Enrollment
215
Elementary
STATE 405
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ALPHA BOROUGH SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 340084005790
Alpha Borough School
817 NORTH BOULEVARD, ALPHA, NJ 08865 · (908) 454-5000 · Warren County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL215 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
9.6:1
22 FTE teachers
STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
35%
75 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 | 18 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 18 | 8% |
| Grade 1 | 21 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 19 | 9% |
| Grade 3 | 26 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 24 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 16 | 7% |
| Grade 6 | 21 | 10% |
| Grade 7 | 22 | 10% |
| Grade 8 | 30 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (18) is 40% smaller than its 8th grade class (30).
Student demographics
44%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
42.2%
NJ avg 53.1% . -7.1pp since 2023
Math
34.5%
NJ avg 41.6% . -0.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 42 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 35 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New Jersey schools, those numbers are about 53 and 42. Reading and writing scores are down about 7 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 42.2% | 34.5% |
| 2023-24 | 49.3% | 35.2% |
% 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
36.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
47.1%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 37% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 47% 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 Alpha Borough School
Alpha Borough School's state test result (36.8% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpha Borough School this school | 215 | 34.9% | 36.8% |
| Glendora Elementary School GLENDORA | 233 | 32.6% | 40.2% |
| Elmer Elementary School Elmer | 197 | 34.0% | N/A |
| Hamburg School HAMBURG | 246 | 32.1% | 49.3% |
| Atco Elementary School Atco | 221 | 38.0% | N/A |
| Southampton Township School #2 SOUTHAMPTON | 222 | 29.7% | 39.3% |
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 Alpha Borough School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Warren County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 36.8% | #824 of 1,290 | #17 of 21 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 34.5% | #884 of 1,319 ▼ 56 | #18 of 21 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 42.2% | #881 of 1,319 ▼ 194 | #16 of 21 ▼ 5 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 215 | #1,366 of 1,562 | #19 of 26 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.6:1 | #253 of 1,390 | #9 of 19 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 44.3% | #954 of 1,392 | #13 of 19 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 34.9% | #777 of 1,481 | #10 of 26 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +3.4% | #430 of 545 | #4 of 7 |
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
215
+31 (+17%) vs 2020
-23% since 1990-91, when it was 279
Student : Teacher
9.6:1
was 8.0:1
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 | 215 | 22.4 | 9.6:1 | 35% (75) |
| 2023-24 | 198 | 19.5 | 10.2:1 | 38% (75) |
| 2022-23 | 169 | 24.4 | 6.9:1 | 25% (42) |
| 2020-21 | 184 | 23 | 8.0:1 | 40% (74) |
| 2017-18 | 208 | 21.9 | 9.5:1 | 37% (76) |
| 2015-16 | 209 | 20 | 10.4:1 | 31% (65) |
| 2010-11 | 250 | 19 | 13.2:1 | 25% (62) |
| 2000-01 | 305 | 25 | 12.2:1 | 22% (66) |
| 1990-91 | 279 | 20 | 13.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Alpha Borough School.
Since 2017-18: students up 3% (208 to 215); teachers up 2% (21.9 to 22.4).
About Alpha Borough School
Alpha Borough School serves students in ALPHA, New Jersey, as a low-enrollment elementary school. Students in pre-K through 8 attend the school, which enrolls 215 students. The average among elementary schools in New Jersey is roughly 405 students; this school is 47% smaller than that.
Federal records list Alpha Borough School District as the district for Alpha Borough School.
A majority of students at Alpha Borough School, 72%, are White. Other reported shares: 18% Hispanic and 7% Black. The chance that two students picked at random at Alpha Borough School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 44%.
Staffing totals 22.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 9.6:1. For comparison, elementary schools in New Jersey average 11.4:1. A measure often used for student poverty, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, stands at 35%. That is close to the 36% average for public schools in Warren County.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Alpha Borough School would score about 47.1%. It scores 36.8%, 10.3 points below that figure.
Warren County census figures show that median household income is about $100,869, roughly 37% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 6%. Alpha Borough School is among the 41 public schools in Warren County.
The closest public school, Pohatcong Township School, is about 0.9 miles from Alpha Borough School. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Alpha Borough School places 4th of 7 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
Locale data from NCES put Alpha Borough School in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more (Suburb: Large).
Alpha Borough School had 184 students in 2020-21 and 215 in 2024-25, a 17% gain. Its ratio of students to teachers was 8.0:1 in 2020-21, and 9.6:1 in 2024-25.
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Warren County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
110,849
Census ACS
Median income
$100,869
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
37%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
41
15,462 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Nearby schools
- Pohatcong Township School0.9 mi · 318
- Philipsburg Primary School1.3 mi · 420
- Phillipsburg Early Childhood Learning Center1.8 mi · 449
- Phillipsburg Elementary School2.0 mi · 621
- Greenwich School2.4 mi · 397
- Lopatcong Elementary School2.6 mi · 389
Frequently asked questions
About Alpha Borough SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Alpha Borough School?
Alpha Borough School enrolls approximately 215 students in grades PK-08.
What age range does Alpha Borough School serve?
Alpha Borough School serves students from grade PK through grade 08.
How many teachers does Alpha Borough School have?
Alpha Borough School employs 22 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 9.6:1.
What is the student diversity at Alpha Borough School?
Student demographics at Alpha Borough School are roughly 72% White, 18% Hispanic, 7% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is Alpha Borough School public or private?
Alpha Borough School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Alpha Borough School District.
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