Alpha Borough School

As a low-enrollment elementary school in ALPHA, New Jersey, Alpha Borough School caters to 215 students from grades pre-K through 8, one of the schools within Alpha Borough School District. By comparison, New Jersey's public schools average about 405 students each, so Alpha Borough School sits 47% leaner than that benchmark.

Alpha Borough School sits inside Alpha Borough School District, the local public-school operator responsible for the campus.

Looking at the student body, Alpha Borough School records that White students make up the majority at 72%; the rest breaks down as 18% Hispanic, 7% Black.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Alpha Borough School has 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 9.6:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 11.4:1 average. About 35% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Alpha Borough School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 47.1%, the actual is 36.8%, a residual of -10.3 points.

In the area at large, Warren County reports that median household earnings sit near $100,869, about 37% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Alpha Borough School is one of 41 public schools in Warren County (combined enrollment of about 15,462 students).

The closest other public school is Pohatcong Township School, roughly 0.9 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Alpha Borough School ranks 4th on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 33.7%.

Geographically, the school is in a suburban area.

Over the past 7-year window. Alpha Borough School's enrollment has grew 3% since 2018, when it stood at 208 (now 215).

On the community side, posts here usually surface around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.