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Brookside Place School

PublicElementaryGrades K–5

700 Brookside Place, Cranford, NJ 07016 · (908) 709-6244 · Part of Cranford Township School District

Cranford Township’s School Grade A− better than 81% of New Jersey school districts

Directions
Students
364
Students per teacher
14:1
Setting
Suburb
Grades
K–5
The gist

What stands out about Brookside Place School

  • Its own letter, A: reading and math results near the top of New Jersey’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 27 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 20 pts above the state
  • Next stop for Cranford Township kids: 4 schools

On the path

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

K–5Brookside Place SchoolYou are here
3–84 schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency52%
State average 25.4%
Reading / language arts67%
State average 47.3%

Its own letter, A, 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 ↗

700 Brookside Place, Cranford

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten50
Grade 161
Grade 261
Grade 360
Grade 472
Grade 560
Enrollment over time
366’20
352’21
355’22
357’23
364’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 76%Hispanic 15%Two or more races 7%Asian 3%Black <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Brookside Place School from Cranford Township families.

Other schools in Cranford Township School District

The district →
Walnut Avenue School
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Cranford
304 students15:1
Hillside Avenue School
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Cranford
B
743 students10:1
Bloomingdale Avenue School
Elementary · Grades K–2 · Cranford
226 students13:1
Orange Avenue School
Middle · Grades 3–8 · Cranford
A−
750 students12:1
Livingston Avenue School
Elementary · Grades 3–5 · Cranford
A−
270 students12:1
Cranford High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Cranford
A
1,116 students11:1

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; Cranford Township’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.