Bee Meadow School

Summary:

Bee Meadow School is an elementary school in Whippany, New Jersey, serving 292 students from kindergarten to 5th grade as part of the Hanover Township School District, which is ranked 145 out of 615 school districts in the state.

Bee Meadow School stands out for its relatively diverse student population, with 60.62% White, 16.78% Hispanic, and 15.07% Asian students. Academically, the school's performance is generally on par with or slightly below the district and state averages, though its 5th-grade students excel in English Language Arts. However, the school has experienced a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, from 3.6% in 2016-2017 to 12.5% in 2021-2022, which is higher than nearby schools like Mountview Road School and Salem Drive School. Bee Meadow School also has a relatively low percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, at 9.93%, compared to some nearby schools like Rockaway Meadow Elementary School, which had a 27.02% rate.

Interestingly, Bee Meadow School's performance varies significantly among different student subgroups, with Asian students consistently performing at a high level, while White students have a lower ranking. When compared to nearby schools, Bee Meadow's performance falls in the middle range, ranking lower than Mountview Road School and Lake Parsippany Elementary School, but higher than Rockaway Meadow Elementary School and Troy Hills Elementary School. The school's spending per student in 2018-2019 was $12,321, which is higher than some nearby schools but lower than others.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

 120 Reynolds Avenue
       Whippany, NJ  07981-1252


(973) 515-2419

District: Hanover Township School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
502nd of 1,342 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $12,321 Help


Students who attend Bee Meadow School usually attend:

Middle:    Memorial Junior School
High:    Whippany Park High School

Student/teacher ratio:  9.4 Help
Number of students:  292

Racial breakdown:

White:
60.6%
Hispanic:
16.8%
Asian:
15.1%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  9.9% Help


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Compare Details Bee Meadow School ranks better than 62.6% of elementary schools in New Jersey. It also ranks last among 3 ranked elementary schools in the Hanover Township School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2023 the calculated Average Standard Score was 63.46. (See more...)
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Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.
Student Body
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Compare Details Bee Meadow School has the largest elementary school student body size in the Hanover Township School District. Student population at Bee Meadow School is diverse. Racial makeup is: White (60.6%), Hispanic (16.8%), Asian (15.1%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 9.9% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the highest percentage in the Hanover Township School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Bee Meadow School is 9.4. 1 elementary schools in the Hanover Township School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Bee Meadow School is $12,321, which is the highest among 3 elementary schools in the Hanover Township School District!
Schooldigger 2023 Rankings:

Bee Meadow School:

SchoolDigger ranks Bee Meadow School 502nd of 1342 New Jersey public elementary schools. (See Bee Meadow School in the ranking list.)

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Hanover Township School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Hanover Township School District 145th of 615 New Jersey school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Bee Meadow School

