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Nixon Elementary School

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Nixon Elementary School ranks 923 rd of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-4

923^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 31% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

Nixon Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades PK-4 in Landing, New Jersey, with an enrollment of 245 students. The school is part of the Roxbury Township School District, which is ranked 382 out of 609 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Nixon Elementary School has consistently underperformed compared to the district and the state of New Jersey in standardized test scores. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the percentage of 3rd grade students proficient or better in English Language Arts was 38.9% at Nixon, compared to 38.8% for the district and 44.9% for the state. Similarly, the 4th grade math proficiency rate was 32.2% at Nixon, compared to 41.5% for the district and 46.7% for the state. Nixon also struggles to support certain student subgroups, with the school's rankings for White students and students of low socioeconomic status being particularly low.

When comparing Nixon Elementary School to other nearby schools, such as Jefferson Elementary and Franklin Elementary within the same district, as well as Canfield Avenue School, Netcong Elementary School, Valley Road School, and Byram Lakes Elementary School in other districts, Nixon generally underperforms academically. The nearby schools tend to have higher test scores, lower chronic absenteeism rates, and serve a lower percentage of students from low-income families.

261

Students ?

9.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,933

Per pupil spending ?

37.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

275 Mt Arlington Boulevard
Landing, NJ 07850

(973) 398-2564

District: Roxbury Township School District

Racial breakdown:

White:

48.3%

Hispanic:

38.3%

African American:

6.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 42nd percentile in 2015 → 31st in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Jersey average (39% vs 49% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 11 percentile points since 2015

!English Language Arts scores 10 pts below the New Jersey average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school39%

District avg44%

New Jersey avg49%

923^rd of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Bottom 31%▼ down 11 pts since 2015

From bottom 42% (2015) to bottom 31% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 4Elementary Schools in the Roxbury Township School District

382^nd of 609Roxbury 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	32.4	923 of 1347	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.3	776 of 1338	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.8	893 of 1342	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.9	695 of 1345	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	51.3	581 of 1317	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	50.1	726 of 1360	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.0	796 of 1353	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2017	68.0	487 of 1352	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2016	65.0	509 of 1346	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2015	45.2	781 of 1357	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2014	37.1	985 of 1363	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	40.5	941 of 1367	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2012	35.6	1006 of 1363	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	45.2	905 of 1360	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2010	35.9	1002 of 1354	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	35.7	1007 of 1346	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	53.8	790 of 1338	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2007	47.7	900 of 1329	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2006	59.2	712 of 1314	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2005	69.0	492 of 1303	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2004	68.5	484 of 1298	62.7%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2018	47.4	206 of 434	52.5%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	35.0	858 of 1326	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.7	736 of 1317	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.2	794 of 1318	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	63.0	495 of 1326	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	51.7	566 of 1290	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	45.5	768 of 1331	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.1	749 of 1333	43.8%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	44.3	521 of 1032	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	61.1	327 of 989	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	40.5	557 of 982	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	65.8	260 of 953	72.7%	★★★★☆
2021	79.1	124 of 896	86.2%	★★★★☆
2019	60.0	309 of 899	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	36.8	550 of 870	36.8%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	30.9	789 of 1023	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	42.1	508 of 939	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.4	607 of 910	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	61.6	257 of 863	70.2%	★★★★☆
2021	73.9	96 of 839	88.6%	★★★★☆
2019	27.3	693 of 948	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	76.0	162 of 942	82.8%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	29.5	918 of 1318	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.8	757 of 1313	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.0	883 of 1315	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.1	910 of 1324	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	51.3	557 of 1297	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	55.3	618 of 1335	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	43.5	774 of 1334	42.0%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	54.3	368 of 1023	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	44.5	474 of 989	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	36.7	530 of 958	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	54.9	315 of 868	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	28.0	673 of 1001	32.8%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	21.9	800 of 970	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.6	812 of 963	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.1	774 of 975	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.6	723 of 976	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	37.6	614 of 964	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.7	579 of 1023	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.3	721 of 1022	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆

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)64th percentile+33 vs school

English Language Learner (2018)53rd percentile+11 vs school

Hispanic (2025)50th percentile+18 vs school

Female (2025)35th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)30th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)23rd percentile-9 vs school

White (2025)18th percentile-14 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts39%-10 vs state

Mathematics39%-10 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Saturday, June 27, 2015

