Enrollment
246
Elementary
STATE 405
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HAMBURG SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 340648005352
Hamburg School
30 LINWOOD AVENUE, HAMBURG, NJ 07419 · (973) 827-7570 · Sussex County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY32-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL246 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 53% 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.
- 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
8.2:1
30 FTE teachers
STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
32%
79 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 | 53 | 22% |
| Kindergarten | 28 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 3 | 1% |
| Grade 2 | 24 | 10% |
| Grade 3 | 31 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 22 | 9% |
| Grade 5 | 23 | 9% |
| Grade 6 | 22 | 9% |
| Grade 7 | 19 | 8% |
| Grade 8 | 21 | 9% |
This year's kindergarten class (28) is 33% larger than its 8th grade class (21).
Student demographics
47%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
57.6%
NJ avg 53.1% . -0.8pp since 2023
Math
48.9%
NJ avg 41.6% . -1.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 58 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 49 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 down about 1 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 57.6% | 48.9% |
| 2023-24 | 58.4% | 50.0% |
% 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
49.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.6%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 49% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% 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 Hamburg School
Hamburg School's state test result (49.3% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hamburg School this school | 246 | 32.1% | 49.3% |
| Glendora Elementary School GLENDORA | 233 | 32.6% | 40.2% |
| Ocean City Primary School OCEAN CITY | 271 | 31.7% | 56.2% |
| Lillian Drive School HAZLET | 260 | 30.8% | 41.4% |
| Alpha Borough School ALPHA | 215 | 34.9% | 36.8% |
| Broad Street Elementary School GIBBSTOWN | 290 | 32.8% | 30.4% |
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 Hamburg School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Sussex County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 49.3% | #534 of 1,290 | #9 of 22 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 48.9% | #609 of 1,319 ▼ 60 | #10 of 22 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 57.6% | #539 of 1,319 ▼ 47 | #10 of 22 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 246 | #1,304 of 1,562 | #21 of 27 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 8.2:1 | #49 of 1,390 | #1 of 25 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 46.8% | #898 of 1,392 | #8 of 25 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 32.1% | #823 of 1,481 | #8 of 26 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +3.4% | #432 of 545 | #14 of 16 |
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
246
+36 (+17%) vs 2020
-16% since 1990-91, when it was 292
Student : Teacher
8.2:1
was 8.1:1
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 | 246 | 30.1 | 8.2:1 | 32% (79) |
| 2023-24 | 235 | 32.1 | 7.3:1 | 23% (54) |
| 2022-23 | 246 | 31.4 | 7.8:1 | 17% (42) |
| 2020-21 | 210 | 26 | 8.1:1 | 20% (42) |
| 2017-18 | 238 | 29.3 | 8.1:1 | 20% (47) |
| 2015-16 | 252 | 27 | 9.3:1 | 25% (64) |
| 2010-11 | 273 | 21 | 13.0:1 | 22% (59) |
| 2000-01 | 395 | 28 | 14.1:1 | 16% (64) |
| 1990-91 | 292 | 23 | 12.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hamburg School.
Since 2017-18: students up 3% (238 to 246); teachers up 3% (29.3 to 30.1).
About Hamburg School
Hamburg School is a low-enrollment elementary school in HAMBURG, New Jersey. The school's 246 students are in pre-K through 8. Enrollment is 39% lower than the average for elementary schools in New Jersey, which is about 405.
Hamburg School is run by Hamburg School District.
Roughly 70% of students at Hamburg School are White. Other groups include 19% Hispanic, 9% Black, and 2% Asian. By comparison, Sussex County residents are about 82% White. Hamburg School's diversity index is 47%, against a US figure of 70%.
Federal staffing data show 30.1 full-time-equivalent teachers at Hamburg School and a ratio of 8.2:1. This ratio sits 3.3 below the 11.4:1 average for elementary schools in New Jersey. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility covers 32% of students. That is higher than the 23% average for public schools in Sussex County.
Hamburg School is graded B- by allk12, scoring above 53% of New Jersey public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
On BeatsExpectations, Hamburg School is within a point of its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of New Jersey schools.
Within Sussex County, the median household income is $116,186, 40% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Besides Hamburg School, Sussex County has 45 other public schools.
Wallkill Valley Regional High School is located about 0.9 miles from Hamburg School. The five-mile area around Hamburg School holds at least 8 other public schools. Among 9 nearby schools that report test results, Hamburg School ranks 2nd on proficiency.
Locale: Town: Distant. In NCES terms, the school is in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
Hamburg School's enrollment grew from 210 in 2020-21 to 246 in 2024-25.
The Hamburg School community page is open for posts about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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
Nearby schools
- Wallkill Valley Regional High School0.9 mi · 581
- Hardyston Township Middle School1.5 mi · 261
- Franklin Borough School2.6 mi · 527
- Hardyston Township Elementary School3.4 mi · 358
- Sussex Middle School4.2 mi · 291
- Sussex County Technology Charter School4.2 mi · 225
Frequently asked questions
About Hamburg SchoolHow large is Hamburg School?
Hamburg School enrolls approximately 246 students in grades PK-08.
What age range does Hamburg School serve?
Hamburg School serves students from grade PK through grade 08.
How many teachers does Hamburg School have?
Hamburg School employs 30 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 8.2:1.
What is the student diversity at Hamburg School?
Student demographics at Hamburg School are roughly 70% White, 19% Hispanic, 9% Black, 2% Asian.
Is Hamburg School public or private?
Hamburg School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Hamburg School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.