Fredon Township School

As a modestly sized primary school in NEWTON, New Jersey, Fredon Township School educates 203 students from grades pre-K through 6, operated by Fredon Township School District. Compared to the state average of about 405 students per school, that is 50% smaller than typical.

Fredon Township School sits inside Fredon Township School District, the local public-school operator responsible for the campus.

In terms of who attends, Fredon Township School logs that the largest single group is White, at 79% of enrollment; the rest looks like 16% Hispanic. Compared to Sussex County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 10.4:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 11.4:1 average. Around 13% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is below Sussex County's rate of about 23%.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Fredon Township School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 59.1%; this one delivers 52.2%.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Sussex County put median household earnings sit near $116,186, 40% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 4%. In all, Sussex County runs 46 public schools (combined enrollment of about 19,579 students), of which Fredon Township School is one.

Newton High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 3.1 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 6 other public schools cluster around Fredon Township School. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Fredon Township School ranks 6th on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 49.4%.

The campus sits in a low-density setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Fredon Township School has contracted 7%, going from 219 students in 2018 to 203 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share decreased from 88% to 79%. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 8.3:1 in 2018 to 10.4:1 today.

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