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Center Grove School

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Center Grove School ranks 211 th of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

211^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 84% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

Center Grove School is an exceptional elementary school located in Randolph, New Jersey, serving 548 students in grades PK-5 as part of the Randolph Township School District. This high-performing school consistently ranks among the top 20% of elementary schools in the state, with students significantly outperforming their peers in the district and across New Jersey in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science assessments.

Center Grove School's academic excellence is particularly noteworthy, with 67.8% of 3rd graders, 70.4% of 4th graders, and 78.6% of 5th graders scoring proficient or better in ELA, compared to just 44.9% and 53.1% at the state and district levels, respectively. The school's Mathematics performance is equally impressive, with 64.3% of 3rd graders, 65.9% of 4th graders, and 77.4% of 5th graders scoring proficient or better, far exceeding the state and district averages. Additionally, Center Grove School's 5th-grade students excel in Science, with 58.3% scoring proficient or better, compared to 30.1% and 46.1% at the state and district levels.

When compared to nearby schools, Center Grove School outperforms other elementary schools in the Randolph Township School District, such as Fernbrook School and Shongum School. While the school's performance is excellent, it is worth noting that Mendham Township Elementary School, a highly-ranked school in the state, outperforms Center Grove School in some areas. The nearby schools with lower performance, such as those in the Dover Public School District and the Mine Hill Township School District, have significantly higher rates of free and reduced-price lunch recipients and chronic absenteeism, which may contribute to their lower academic achievement.

542

Students ?

12.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,140

Per pupil spending ?

10.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

25 School House Road
Randolph, NJ 07869

(973) 361-7835

District: Randolph Township School District

Students who attend Center Grove School usually attend:

Middle:	Randolph Middle School
High:	Randolph High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

58.3%

Hispanic:

20.8%

Asian:

12.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 65th percentile in 2015 → 84th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New Jersey average (69% vs 46% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 16% 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 school69%

District avg60%

New Jersey avg46%

211^th of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Top 16%▲ up 19 pts since 2015

From top 35% (2015) to top 16% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 4Elementary Schools in the Randolph Township School District

189^th of 609Randolph 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	84.5	211 of 1347	84.3%	★★★★☆
2024	88.9	136 of 1338	89.8%	★★★★☆
2023	85.1	202 of 1342	84.9%	★★★★☆
2022	84.3	221 of 1345	83.6%	★★★★☆
2021	77.0	268 of 1317	79.7%	★★★★☆
2019	85.9	161 of 1360	88.2%	★★★★☆
2018	76.3	331 of 1353	75.5%	★★★★☆
2017	83.2	210 of 1352	84.5%	★★★★☆
2016	83.8	205 of 1346	84.8%	★★★★☆
2015	66.5	472 of 1357	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2014	80.4	236 of 1363	82.7%	★★★★☆
2013	79.3	258 of 1367	81.1%	★★★★☆
2012	78.4	271 of 1363	80.1%	★★★★☆
2011	73.1	384 of 1360	71.8%	★★★★☆
2010	81.2	177 of 1354	86.9%	★★★★☆
2009	80.2	203 of 1346	84.9%	★★★★☆
2008	82.1	106 of 1338	92.1%	★★★★★
2007	77.9	209 of 1329	84.3%	★★★★☆
2006	72.7	397 of 1314	69.8%	★★★☆☆
2005	76.5	275 of 1303	78.9%	★★★★☆
2004	79.1	209 of 1298	83.9%	★★★★☆
2003	76.2	322 of 1204	73.3%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	84.3	22 of 330	93.3%	★★★★★
2024	79.4	48 of 340	85.9%	★★★★☆
2022	61.2	144 of 348	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	51.9	165 of 339	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	61.2	141 of 370	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	62.1	143 of 370	61.4%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	84.1	193 of 1326	85.4%	★★★★☆
2024	88.9	123 of 1317	90.7%	★★★★★
2023	82.4	218 of 1318	83.5%	★★★★☆
2022	83.6	210 of 1326	84.2%	★★★★☆
2021	75.2	259 of 1290	79.9%	★★★★☆
2019	86.0	144 of 1331	89.2%	★★★★☆
2018	79.6	256 of 1333	80.8%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	73.4	217 of 1032	79.0%	★★★★☆
2024	89.2	80 of 989	91.9%	★★★★★
2023	97.4	22 of 982	97.8%	★★★★★
2022	34.4	607 of 953	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	73.3	152 of 896	83.0%	★★★★☆
2019	90.1	52 of 899	94.2%	★★★★★
2018	61.1	291 of 870	66.6%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	43.7	583 of 1023	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	55.2	355 of 939	62.2%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	82.9	207 of 1318	84.3%	★★★★☆
2024	87.1	154 of 1313	88.3%	★★★★☆
2023	86.3	166 of 1315	87.4%	★★★★☆
2022	83.3	215 of 1324	83.8%	★★★★☆
2021	75.7	269 of 1297	79.3%	★★★★☆
2019	81.4	223 of 1335	83.3%	★★★★☆
2018	71.5	400 of 1334	70.0%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	82.9	131 of 1023	87.2%	★★★★☆
2024	90.0	60 of 989	93.9%	★★★★★
2023	80.6	133 of 958	86.1%	★★★★☆
2022	74.2	176 of 949	81.5%	★★★★☆
2021	68.7	184 of 868	78.8%	★★★★☆
2019	67.9	255 of 1007	74.7%	★★★★☆
2018	59.7	339 of 1001	66.1%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	81.8	138 of 970	85.8%	★★★★☆
2024	85.2	88 of 963	90.9%	★★★★★
2023	81.3	137 of 975	85.9%	★★★★☆
2022	77.3	190 of 976	80.5%	★★★★☆
2021	67.3	250 of 964	74.1%	★★★★☆
2019	78.5	160 of 1023	84.4%	★★★★☆
2018	64.5	361 of 1022	64.7%	★★★☆☆

