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How has Delaware Township School changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
403
Elementary
STATE 405
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DELAWARE TOWNSHIP SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 340372002974
Delaware Township School
501 ROSEMONT RINGOES ROAD, SERGEANTSVILLE, NJ 08557 · (609) 397-3179 · Hunterdon County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL403 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 39% of New Jersey public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats 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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
8.9:1
45 FTE teachers
STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
4%
18 students
STATE 41%
Community
1
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 | 38 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 33 | 8% |
| Grade 1 | 45 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 36 | 9% |
| Grade 3 | 51 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 49 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 30 | 7% |
| Grade 6 | 39 | 10% |
| Grade 7 | 38 | 9% |
| Grade 8 | 44 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (33) is 25% smaller than its 8th grade class (44).
Student demographics
37%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
56.2%
NJ avg 53.1% . -0.8pp since 2023
Math
55.0%
NJ avg 41.6% . +2.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 56 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 55 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New Jersey schools, those numbers are about 53 and 42. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are up about 2 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 56.2% | 55.0% |
| 2023-24 | 57.0% | 52.7% |
% 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
53.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
63.7%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 53% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 64% 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 Delaware Township School
Delaware Township School's state test result (53.2% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Delaware Township School this school | 403 | 4.5% | 53.2% |
| Washington Elementary School WEST CALDWELL | 409 | 7.6% | 53.4% |
| Millstone Township Primary School MILLSTONE TOWNSHIP | 395 | 8.4% | N/A |
| Winston S. Churchill School FAIRFIELD | 401 | 2.7% | 55.0% |
| Cranberry Pines Elementary MEDFORD | 371 | 4.6% | 72.5% |
| Packanack Elementary School WAYNE | 408 | 7.4% | 62.7% |
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 Delaware Township School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Hunterdon County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 53.2% | #459 of 1,290 | #14 of 23 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 55.0% | #493 of 1,319 ▲ 7 | #10 of 23 ▲ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 56.2% | #575 of 1,319 ▼ 47 | #17 of 23 ▼ 5 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 403 | #691 of 1,562 | #7 of 31 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 8.9:1 | #116 of 1,390 | #11 of 23 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 36.8% | #1,124 of 1,392 | #17 of 23 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 4.5% | #1,352 of 1,481 | #23 of 25 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +4.1% | #405 of 545 | #12 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
403
+47 (+13%) vs 2020
+9% since 1990-91, when it was 370
Student : Teacher
8.9:1
was 7.9:1
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 | 403 | 45.4 | 8.9:1 | 4% (18) |
| 2023-24 | 406 | 45.9 | 8.8:1 | 6% (23) |
| 2022-23 | 411 | 44.3 | 9.3:1 | 7% (28) |
| 2020-21 | 356 | 45 | 7.9:1 | 6% (21) |
| 2017-18 | 387 | 42.5 | 9.1:1 | 9% (36) |
| 2015-16 | 402 | 43 | 9.3:1 | 9% (38) |
| 2010-11 | 452 | 39 | 11.6:1 | 7% (30) |
| 2000-01 | 523 | 41 | 12.8:1 | 2% (13) |
| 1990-91 | 370 | 23 | 16.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Delaware Township School.
Since 2017-18: students up 4% (387 to 403); teachers up 7% (42.5 to 45.4).
About Delaware Township School
In SERGEANTSVILLE, New Jersey, Delaware Township School is a medium-sized elementary school. The school enrolls 403 students, from pre-K through 8.
Delaware Township School District is responsible for Delaware Township School.
Delaware Township School's enrollment is 78% White. Other groups make up 14% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, and 3% Asian. The county population is about 81% White, within a few points of the school. By the diversity index, Delaware Township School comes in at 37%.
The count of teachers at Delaware Township School is 45.4 full-time equivalents, for a ratio of 8.9:1. Among elementary schools in New Jersey, the typical ratio is 11.4:1. The school counts 18 students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, or 4%. Public schools in Hunterdon County average 16%.
allk12 grades Delaware Township School a C+. The grade compares the school only with New Jersey public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Delaware Township School is 10.6 points below its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests (53.2% versus 63.7%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in New Jersey.
Census estimates describe Hunterdon County this way: median household income is about $141,715, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 57%, and roughly 3% of residents are in poverty. The public schools of Hunterdon County number 55 and enroll about 18,056.
The school nearest to Delaware Township School is West Amwell School, at a distance of about 4.2 miles. Counting only straight-line distance, 5 other public schools are within five miles. Of the 7 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Delaware Township School is 4th on average proficiency.
The federal government classifies Delaware Township School's location as Rural: Fringe.
Federal counts put enrollment at 356 in 2020-21 and 403 in 2024-25, a 13% rise.
Community posts for Delaware Township School can cover sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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
Nearby schools
- West Amwell School4.2 mi · 141
- West Amwell Township School4.2 mi · 170
- East Amwell Township4.2 mi · 398
- Copper Hill Elementary School4.5 mi · 572
- South Hunterdon Regional High School4.7 mi · 377
- Lambertville Public School5.0 mi · 228
Frequently asked questions
About Delaware Township SchoolHow many students attend Delaware Township School?
Delaware Township School enrolls approximately 403 students in grades PK-08.
What age range does Delaware Township School serve?
Delaware Township School serves students from grade PK through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Delaware Township School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Delaware Township School is approximately 8.9:1 (45 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Delaware Township School?
At Delaware Township School, the student body is approximately 78% White, 14% Hispanic, 1% Black, 3% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Delaware Township School public or private?
Delaware Township School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Delaware Township School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.