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Brayton Elementary School

Public Grades 1-5

132^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 90% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

Brayton Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Summit, New Jersey, serving grades 1-5 with a total enrollment of 322 students. The school is part of the highly-ranked Summit Public School District, which is rated 5 out of 5 stars by SchoolDigger.

Brayton Elementary School has consistently ranked among the top elementary schools in New Jersey, with a ranking as high as 40th out of 1,317 schools in the 2020-2021 school year. The school has maintained a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger for the majority of the years analyzed, indicating excellent overall performance. Brayton Elementary School outperforms the state and district averages in English Language Arts and Mathematics proficiency across all grade levels, and its 5th-grade science proficiency rates are significantly higher than the state average.

While Brayton Elementary School performs well compared to its peers within the Summit Public School District, such as Franklin Elementary School and Lincoln-Hubbard Elementary School, its performance is slightly lower when compared to schools in the neighboring Millburn Township School District, such as Glenwood School and Hartshorn School. This suggests that the Summit Public School District, as a whole, is a high-performing district, but there may be opportunities for Brayton Elementary School to learn from the practices and strategies of the top-performing schools in the Millburn Township School District.

335

Students ?

9.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$6,383

Per pupil spending ?

17.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

89 Tulip Street
Summit, NJ 07901-3410

(908) 273-1276

District: Summit Public School District

Students who attend Brayton Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Lawton C. Johnson Summit Middle School
High:	Summit High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

67.8%

Hispanic:

17.6%

Asian:

8.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 97th percentile in 2021 → 90th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New Jersey average (74% vs 46% meeting standards)

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

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped from its 97th-percentile peak (2021) to 90th (2025)

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

!Near the bottom of Summit Public School District's ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school74%

District avg80%

New Jersey avg46%

132^nd of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Top 10%▲ up 16 pts since 2015

From top 26% (2015) to top 10% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 5Elementary Schools in the Summit Public School District

40^th of 609Summit 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	89.4	132 of 1347	90.2%	★★★★★
2024	91.5	87 of 1338	93.5%	★★★★★
2023	91.1	104 of 1342	92.3%	★★★★★
2022	93.7	67 of 1345	95.0%	★★★★★
2021	95.2	40 of 1317	97.0%	★★★★★
2019	88.1	121 of 1360	91.1%	★★★★★
2018	90.5	89 of 1353	93.4%	★★★★★
2017	83.0	213 of 1352	84.2%	★★★★☆
2016	79.4	276 of 1346	79.5%	★★★★☆
2015	75.1	354 of 1357	73.9%	★★★★☆
2014	76.9	320 of 1363	76.5%	★★★★☆
2013	83.3	136 of 1367	90.1%	★★★★★
2012	81.2	189 of 1363	86.1%	★★★★☆
2011	80.5	196 of 1360	85.6%	★★★★☆
2010	78.1	257 of 1354	81.0%	★★★★☆
2009	75.9	313 of 1346	76.7%	★★★★☆
2008	74.5	344 of 1338	74.3%	★★★★☆
2007	74.2	332 of 1329	75.0%	★★★★☆
2006	71.6	422 of 1314	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2005	82.7	95 of 1303	92.7%	★★★★★
2004	76.4	289 of 1298	77.7%	★★★★☆
2003	85.3	101 of 1204	91.6%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2022	86.9	17 of 348	95.1%	★★★★★
2021	67.4	111 of 339	67.3%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	64.8	151 of 597	74.7%	★★★★☆
2024	67.8	113 of 559	79.8%	★★★★☆
2019	90.4	41 of 463	91.1%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	79.7	266 of 1326	79.9%	★★★★☆
2024	86.9	154 of 1317	88.3%	★★★★☆
2023	91.1	92 of 1318	93.0%	★★★★★
2022	93.4	51 of 1326	96.2%	★★★★★
2021	91.5	78 of 1290	94.0%	★★★★★
2019	88.7	85 of 1331	93.6%	★★★★★
2018	90.2	68 of 1333	94.9%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	65.5	293 of 1032	71.6%	★★★★☆
2024	55.0	387 of 989	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	72.9	212 of 982	78.4%	★★★★☆
2022	65.7	262 of 953	72.5%	★★★★☆
2021	85.2	79 of 896	91.2%	★★★★★
2019	83.5	100 of 899	88.9%	★★★★☆
2018	86.6	89 of 870	89.8%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	44.2	570 of 1023	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.3	486 of 939	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	20.8	734 of 910	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	62.0	273 of 948	71.2%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	93.7	38 of 1318	97.1%	★★★★★
2024	93.1	49 of 1313	96.3%	★★★★★
2023	89.0	126 of 1315	90.4%	★★★★★
2022	92.6	73 of 1324	94.5%	★★★★★
2021	93.3	55 of 1297	95.8%	★★★★★
2019	85.9	139 of 1335	89.6%	★★★★☆
2018	88.2	119 of 1334	91.1%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	91.4	65 of 1023	93.6%	★★★★★
2024	92.7	41 of 989	95.9%	★★★★★
2023	84.2	109 of 958	88.6%	★★★★☆
2022	78.7	140 of 949	85.2%	★★★★☆
2021	98.1	5 of 868	99.4%	★★★★★
2019	87.5	90 of 1007	91.1%	★★★★★
2018	86.8	100 of 1001	90.0%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	92.0	24 of 970	97.5%	★★★★★
2024	95.3	9 of 963	99.1%	★★★★★
2023	94.7	12 of 975	98.8%	★★★★★
2022	95.6	4 of 976	99.6%	★★★★★
2021	96.3	3 of 964	99.7%	★★★★★
2019	90.1	31 of 1023	97.0%	★★★★★
2018	92.8	24 of 1022	97.7%	★★★★★

