Summary
Shongum School is a K–5 elementary school in Randolph, New Jersey, serving 482 students in the Randolph Township School District. Its latest reported results place it among the strongest local schools: in 2025–2026, its proficiency rates topped both the district and state in every tested subject and grade.
Shongum is strongest in ELA: its average across grades 3–5 was 73%, compared with 60% for the district, 49% for the state, and 54% for nearby schools. Its math average was 65%, versus 56% for the district, 47% for the state, and 51% nearby. In fifth-grade science, it scored 45%, above the district’s 39%, the state’s 27%, and the nearby average of 32%; it led nearby schools in fourth- and fifth-grade ELA and fifth-grade science. Fifth-grade math is the relative weak spot: its 59.3% was just 0.7 points above the district’s 58.6%, and ranked fourth among seven local schools with results, though it remained above the state’s 45.5% and the nearby average of 54.7%.
Over time, Shongum’s average ELA score rose from 61% in 2022–2023 to 73% in 2025–2026, while its lead over the state widened from 13 to 24 points. Math was nearly flat, rising from 64% to 65%, and its state advantage narrowed from 21 to 18 points. SchoolDigger ranked the school at the 83rd percentile statewide in 2025–2026 (227 of 1,331, four stars), up from the 65th percentile two years earlier. One notable group result: SchoolDigger ranked the school’s effectiveness for Special Education Students at the 93rd percentile, up from the 71st percentile in 2023–2024 and above its overall ranking. The school’s student-teacher ratio was 12.3 in 2024–2025, just above the nearby range of 8.1–12.2; 4% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible that year. Chronic absenteeism rose from 6% to 9% between 2023–2024 and 2024–2025, slightly above the district’s 9% and below the state’s 14%.
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