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Howard B. Brunner Elementary School

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Howard B. Brunner Elementary School ranks 137 th of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-4

137^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 90% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

Howard B. Brunner Elementary School is a public elementary school serving 415 students in grades PK-4 in Scotch Plains, New Jersey. The school is part of the Scotch Plains-Fanwood School District, which is ranked 137 out of 609 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Howard B. Brunner Elementary School consistently outperforms the state and district averages on NJSLA standardized tests. In 2024-2025, the school had 67.1% of 3rd graders and 85.7% of 4th graders proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 61.9% and 74.6% for the district, and 44.9% and 53.6% for the state. In math, 75.8% of 3rd graders and 82.2% of 4th graders were proficient or better, compared to 70% and 73% for the district, and 49.8% and 46.7% for the state. The school also maintains relatively low chronic absenteeism rates and has a small percentage of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch.

When compared to other nearby elementary schools, such as J. Ackerman Coles Elementary School and William J. McGinn Elementary School, Howard B. Brunner Elementary School stands out as a top-performing institution within the Scotch Plains-Fanwood School District and the state of New Jersey. The school's strong performance across various metrics and student subgroups suggests a focus on equity and inclusion, making it a desirable choice for families in the area.

434

Students ?

12.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,968

Per pupil spending ?

4.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

721 Westfield Road
Scotch Plains, NJ 07076

(908) 889-2148

District: Scotch Plains-Fanwood School District

Students who attend Howard B. Brunner Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Malcolm E Nettingham Middle School
High:	Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

58.1%

Hispanic:

14.3%

Asian:

13.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 66th percentile in 2021 → 90th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New Jersey average (76% vs 49% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 10% of New Jersey elementary schools

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 90th (2025) from a 66th-percentile low (2021)

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school76%

District avg69%

New Jersey avg49%

137^th of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Top 10%▼ down 7 pts since 2015

From top 3% (2015) to top 10% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 5Elementary Schools in the Scotch Plains-Fanwood School District

137^th of 609Scotch Plains-Fanwood 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	89.2	137 of 1347	89.8%	★★★★☆
2024	89.3	127 of 1338	90.5%	★★★★★
2023	85.7	193 of 1342	85.6%	★★★★☆
2022	79.7	292 of 1345	78.3%	★★★★☆
2021	61.7	444 of 1317	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	87.5	132 of 1360	90.3%	★★★★★
2018	79.8	269 of 1353	80.1%	★★★★☆
2017	83.2	211 of 1352	84.4%	★★★★☆
2016	88.5	119 of 1346	91.2%	★★★★★
2015	93.8	40 of 1357	97.1%	★★★★★
2014	77.7	300 of 1363	78.0%	★★★★☆
2013	77.6	304 of 1367	77.8%	★★★★☆
2012	76.8	315 of 1363	76.9%	★★★★☆
2011	76.3	325 of 1360	76.1%	★★★★☆
2010	82.4	143 of 1354	89.4%	★★★★☆
2009	74.6	346 of 1346	74.3%	★★★★☆
2008	75.8	312 of 1338	76.7%	★★★★☆
2007	75.1	292 of 1329	78.0%	★★★★☆
2006	76.7	286 of 1314	78.2%	★★★★☆
2005	66.4	548 of 1303	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2004	72.5	384 of 1298	70.4%	★★★★☆
2003	81.2	197 of 1204	83.6%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2023	95.0	17 of 463	96.3%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2023	36.2	241 of 346	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.4	236 of 348	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	22.3	283 of 339	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	83.7	199 of 1326	85.0%	★★★★☆
2024	88.8	126 of 1317	90.4%	★★★★★
2023	85.5	168 of 1318	87.3%	★★★★☆
2022	87.6	144 of 1326	89.1%	★★★★☆
2021	60.0	456 of 1290	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	90.6	63 of 1331	95.3%	★★★★★
2018	77.1	307 of 1333	77.0%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	82.0	137 of 1032	86.7%	★★★★☆
2024	91.1	64 of 989	93.5%	★★★★★
2023	84.2	116 of 982	88.2%	★★★★☆
2022	86.0	94 of 953	90.1%	★★★★★
2021	75.9	141 of 896	84.3%	★★★★☆
2019	88.8	62 of 899	93.1%	★★★★★
2018	67.8	222 of 870	74.5%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	91.8	68 of 1318	94.8%	★★★★★
2024	88.4	125 of 1313	90.5%	★★★★★
2023	83.5	217 of 1315	83.5%	★★★★☆
2022	69.1	407 of 1324	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	62.3	421 of 1297	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	82.1	209 of 1335	84.3%	★★★★☆
2018	81.4	229 of 1334	82.8%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	83.4	123 of 1023	88.0%	★★★★☆
2024	67.5	232 of 989	76.5%	★★★★☆
2023	89.4	63 of 958	93.4%	★★★★★
2022	98.4	13 of 949	98.6%	★★★★★
2021	58.0	273 of 868	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	90.8	67 of 1007	93.3%	★★★★★
2018	79.5	164 of 1001	83.6%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	85.8	95 of 970	90.2%	★★★★★
2024	82.3	119 of 963	87.6%	★★★★☆
2023	78.2	164 of 975	83.2%	★★★★☆
2022	66.2	313 of 976	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	45.2	503 of 964	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	84.3	101 of 1023	90.1%	★★★★★
2018	78.4	177 of 1022	82.7%	★★★★☆

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)

African American (2023)96th percentile+11 vs school

Male (2025)95th percentile+5 vs school

White (2025)90th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)88th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)87th percentile-3 vs school