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)

Asian (2025)93rd percentile+9 vs school

Special Education (2025)87th percentile+3 vs school

White (2025)86th percentile~ school

Female (2025)85th percentile~ school

Male (2025)84th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)79th percentile-5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)43rd percentile-41 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts72%+22 vs state

Mathematics69%+22 vs state

Science58%+28 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 (2025)	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
Center Grove School	Public	PK, KG-5	25 School House Road	Randolph	07869	Morris County	Randolph Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 361-7835	542	44	12.2	10.1%	316 (58.3%)	18 (3.3%)	113 (20.8%)	69 (12.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.4%)	84.5	211^th of 1347 public elementary schools	84.3%		88.9	136^th of 1338 public elementary schools	89.8%	75	58.3	67.8	70.4	78.6		64.3	65.9	77.4		$12,140	$37	$12,103
Fernbrook School	Public	K-5	206 Quaker Church Road	Randolph	07869	Morris County	Randolph Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 361-0660	474	47	10.0	25.9%	199 (42.0%)	14 (3.0%)	170 (35.9%)	76 (16.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.2%)	55	617^th of 1347 public elementary schools	54.2%		57.3	574^th of 1338 public elementary schools	57.1%	43	35.8	30.8	66.7	60.8		41.8	60.5	50.6		$11,152	$351	$10,801
Shongum School	Public	K-5	9 Arrow Place	Randolph	07869	Morris County	Randolph Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 895-2322	482	39	12.3	4.1%	367 (76.1%)	14 (2.9%)	53 (11.0%)	31 (6.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.5%)	78.3	309^th of 1347 public elementary schools	77.1%		66.3	463^rd of 1338 public elementary schools	65.4%	154	41.3	69.5	60.5	75.1		75.6	64.9	58.8		$10,002	$44	$9,958
Ironia School	Public	K-5	303 Dover Chester Road	Randolph	07869	Morris County	Randolph Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 584-8588	491	42	11.5	10.8%	300 (61.1%)	19 (3.9%)	102 (20.8%)	45 (9.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	22 (4.5%)	70.2	423^rd of 1347 public elementary schools	68.6%		61.4	527^th of 1338 public elementary schools	60.6%	104	48.7	44.8	72.4	74.0		38.8	57.4	68.9		$11,341	$43	$11,298
Academy Street Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	14 Academy Street	Dover	07801	Morris County	Dover Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 989-2030	509	41	12.2	83.3%	20 (3.9%)	16 (3.1%)	468 (91.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	10.8	1239^th of 1347 public elementary schools	8.0%		14.6	1151^st of 1338 public elementary schools	14.0%	88	12.5	4.1	23.4	33.4	21.0	5.2	21.3	15.0	14.6	$4,572	$529	$4,043
Canfield Avenue School	Public	PK, KG-6	42 Canfield Avenue	Mine Hill	07803	Morris County	Mine Hill Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 366-0590	382	36	10.6	43.2%	94 (24.6%)	22 (5.8%)	232 (60.7%)	14 (3.7%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.7%)	54.2	627^th of 1347 public elementary schools	53.5%		57.6	571^st of 1338 public elementary schools	57.3%	56	33.3	49.2	44.6	61.0	75.4	50.9	16.7	47.6	50.9	$14,201	$267	$13,934
East Dover Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	300 East McFarlan Street	Dover	07801	Morris County	Dover Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 989-2055	411	38	10.8	71.8%	11 (2.7%)	11 (2.7%)	388 (94.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	34.3	889^th of 1347 public elementary schools	34.0%		38	822^nd of 1338 public elementary schools	38.6%	67	26.4	7.4	27.4	60.6	51.7	11.1	25.8	41.2	38.9	$4,452	$577	$3,875
Marie V. Duffy Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	137 East Central Avenue	Wharton	07885	Morris County	Wharton Borough School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 361-2506	434	49	8.8	54.8%	76 (17.5%)	8 (1.8%)	334 (77.0%)	14 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	38.3	838^th of 1347 public elementary schools	37.8%		41.7	773^rd of 1338 public elementary schools	42.2%	65	18.8	42.2	52.7	47.1		40.7	41.6	33.3		$10,879	$284	$10,595
North Dover Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	51 Highland Avenue	Dover	07801	Morris County	Dover Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 989-2020	640	61	10.5	75.0%	12 (1.9%)	14 (2.2%)	604 (94.4%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.8%)	14.7	1179^th of 1347 public elementary schools	12.5%		19.6	1082^nd of 1338 public elementary schools	19.1%	97	1.4	20.0	37.8	5.7	32.1	29.3	32.5	1.4	21.7	$5,024	$492	$4,532
Mendham Township Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	18 West Main Street	Brookside	07926	Morris County	Mendham Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 543-7107	466	50	9.3		395 (84.8%)	9 (1.9%)	20 (4.3%)	29 (6.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.8%)	93.9	46^th of 1347 public elementary schools	96.6%		94.6	38^th of 1338 public elementary schools	97.2%	8		77.1	87.7			80.7	84.9			$18,225	$1,112	$17,113

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