Central Elementary School

Regular School · EAST HANOVER, NJ

Central Elementary School is a regular school school in EAST HANOVER, New Jersey, serving grades 02–05 with 439 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 10.9:1.

Level

Elementary

Grades

02 – 05

Enrollment

439

Teachers (FTE)

40.3

Student–Teacher Ratio

10.9:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
White	307	70%
Hispanic/Latino	68	15%
Asian	40	9%
Two or more races	14	3%
Black or African American	9	2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	1	0%
Total enrollment	439	230M / 209F

English Language Learners: 7 (2% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	41.0% +15.4pp	25.6%	284
Reading Proficiency	51.0% +4.2pp	46.8%	284
Science Proficiency	25-29%	—	97

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)

+0.53 grade levels

Math

-0.08 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

71 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

Chronically Absent

0.9% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category	Students	% of School
Total enrollment (est.)	439	100%

Contact & Location

400 RIDGEDALE AVENUE

EAST HANOVER, NJ 07936

Phone: (973)887-0358

http://www.easthanoverschools.org

District

East Hanover Township School District

Per-pupil expenditure: $30,427

District enrollment: 967

Other Schools in District

Frank J Smith Elementary Elementary
East Hanover Middle School Middle

Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 07936) → CensusDepth.com
New Jersey population & income data → CensusDepth.com
New Jersey teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

340417004224

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD