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Richard Butler School

PublicMiddleGrades 5–8

30 Pearl Place, Butler, NJ 07405 · (973) 492-2079 · Part of Butler Borough School District

Butler’s School Grade B better than 64% of New Jersey school districts

Directions
Students
291
Students per teacher
10:1
Free or reduced lunch
34%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
5–8
The gist

What stands out about Richard Butler School

  • Its own letter, B: better results than 56% of New Jersey’s public schools
  • Reading / language arts 9 pts above the state
  • Small classes: 10 students per teacher
  • Next stop for Butler kids: Butler High School

On the path

Where Butler kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–4Aaron Decker School383 students
5–8Richard Butler SchoolYou are here
9–12Butler High School482 students

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency21%
State average 25.4%
Reading / language arts56%
State average 47.3%

Its own letter, B, places these results among New Jersey’s 2,144 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

30 Pearl Place, Butler

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 562
Grade 679
Grade 776
Grade 874
Enrollment over time
308’20
299’21
298’22
299’23
291’24

Down 5.5% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 60%Hispanic 35%Asian 2%Black 1%Two or more races 1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Richard Butler School from Butler families.

Other schools in Butler Borough School District

The district →
Aaron Decker School
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Butler
C+
383 students11:1
Butler High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Butler
B−
482 students13:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against New Jersey’s other public schools; Butler’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.