Enrollment
398
Elementary
STATE 405
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·EAST AMWELL TOWNSHIP SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 340408002980
East Amwell Township
43 WERTSVILLE RD, RINGOES, NJ 08551 · (908) 782-6464 · Hunterdon County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL398 STUDENTS
A-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 81% of New Jersey public elementary schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
9.5:1
42 FTE teachers
STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
16%
63 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 | 50 | 13% |
| Kindergarten | 43 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 33 | 8% |
| Grade 2 | 44 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 34 | 9% |
| Grade 4 | 36 | 9% |
| Grade 5 | 33 | 8% |
| Grade 6 | 42 | 11% |
| Grade 7 | 37 | 9% |
| Grade 8 | 46 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (43) is 7% smaller than its 8th grade class (46).
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
79.4%
NJ avg 53.1% . +5.7pp since 2023
Math
64.8%
NJ avg 41.6% . +2.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 79 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 65 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 6 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 79.4% | 64.8% |
| 2023-24 | 73.7% | 62.2% |
% 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
65.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
57.5%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 65% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 58% 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 East Amwell Township
East Amwell Township's state test result (65.3% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Amwell Township this school | 398 | 15.8% | 65.3% |
| Bayview Elementary School BELFORD | 364 | 16.5% | 42.7% |
| Wanamassa Elementary School WANAMASSA | 356 | 15.4% | 67.1% |
| Middletown Village Elementary School MIDDLETOWN | 426 | 13.6% | 58.2% |
| Blairstown Elementary School BLAIRSTOWN | 418 | 18.2% | 37.4% |
| Hardyston Township Elementary School FRANKLIN | 358 | 13.7% | 55.1% |
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 East Amwell Township ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Hunterdon County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 65.3% | #230 of 1,290 | #4 of 23 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 64.8% | #331 of 1,319 ▲ 6 | #4 of 23 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 79.4% | #94 of 1,319 ▲ 91 | #1 of 23 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 398 | #705 of 1,562 | #8 of 31 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.5:1 | #224 of 1,390 | #16 of 23 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 37.3% | #1,108 of 1,392 | #16 of 23 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 15.8% | #1,115 of 1,481 | #15 of 25 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +15.4% | #146 of 545 | #5 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
398
+62 (+18%) vs 2020
-17% since 1990-91, when it was 477
Student : Teacher
9.5:1
was 8.6:1
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 | 398 | 42 | 9.5:1 | 16% (63) |
| 2023-24 | 378 | 41.8 | 9.0:1 | 14% (54) |
| 2022-23 | 375 | 41.6 | 9.0:1 | 11% (42) |
| 2020-21 | 336 | 39 | 8.6:1 | 14% (46) |
| 2017-18 | 345 | 37 | 9.3:1 | 17% (58) |
| 2015-16 | 364 | 37 | 9.8:1 | 19% (69) |
| 2010-11 | 483 | 35 | 13.8:1 | 7% (33) |
| 2000-01 | 475 | 38 | 12.5:1 | 5% (22) |
| 1990-91 | 477 | 35 | 13.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for East Amwell Township.
Since 2017-18: students up 15% (345 to 398); teachers up 13% (37 to 42).
About East Amwell Township
East Amwell Township operates as a mid-sized elementary school in RINGOES, New Jersey. It has an enrollment of 398 students in pre-K through 8.
Federal records list East Amwell Township School District as the district for East Amwell Township.
The largest group at East Amwell Township is White students, at 77%. Other groups include 16% Hispanic and 5% multiracial. Hunterdon County residents are about 81% White, a similar share. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, East Amwell Township scores 37%.
There are about 9.5 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at East Amwell Township, which has 42. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in New Jersey is 11.4:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at East Amwell Township is about 16%. The figure for public schools in Hunterdon County is close, at 16%.
Among New Jersey public elementary schools, East Amwell Township outscored 81%, which works out to an A- on the allk12 Grade.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, East Amwell Township is 7.8 points above its prediction. Actual: 65.3%. Predicted: 57.5%.
The county, Hunterdon County, is where the school is located. Median household income comes to about $141,715, about 57% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 3% of residents are in poverty. The county has 55 public schools and about 18,056 students.
Copper Hill Elementary School is about 2.5 miles from East Amwell Township, the shortest distance to any other public school. Counting only straight-line distance, 6 other public schools are within five miles. Among the 8 closest schools with test data, this one included, East Amwell Township ranks 1st on average proficiency.
Its NCES locale code is Rural: Fringe: the school is in rural territory close to an urban area.
An 18% rise took enrollment from 336 in 2020-21 to 398 in 2024-25.
This page is set up for the East Amwell Township community to discuss special education services, counseling, and support programs. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
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
- Copper Hill Elementary School2.5 mi · 572
- South Hunterdon Regional High School3.4 mi · 377
- Delaware Township School4.2 mi · 403
- West Amwell Township School4.4 mi · 170
- West Amwell School4.4 mi · 141
- Barley Sheaf Elementary School5.0 mi · 376
Frequently asked questions
About East Amwell TownshipHow large is East Amwell Township?
East Amwell Township enrolls approximately 398 students in grades PK-08.
What age range does East Amwell Township serve?
East Amwell Township serves students from grade PK through grade 08.
How many teachers does East Amwell Township have?
East Amwell Township employs 42 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 9.5:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at East Amwell Township?
At East Amwell Township, the student body is approximately 77% White, 16% Hispanic, 0% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is East Amwell Township public or private?
East Amwell Township is a public K-12 school, overseen by East Amwell Township School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.