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Robert Morris School

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Robert Morris School ranks 709 th of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-8

709^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 47% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

Robert Morris School is an elementary school serving grades PK-8 in South Bound Brook, New Jersey, with 434 students. The school is part of the South Bound Brook Public School District, which is ranked 349 out of 609 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Robert Morris School faces several challenges, including high chronic absenteeism rates ranging from 14.9% to 17.3% over the past few years, which are significantly higher than the state average and the rates of some nearby schools like Knollwood Elementary (14.9%) and Adamsville Primary (14.9%). The school's test scores are generally below the state averages across grade levels and subject areas, with proficiency rates in English Language Arts ranging from 44.4% to 58.2%, compared to the state average of 44.9% to 57.1%, and in Mathematics, ranging from 29.2% to 51.1%, compared to the state average of 20.7% to 49.8%.

While the school's Hispanic and White students have performed relatively well, with their English Language Arts proficiency rates ranking in the top 35% and top 40% of New Jersey elementary schools, respectively, in recent years, the school's African American and English Language Learner students have struggled, with their proficiency rates ranking in the bottom 30% of the state. Additionally, Robert Morris School has a high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 39.48% to 55.53% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the rates of some nearby schools like Knollwood Elementary (28.05%) and Adamsville Primary (21.22%).

445

Students ?

11.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,506

Per pupil spending ?

60.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

122 Elizabeth Street
South Bound Brook, NJ 08880

(732) 356-3018

District: South Bound Brook Public School District

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

61.1%

White:

21.8%

African American:

10.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 25th percentile in 2015 → 47th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 22 percentile points since 2015

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school43%

District avg43%

New Jersey avg44%

Elementary school

709^th of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Bottom 47%▲ up 23 pts since 2015

From bottom 25% (2015) to bottom 47% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

351^st of 752

New Jersey public middle schools ?

Top 47%▲ up 9 pts since 2015

From bottom 44% (2015) to top 47% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

349^th of 609South Bound Brook Public 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	47.9	709 of 1347	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	50.7	656 of 1338	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.6	729 of 1342	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.3	772 of 1345	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	40.6	719 of 1317	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.2	827 of 1360	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.5	828 of 1353	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2017	43.1	818 of 1352	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2016	33.5	930 of 1346	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2015	26.3	1024 of 1357	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	30.3	1044 of 1363	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	37.9	970 of 1367	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	35.3	1009 of 1363	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	48.9	855 of 1360	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2010	44.7	905 of 1354	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2009	39.7	957 of 1346	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	31.9	1052 of 1338	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	22.2	1127 of 1329	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	13.5	1165 of 1314	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	18.1	1134 of 1303	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	24.3	1079 of 1298	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2024	58.8	164 of 469	65.0%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	70.6	137 of 597	77.1%	★★★★☆
2024	78.9	79 of 559	85.9%	★★★★☆
2023	45.1	222 of 499	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	37.7	228 of 411	44.5%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	49.3	668 of 1326	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	54.8	589 of 1317	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.2	638 of 1318	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.3	675 of 1326	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	38.0	763 of 1290	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	51.4	676 of 1331	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	56.0	618 of 1333	53.6%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	60.1	344 of 1032	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	66.6	269 of 989	72.8%	★★★★☆
2023	51.1	435 of 982	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.7	389 of 953	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	52.4	350 of 896	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	52.0	397 of 899	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.2	308 of 870	64.6%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	59.0	348 of 1023	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	64.6	239 of 939	74.5%	★★★★☆
2023	60.3	277 of 910	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	68.1	195 of 863	77.4%	★★★★☆
2021	64.2	181 of 839	78.4%	★★★★☆
2019	58.3	306 of 948	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	66.3	250 of 942	73.5%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	47.7	676 of 1318	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.5	696 of 1313	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.5	747 of 1315	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.8	800 of 1324	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	43.7	657 of 1297	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.1	880 of 1335	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.4	955 of 1334	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	60.5	390 of 970	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	74.2	213 of 963	77.9%	★★★★☆
2023	74.5	211 of 975	78.4%	★★★★☆
2022	53.6	460 of 976	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	52.0	429 of 964	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	68.3	296 of 1023	71.1%	★★★★☆
2018	35.6	697 of 1022	31.8%	★★☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	50.4	351 of 752	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.6	357 of 743	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.2	274 of 748	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.3	280 of 745	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	51.9	268 of 652	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	54.6	335 of 745	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	36.8	473 of 716	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2017	49.7	353 of 712	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2016	49.1	360 of 713	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2015	45.0	396 of 713	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2014	51.2	405 of 717	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2013	61.2	327 of 704	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2012	45.8	440 of 677	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2011	50.0	426 of 684	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2010	51.4	415 of 677	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2009	42.9	460 of 664	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2008	43.8	438 of 640	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2007	45.8	436 of 631	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2006	48.2	407 of 615	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2005	35.6	441 of 599	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	44.9	399 of 588	32.1%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	46.2	375 of 728	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.1	337 of 717	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.1	311 of 720	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.5	289 of 726	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	48.2	287 of 625	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	69.3	206 of 703	70.7%	★★★★☆
2018	27.4	524 of 680	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	57.7	215 of 608	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.7	252 of 589	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.0	189 of 587	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	63.3	153 of 591	74.1%	★★★★☆
2021	59.8	137 of 480	71.5%	★★★★☆
2019	60.9	173 of 524	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	38.8	318 of 504	36.9%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	71.5	105 of 613	82.9%	★★★★☆
2024	46.8	288 of 584	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	65.5	112 of 568	80.3%	★★★★☆
2022	58.7	137 of 549	75.0%	★★★★☆
2021	62.6	93 of 467	80.1%	★★★★☆
2019	78.3	54 of 541	90.0%	★★★★★
2018	54.9	191 of 522	63.4%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	54.3	301 of 726	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.1	322 of 719	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	65.4	219 of 718	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.5	262 of 730	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	54.1	245 of 635	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	45.2	382 of 697	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.8	382 of 675	43.4%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2021	72.1	82 of 435	81.1%	★★★★☆
2019	63.5	163 of 504	67.7%	★★★☆☆

