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Frederic N. Brown Elementary School

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Frederic N. Brown Elementary School ranks 525 th of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-4

525^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 61% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

Frederic N. Brown Elementary School is a public elementary school serving 269 students in grades K-4 in Verona, New Jersey, which is part of the Verona Public School District. While the district is ranked 143 out of 609 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating, Frederic N. Brown Elementary School has consistently underperformed compared to the district and state averages on standardized tests in both English Language Arts and Mathematics.

In the 2024-2025 school year, the school's 3rd grade English Language Arts proficiency rate was 56.5%, compared to the district's 62.8% and the state's 44.9%. Similarly, the school's 4th grade Mathematics proficiency rate was 37.7%, compared to the district's 57.7% and the state's 46.7%. Additionally, the school has had higher chronic absenteeism rates, at 16.6% in 2022-2023, compared to the state average of 10.2%. The school's performance also varies significantly across different student subgroups, with some groups performing well below state averages.

When compared to other elementary schools in the Verona Public School District, such as Brookdale Avenue School, which is less than a mile away, Frederic N. Brown Elementary School generally underperforms. The school's higher per-student spending of $13,894 in 2018-2019, compared to the state average, suggests that the effectiveness of resource allocation and instructional practices should be evaluated to address the school's academic challenges and equity gaps.

247

Students ?

12.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,894

Per pupil spending ?

1.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

125 Grove Ave
Verona, NJ 07044-1621

(973) 571-6753

District: Verona Public School District

Students who attend Frederic N. Brown Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Henry B. Whitehorne Middle School
High:	Verona High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

76.5%

Hispanic:

16.2%

Two or more races:

4.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 55th percentile in 2015 → 61st in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New Jersey average (55% vs 49% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 6 percentile points since 2015

✓Above the New Jersey median (61st percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school55%

District avg64%

New Jersey avg49%

525^th of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Top 39%▲ up 6 pts since 2015

From top 45% (2015) to top 39% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 4Elementary Schools in the Verona Public School District

143^rd of 609Verona 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	60.8	525 of 1347	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	64.2	487 of 1338	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.9	546 of 1342	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.9	694 of 1345	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	60.9	455 of 1317	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	56.9	626 of 1360	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	64.4	526 of 1353	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2017	68.4	481 of 1352	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2016	58.0	604 of 1346	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2015	56.6	615 of 1357	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2014	66.1	550 of 1363	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2013	76.1	338 of 1367	75.3%	★★★★☆
2012	61.1	658 of 1363	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2011	65.6	588 of 1360	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2010	53.8	775 of 1354	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2009	69.5	485 of 1346	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2008	75.3	320 of 1338	76.1%	★★★★☆
2007	71.5	420 of 1329	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2006	79.5	179 of 1314	86.4%	★★★★☆
2005	75.5	315 of 1303	75.8%	★★★★☆
2004	80.6	172 of 1298	86.7%	★★★★☆
2003	76.1	324 of 1204	73.1%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	46.3	706 of 1326	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	65.2	459 of 1317	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.7	539 of 1318	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.3	696 of 1326	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	62.0	426 of 1290	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	59.3	576 of 1331	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	65.2	496 of 1333	62.8%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2022	34.4	607 of 953	36.3%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	60.3	519 of 1318	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.8	510 of 1313	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.9	526 of 1315	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.5	647 of 1324	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	60.4	441 of 1297	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	52.4	663 of 1335	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	61.2	529 of 1334	60.3%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	59.0	332 of 1023	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.2	428 of 989	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	31.6	596 of 958	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	22.4	728 of 949	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	45.0	411 of 868	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	69.4	234 of 1007	76.8%	★★★★☆
2018	41.7	517 of 1001	48.4%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	49.2	515 of 970	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.9	534 of 963	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.6	568 of 975	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.0	676 of 976	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	43.6	524 of 964	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.8	687 of 1023	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	54.0	498 of 1022	51.3%	★★★☆☆

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)68th percentile+7 vs school

Male (2025)61st percentile~ school

White (2025)47th percentile-14 vs school

Female (2025)47th percentile-14 vs school

Hispanic (2022)36th percentile-12 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts62%+12 vs state

Mathematics48%~ state avg

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Schools Near Frederic N. Brown Elementary School

