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Schools in South Bound Brook · South Bound Brook Borough School District

South Bound Brook’s public schools score below 53% of New Jersey districts on tests and graduation

The grade covers the public school district serving South Bound Brook, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within New Jersey, not nationally.

#261of 465 New Jersey townsK–12Where will my kid go?

From New Jersey state tests taken in spring 2022, when 100% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2020’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency
49%
▲ 0 pts vs NJ 49%
2021–22
Math proficiency
37%
▲ 2 pts vs NJ 36%
2021–22
Spent per student
$26.6K
▼ 6% vs NJ $28.4K
FY2024
Students per teacher
11.1
NJ 11.6
Schools in town
1
445 students on the public path
In brief

South Bound Brook’s schools, in brief

Above the state on tests

Reading proficiency is 49% and math 37% in spring 2022, against 49% and 36% statewide. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $26,640 per student, against $28,441 across New Jersey (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2020; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

The School Grade

What’s behind South Bound Brook’s grade

B− Test scores

B−: better than 47% of New Jersey school districts, #261 of 465 New Jersey towns. Test scores are above the New Jersey average; there is no graduation rate to add.

New Jersey school districts we grade (651)Better than 47%
Lower resultsHigher results
New Jersey towns with similar household incomes (451)Better than 51%
C+BA fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 264 test results could put South Bound Brook anywhere from C+ to B. The tests are from spring 2022, when 100% of South Bound Brook’s students in the tested grades sat them (267 in math, 261 in reading).

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Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve South Bound Brook, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–8Robert Morris SchoolSouth Bound Brook Borough School DistrictC+

South Bound Brook’s public schools are run by South Bound Brook Borough School District. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

South Bound Brook Borough School DistrictGrades PK–8 · 1 schools · 445 students, up 4% since 2020–21 · 11.1 per teacher (NJ 11.6)
$26,640NJ $28,441 · FY2024
B−
Test scores · 2021–22

Close to the state in reading

Reading49%
State average 48.6% · 261 students tested
Math37%
State average 35.5% · 267 students tested

South Bound Brook vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the New Jersey towns that share South Bound Brook’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
South Bound BrookB−South Bound Brook Borough
PiscatawayBPiscataway Township
Bound BrookC−Bound Brook Borough
FranklinCFranklin Township
MiddlesexB−Middlesex Borough

Every school in South Bound Brook

1 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with New Jersey’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

District schools in South Bound Brookby address
Robert Morris School
Elementary · Grades PK–8
C+
445 students11:1Rate it →

Questions about South Bound Brook’s schools

Are South Bound Brook’s schools good?

On New Jersey’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools South Bound Brook children attend score below 53% of New Jersey’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B− Schools grade, #261 of 465 New Jersey towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 51%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2020.

What school district is South Bound Brook in?

South Bound Brook Borough School District, which runs grades PK–8 and enrolls 445 students in 1 schools (2024–25).

How much does South Bound Brook spend per student?

$26,640 in South Bound Brook Borough School District (FY2024), against $28,441 across New Jersey. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2020) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within New Jersey. Stars are from neighbors.