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Verona, NJ
Public School Ratings




Verona 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 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

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


Verona Public School District details

Verona Public School District
121 Fairview Avenue
Verona, NJ 07044

2,200 Students enrolled in District

6 Schools in District

12 Students Per Classroom (State average is 12)

Verona Public School District School Quality Ratings

District Quality Compared to New Jersey

7

(10 is best)

Better than 68.6% of all NJ school districts.

District Quality Compared to U.S.

10

(10 is best)

Better than 91.5% of all U.S. school districts.



Public School Test Scores

80 60 40 20 0
58%
44%
67%
50%
50%
37%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math

Schools in this District

School Grades
Brookdale Avenue School
14 Brookdale Court
Verona, NJ, 07044
KG-04
Forest Avenue School
118 Forest Ave
Verona, NJ, 07044
KG-04
Frederic N. Brown Elementary School
125 Grove Ave
Verona, NJ, 07044
KG-04
Henry B. Whitehorne Middle School
600 Bloomfield Ave
Verona, NJ, 07044
05-08
Laning Avenue School
18 Lanning Rd
Verona, NJ, 07044
PK-04
Verona High School
151 Fairview Ave
Verona, NJ, 07044
09-12

School District Enrollment by Group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 84.0% 40.1%
Black 1.8% 15.1%
Hispanic 10.3% 33.8%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 3.5% 10.6%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.3% 0.4%
Economic Groups This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 1.1% 35.1%
Free lunch eligible 1.1% 29.8%
Reduced lunch eligible 0.0% 5.3%

Educational Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $13,446 $29,582,000 53.0%
Support Expenditures
Student $2,621 $5,766,000 10.3%
Staff $834 $1,834,000 3.3%
General Administration $445 $980,000 1.8%
School Administration $1,305 $2,871,000 5.1%
Operation $1,765 $3,882,000 7.0%
Transportation $156 $344,000 0.6%
Other $442 $972,000 1.7%
Total Support $7,568 $16,649,000 29.8%
Non-instructional Expenditures $4,347 $9,563,000 17.1%
Total Expenditures $25,361 $55,794,000 100.0%
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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