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)

Elementary school

English Language Learner (2025)77th percentile+30 vs school

Hispanic (2025)67th percentile+19 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)66th percentile+19 vs school

African American (2024)65th percentile+14 vs school

White (2025)60th percentile+12 vs school

Female (2025)50th percentile~ school

Male (2025)49th percentile~ school

Middle school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)83rd percentile+30 vs school

White (2021)81st percentile+22 vs school

Hispanic (2025)65th percentile+11 vs school

Male (2025)59th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2025)48th percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts49%-5 vs state

Mathematics45%+4 vs state

Science22%-3 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-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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Robert Morris School	Public	PK, KG-8	122 Elizabeth Street	South Bound Brook	08880	Somerset County	South Bound Brook Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 356-3018	445	40	11.1	60.4%	97 (21.8%)	47 (10.6%)	272 (61.1%)	19 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.2%)	47.9	709^th of 1347 public elementary schools	47.4%		50.7	656^th of 1338 public elementary schools	51.0%	53	24.0	18.6	58.2	45.7	46.0	44.4	47.9	50.0	46.5	45.7	50.0	45.6	29.2	51.1	$13,506	$373	$13,133
Lafayette Elementary School	Public	2-3	60 West High Street	Bound Brook	08805	Somerset County	Bound Brook School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 652-7933	249	33	7.5	88.0%	25 (10.0%)	24 (9.6%)	192 (77.1%)	2 (0.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.0%)	10.3	1248^th of 1347 public elementary schools	7.3%					(n/a)			20.0						20.0						$10,471	$990	$9,481
LaMonte-Annex Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-1	330 West Second Street	Bound Brook	08805	Somerset County	Bound Brook School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 652-7934	374	33	11.3	69.8%	62 (16.6%)	31 (8.3%)	256 (68.4%)	12 (3.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.2%)								(n/a)															$10,395	$1,991	$8,404
Elizabeth Avenue School	Public	PK, KG-5	363 Elizabeth Avenue	Somerset	08873	Somerset County	Franklin Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 356-0113	541	54	10.0	52.7%	73 (13.5%)	140 (25.9%)	221 (40.9%)	77 (14.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (5.4%)	45.2	738^th of 1347 public elementary schools	45.2%		35.1	867^th of 1338 public elementary schools	35.2%	129	27.0		44.1	48.1	50.0				47.3	45.2	42.6				$11,092	$239	$10,853
Hazelwood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-3	800 Hazelwood Avenue	Middlesex	08846	Middlesex County	Middlesex Borough School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 317-6000	198	19	10.3	28.3%	116 (58.6%)	21 (10.6%)	41 (20.7%)	15 (7.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.5%)	12.9	1200^th of 1347 public elementary schools	10.9%		58.4	562^nd of 1338 public elementary schools	58.0%	638			15.4						29.2						$12,216	$137	$12,079
Watchung Elementary School	Public	K-3	Fisher Avenue	Middlesex	08846	Middlesex County	Middlesex Borough School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 317-6000	221	19	11.6	41.6%	81 (36.7%)	16 (7.2%)	80 (36.2%)	30 (13.6%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	12 (5.4%)	53.8	629^th of 1347 public elementary schools	53.3%		80.7	271^st of 1338 public elementary schools	79.7%	358			40.3						59.6						$7,418	$39	$7,379
Woodland Intermediate School	Public	4-5	Fisher Avenue	Middlesex	08846	Middlesex County	Middlesex Borough School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 317-6000	317	24	13.0	43.5%	124 (39.1%)	16 (5.0%)	136 (42.9%)	28 (8.8%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	11 (3.5%)								(n/a)	23.4			39.0	45.1					41.0	40.1
Knollwood Elementary School	Public	K-3	333 Willow Avenue	Piscataway	08854	Middlesex County	Piscataway Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 885-1528	460	34	13.4	33.3%	65 (14.1%)	74 (16.1%)	91 (19.8%)	193 (42.0%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (7.2%)	74.2	362^nd of 1347 public elementary schools	73.1%		83.1	235^th of 1338 public elementary schools	82.4%	127			60.7						62.6						$5,790		$5,790
Somerset Elementary Academy	Public	K-8	7 Finderne Ave	Bridgewater	08807	Somerset County	Somerset County Educational Services Commission School Distr	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 707-0070	54	11	4.9	37.0%	8 (14.8%)	20 (37.0%)	24 (44.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.9%)								(n/a)															$34,120		$34,120
Adamsville Primary School	Public	PK, KG-4	400 Union Avenue	Bridgewater	08807	Somerset County	Bridgewater-Raritan Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 526-6440	461	55	8.3	25.2%	155 (33.6%)	22 (4.8%)	147 (31.9%)	103 (22.3%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (6.7%)	65.6	471^st of 1347 public elementary schools	65.0%		58.2	568^th of 1338 public elementary schools	57.5%	97			51.2	57.7					65.5	57.8					$11,024	$1,018	$10,006

Frequently Asked Questions about Robert Morris School

What district is Robert Morris School in?

South Bound Brook Public School District

Is Robert Morris School a good school?

Robert Morris School ranks 709^th of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Robert Morris School?

Students at Robert Morris School are 61% Hispanic, 22% White, 11% African American, 4% Asian, 2% Two or more races.

How many students attend Robert Morris School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 445 students attended Robert Morris School.

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