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)

White (2025)98th percentile+7 vs school

Male (2025)97th percentile+7 vs school

Asian (2022)95th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)94th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)80th percentile-10 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)75th percentile-15 vs school

Hispanic (2025)72nd percentile-19 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)44th percentile-46 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts77%+26 vs state

Mathematics75%+28 vs state

Science61%+31 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 English Language Arts 6th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 3rd Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 4th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 5th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 6th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Brayton Elementary School	Public	1-5	89 Tulip Street	Summit	07901	Union County	Summit Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 273-1276	335	34	9.8	17.3%	227 (67.8%)	17 (5.1%)	59 (17.6%)	27 (8.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.5%)	89.4	132^nd of 1347 public elementary schools	90.2%		91.5	87^th of 1338 public elementary schools	93.5%	45	61.2	70.7	77.9	80.3		70.0	75.4	79.1		$6,383	$68	$6,315
Franklin Elementary School	Public	1-5	136 Blackburn Road	Summit	07901	Union County	Summit Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 277-2613	369	29	12.7	2.7%	265 (71.8%)	7 (1.9%)	28 (7.6%)	48 (13.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.4%)	96.8	12^th of 1347 public elementary schools	99.1%		96.5	12^th of 1338 public elementary schools	99.1%		62.5	84.4	88.0	96.9		93.5	89.4	93.8		$6,028	$01	$6,027
Primary Center at Jefferson	Public	PK-K	110 Ashwood Avenue	Summit	07091	Union County	Summit Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 918-2160	116	10	11.8	17.2%	59 (50.9%)	5 (4.3%)	30 (25.9%)	17 (14.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (4.3%)								(n/a)										$7,830	$51	$7,779
Jefferson Elementary School	Public	1-5	110 Ashwood Avenue	Summit	07901	Union County	Summit Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 273-3807	221	24	9.4	27.1%	90 (40.7%)	12 (5.4%)	66 (29.9%)	41 (18.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (5.4%)	82	252^nd of 1347 public elementary schools	81.3%		84.7	211^th of 1338 public elementary schools	84.2%	41	37.5	79.5	73.9	77.5		70.0	71.7	60.0		$8,684	$839	$7,845
Primary Center at Wilson	Public	PK-K	14 Beekman Terrace	Summit	07091	Union County	Summit Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 918-2134	203	14	14.7	7.4%	126 (62.1%)	6 (3.0%)	20 (9.9%)	27 (13.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (11.8%)								(n/a)										$6,663	$45	$6,618
Lincoln-Hubbard Elementary School	Public	1-5	52 Woodland Ave	Summit	07901	Union County	Summit Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 273-1333	351	31	11.3	4.3%	237 (67.5%)	15 (4.3%)	30 (8.5%)	46 (13.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (6.3%)	95.2	28^th of 1347 public elementary schools	97.9%		93.4	56^th of 1338 public elementary schools	95.8%	28	68.6	89.2	80.3	88.4		89.2	81.6	88.6		$6,083	$03	$6,080
Washington Elementary School	Public	1-5	507 Morris Ave	Summit	07901	Union County	Summit Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 273-0817	323	28	11.7	11.5%	186 (57.6%)	13 (4.0%)	51 (15.8%)	47 (14.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (7.7%)	95.4	24^th of 1347 public elementary schools	98.2%		93.7	53^rd of 1338 public elementary schools	96.0%	29	57.0	90.5	88.7	92.4		90.7	81.2	83.5		$6,324	$109	$6,215
Salt Brook School	Public	K-6	40 Maple St	New Providence	07974	Union County	New Providence School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 464-7100	583	50	11.6	0.7%	329 (56.4%)	4 (0.7%)	62 (10.6%)	150 (25.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.7%)	34 (5.8%)	96.2	16^th of 1347 public elementary schools	98.8%		96	21^st of 1338 public elementary schools	98.4%	5	80.5	87.9	87.8	88.5	91.6	93.9	90.0	77.0	83.3	$8,390	$122	$8,268
Glenwood School	Public	K-4	325 Taylor Road South	Short Hills	07078	Essex County	Millburn Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 379-7576	315	25	12.7	1.0%	84 (26.7%)	9 (2.9%)	11 (3.5%)	186 (59.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (7.9%)	97.8	5^th of 1347 public elementary schools	99.6%		98.1	3^rd of 1338 public elementary schools	99.8%	2		91.4	97.6			88.0	100.0			$13,622	$34	$13,588
Hartshorn School	Public	K-4	400 Hartshorn Drive	Short Hills	07078	Essex County	Millburn Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 379-7550	392	35	11.2	0.8%	149 (38.0%)	8 (2.0%)	13 (3.3%)	188 (48.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (8.4%)	94.6	37^th of 1347 public elementary schools	97.3%		92.9	62^nd of 1338 public elementary schools	95.4%	25		85.6	76.9			89.4	92.4			$13,657	$34	$13,623

Frequently Asked Questions about Brayton Elementary School

What district is Brayton Elementary School in?

Summit Public School District

Is Brayton Elementary School a good school?

Yes. Brayton Elementary School ranks in the top 9.8% of New Jersey elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Brayton Elementary School?

Students at Brayton Elementary School are 68% White, 18% Hispanic, 8% Asian, 5% African American, 1% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Brayton Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Lawton C. Johnson Summit Middle School
High : Summit High School

How many students attend Brayton Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 335 students attended Brayton Elementary School.

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