ school

White (2025)96th percentile~ school

Asian (2025)96th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)91st percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts89%+37 vs state

Mathematics86%+40 vs state

Science81%+50 vs state

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What people are saying

by Ebru (a parent)
Saturday, October 20, 2018

I am happy in general with the education system but not quite happy with the lunch manu. Close Quote

by a parent
Thursday, May 31, 2018

Has been going downhill for a while. The new principal wants to push testing to bring in the money, not the upkeep of the school or having kids of ALL kinds learn. Only the PTA kids who are "normal" will do well. Others will be swept under the rug... 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Salt Brook School

How many students attend Salt Brook School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 583 students attended Salt Brook School.

What schools do graduates of Salt Brook School attend?

Students who attend Salt Brook School usually go on to attend:

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

What is the racial makeup of Salt Brook School?

Students at Salt Brook School are 56% White, 26% Asian, 11% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races.

Is Salt Brook School a good school?

Yes! Salt Brook School is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 16^th of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools.

What district is Salt Brook School in?

New Providence School District

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