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Salt Brook School

Public Grades K-6
8th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 1,331 New Jersey Elementary Schools
Better than 99% of New Jersey elementary schools
Summary

Salt Brook School serves 583 students in kindergarten through grade 6 in New Providence, New Jersey, as part of the New Providence School District. Its 2025–26 average proficiency was 89% in English Language Arts (ELA) and 87% in math across grades 3–6, and 78% of fifth-graders were proficient in science. The clearest standout is science: Salt Brook was well ahead of the state and nearby schools.

Salt Brook’s ELA and math results were also far above state averages, though its lead over the district was smaller: ELA averaged 89% at Salt Brook versus 86% districtwide and 49% statewide, while math averaged 87% versus 85% and 46%. The school’s science proficiency was 78%, compared with 70% districtwide and 27% statewide; it was also 21 points above the average for four nearby schools with reported results and 17 points above the next-highest. Salt Brook led nearby schools in grade 3 and 4 ELA and grade 3 math, but grade 6 is its relative soft spot: it was below the district and Allen W. Roberts School in both subjects. Its results there were still strong at 88% in ELA and 84% in math.

Results have improved over the four years shown: ELA rose 3 points, math 9 points and fifth-grade science 18 points. However, the already-large gaps over state results widened. SchoolDigger ranks Salt Brook 8th of 1,331 New Jersey schools, in the 99th percentile, with five stars for 2025–26; it ranks ahead of nearby Franklin Elementary School, ranked 18th. For context, Salt Brook’s 2024–25 student-teacher ratio was 11.6:1, around the middle of nearby schools. In that same year, 1% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible, the lowest reported rate among nearby schools using the same measure, and chronic absenteeism was 5%, below the state’s 14% but slightly above the district’s 4%.

583
Students ?
11.6
Student/teacher ratio ?
$12,469
Per pupil spending ?
0.7%
Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?
 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: Improving — 94th percentile in 2016 → 99th in 2026
Strengths
✓Test scores above the New Jersey average (87% vs 45% meeting standards)
✓Ranks in the top 1% of New Jersey elementary schools
✓Ranking is trending up — up 5 percentile points since 2016
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school87%
District avg84%
New Jersey avg45%
8th of 1,331
New Jersey public elementary schools ?
Top 1%▲ up 6 pts since 2016
From top 6% (2016) to top 1% (2026)
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★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
1st of 2Elementary Schools in the New Providence School District
17th of 607New 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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
202697.48 of 133199.4%★★★★★
202596.216 of 134798.8%★★★★★
202496.021 of 133898.4%★★★★★
202395.034 of 134297.5%★★★★★
202295.823 of 134598.3%★★★★★
202190.8117 of 131791.1%★★★★★
201991.957 of 136095.8%★★★★★
201891.857 of 135395.8%★★★★★
201792.252 of 135296.2%★★★★★
201691.084 of 134693.8%★★★★★
201593.446 of 135796.6%★★★★★
201484.6118 of 136391.3%★★★★★
201385.782 of 136794.0%★★★★★
201285.952 of 136396.2%★★★★★
201187.723 of 136098.3%★★★★★
201084.974 of 135494.5%★★★★★
200987.051 of 134696.2%★★★★★
200884.247 of 133896.5%★★★★★
200781.972 of 132994.6%★★★★★
200676.8284 of 131478.4%★★★★☆
200576.2285 of 130378.1%★★★★☆
200479.2205 of 129884.2%★★★★☆
200388.142 of 120496.5%★★★★★

Asian

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
202687.512 of 34196.5%★★★★★
202587.112 of 33096.4%★★★★★
202487.77 of 34097.9%★★★★★
202386.516 of 34695.4%★★★★★
202289.44 of 34898.9%★★★★★
202188.79 of 33997.3%★★★★★
201982.528 of 37092.4%★★★★★
201876.068 of 37081.6%★★★★☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
202696.89 of 131199.3%★★★★★
202595.620 of 132698.5%★★★★★
202493.840 of 131797.0%★★★★★
202392.663 of 131895.2%★★★★★
202294.627 of 132698.0%★★★★★
202186.6140 of 129089.1%★★★★☆
201989.573 of 133194.5%★★★★★
201890.464 of 133395.2%★★★★★

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
202699.411 of 99198.9%★★★★★
202597.128 of 103297.3%★★★★★
202485.3106 of 98989.3%★★★★☆
202371.3225 of 98277.1%★★★★☆
202277.6166 of 95382.6%★★★★☆
202199.85 of 89699.4%★★★★★

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
202696.99 of 130699.3%★★★★★
202595.916 of 131898.8%★★★★★
202496.713 of 131399.0%★★★★★
202395.718 of 131598.6%★★★★★
202295.922 of 132498.3%★★★★★
202191.880 of 129793.8%★★★★★
201992.748 of 133596.4%★★★★★
201892.064 of 133495.2%★★★★★

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
202683.7120 of 97087.6%★★★★☆
202588.291 of 102391.1%★★★★★
202481.6122 of 98987.7%★★★★☆
202369.5207 of 95878.4%★★★★☆
202274.0178 of 94981.2%★★★★☆
202139.1483 of 86844.4%★★☆☆☆
201937.9554 of 100745.0%★★☆☆☆
201870.4244 of 100175.6%★★★★☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
202693.914 of 95198.5%★★★★★
202590.934 of 97096.5%★★★★★
202490.943 of 96395.5%★★★★★
202389.361 of 97593.7%★★★★★
202291.131 of 97696.8%★★★★★
202178.3146 of 96484.9%★★★★☆
201987.169 of 102393.3%★★★★★
201886.670 of 102293.2%★★★★★
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)
Female (2026)99th percentile~ school
Male (2026)99th percentile~ school
Hispanic (2026)99th percentile~ school
White (2026)99th percentile~ school
Asian (2026)96th percentile-3 vs school
Special Education (2026)88th percentile-12 vs school
By subject vs New Jersey (2025-2026) ?
English Language Arts89%+40 vs state
Mathematics87%+41 vs state
Science78%+51 vs state

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

Open Quote 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

Open Quote 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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Frequently Asked Questions about Salt Brook School

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

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

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

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

Yes! Salt Brook School is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 8th of 1331 New Jersey elementary schools.

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Latest New Jersey data All new data »
2025–26 NJGPA, NJSLA & NJSLA-S test scoresNewNov 4, 2026
2019–20 through 2024–25 school spending dataOct 6, 2026
2024–25 attendance data, dropout rates & graduation ratesJun 13, 2026
2024–25 NJGPA, NJSLA & NJSLA-S test scoresDec 3, 2025


SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the New Jersey Department of Education.

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