Enrollment
346
Middle
DISTRICT 395 · STATE 578
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BYRAM TOWNSHIP SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 340255005334
Byram Intermediate School
12 MANSFIELD DRIVE, STANHOPE, NJ 07874 · (973) 347-1047 · Sussex County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL346 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 44% of New Jersey public middle schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded New Jersey public middle schools
Student : Teacher
10.2:1
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.4:1 · STATE 10.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
9%
30 students
DISTRICT 10% · STATE 41%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 5 | 82 | 24% |
| Grade 6 | 84 | 24% |
| Grade 7 | 89 | 26% |
| Grade 8 | 91 | 26% |
Student demographics
38%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 36% · 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
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Byram Township School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
65.4%
NJ avg 53.1% . -3.4pp since 2023
Math
46.5%
NJ avg 41.6% . +3.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 65 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 47 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 3 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 4 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 65.4% | 46.5% |
| 2023-24 | 68.8% | 42.7% |
% 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
52.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
61.4%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 52% 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 Byram Intermediate School
Byram Intermediate School's state test result (52.4% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Byram Intermediate School this school | 346 | 8.7% | 52.4% |
| Martin J. Ryerson School RINGWOOD | 345 | 11.0% | 43.4% |
| Haines Sixth Grade Center MEDFORD | 299 | 7.4% | 64.3% |
| Hardyston Township Middle School HAMBURG | 261 | 9.2% | 45.3% |
| Indian Mills Memorial School SHAMONG | 293 | 11.9% | 56.4% |
| Cedar Drive Middle School COLTS NECK | 319 | 3.4% | 69.0% |
Matched among New Jersey middle 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 Byram Intermediate School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Sussex County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 52.4% | #157 of 433 | #2 of 9 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 46.5% | #194 of 437 ▲ 1 | #3 of 9 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 65.4% | #182 of 437 ▼ 54 | #2 of 9 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 346 | #344 of 445 | #4 of 9 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.2:1 | #138 of 417 | #4 of 8 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 38.2% | #348 of 419 | #6 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 8.7% | #362 of 436 | #8 of 9 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -13.5% | #111 of 282 | #4 of 6 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
346
-13 (-4%) vs 2020
-49% since 1990-91, when it was 684
Student : Teacher
10.2:1
was 9.7:1
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 | 346 | 34 | 10.2:1 | 9% (30) |
| 2023-24 | 379 | 35 | 10.8:1 | 8% (29) |
| 2022-23 | 380 | 35 | 10.9:1 | 6% (23) |
| 2020-21 | 359 | 37 | 9.7:1 | 5% (18) |
| 2017-18 | 400 | 41 | 9.8:1 | 9% (35) |
| 2015-16 | 415 | 40 | 10.4:1 | 7% (31) |
| 2010-11 | 493 | 34 | 14.5:1 | 6% (29) |
| 2000-01 | 772 | 45 | 17.2:1 | 4% (29) |
| 1990-91 | 684 | 39 | 17.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Byram Intermediate School.
Since 2017-18: students down 13% (400 to 346); teachers down 17% (41 to 34).
About Byram Intermediate School
Byram Intermediate School is a small middle school in STANHOPE, New Jersey. Enrollment in 2024-25 was 346 students in grades 5 through 8. Against the 578-student average for middle schools in New Jersey, enrollment here is 40% lower.
Byram Intermediate School reports to Byram Township School District, which has 2 schools and 789 students.
Byram Intermediate School's enrollment is 77% White. Next come 16% Hispanic, 5% Black, and 2% multiracial. The chance that two students picked at random at Byram Intermediate School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 38%.
At Byram Intermediate School, 34 full-time-equivalent teachers work with students, a ratio of about 10.2:1. That ratio is under the 10.9:1 average for middle schools in New Jersey. Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch make up 9% of enrollment. The average for public schools in Sussex County is 23%.
Measured against New Jersey public middle schools, Byram Intermediate School receives a C+. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Byram Intermediate School sits between the top and bottom 10% of New Jersey schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate on state tests of 52.4% and a predicted 61.4%.
Census Bureau estimates for Sussex County show that median household income is about $116,186, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 40%, and about 4% of people live in poverty. A total of 46 public schools operate in Sussex County, serving about 19,579 students.
Byram Lakes Elementary School is the public school closest to Byram Intermediate School, about 0.1 miles away. Byram Intermediate School has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Byram Intermediate School ranks 1st of 8 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 52.4% against a local average of 38.3%.
Byram Intermediate School is in rural territory close to an urban area, a location NCES labels Rural: Fringe.
Federal counts put enrollment at 359 in 2020-21 and 346 in 2024-25, a 4% decrease.
Community posts for Byram Intermediate School can cover sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Sussex County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
145,807
Census ACS
Median income
$116,186
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
40%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
46
19,579 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Byram Township School District
- Byram Lakes Elementary SchoolElementary · 443 students
Other schools in STANHOPE
- Lenape Valley Regional High SchoolHigh · 667 students
- Byram Lakes Elementary SchoolElementary · 443 students
- Valley Road SchoolElementary · 346 students
Nearby schools
- Byram Lakes Elementary School0.1 mi · 443
- Lenape Valley Regional High School1.1 mi · 667
- Valley Road School1.4 mi · 346
- Durban Avenue Elementary School1.6 mi · 286
- Hopatcong Middle School1.8 mi · 435
- Hopatcong High School1.9 mi · 506
Frequently asked questions
About Byram Intermediate SchoolHow large is Byram Intermediate School?
Byram Intermediate School enrolls approximately 346 students in grades 05-08.
Is Byram Intermediate School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Byram Intermediate School is a middle school covering grades 05-08.
How many students per teacher at Byram Intermediate School?
Approximately 10.2:1 students per teacher at Byram Intermediate School.
How diverse is Byram Intermediate School?
Byram Intermediate School reports a student body of 77% White, 16% Hispanic, 5% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Byram Intermediate School?
Byram Intermediate School is overseen by Byram Township School District in Sussex County.
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