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Benedict A. Cucinella School

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Benedict A. Cucinella School ranks 323 rd of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

323^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 76% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

Benedict A. Cucinella School is an elementary school located in Long Valley, New Jersey, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 485 students. The school is part of the Washington Township School District, which is ranked 133 out of 609 districts in New Jersey and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Benedict A. Cucinella School has shown strong academic performance, with 3-5th grade students consistently scoring above the state average in English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics on the NJSLA assessments. In the 2024-2025 school year, 5th-grade students achieved 82% proficiency in ELA and 68.6% proficiency in Mathematics, outperforming the state averages of 52.7% and 44.2%, respectively. The school's performance is particularly noteworthy for its Hispanic students, who ranked in the top 5% of New Jersey elementary schools in ELA for the 2024-2025 school year. However, the school's performance for White students has been relatively lower, ranking in the bottom half of New Jersey elementary schools in the 2022-2023 school year.

While Benedict A. Cucinella School generally outperforms the nearby Old Farmers Road School and Flocktown-Kossmann Elementary School in the Washington Township School District, some nearby schools, such as Tinc Rd. Elementary and Sandshore Rd. Elementary in the Mount Olive Township School District, have shown comparable or even stronger academic performance in certain grade levels and subject areas. Additionally, the school's increasing chronic absenteeism rates, rising from 4.7% in the 2021-2022 school year to 16.6% in the 2022-2023 school year, warrant further investigation and targeted interventions.

529

Students ?

9.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,786

Per pupil spending ?

8.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

470 Naughright Road
Long Valley, NJ 07853

(908) 850-3161

District: Washington Township School District

Students who attend Benedict A. Cucinella School usually attend:

Middle:	Long Valley Middle School
High:	West Morris Central High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

74.1%

Hispanic:

11.5%

Asian:

6.8%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 72nd percentile in 2015 → 76th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New Jersey average (64% vs 46% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 24% of New Jersey elementary schools

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school64%

District avg64%

New Jersey avg46%

323^rd of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Top 24%▲ up 4 pts since 2015

From top 28% (2015) to top 24% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 3Elementary Schools in the Washington Township School District

133^rd of 609Washington Township 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	77.7	323 of 1347	76.0%	★★★★☆
2024	73.2	376 of 1338	71.9%	★★★★☆
2023	64.6	490 of 1342	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	65.6	482 of 1345	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	67.6	383 of 1317	70.9%	★★★★☆
2019	53.4	678 of 1360	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	71.5	431 of 1353	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2017	73.0	406 of 1352	70.0%	★★★★☆
2016	72.1	409 of 1346	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2015	74.0	374 of 1357	72.4%	★★★★☆
2014	79.7	252 of 1363	81.5%	★★★★☆
2013	75.5	360 of 1367	73.7%	★★★★☆
2012	77.3	298 of 1363	78.1%	★★★★☆
2011	73.0	389 of 1360	71.4%	★★★★☆
2010	71.0	431 of 1354	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2009	76.1	305 of 1346	77.3%	★★★★☆
2008	81.4	124 of 1338	90.7%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	78.1	293 of 1326	77.9%	★★★★☆
2024	74.3	341 of 1317	74.1%	★★★★☆
2023	64.9	476 of 1318	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	66.0	463 of 1326	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	70.0	317 of 1290	75.4%	★★★★☆
2019	53.0	657 of 1331	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	74.0	364 of 1333	72.7%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	94.5	49 of 1032	95.3%	★★★★★
2024	88.5	85 of 989	91.4%	★★★★★
2023	83.5	122 of 982	87.6%	★★★★☆
2022	93.8	50 of 953	94.8%	★★★★★
2021	74.9	145 of 896	83.8%	★★★★☆
2019	35.2	582 of 899	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	68.8	210 of 870	75.9%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	73.0	195 of 1023	80.9%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	75.1	331 of 1318	74.9%	★★★★☆
2024	70.3	385 of 1313	70.7%	★★★★☆
2023	64.1	471 of 1315	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	64.3	471 of 1324	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	64.0	411 of 1297	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	53.6	645 of 1335	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	68.0	445 of 1334	66.6%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	69.6	243 of 1023	76.2%	★★★★☆
2024	63.7	271 of 989	72.6%	★★★★☆
2023	65.3	249 of 958	74.0%	★★★★☆
2022	63.0	276 of 949	70.9%	★★★★☆
2021	59.2	261 of 868	69.9%	★★★★☆
2019	51.2	418 of 1007	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	69.5	252 of 1001	74.8%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	62.4	368 of 970	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.8	434 of 963	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.8	497 of 975	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	48.8	508 of 976	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	57.1	365 of 964	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	42.9	618 of 1023	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	63.1	383 of 1022	62.5%	★★★☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2025)95th percentile+19 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)81st percentile+5 vs school

Female (2025)78th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)76th percentile~ school

Male (2025)75th percentile~ school

White (2025)62nd percentile-14 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts73%+22 vs state

