The top reported proficiency rate is 75% in Math. The lowest is 56% in Science.
Original Research by School Decision on Angelo L. Tomaso School
Angelo L. Tomaso School serves students from kindergarten through fifth grade in Warren Township, a high-income suburban community in Somerset County. The school is one of four elementary schools in the Warren Township School District, and its students move on to Warren Middle School and then Watchung Hills Regional High School for grades nine through twelve.
The school draws its enrollment from a community that is largely residential, with large-lot single-family homes and a car-dependent layout. The township has no traditional downtown, and schools sit on separate campuses. Housing values are high, reflecting the area’s status as one of New Jersey’s wealthier suburbs. The affordable-housing picture is tight: the local market is expensive relative to both state and national benchmarks, and the district has publicly joined a planning coalition to address its obligations under the Mount Laurel doctrine. Income data on the school’s own families is not available in the source material, but the share of students who qualify for free or reduced-price lunch is very small, consistent with the broader community profile.
Enrollment is moderate for a K-5 school, with classes that are broadly balanced across grade levels. The student body is predominantly white, with a substantial Asian population and smaller shares of Hispanic, multiracial, and Black students. The data did not include counts of students with disabilities or English learners, so a parent who needs those specifics would want to ask the school directly.
On state assessments, Angelo L. Tomaso School posts strong results, placing in the top quarter of the county’s elementary schools when proficiency across tested subjects and grades is averaged together. In mathematics, performance is solidly above a majority of peers, with a clear majority of students in third, fourth, and fifth grades reaching the state’s proficient or above mark. English language arts results are also positive, albeit slightly lower than math in each grade, with roughly two-thirds of third graders and more than six in ten fourth and fifth graders meeting the benchmark. Science, tested only at fifth grade, shows a bit more than half of students scoring proficient or above under the state’s science standards. The pattern across subjects and grades is consistent and strong, though not uniformly high; a parent might note that ELA proficiency, while above the county median, is not as elevated as the math results.
The district has recently made a significant curriculum change. Starting in the 2023-24 school year and fully in place by 2024-25, Warren Township shifted its K-5 literacy instruction from a balanced literacy approach to a structured literacy model, using Wilson Fundations, Wilson Geodes, and Into Reading. This move aligns with a 2023 New Jersey state law requiring schools to adopt structured literacy programs grounded in the science of reading. For a parent considering this school, the change means that reading and writing instruction now follows a phonics-based, explicit framework across all elementary classrooms. The district’s website highlights this as a major initiative.
The school environment side of the ledger is largely unfilled in the available data. There is no information on discipline rates, chronic absenteeism, course access, staffing ratios, or teacher credentials. The civil rights data was also absent. For a family weighing options, these unknowns are worth exploring with the school or district directly, though for a K-5 school in an affluent district, the absence of reported discipline or attendance issues may be unsurprising rather than worrying.
Overall, Angelo L. Tomaso School offers a strong academic foundation in a high-resource community. The math and ELA results are comfortably above what many county schools show, and the district’s recent literacy overhaul signals an active approach to curriculum. The setting is suburban, quiet, and car-oriented, with no walkable downtown and a housing market that is expensive. Families who value well-regarded public elementary schools, a homogenous socioeconomic environment, and a community that is deeply residential will find this a natural fit. Those concerned about missing data on special education or English learner services, or who want a more diverse or urban setting, would want to gather additional information.
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