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Cranford, NJ
Public School Ratings




Cranford Public Schools

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

Methodology:   Only NeighborhoodScout gives you nationally comparable school ranks based on test scores, so you can directly compare the quality of schools in any location. Read more about Scout's School Data


Cranford Public School District details

Cranford Public School District
132 Thomas Street
Cranford, NJ 07016

3,745 Students enrolled in District

7 Schools in District

11 Students Per Classroom (State average is 12)

Cranford Public School District School Quality Ratings

District Quality Compared to New Jersey

9

(10 is best)

Better than 82.1% of all NJ school districts.

District Quality Compared to U.S.

10

(10 is best)

Better than 96.4% of all U.S. school districts.



Public School Test Scores

80 60 40 20 0
67%
44%
74%
50%
60%
37%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math

Schools in this District

School Grades
Bloomingdale Avenue School
200 Bloomingdale Avenue
Cranford, NJ, 07016
KG-02
Brookside Place School
700 Brookside Place
Cranford, NJ, 07016
KG-05
Cranford High School
201 West End Place
Cranford, NJ, 07016
09-12
Hillside Avenue School
125 Hillside Avenue
Cranford, NJ, 07016
KG-08
Livingston Avenue School
75 Livingston Avenue
Cranford, NJ, 07016
03-05
Orange Avenue School
901 Orange Avenue
Cranford, NJ, 07016
03-08
Walnut Avenue School
370 Walnut Avenue
Cranford, NJ, 07016
PK-02

School District Enrollment by Group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 79.6% 40.1%
Black 2.9% 15.1%
Hispanic 12.7% 33.8%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 4.7% 10.6%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.1% 0.4%
Economic Groups This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 1.6% 35.1%
Free lunch eligible 0.9% 29.8%
Reduced lunch eligible 0.6% 5.3%

Educational Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $12,562 $47,046,000 58.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $2,408 $9,018,000 11.2%
Staff $816 $3,056,000 3.8%
General Administration $288 $1,077,000 1.3%
School Administration $1,280 $4,793,000 6.0%
Operation $1,771 $6,634,000 8.3%
Transportation $148 $554,000 0.7%
Other $503 $1,882,000 2.3%
Total Support $7,213 $27,014,000 33.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,688 $6,323,000 7.9%
Total Expenditures $21,464 $80,383,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $12,952 $17,923,333,000 51.0%
Support Expenditures
Student $2,555 $3,534,923,000 10.1%
Staff $804 $1,112,297,000 3.2%
General Administration $463 $640,692,000 1.8%
School Administration $1,140 $1,578,024,000 4.5%
Operation $2,061 $2,851,992,000 8.1%
Transportation $687 $951,282,000 2.7%
Other $633 $875,349,000 2.5%
Total Support $8,343 $11,544,559,000 32.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $4,100 $5,673,661,000 16.1%
Total Expenditures $25,395 $35,141,553,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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