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Milton Elementary School

Jefferson Township · Morris County · Elementary school
Grades PK–K
Last reported enrollment in 2020-21 — no longer in the data since.
Page updated · data years vary by section

At a glance

What changed?

These measures follow the same rule on every school page, not a ranking of this school’s biggest changes. Each row names its evidence dates; trend rows do not describe every year in between.

These are descriptive measures from statewide NJDOE datasets, not a quality rating or an explanation of cause. Proficiency, attendance, and graduation figures use All Students; subgroup patterns may differ.

Enrollment over time

In its last year on record, 2020-21, it enrolled 138 students. That is 42 fewer than in 1998-99 (180) — the school had shrunk. It peaked at 211 in 2000-01.

students 062125188250 1381998200320082013201820232025

Total students enrolled each fall. Source: NJDOE Fall Enrollment.

What the school looks like

The largest group in both 1998-99 and 2020-21 was White students — 99% then, 87% now.

% of students 050100race categories: 5 → 77%87%1998200320082013201820232025
WhiteBlackHispanicAsianTwo or moreNative Am.

Each group’s share of enrollment over time, or its head count — toggle above. New Jersey expanded race and ethnicity reporting from five to seven categories in 2006-07 (dashed line), so “two or more races” appears only after; Asian here includes Pacific Islander. Source: NJDOE Fall Enrollment.

How much the mix changed

Between 2016-17 and 2020-21 the makeup of this school shifted noticeably.

That’s the second-largest shift among the district’s five elementary schools — smaller than 52% of Morris County elementary schools. The biggest moves, in percentage points:
Two or more −3.6·White +3·Asian −2.9

The index is half the sum of every group’s change in share, on a 0–100 scale (how it works). It is computed from the same counts as the makeup chart above — source: NJDOE Fall Enrollment. Compare any two years in the explorer →

Free or reduced-price lunch

In 2020-21, 8% of students were certified for free or reduced-price lunch.

% certified 0102010.8%10.7%8%199820032008201320182020
This schooldistrict overalldistrict elementary schools

Share of students certified for free or reduced-price meals, through a household application or an automatic match. The lighter lines show the district overall and the district elementary schools, for comparison. Some districts serve free meals to every student under the Community Eligibility Provision. Those districts often stop collecting household income forms, so their reported share can run below the number of low-income students they enroll. Source: NJDOE Fall Enrollment.

Chronic absenteeism

In 2020-21, 5.1% of students were chronically absent — missing at least 10% of school days — down from 7.8% in 2016-17.

% chronically absent 0510notcollectedthis year5.1%5%20162017201820192020
This schooldistrict overall

† New Jersey says these years are not comparable with the ones beside them

  • 2020-21 — in-person and remote days differed. The requirement to report status in meeting annual ESSA targets for 2020-2021 was waived. As a result, NJDOE will not report state averages and whether state averages were met for 2020-2021. Additionally, because the number of days students spent in in-person and remote learning environments during the school year differed, the NJDOE recommends caution in comparing 2020-2021 attendance data between schools and districts and to prior or future school years. NJDOE 2020-21 workbook notes sheet.

2019-20 is blank because New Jersey collected no attendance data that year, not because nobody was absent. The requirement to report on chronic absenteeism and related accountability measures for the 2019-2020 school year was waived. As a result, NJDOE will not report on chronic absenteeism and other attendance data for 2019-2020. Tables showing attendance data will be hidden in the 2019-2020 reports. NJDOE 2019-20 workbook notes sheet.

Chronic absenteeism — the share of students who missed 10% or more of the days they were enrolled (roughly 18 days across a full school year). The lighter line shows the district overall, for comparison. Points from 2018-19 and earlier are matched to this school by its state code; New Jersey’s organization record only reaches back to 2020-08-11, so for those years the code is verified and the identity behind it is not. Source: NJ School Performance Reports, 2015-16 through 2024-25.

Profile built from New Jersey Department of Education Fall Enrollment data, 1998-99 through 2025-26. How this data works →