Female (2025)85th percentile-5 vs school

Asian (2023)30th percentile-55 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics78%+30 vs state

English Language Arts74%+25 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 Mathematics 3rd Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 4th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Howard B. Brunner Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	721 Westfield Road	Scotch Plains	07076	Union County	Scotch Plains-Fanwood School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 889-2148	434	34	12.9	4.4%	252 (58.1%)	37 (8.5%)	62 (14.3%)	59 (13.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.3%)	89.2	137^th of 1347 public elementary schools	89.8%		89.3	127^th of 1338 public elementary schools	90.5%	10		67.1	85.7		75.8	82.2		$8,968	$35	$8,933
Evergreen Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	2280 Evergreen Avenue	Scotch Plains	07076	Union County	Scotch Plains-Fanwood School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 889-5331	449	37	12.0	2.2%	262 (58.4%)	35 (7.8%)	68 (15.1%)	57 (12.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	26 (5.8%)	64	492^nd of 1347 public elementary schools	63.5%		70.6	412^th of 1338 public elementary schools	69.2%	80		47.3	61.3		64.2	55.0		$9,438	$41	$9,397
William J. McGinn Elementary School	Public	K-4	1100 Roosevelt Avenue	Scotch Plains	07076	Union County	Scotch Plains-Fanwood School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 233-7950	543	42	12.7	1.1%	364 (67.0%)	13 (2.4%)	63 (11.6%)	67 (12.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (6.6%)	87.1	169^th of 1347 public elementary schools	87.5%		87.4	162^nd of 1338 public elementary schools	87.9%	7		68.0	78.4		70.2	83.5		$8,178	$04	$8,174
School One Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	563 Willow Avenue	Scotch Plains	07076	Union County	Scotch Plains-Fanwood School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 322-7731	424	34	12.4	9.0%	229 (54.0%)	37 (8.7%)	85 (20.0%)	49 (11.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.4%)	67	455^th of 1347 public elementary schools	66.2%		74.4	361^st of 1338 public elementary schools	73.0%	94		44.1	75.7		54.9	70.5		$8,863	$53	$8,810
Franklin Elementary School	Public	1-5	700 Prospect Street	Westfield	07090	Union County	Westfield Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 789-4590	509	39	12.9	0.6%	385 (75.6%)	5 (1.0%)	30 (5.9%)	51 (10.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (7.5%)	91.7	86^th of 1347 public elementary schools	93.6%		92.6	73^rd of 1338 public elementary schools	94.5%	13	56.9	79.8	76.3	80.4	77.5	86.8	81.4	$6,401	$17	$6,384
McKinley Elementary School	Public	1-5	500 First Street	Westfield	07090	Union County	Westfield Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 789-4555	291	30	9.5	2.1%	190 (65.3%)	3 (1.0%)	38 (13.1%)	35 (12.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (8.6%)	85	196^th of 1347 public elementary schools	85.4%		87.2	171^st of 1338 public elementary schools	87.2%	25	59.7	62.1	76.3	67.2	68.9	80.0	75.4	$6,690	$306	$6,384
Beechwood School	Public	PK, KG-2	1497 Woodacres Dr	Mountainside	07092	Union County	Mountainside School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 301-9104	265	20	13.2	3.8%	178 (67.2%)	3 (1.1%)	32 (12.1%)	24 (9.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	27 (10.2%)								(n/a)								$10,222		$10,222
Emerson Community School	Public	K-5	305 Emerson Ave	Plainfield	07062	Union County	Plainfield Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 731-4205	414	36	11.5	72.7%	6 (1.4%)	105 (25.4%)	296 (71.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	3 (0.7%)	31.9	931^st of 1347 public elementary schools	30.9%		21.5	1054^th of 1338 public elementary schools	21.2%	123	8.0	47.7	33.9	43.3	53.6	30.8	28.9	$9,801	$208	$9,593
Frederic W. Cook Elementary School	Public	K-5	739 Leland Ave	Plainfield	07062	Union County	Plainfield Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 731-4215	198	36	5.5	49.5%	5 (2.5%)	107 (54.0%)	79 (39.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.5%)	4 (2.0%)	57.4	580^th of 1347 public elementary schools	56.9%		41.3	779^th of 1338 public elementary schools	41.8%	199	24.0	67.8	66.7	84.0	51.6	39.3	24.0	$11,721		$11,721
J. Ackerman Coles Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	16 Kevin Road	Scotch Plains	07076	Union County	Scotch Plains-Fanwood School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 757-7555	526	44	11.9	3.4%	329 (62.5%)	29 (5.5%)	62 (11.8%)	69 (13.1%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	33 (6.3%)	90.1	113^th of 1347 public elementary schools	91.6%		86.9	178^th of 1338 public elementary schools	86.7%	65		78.5	75.0		83.2	74.0		$7,390	$09	$7,381

Frequently Asked Questions about Howard B. Brunner Elementary School

What district is Howard B. Brunner Elementary School in?

Scotch Plains-Fanwood School District

What schools do graduates of Howard B. Brunner Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Howard B. Brunner Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Malcolm E Nettingham Middle School
High : Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School

How many students attend Howard B. Brunner Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 434 students attended Howard B. Brunner Elementary School.

Is Howard B. Brunner Elementary School a good school?

Howard B. Brunner Elementary School ranks 137^th of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Howard B. Brunner Elementary School?

Students at Howard B. Brunner Elementary School are 58% White, 14% Hispanic, 14% Asian, 9% African American, 5% Two or more races.

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