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Lafayette Avenus School
221 Lafayette Ave
Chatham NJ, 07928, Morris County
Phone: 973-457-2507
Ranking: 
(69 out of 1,847, top 4%)*
(69 out of 1,847, top 4%)*Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 4 to Grade 5
School District: The Chathams School District
Title I Eligible School: No
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 51 | 50 | 41 | 34 | 42 | 45 | 32 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 708 | 695 | 641 | 612 | 636 | 636 | 597 | |||||||
| Grade 4: | 350 | 49.4% | 366 | 52.7% | 329 | 51.3% | 312 | 51.0% | 299 | 47.0% | 329 | 51.7% | 295 | 49.4% |
| Grade 5: | 356 | 50.3% | 329 | 47.3% | 306 | 47.7% | 291 | 47.5% | 337 | 53.0% | 298 | 46.9% | 291 | 48.7% |
| Ungraded: | 2 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 6 | 0.9% | 9 | 1.5% | NA | NA | 9 | 1.4% | 11 | 1.8% |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 346 | 48.9% | 342 | 49.2% | 326 | 50.9% | 328 | 53.6% | 332 | 52.2% | 315 | 49.5% | 302 | 50.6% |
| Female: | 362 | 51.1% | 353 | 50.8% | 315 | 49.1% | 284 | 46.4% | 304 | 47.8% | 321 | 50.5% | 291 | 48.7% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 57 | 8.1% | 57 | 8.2% | 57 | 8.9% | 64 | 10.5% | 62 | 9.7% | 47 | 7.4% | 48 | 8.0% |
| Hispanic: | 34 | 4.8% | 28 | 4.0% | 21 | 3.3% | 15 | 2.5% | 17 | 2.7% | 17 | 2.7% | 15 | 2.5% |
| Black: | 1 | 0.1% | 3 | 0.4% | 5 | 0.8% | 5 | 0.8% | 6 | 0.9% | 9 | 1.4% | 7 | 1.2% |
| White: | 600 | 84.7% | 598 | 86.0% | 552 | 86.1% | 526 | 85.9% | 550 | 86.5% | 563 | 88.5% | 527 | 88.3% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 16 | 2.3% | 9 | 1.3% | 6 | 0.9% | 2 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 9 | 1.3% | 12 | 1.7% | 11 | 1.7% | 7 | 1.1% | 6 | 0.9% | 7 | 1.1% | 3 | 0.5% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 2 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 5 | 0.8% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.3% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 13.96 | 13.98 | 15.48 | 18.05 | 15.14 | 12.50 | 18.70 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| ASK | ||||||
| 2003 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 91.1% | 91.1% | 77.6% |
| 2004 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 94.0% | 94.0% | 82.2% |
| 2005 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 96.1% | 96.1% | 81.6% |
| 2006 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 95.9% | 95.9% | 80.0% |
| 2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 96.6% | 96.6% | 80.6% |
| 2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 94.7% | 94.7% | 82.7% |
| 2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 87.1% | 87.1% | 63.2% |
| 2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 80.9% | 80.9% | 59.7% |
| 2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 81.5% | 81.5% | 62.7% |
| 2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 82.7% | 82.7% | 58.5% |
| 2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 83.3% | 83.3% | 59.4% |
| 2003 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 82.5% | 82.5% | 68.0% |
| 2004 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 85.8% | 85.8% | 72.1% |
| 2005 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 93.8% | 93.8% | 80.2% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 96.2% | 96.2% | 82.3% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 95.9% | 95.9% | 84.7% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 96.3% | 96.3% | 84.9% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 91.7% | 91.7% | 73.1% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 90.9% | 90.9% | 77.2% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 92.6% | 92.6% | 79.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 93.6% | 93.6% | 77.4% |
| 2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 95.6% | 95.6% | 78.3% |
| 2005 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 97.7% | 97.7% | 81.1% |
| 2006 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 97.0% | 97.0% | 82.3% |
| 2007 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 97.0% | 97.0% | 83.1% |
| 2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 97.3% | 97.3% | 85.1% |
| 2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 99.3% | 99.3% | 91.1% |
| 2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 100.0% | 100.0% | 93.5% |
| 2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 98.1% | 98.1% | 90.0% |
| 2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 98.1% | 98.1% | 91.3% |
| 2013 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 98.1% | 98.1% | 89.5% |
| 2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 99.3% | 98.9% | 88.8% |
| 2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 85.7% | 85.7% | 60.0% |
| 2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 93.3% | 93.3% | 66.2% |
| 2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 93.8% | 93.8% | 63.3% |
| 2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 88.4% | 88.4% | 60.9% |
| 2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 84.9% | 84.9% | 62.1% |
| 2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 91.3% | 91.3% | 61.3% |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 96.6% | 96.7% | 84.1% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 92.2% | 92.2% | 76.6% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 93.4% | 93.4% | 77.6% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 95.8% | 95.8% | 79.0% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 95.5% | 95.5% | 80.6% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 97.4% | 97.4% | 83.3% |
| 2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 97.3% | 97.3% | 79.9% |
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* Lafayette Avenus School was rated 5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.