Enrollment
417
Elementary
STATE 405
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
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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 27 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 53 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 44 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 31 | 7% |
| Grade 3 | 39 | 9% |
| Grade 4 | 55 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 34 | 8% |
| Grade 6 | 38 | 9% |
| Grade 7 | 51 | 12% |
| Grade 8 | 45 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (53) is 18% larger than its 8th grade class (45).
Student demographics
27%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
STATE 71% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish 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.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 66.5% | 51.9% |
| 2023-24 | 56.5% | 41.8% |
% Meeting or Exceeding Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: NJSLA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
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 →
Schools most like Alexandria Township School
Alexandria Township School's state test result (49.5% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alexandria Township School this school | 417 | 9.4% | 49.5% |
| Seaview Elementary School LINWOOD | 444 | 10.4% | 70.1% |
| Milton H. Allen Elementary School MEDFORD | 428 | 11.7% | 52.7% |
| Old Mill Elementary School SEA GIRT | 396 | 6.3% | 62.0% |
| Chairville Elementary School MEDFORD | 439 | 11.4% | 64.3% |
| Green Hills School GREENDELL | 414 | 11.4% | 59.2% |
Matched among New Jersey elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Alexandria Township School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Hunterdon County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 49.5% | #529 of 1,290 | #18 of 23 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 51.9% | #558 of 1,319 ▲ 147 | #14 of 23 ▲ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 66.5% | #344 of 1,319 ▲ 196 | #6 of 23 ▲ 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 417 | #643 of 1,562 | #5 of 31 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 8.3:1 | #63 of 1,390 | #5 of 23 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 27.1% | #1,250 of 1,392 | #20 of 23 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 9.4% | #1,263 of 1,481 | #21 of 25 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +46.3% | #28 of 545 | #1 of 14 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
417
+139 (+50%) vs 2020
+134% since 1990-91, when it was 178
Student : Teacher
8.3:1
was 9.6:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 417 | 50 | 8.3:1 | 9% (39) |
| 2023-24 | 423 | 47 | 9.0:1 | 7% (30) |
| 2022-23 | 256 | 31.2 | 8.2:1 | 4% (9) |
| 2020-21 | 278 | 29 | 9.6:1 | 5% (15) |
| 2017-18 | 285 | 31.2 | 9.1:1 | 5% (13) |
| 2015-16 | 271 | 32 | 8.5:1 | 5% (14) |
| 2010-11 | 366 | 28 | 13.1:1 | 5% (18) |
| 2000-01 | 315 | 18 | 17.5:1 | 2% (5) |
| 1990-91 | 178 | 12 | 14.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Alexandria Township School.
Since 2017-18: students up 46% (285 to 417); teachers up 60% (31.2 to 50).
About Alexandria Township School
Pittstown, New Jersey, is home to Alexandria Township School, a mid-sized elementary school. It offers pre-K through 8 and has 417 students enrolled.
Alexandria Township School belongs to Alexandria Township School District.
At Alexandria Township School, 85% of students are White. It is also 8% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. Census estimates put Hunterdon County at about 81% White, close to the school's figure. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Alexandria Township School scores 27%.
Alexandria Township School has 50 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff and a student-to-teacher ratio of 8.3:1. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in New Jersey is 11.4:1. At Alexandria Township School, 9% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25.
Alexandria Township School's average proficiency rate across its state test results of 49.5% is 11.5 points below the 61.0% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
Hunterdon County is the school's county. There, median household income comes to about $141,715, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 57%, and roughly 3% of residents are in poverty. There are 55 public schools in the county, enrolling about 18,056, Alexandria Township School among them.
Delaware Valley Regional High School sits about 0.8 miles from Alexandria Township School. There are 7 other public schools within five miles. By average proficiency, Alexandria Township School is 5th among 9 schools close by.
Alexandria Township School is coded as Rural: Distant in federal locale data.
Reported enrollment: 278 (2020-21) and 417 (2024-25). These figures may describe different sets of grades. The number of students per teacher dropped from 9.6 to 8.3 over 4 years.
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Hunterdon County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
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
Related schools
Other schools in Alexandria Township School District
Nearby schools
- Delaware Valley Regional High School0.8 mi · 705
- Franklin Township School3.4 mi · 293
- Frenchtown Elementary3.8 mi · 97
- Milford Public School4.3 mi · 64
- Union Township Elementary School4.5 mi · 259
- Union Township Middle School4.6 mi · 246
Frequently asked questions
About Alexandria Township SchoolHow 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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