School District Of The Chathams

259 Lafayette Avenue
Chatham, NJ 07928
(District boundaries shown in map)
10/
10
Top 5%

Top Rankings

School District Of The Chathams ranks among the top 20% of public school district in New Jersey for:

Category
Attribute
Overall Rank
Highest overall rank (Top 5%)
Math Proficiency
Highest math proficiency (Top 10%)
Reading/Language Arts Proficiency
Highest reading/language arts proficiency (Top 5%)
Graduation Rate
Highest graduation rate (Top 5%)
Community Size
Largest student body (number of students) (Top 1%)
For the 2024 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 920 students in School District Of The Chathams. This district's average middle testing ranking is 10/10, which is in the top 5% of public middle schools in New Jersey.
Public Middle School in School District Of The Chathams have an average math proficiency score of 54% (versus the New Jersey public middle school average of 23%), and reading proficiency score of 76% (versus the 47% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 26% of the student body (majority Asian), which is less than the New Jersey public middle school average of 67% (majority Hispanic).

Overview

This School District
This State (NJ)
# Schools
6 Schools
834 Schools
# Students
3,734 Students
460,944 Students
# Teachers
336 Teachers
40,297 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
11:1
11:1

District Rank

School District Of The Chathams, which is ranked within the top 5% of all 646 school districts in New Jersey (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2020-2021 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 97% has decreased from 98% over five school years.
This School District
State Average (NJ)
#24 out of 648 school districts
(Top 5%)
This chart display the overall district rank of School District Of The Chathams, with the latest 2020-21 school year data.
59%
26%
This chart display the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Math of School District Of The Chathams and the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Math of NJ by year, with the latest 2020-21 school year data.
73%
47%
This chart display the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Reading/Language Arts of School District Of The Chathams and the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Reading/Language Arts of NJ by year, with the latest 2020-21 school year data.
97%
88%
This chart display public school graduation rate of School District Of The Chathams and public school graduation rate of NJ by year, with the latest 2020-21 school year data.

Students by Ethnicity:

0.44
0.72
# American Indian Students
6 Students
781 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
n/a
# Asian Students
525 Students
39,762 Students
% Asian Students
14%
9%
# Hispanic Students
233 Students
167,659 Students
% Hispanic Students
6%
36%
# Black Students
23 Students
87,435 Students
% Black Students
1%
19%
# White Students
2,734 Students
153,847 Students
% White Students
73%
34%
# Hawaiian Students
1 Student
860 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
212 Students
10,483 Students
% of Two or more races Students
6%
2%

Students by Grade:

# Students in PK Grade:
56
9,922
# Students in K Grade:
179
18,078
# Students in 1st Grade:
226
18,700
# Students in 2nd Grade:
226
19,076
# Students in 3rd Grade:
249
19,971
# Students in 4th Grade:
280
21,972
# Students in 5th Grade:
272
30,511
# Students in 6th Grade:
287
77,418
# Students in 7th Grade:
318
98,763
# Students in 8th Grade:
300
100,168
# Students in 9th Grade:
306
8,390
# Students in 10th Grade:
292
6,859
# Students in 11th Grade:
333
6,384
# Students in 12th Grade:
330
5,973
# Ungraded Students:
80
18,759

District Revenue and Spending

The revenue/student of $24,230 in this school district is less than the state median of $27,348. The school district revenue/student has grown by 13% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $22,715 is less than the state median of $26,228. The school district spending/student has grown by 8% over four school years.
This School District
This State (NJ)
Total Revenue
$91 MM
$36,642 MM
This chart display total revenue of School District Of The Chathams and median value from total revenues of all school districts in NJ by year, with the latest 2020-21 school year data.
Spending
$85 MM
$35,142 MM
This chart display total spending of School District Of The Chathams and median value from total spendings of all school districts in NJ by year, with the latest 2020-21 school year data.
Revenue / Student
$24,230
$27,348
This chart display average revenue per public school student in School District Of The Chathams and average revenue per public school student of all school districts in NJ by year, with the latest 2020-21 school year data.
Spending / Student
$22,715
$26,228
This chart display average spending per public school student in School District Of The Chathams and average spending per public school student of all school districts in NJ by year, with the latest 2020-21 school year data.

Best School District Of The Chathams Public Middle Schools (2024)

School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Chatham Middle School
(Math: 54% | Reading: 76%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
480 Main Street
Chatham, NJ 07928
(973) 457-2506
Grades: 6-8
| 920 students

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Quick Stats (2024)

  • District size: 6 schools
  • Grades: PK-12
  • Enrollment: 3,734 students
  • Student:Teacher Ratio: 11:1
  • Minority Enrollment: 27%
  • : 97% (Top 5% in NJ)
  • : Top 5%
  • : 59% (Top 10%)
  • : 73% (Top 5%)
  • Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), NJ Dept. of Education

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