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Rank History for all students at Bee Meadow School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2003 63.52 552nd 1204 54.2%
2004 80.85 161st 1298 87.6%
2005 75.66 309th 1303 76.3%
2006 70.98 439th 1314 66.6%
2007 75.77 264th 1329 80.1%
2008 73.25 384th 1338 71.3%
2009 70.04 475th 1346 64.7%
2010 58.24 689th 1354 49.1%
2011 62.12 646th 1360 52.5%
2012 72.05 442nd 1363 67.6%
2013 72.89 423rd 1367 69.1%
2014 71.14 457th 1363 66.5%
2015 64.27 507th 1357 62.6%
2016 58.79 596th 1346 55.7%
2017 62.25 563rd 1352 58.4%
2018 59.85 578th 1353 57.3%
2019 63.27 541st 1360 60.2%
2021 70.67 341st 1317 74.1%
2022 70.91 418th 1345 68.9%
2023 63.46 502nd 1342 62.6%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Bee Meadow School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 60.44 334th 1001 66.6%
2021 42.18 442nd 868 49.1%
2022 34.56 559th 949 41.1%
2023 55.34 345th 958 64.0%
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Rank History for Female students at Bee Meadow School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 63.81 516th 1333 61.3%
2019 59.49 574th 1331 56.9%
2021 69.63 326th 1290 74.7%
2022 67.79 444th 1326 66.5%
2023 63.22 493rd 1318 62.6%
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Rank History for Male students at Bee Meadow School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 53.42 639th 1334 52.1%
2019 64.92 492nd 1335 63.1%
2021 67.30 374th 1297 71.2%
2022 72.43 360th 1324 72.8%
2023 63.03 486th 1315 63.0%
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Rank History for Asian students at Bee Meadow School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 83.09 29th 339 91.4%
2022 72.54 83rd 348 76.1%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Bee Meadow School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 28.90 648th 899 27.9%
2023 64.51 286th 982 70.9%
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Rank History for White students at Bee Meadow School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 37.21 685th 1022 33.0%
2019 40.66 644th 1023 37.0%
2021 41.78 551st 964 42.8%
2022 46.42 536th 976 45.1%
2023 41.65 582nd 975 40.3%
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Data source: test scores: New Jersey Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Enrollment information for Bee Meadow School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 205 3 15 3 0 n/a n/a 0 226
1989 180 4 18 2 0 n/a n/a 0 204
1990 181 4 19 1 0 n/a n/a 0 205
1991 212 7 29 2 0 n/a n/a 0 250
1992 218 3 35 3 0 n/a n/a 0 259
1993 224 3 34 6 0 n/a n/a 0 267
1994 267 5 37 5 0 n/a n/a 0 314
1995 247 1 34 4 0 n/a n/a 0 286
1996 247 1 34 4 0 n/a n/a 0 286
1998 280 6 53 6 0 n/a n/a 0 345
1999 252 6 48 9 0 n/a n/a 0 315
2000 256 4 47 16 0 n/a n/a 0 323
2001 270 4 62 14 0 n/a n/a 0 350
2002 279 7 65 8 0 n/a n/a 0 359
2003 279 7 65 8 0 n/a n/a 0 359
2004 331 5 58 13 0 n/a n/a 0 407
2005 316 7 65 14 0 n/a n/a 0 402
2006 316 7 76 21 0 n/a n/a 0 420
2007 334 3 66 17 0 n/a n/a 0 420
2008 319 6 77 17 0 n/a n/a 0 419
2009 293 5 62 15 0 0 5 0 380
2010 295 7 58 19 0 0 2 0 381
2011 283 6 56 13 0 0 0 0 358
2012 267 9 53 22 0 0 0 0 351
2013 249 9 55 31 0 0 0 0 344
2014 237 12 57 35 1 0 0 0 342
2015 252 15 52 38 1 0 3 0 361
2016 225 8 54 32 1 0 3 0 323
2017 230 7 59 34 1 1 2 0 334
2018 222 7 56 34 1 1 2 0 323
2019 208 5 51 46 1 0 23 0 334
2020 201 6 48 42 0 0 25 0 322
2021 185 2 44 39 0 0 23 0 293
2022 182 2 40 43 0 0 20 0 287
2023 177 2 44 49 0 0 20 0 292

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Bee Meadow School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 226 18.0 12.5 n/a
1989 204 16.0 12.7 n/a
1990 205 16.0 12.8 n/a
1991 250 18.0 13.8 2
1992 259 15.0 17.2 0.8
1993 267 19.5 13.7 1.9
1994 314 20.9 15.0 1.9
1995 286 21.4 13.4 0.7
1996 286 21.4 13.4 0.7
1998 345 25.0 13.8 0.9
1999 315 19.8 15.9 2.2
2000 323 21.4 15.1 1.2
2001 350 21.6 16.2 0.6
2002 359 26.1 13.8 0.3
2003 359 26.1 13.8 0.3
2004 407 26.1 15.6 0.2
2005 402 29.2 13.8 n/a
2006 420 30.2 13.9 1
2007 420 28.0 15.0 1
2008 419 21.0 20.0 0.7
2009 380 38.5 8.1 1.1
2010 381 26.0 14.6 2.9
2011 358 24.2 14.7 2.2
2012 351 29.4 11.9 1.4
2013 344 28.6 12.0 4.1
2014 342 28.1 12.1 4.1
2015 361 33.0 10.9 4.2
2016 323 31.0 10.4 3.1
2017 334 32.3 10.3 1.8
2018 323 30.8 10.4 5
2019 334 31.4 10.6 3
2020 322 29.8 10.7 3.7
2021 293 32.2 9.0 4.1
2022 287 29.7 9.6 7.3
2023 292 30.7 9.4 9.9