My daughter has been attending Nixon Elementary for three years now. I could not be any happier with the school, staff, and PTA. Having friends from other parts of Roxbury, hearing the issues they have even in what is considered the "better side of town", I'm happy to be a Nixon Parent! We get title 1 help through the state which adds extra programs for the kids. Our principal is top notch making sure she knows all of the students and helping them achieve greatness. I was worried to send my daughter here in kindergarten at first because of the school rating but I believe a lot of it is hearsay. Really, school is what you make of it. If you want your child to succeed, you must be involved. Close Quote

by a parent
Friday, June 26, 2015

Through 5 years at this school, I always felt that the staff (principal, teachers, office personnel)had my child's best interests at heart always, even going above and beyond at times. 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)						NJSLA Algebra I (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-S Science 8th 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 English Language Arts 7th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 8th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 3rd Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 4th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 5th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 6th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 7th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 8th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 8th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Nixon Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	275 Mt Arlington Boulevard	Landing	07850	Morris County	Roxbury Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 398-2564	261	26	9.8	37.2%	126 (48.3%)	16 (6.1%)	100 (38.3%)	12 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.7%)	32.4	923^rd of 1347 public elementary schools	31.5%		41.3	776^th of 1338 public elementary schools	42.0%	147			38.9	39.3					48.6	32.2							$13,933	$511	$13,422
Tulsa Trail Elementary School	Public	2-3	2 Tulsa Trail	Hopatcong	07843	Sussex County	Hopatcong Borough School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 398-8806	215	16	13.1	41.9%	108 (50.2%)	16 (7.4%)	79 (36.7%)	5 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.3%)	40.6	801^st of 1347 public elementary schools	40.5%		26.1	995^th of 1338 public elementary schools	25.6%	194			42.7						41.8								$9,796		$9,796
Durban Avenue Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-1	616 Durban Avenue	Hopatcong	07843	Sussex County	Hopatcong Borough School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 398-8807	286	25	11.4	33.6%	134 (46.9%)	15 (5.2%)	117 (40.9%)	12 (4.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.4%)								(n/a)																	$10,198		$10,198
Edith M. Decker Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-2	446 Howard Boulevard	Mount Arlington	07856	Morris County	Mount Arlington Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 398-6400	153	13	11.4	24.8%	65 (42.5%)	13 (8.5%)	51 (33.3%)	21 (13.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.0%)								(n/a)																	$3,403		$3,403
Netcong Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	26 College Road	Netcong	07857	Morris County	Netcong School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 347-0020	295	34	8.6	48.8%	104 (35.3%)	21 (7.1%)	155 (52.5%)	11 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.4%)	40.7	799^th of 1347 public elementary schools	40.7%		37.1	841^st of 1338 public elementary schools	37.1%	42	25.8	15.3	27.6	52.7	41.9	60.0	57.7	80.7	34.5	55.3	32.3	28.6	28.0	21.1			$12,749	$406	$12,343
Valley Road School	Public	PK, KG-8	24 Valley Road	Stanhope	07874	Sussex County	Stanhope School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 347-0008	346	34	10.2	23.7%	185 (53.5%)	12 (3.5%)	129 (37.3%)	5 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	14 (4.0%)	65.8	469^th of 1347 public elementary schools	65.2%		67.6	448^th of 1338 public elementary schools	66.5%	21	42.9	17.6	45.9	78.3	65.1	54.8	71.4	72.8	47.4	64.9	67.4	35.7	46.4	5.0	50.0	50.0	$15,419	$346	$15,073
Byram Lakes Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	11 Mansfield Drive	Stanhope	07874	Sussex County	Byram Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 347-1047	443	35	12.6	11.5%	354 (79.9%)	15 (3.4%)	59 (13.3%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.7%)	55.9	599^th of 1347 public elementary schools	55.5%		49.2	679^th of 1338 public elementary schools	49.3%	80			37.7	65.5					42.0	59.3							$13,821	$114	$13,707
Ellen T. Briggs Elementary School	Public	PK-K	1 Jefferson Drive	Lake Hopatcong	07849	Morris County	Jefferson Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 663-0900	226	23	9.7	15.5%	158 (69.9%)	3 (1.3%)	47 (20.8%)	11 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.1%)								(n/a)																	$7,981	$396	$7,585
Franklin Elementary School	Public	K-4	8 Meeker Street	Succasunna	07876	Morris County	Roxbury Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 584-5549	281	26	10.8	23.1%	157 (55.9%)	10 (3.6%)	85 (30.2%)	12 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	16 (5.7%)	30.7	944^th of 1347 public elementary schools	29.9%		31.7	918^th of 1338 public elementary schools	31.4%	26			38.0	37.3					45.9	25.4							$13,694	$511	$13,183
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Nixon Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Nixon Elementary School?

Students at Nixon Elementary School are 48% White, 38% Hispanic, 6% African American, 5% Asian, 3% Two or more races.

How many students attend Nixon Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 261 students attended Nixon Elementary School.

Is Nixon Elementary School a good school?

Nixon Elementary School ranks 923^rd of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Nixon Elementary School in?

Roxbury Township School District

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