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B+

Salem Drive School

PublicElementaryGrades K–5

29 Salem Drive, Whippany, NJ 07981 · (973) 515-2440 · Part of Hanover Township School District

Hanover Township’s School Grade B+ better than 73% of New Jersey school districts

Directions
Students
245
Students per teacher
9:1
Free or reduced lunch
2%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
K–5
The gist

What stands out about Salem Drive School

  • Its own letter, B+: better results than 72% of New Jersey’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 12 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 10 pts above the state
  • Small classes: 9 students per teacher
  • Next stop for Hanover Township kids: Memorial Junior School

On the path

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

K–5Salem Drive SchoolYou are here
6–8Memorial Junior Schoolin Whippany

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency37%
State average 25.4%
Reading / language arts57%
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 ↗

29 Salem Drive, Whippany

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten41
Grade 127
Grade 241
Grade 342
Grade 450
Grade 544
Enrollment over time
247’20
237’21
231’22
236’23
245’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 69%Hispanic 12%Asian 7%Two or more races 7%Black 5%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Salem Drive School from Hanover Township families.

Other schools in Hanover Township School District

The district →
Bee Meadow School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Whippany
B+
294 students10:1
Mountview Road School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Morris Plains
A
276 students11:1
Memorial Junior School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Whippany
A−
419 students9:1

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