Hampton Borough School
Test scores
NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsWhat this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 47 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 44 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 4 points.
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat this means: About 45% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 47% 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%.
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About Hampton Borough School
Hampton Borough School is a very small primary school in HAMPTON, New Jersey, operated by Hampton Borough School District. The school enrolls 113 students in grades pre-K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 405 students per school, that is 72% leaner than typical.
Hampton Borough School sits inside Hampton Borough School District, the local public-school operator responsible for the campus.
On demographics, Hampton Borough School shows that the largest single group is White, at 77% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school reports 12% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 5% Black.
Looking at school resources, Hampton Borough School records 14 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 8.3:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 11.4:1 average. An estimated 35% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is above Hunterdon County's rate of about 16%.
After controlling for student poverty, Hampton Borough School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 46.8%; this one delivers 44.7%.
In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Hunterdon County put median household earnings sit near $141,715, about 57% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 3%. In all, Hunterdon County runs 55 public schools (combined enrollment of about 18,056 students), of which Hampton Borough School is one.
Nearest neighbor: Thomas B. Conley Elementary School, around 2.5 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Hampton Borough School comes 5th of 8 in the immediate cluster, below the nearby-schools average of 47.0%.
Hampton Borough School operates from a small-town location.
Looking at the recent track record. Hampton Borough School's enrollment has decreased 16% since 2018, when it stood at 134 (now 113). Over the same period, the White share decreased from 85% to 77%. Class-load math has widened: from 7.3:1 in 2018 to 8.3:1 in 2025.
Within the allk12 community for this school, members of the Hampton Borough School community share and discuss fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.
Hunterdon County at a glance
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- Union Township Elementary SchoolElementary · 259 students
- Union Township Middle SchoolMiddle · 246 students
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- High Bridge Elementary School4.0 mi · 219
- Taylor Street Elementary School4.0 mi · 280
- Washington Memorial Elementary School4.1 mi · 280