Mathematics62%+15 vs state

Science44%+14 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
Benedict A. Cucinella School	Public	PK, KG-5	470 Naughright Road	Long Valley	07853	Morris County	Washington Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 850-3161	529	53	9.9	8.9%	392 (74.1%)	17 (3.2%)	61 (11.5%)	36 (6.8%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	19 (3.6%)	77.7	323^rd of 1347 public elementary schools	76.0%		73.2	376^th of 1338 public elementary schools	71.9%	53	43.8	52.8	79.5	82.0	65.7	51.3	68.6	$10,786	$23	$10,763
Sandshore Rd. Elementary School	Public	K-5	498 Sandshore Road	Budd Lake	07828	Morris County	Mount Olive Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 691-4003	409	41	9.9	10.5%	231 (56.5%)	19 (4.6%)	72 (17.6%)	67 (16.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	18 (4.4%)	75.5	349^th of 1347 public elementary schools	74.1%		68.8	435^th of 1338 public elementary schools	67.5%	86	44.0	55.5	67.1	81.3	54.1	64.6	65.4	$10,512	$325	$10,187
Flocktown-Kossmann Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	90 Flocktown Road	Long Valley	07853	Morris County	Washington Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 850-1010	513	41	12.4	6.4%	401 (78.2%)	7 (1.4%)	57 (11.1%)	19 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (5.7%)	78.8	305^th of 1347 public elementary schools	77.4%		76.2	336^th of 1338 public elementary schools	74.9%	31	40.8	60.3	80.0	75.5	67.9	57.3	65.3	$10,912	$26	$10,886
Willow Grove Elementary School	Public	2-4	601 Willow Grove Street	Hackettstown	07840	Warren County	Hackettstown Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 852-2805	320	36	8.8	45.0%	133 (41.6%)	7 (2.2%)	158 (49.4%)	12 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.1%)	57.5	577^th of 1347 public elementary schools	57.2%		59.6	550^th of 1338 public elementary schools	58.9%	27		43.2	60.0		58.2	51.5		$14,182	$141	$14,041
Tinc Rd. Elementary School	Public	K-5	24 Tinc Road	Flanders	07836	Morris County	Mount Olive Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 927-2203	449	47	9.6	32.5%	227 (50.6%)	37 (8.2%)	125 (27.8%)	35 (7.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	23 (5.1%)	75	351^st of 1347 public elementary schools	73.9%		76.3	331^st of 1338 public elementary schools	75.3%	20	34.3	60.0	73.1	61.6	65.0	77.1	58.9	$8,991	$165	$8,826
Chester M. Stephens Elementary School	Public	K-5	99 Sunset Drive	Budd Lake	07828	Morris County	Mount Olive Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 691-4002	696	64	10.9	27.3%	268 (38.5%)	60 (8.6%)	161 (23.1%)	170 (24.4%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (4.9%)	61	524^th of 1347 public elementary schools	61.1%		64.1	488^th of 1338 public elementary schools	63.5%	36	29.9	47.5	63.5	63.2	55.7	64.4	44.0	$9,600	$530	$9,070
Hatchery Hill Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-1	398 5th Avenue	Hackettstown	07840	Warren County	Hackettstown Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 852-8550	283	33	8.7	42.0%	114 (40.3%)	10 (3.5%)	140 (49.5%)	10 (3.5%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	7 (2.5%)								(n/a)								$12,316	$141	$12,175
Mountain View Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	118 Clover Hill Drive	Flanders	07836	Morris County	Mount Olive Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 927-2201	565	57	9.8	21.2%	306 (54.2%)	27 (4.8%)	144 (25.5%)	65 (11.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	21 (3.7%)	73.6	368^th of 1347 public elementary schools	72.7%		62.4	512^th of 1338 public elementary schools	61.7%	144	40.5	62.8	60.0	75.7	61.4	60.0	60.8	$10,378	$265	$10,113
Old Farmers Road School	Public	PK, KG-5	51 Old Farmers Road	Long Valley	07853	Morris County	Washington Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 876-3865	345	33	10.3	9.0%	286 (82.9%)	4 (1.2%)	33 (9.6%)	14 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.3%)	81.7	260^th of 1347 public elementary schools	80.7%		82.1	251^st of 1338 public elementary schools	81.2%	9	39.6	56.1	78.6	79.2	71.9	76.8	64.6	$9,844		$9,844
Mountain Villa School	Public	PK, KG-2	1686 County Rt 517	Allamuchy	07820	Warren County	Allamuchy Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 852-1894	173	9	18.7	6.4%	124 (71.7%)	8 (4.6%)	24 (13.9%)	11 (6.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.5%)								(n/a)								$11,768	$382	$11,386

Frequently Asked Questions about Benedict A. Cucinella School

What district is Benedict A. Cucinella School in?

Washington Township School District

What schools do graduates of Benedict A. Cucinella School attend?

Students who attend Benedict A. Cucinella School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Long Valley Middle School
High : West Morris Central High School

How many students attend Benedict A. Cucinella School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 529 students attended Benedict A. Cucinella School.

What is the racial makeup of Benedict A. Cucinella School?

Students at Benedict A. Cucinella School are 74% White, 12% Hispanic, 7% Asian, 4% Two or more races, 3% African American.

Is Benedict A. Cucinella School a good school?

Benedict A. Cucinella School ranks 323^rd of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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