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Evergreen Elementary School

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Evergreen Elementary School ranks 492 nd of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-4

492^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 63% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

Evergreen Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades PK-4 in Scotch Plains, New Jersey, part of the Scotch Plains-Fanwood School District. With 425 students, Evergreen generally performs above the state average on assessments, but lags behind the district average, suggesting room for improvement.

Evergreen Elementary excels in the performance of certain student subgroups, ranking highly for African American and Hispanic students, but performing relatively weaker for White students. However, the school faces a concerning increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 9.3% to 16.6% in the past year, significantly higher than the district average. Evergreen's low percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 1.48% to 2.3%, indicates a relatively affluent student population.

Compared to nearby schools, Evergreen's performance is generally on par with or slightly below other elementary schools in the Scotch Plains-Fanwood district, but lags behind the high-performing Westfield schools, such as McKinley Elementary and Franklin Elementary. Addressing the school's attendance issues and leveraging its strengths can help Evergreen Elementary continue to provide a quality education for its students.

449

Students ?

12.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,438

Per pupil spending ?

2.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2280 Evergreen Avenue
Scotch Plains, NJ 07076

(908) 889-5331

District: Scotch Plains-Fanwood School District

Students who attend Evergreen Elementary School usually attend:

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

Racial breakdown:

White:

58.4%

Hispanic:

15.1%

Asian:

12.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 82nd percentile in 2015 → 63rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New Jersey average (57% vs 49% meeting standards)

✓Above the New Jersey median (63rd percentile)

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 19 percentile points since 2015

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

!Near the bottom of Scotch Plains-Fanwood School District's ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school57%

District avg69%

New Jersey avg49%

492^nd of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Top 37%▼ down 18 pts since 2015

From top 18% (2015) to top 37% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th 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	64.0	492 of 1347	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	70.6	412 of 1338	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	87.0	170 of 1342	87.3%	★★★★☆
2022	84.9	209 of 1345	84.5%	★★★★☆
2021	71.9	325 of 1317	75.3%	★★★★☆
2019	77.2	320 of 1360	76.5%	★★★★☆
2018	77.4	314 of 1353	76.8%	★★★★☆
2017	86.0	162 of 1352	88.0%	★★★★☆
2016	85.7	168 of 1346	87.5%	★★★★☆
2015	81.8	247 of 1357	81.8%	★★★★☆
2014	72.6	420 of 1363	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2013	74.0	396 of 1367	71.0%	★★★★☆
2012	80.9	195 of 1363	85.7%	★★★★☆
2011	78.0	278 of 1360	79.6%	★★★★☆
2010	74.0	359 of 1354	73.5%	★★★★☆
2009	74.0	360 of 1346	73.3%	★★★★☆
2008	79.0	195 of 1338	85.4%	★★★★☆
2007	75.2	288 of 1329	78.3%	★★★★☆
2006	78.0	236 of 1314	82.0%	★★★★☆
2005	72.8	393 of 1303	69.8%	★★★★☆
2004	76.0	300 of 1298	76.9%	★★★★☆
2003	82.6	165 of 1204	86.3%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	86.9	38 of 463	91.8%	★★★★★
2024	63.0	135 of 469	71.2%	★★★★☆
2019	68.9	131 of 522	74.9%	★★★★☆
2018	60.1	172 of 517	66.7%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2024	71.3	97 of 340	71.5%	★★★★☆
2023	57.3	151 of 346	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	79.5	53 of 348	84.8%	★★★★☆
2021	35.9	235 of 339	30.7%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	65.5	459 of 1326	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	71.6	380 of 1317	71.1%	★★★★☆
2023	88.5	121 of 1318	90.8%	★★★★★
2022	87.8	138 of 1326	89.6%	★★★★☆
2021	72.9	283 of 1290	78.1%	★★★★☆
2019	76.0	319 of 1331	76.0%	★★★★☆
2018	79.2	270 of 1333	79.7%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	81.4	142 of 1032	86.2%	★★★★☆
2024	90.1	71 of 989	92.8%	★★★★★
2023	88.8	88 of 982	91.0%	★★★★★
2022	95.0	42 of 953	95.6%	★★★★★
2021	92.4	52 of 896	94.2%	★★★★★
2018	68.3	218 of 870	74.9%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	60.8	509 of 1318	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	66.4	428 of 1313	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	80.3	254 of 1315	80.7%	★★★★☆
2022	78.6	284 of 1324	78.5%	★★★★☆
2021	68.9	352 of 1297	72.9%	★★★★☆
2019	76.9	301 of 1335	77.5%	★★★★☆
2018	75.3	335 of 1334	74.9%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	43.5	494 of 1023	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.6	382 of 989	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	78.8	145 of 958	84.9%	★★★★☆
2022	80.3	127 of 949	86.6%	★★★★☆
2021	62.4	232 of 868	73.3%	★★★★☆
2019	76.2	178 of 1007	82.3%	★★★★☆
2018	82.5	134 of 1001	86.6%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	43.5	562 of 970	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	57.4	411 of 963	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	84.9	101 of 975	89.6%	★★★★☆
2022	78.0	181 of 976	81.5%	★★★★☆
2021	56.1	379 of 964	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	75.5	191 of 1023	81.3%	★★★★☆
2018	76.8	188 of 1022	81.6%	★★★★☆

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 (2025)92nd percentile+28 vs school

Hispanic (2025)86th percentile+23 vs school

Asian (2024)71st percentile~ school

Female (2025)65th percentile~ school

Male (2025)61st percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)52nd percentile-12 vs school

White (2025)42nd percentile-21 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics60%+12 vs state

English Language Arts54%+5 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Bayberry School	Public	PK, KG-4	113 Bayberry Lane	Watchung	07069	Somerset County	Watchung Borough School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 755-8184	391	42	9.4	1.3%	203 (51.9%)	18 (4.6%)	75 (19.2%)	71 (18.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (6.1%)	75.6	347^th of 1347 public elementary schools	74.2%		68.7	437^th of 1338 public elementary schools	67.3%	90		61.6	62.5		81.6	57.5		$9,432	$20	$9,412

Frequently Asked Questions about Evergreen Elementary School

What district is Evergreen Elementary School in?

Scotch Plains-Fanwood School District

What schools do graduates of Evergreen Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Evergreen Elementary School usually go on to attend:

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

Is Evergreen Elementary School a good school?

Evergreen Elementary School ranks 492^nd of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Evergreen Elementary School?

Students at Evergreen Elementary School are 58% White, 15% Hispanic, 13% Asian, 8% African American, 6% Two or more races.

How many students attend Evergreen Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 449 students attended Evergreen Elementary School.

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