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Shongum School

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Shongum School ranks 309 th of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

309^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 77% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

Shongum School is an exceptional elementary school located in Randolph, New Jersey, serving 460 students from kindergarten to 5th grade. As part of the Randolph Township School District, which is ranked 189 out of 609 districts in the state, Shongum School consistently outperforms both the district and the state of New Jersey in academic achievement.

Shongum School's academic performance is truly remarkable, with significantly higher proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics compared to the district and state averages across all grade levels. The school's special education students have also excelled, ranking 85 out of 1,023 New Jersey elementary schools. Additionally, Shongum School maintains relatively low chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 5.6% to 16.6% over the past few years, which is lower than the state average. This high-performing school serves a relatively affluent student population, with only 1.58% to 2.83% of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch.

When compared to other nearby elementary schools, such as Center Grove School and Mendham Township Elementary School, Shongum School stands out as a true leader in academic excellence. Its consistent high rankings, equitable treatment of diverse student subgroups, and access to adequate resources and funding contribute to its exceptional educational outcomes, making it a standout institution within the Randolph Township School District and the state of New Jersey.

482

Students ?

12.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,002

Per pupil spending ?

4.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

9 Arrow Place
Randolph, NJ 07869

(973) 895-2322

District: Randolph Township School District

Students who attend Shongum School usually attend:

Middle:	Randolph Middle School
High:	Randolph High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

76.1%

Hispanic:

11.0%

Asian:

6.4%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 77th percentile in 2015 → 77th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New Jersey average (64% vs 46% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 23% of New Jersey elementary schools

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school64%

District avg60%

New Jersey avg46%

309^th of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Top 23%▬ steady since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd 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	78.3	309 of 1347	77.1%	★★★★☆
2024	66.3	463 of 1338	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	76.8	320 of 1342	76.2%	★★★★☆
2022	76.5	341 of 1345	74.6%	★★★★☆
2021	70.2	347 of 1317	73.7%	★★★★☆
2019	72.9	405 of 1360	70.2%	★★★★☆
2018	71.8	426 of 1353	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2017	83.3	207 of 1352	84.7%	★★★★☆
2016	88.5	121 of 1346	91.0%	★★★★★
2015	77.6	310 of 1357	77.2%	★★★★☆
2014	75.8	350 of 1363	74.3%	★★★★☆
2013	73.2	417 of 1367	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2012	72.9	424 of 1363	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2011	83.4	122 of 1360	91.0%	★★★★★
2010	83.4	118 of 1354	91.3%	★★★★★
2009	87.3	46 of 1346	96.6%	★★★★★
2008	83.2	80 of 1338	94.0%	★★★★★
2007	79.8	141 of 1329	89.4%	★★★★☆
2006	79.0	199 of 1314	84.9%	★★★★☆
2005	83.0	87 of 1303	93.3%	★★★★★
2004	82.9	115 of 1298	91.1%	★★★★★
2003	85.5	92 of 1204	92.4%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	75.6	327 of 1326	75.3%	★★★★☆
2024	65.3	456 of 1317	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	70.6	402 of 1318	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	79.8	269 of 1326	79.7%	★★★★☆
2021	60.7	446 of 1290	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	66.9	481 of 1331	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	67.1	473 of 1333	64.5%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	81.9	138 of 1032	86.6%	★★★★☆
2024	43.7	524 of 989	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.4	531 of 899	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	71.1	193 of 870	77.8%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	78.0	289 of 1318	78.1%	★★★★☆
2024	60.9	508 of 1313	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	81.5	242 of 1315	81.6%	★★★★☆
2022	72.0	366 of 1324	72.4%	★★★★☆
2021	78.5	237 of 1297	81.7%	★★★★☆
2019	76.4	304 of 1335	77.2%	★★★★☆
2018	74.3	354 of 1334	73.5%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	88.6	85 of 1023	91.7%	★★★★★
2024	61.5	286 of 989	71.1%	★★★★☆
2023	68.6	219 of 958	77.1%	★★★★☆
2022	72.6	194 of 949	79.6%	★★★★☆
2021	56.2	299 of 868	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	61.7	323 of 1007	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	61.4	325 of 1001	67.5%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	63.7	348 of 970	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.6	486 of 963	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	65.3	325 of 975	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	64.0	338 of 976	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	62.4	303 of 964	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	62.4	379 of 1023	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.8	445 of 1022	56.5%	★★★☆☆

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)

Special Education (2025)92nd percentile+15 vs school

Hispanic (2025)87th percentile+10 vs school

Male (2025)78th percentile~ school

Female (2025)75th percentile~ school

White (2025)64th percentile-13 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts69%+18 vs state

Mathematics67%+20 vs state

Science41%+11 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	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
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
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
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
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
Sussex Avenue School	Public	3-5	125 Sussex Avenue	Morristown	07960	Morris County	Morris School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 292-2250	327	30	10.9	45.3%	129 (39.4%)	24 (7.3%)	154 (47.1%)	6 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.3%)	50.7	672^nd of 1347 public elementary schools	50.1%		47.8	702^nd of 1338 public elementary schools	47.5%	30	27.4	45.4	58.7	58.8		50.0	39.5	46.1		$11,169	$283	$10,886
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
Mountain Way School	Public	PK, KG-2	205 Mountain Way	Morris Plains	07950	Morris County	Morris Plains School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 538-0339	201	25	8.1	11.9%	141 (70.1%)	9 (4.5%)	27 (13.4%)	14 (7.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.5%)								(n/a)										$10,134		$10,134
Alexander Hamilton	Public	3-5	24 Mills Street	Morristown	07960	Morris County	Morris School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 292-2190	251	31	8.2	58.2%	74 (29.5%)	16 (6.4%)	146 (58.2%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	11 (4.4%)	60.4	529^th of 1347 public elementary schools	60.7%		53.1	631^st of 1338 public elementary schools	52.8%	102	36.8	44.3	60.0	64.7		52.3	50.0	55.1		$13,131	$348	$12,783
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
Hillcrest School	Public	K-2	160 Hillcrest Avenue	Morristown	07960	Morris County	Morris School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 292-2240	251	23	10.9	56.2%	80 (31.9%)	8 (3.2%)	147 (58.6%)	4 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.8%)								(n/a)										$12,410	$340	$12,070

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