Millington Elementary School, Millington NJ

Original Research by School Decision on Millington Elementary School

Millington Elementary School serves grades two through five in the Long Hill Township School District in Morris County. The school sits in a residential unincorporated community bordered by the Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge. It is a regular public school.

The student body is predominantly white, with Hispanic students as the next largest group and Asian students also present. A very small share of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which aligns with the affluent character of the surrounding community as reflected in local housing values and incomes. The school is modest in size for a grade band that spans four years.

On state assessments, Millington's results show a mixed picture. In math, proficiency rates were strongest in the lower grades and declined by fifth grade. English language arts proficiency was broadly similar across the three tested grades, with a slight dip in fifth grade. Science results in grade five were markedly weaker than the math and ELA numbers, and a parent may want to ask the school about that subject. Looking at the school's overall proficiency across all tested subjects and grades, it falls below the midpoint among districts in Morris County.

The school serves only elementary grades, so there is no high school graduation rate to report. Data on special education identification and English learner status were not available in the provided information. Discipline and chronic absenteeism data also were not included.

Millington's academic program is part of a district that has invested in STEAM labs and 1:1 technology, according to publicly reported board meeting minutes. The district's website describes this as a complement to experiential learning. The district's recent budget included a tax increase on the school portion of property taxes, information publicly reported in board materials.

The community of Millington itself is low-density and suburban. There is no downtown retail center. The NJ Transit Millington Station provides rail service. Natural areas, including the Great Swamp and Lord Stirling Park, are the primary civic and recreational anchors. The area is growing modestly, though the presence of protected land likely limits large-scale development. Families living in Millington send their children to Long Hill Township schools for grades K through eight and then to Watchung Hills Regional High School in Somerset County for high school, which is outside the school's own district.

For a family considering Millington Elementary, the picture is one of a small, economically homogenous elementary school in an affluent suburban setting. The math and ELA results are a mix, with the early grades performing well and a notable drop in fifth-grade math and a low science result. The community is quiet and residential with access to train transit and large natural preserves, but with no commercial core and higher housing costs. The district's focus on technology and STEAM is a stated priority. The school's size and grade configuration mean children will transition to a separate middle school and later to a regional high school in a neighboring county, which is an important structural fact for families planning ahead.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

Math

Grade 369%

School 69% · District 69%

▲ 19 pts above state median · ▲ 2 pts above county median

Grade 468%

School 68% · District 68%

▲ 22 pts above state median · ▲ 3 pts above county median

Grade 556%

School 56% · District 56%

▲ 14 pts above state median · ▼ 10 pts below county median

English language arts

Grade 359%

School 59% · District 59%

▲ 14 pts above state median · ▼ 1 pts below county median

Grade 465%

School 65% · District 65%

▲ 9 pts above state median · ▼ 7 pts below county median

Grade 559%

School 59% · District 59%

▲ 5 pts above state median · ▼ 15 pts below county median

Science

Grade 537%

School 37% · District 37%

▲ 9 pts above state median · ▼ 10 pts below county median

This schoolLong Hill Township School District, same grade

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.

Proficiency by household income

English language arts

Grade 3Lower-income40%Higher-income61%21 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 3Lower-income36%Higher-income73%37 pp gap