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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ALEXANDRIA TOWNSHIP SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 340069002954

Alexandria Township School

557 County Rd. 513, Pittstown, NJ 08867 · (908) 996-6811 · Hunterdon County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL417 STUDENTS
Enrollment
417
Elementary
STATE 405
Student : Teacher
8.3:1
50 FTE teachers
STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
9%
39 students
STATE 41%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Pre-K
27
Kindergarten
53
Grade 1
44
Grade 2
31
Grade 3
39
Grade 4
55
Grade 5
34
Grade 6
38
Grade 7
51
Grade 8
45
Student demographics
White
35485%
STATE 37%
Hispanic
358%
STATE 35%
Black
61%
STATE 14%
Asian
61%
STATE 10%
Two+
154%
STATE 3%
Pacific Islander
10%
STATE 0%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
21552%
Female
20248%

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Test scores

NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding Expectations
English Language Arts
66.5%
NJ avg 53.1% . +10.0pp since 2023
Math
51.9%
NJ avg 41.6% . +10.1pp since 2023

What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 67 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 52 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New Jersey schools, those numbers are about 53 and 42. Reading and writing scores are up about 10 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 10 points.

Source: NJSLA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
49.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
61.0%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-11.5pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 50% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 61% typical for New Jersey schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among New Jersey's top nor bottom 10%.

BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →

7-year change

SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
417
+132 (+46%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
8.3:1
was 9.1:1
% White
85%
was 87%
% Hispanic
8%
was 7%
% Black
1%
was 1%
% Asian
1%
was 4%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

About Alexandria Township School

Alexandria Township School is one of the middle-of-the-pack primary schools in Pittstown, New Jersey, overseen by Alexandria Township School District, with 417 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 8.

Alexandria Township School is a school of Alexandria Township School District, the district that handles curriculum, staffing, and budget for the campus.

In terms of who attends, Alexandria Township School logs that 85% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority; the rest looks like 8% Hispanic, 4% multiracial. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 50 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 8.3:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 11.4:1, putting Alexandria Township School tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 9% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Alexandria Township School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 61.0%, the actual is 49.5%, a residual of -11.5 points.

In the area at large, census data for Hunterdon County shows the typical household earns roughly $141,715 per year, about 57% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 3%. Alexandria Township School is one of 55 public schools in Hunterdon County (combined enrollment of about 18,056 students).

Delaware Valley Regional High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.8 miles from this campus. 7 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Alexandria Township School at 5th of 9; the average score across the group is 52.7%.

The campus sits in a small-town setting.

Five-year trend. Alexandria Township School's enrollment has climbed 46% since 2018, when it stood at 285 (now 417).

Inside the community feed, the feed for Alexandria Township School typically covers sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.

Hunterdon County at a glance

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Population
130,160
Census ACS
Median income
$141,715
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
57%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
3%
Below federal line
Schools in county
55
18,056 students

Quick facts

School name
Alexandria Township School
District
Alexandria Township School District
Address
557 County Rd. 513, Pittstown, NJ 08867
Phone
(908) 996-6811
County
Hunterdon County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–08
Total enrollment
417
Teachers (FTE)
50
Student–teacher ratio
8.3:1
Free/Reduced lunch
39 (9%)
Locale
42-Rural: Distant
NCES ID
340069002954
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

Other schools in Alexandria Township School District
Other schools in Pittstown
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Frequently asked questions

About Alexandria Township School
How large is Alexandria Township School?
Alexandria Township School enrolls approximately 417 students in grades PK-08.
What grades does Alexandria Township School serve?
Alexandria Township School serves grades PK-08.
How many students per teacher at Alexandria Township School?
Approximately 8.3:1 students per teacher at Alexandria Township School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Alexandria Township School?
At Alexandria Township School, the student body is approximately 85% White, 8% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Alexandria Township School public or private?
Alexandria Township School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Alexandria Township School District.
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