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Bee Meadow School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 226 18.0 12.5 n/a
1989 204 16.0 12.7 n/a
1990 205 16.0 12.8 n/a
1991 250 18.0 13.8 2
1992 259 15.0 17.2 0.8
1993 267 19.5 13.7 1.9
1994 314 20.9 15.0 1.9
1995 286 21.4 13.4 0.7
1996 286 21.4 13.4 0.7
1998 345 25.0 13.8 0.9
1999 315 19.8 15.9 2.2
2000 323 21.4 15.1 1.2
2001 350 21.6 16.2 0.6
2002 359 26.1 13.8 0.3
2003 359 26.1 13.8 0.3
2004 407 26.1 15.6 0.2
2005 402 29.2 13.8 n/a
2006 420 30.2 13.9 1
2007 420 28.0 15.0 1
2008 419 21.0 20.0 0.7
2009 380 38.5 8.1 1.1
2010 381 26.0 14.6 2.9
2011 358 24.2 14.7 2.2
2012 351 29.4 11.9 1.4
2013 344 28.6 12.0 4.1
2014 342 28.1 12.1 4.1
2015 361 33.0 10.9 4.2
2016 323 31.0 10.4 3.1
2017 334 32.3 10.3 1.8
2018 323 30.8 10.4 5
2019 334 31.4 10.6 3
2020 322 29.8 10.7 3.7
2021 293 32.2 9.0 4.1
2022 287 29.7 9.6 7.3
2023 292 30.7 9.4 9.9

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Bee Meadow School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $22 (0.2%) $12,299 (99.8%) $12,321

Data source: New Jersey Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Bee Meadow School

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 541st of 1360 Elementary schoolsRanks 502nd of 1342 Elementary schools
 2.4%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Bee Meadow School)60.850
 10.8%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Hanover Township School District)67.367.7
 0.4%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (New Jersey)50.242
 8.2%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Bee Meadow School)67.446
 21.4%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Hanover Township School District)67.567.2
 0.3%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (New Jersey)55.145.9
 9.2%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Bee Meadow School)61.556.1
 5.4%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Hanover Township School District)76.366.4
 9.9%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (New Jersey)57.451.3
 6.1%
4th Grade Mathematics (Bee Meadow School)47.457.2
 9.8%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Hanover Township School District)63.158.5
 4.6%
   4th Grade Mathematics (New Jersey)5144.3
 6.7%
5th Grade English Language Arts (Bee Meadow School)7678.2
 2.2%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Hanover Township School District)76.675.3
 1.3%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (New Jersey)57.953.2
 4.7%
5th Grade Mathematics (Bee Meadow School)5446.8
 7.2%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Hanover Township School District)55.754.2
 1.5%
   5th Grade Mathematics (New Jersey)46.840.1
 6.7%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students334292
 12.6%
African American52
 60%
American Indian10
 100%
Asian5144
 13.7%
Hispanic4649
 6.5%
Pacific Islander00
White208177
 14.9%
Two or More Races2320
 13%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients3%9.9%
 6.9%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Bee Meadow School

In the 2022-23 school year, 292 students attended Bee Meadow School.

Students who attend Bee Meadow School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Memorial Junior School
High : Whippany Park High School

Bee Meadow School ranks 502nd of 1342 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Students at Bee Meadow School are 61% White, 17% Hispanic, 15% Asian, 7% Two or more races.


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