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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
Frederic N. Brown Elementary School	Public	K-4	125 Grove Ave	Verona	07044	Essex County	Verona Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 571-6753	247	20	12.5	1.2%	189 (76.5%)	5 (2.0%)	40 (16.2%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.0%)	60.8	525^th of 1347 public elementary schools	61.0%		64.2	487^th of 1338 public elementary schools	63.6%	38		56.5	66.7		58.7	37.7		$13,894	$139	$13,755
South End Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	116 Harper Terrace	Cedar Grove	07009	Essex County	Cedar Grove Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 239-2116	349	28	12.4	7.2%	254 (72.8%)	7 (2.0%)	44 (12.6%)	27 (7.7%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	15 (4.3%)	88.9	145^th of 1347 public elementary schools	89.2%		83.9	221^st of 1338 public elementary schools	83.5%	76		70.8	81.3		73.6	78.1		$8,403	$47	$8,356
Laning Avenue School	Public	PK, KG-4	18 Lanning Rd	Verona	07044	Essex County	Verona Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 571-6755	261	22	11.9	1.1%	196 (75.1%)	9 (3.4%)	30 (11.5%)	12 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	12 (4.6%)	72.7	384^th of 1347 public elementary schools	71.5%		69.6	420^th of 1338 public elementary schools	68.6%	36		60.5	70.7		69.8	48.8		$8,559	$138	$8,421
Brookdale Avenue School	Public	K-4	14 Brookdale Court	Verona	07044	Essex County	Verona Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 571-6752	134	11	12.2		112 (83.6%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (8.2%)	4 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (5.2%)	91.9	80^th of 1347 public elementary schools	94.1%		84.8	210^th of 1338 public elementary schools	84.3%	130		79.2	80.5		83.4	77.8		$14,613	$143	$14,470
Forest Avenue School	Public	K-4	118 Forest Ave	Verona	07044	Essex County	Verona Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 571-6754	230	14	16.8		196 (85.2%)	1 (0.4%)	15 (6.5%)	9 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.9%)	76	340^th of 1347 public elementary schools	74.8%		70.5	414^th of 1338 public elementary schools	69.1%	74		62.7	56.1		70.6	70.7		$14,134	$141	$13,993
Lincoln Elementary School	Public	K-5	18 Crane St	Caldwell	07006	Essex County	Caldwell-West School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 228-3987	253	20	12.6	14.2%	194 (76.7%)	6 (2.4%)	40 (15.8%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.0%)	77.3	327^th of 1347 public elementary schools	75.7%		72.3	392^nd of 1338 public elementary schools	70.7%	65	36.7	63.4	79.1	67.4	68.3	68.1	59.1	$14,951	$278	$14,673
Edgemont Elementary School	Public	K-5	20 Edgemont Rd	Montclair	07042	Essex County	Montclair Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 509-4162	251	23	10.9	17.1%	130 (51.8%)	17 (6.8%)	68 (27.1%)	13 (5.2%)	2 (0.8%)	1 (0.4%)	20 (8.0%)	78.7	307^th of 1347 public elementary schools	77.2%		81.1	267^th of 1338 public elementary schools	80.0%	40	48.7	72.1	67.5	73.7	65.1	55.0	64.1	$13,652	$243	$13,409
Redwood Elementary School	Public	K-5	75 Redwood Ave	West Orange	07052	Essex County	West Orange Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 669-5457	446	43	10.4	30.7%	99 (22.2%)	149 (33.4%)	132 (29.6%)	28 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (8.5%)	80.7	278^th of 1347 public elementary schools	79.4%		78.9	296^th of 1338 public elementary schools	77.9%	18	50.7	68.3	65.7	73.1	71.4	64.6	61.2	$11,835	$107	$11,728
Hillside Elementary School	Public	3-5	54 Orange Rd	Montclair	07042	Essex County	Montclair Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 509-4200	684	47	14.6	13.5%	328 (48.0%)	134 (19.6%)	107 (15.6%)	22 (3.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	91 (13.3%)	84.7	205^th of 1347 public elementary schools	84.8%		83.5	230^th of 1338 public elementary schools	82.8%	25	52.2	64.8	74.5	77.8	69.9	69.9	68.0	$12,700	$181	$12,519
Washington Elementary School	Public	K-5	201 Central Ave	West Caldwell	07006	Essex County	Caldwell-West School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 228-8941	409	29	14.1	7.6%	306 (74.8%)	9 (2.2%)	58 (14.2%)	18 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (4.2%)	63.8	493^rd of 1347 public elementary schools	63.4%		69	427^th of 1338 public elementary schools	68.1%	66	35.5	48.6	67.2	59.7	46.1	65.6	59.7	$11,389	$36	$11,353

Frequently Asked Questions about Frederic N. Brown Elementary School

What schools do graduates of Frederic N. Brown Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Frederic N. Brown Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Henry B. Whitehorne Middle School
High : Verona High School

How many students attend Frederic N. Brown Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 247 students attended Frederic N. Brown Elementary School.

What district is Frederic N. Brown Elementary School in?

Verona Public School District

Is Frederic N. Brown Elementary School a good school?

Frederic N. Brown Elementary School ranks 525^th of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Frederic N. Brown Elementary School?

Students at Frederic N. Brown Elementary School are 77% White, 16% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 2% African American, 1% Asian.

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