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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HAMPTON BOROUGH SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 340660002996

Hampton Borough School

32 41 SOUTH STREET, HAMPTON, NJ 08827 · (908) 537-4101 · Hunterdon County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL113 STUDENTS
Enrollment
113
Elementary
STATE 405
Student : Teacher
8.3:1
14 FTE teachers
STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
35%
40 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

GradeStudentsShare
Pre-K2421%
Kindergarten1917%
Grade 11312%
Grade 21715%
Grade 31211%
Grade 41715%
Grade 51110%

This year's kindergarten class (19) is 73% larger than its 5th grade class (11).

Student demographics
39%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
STATE 71% · US 70%
White
8777%
STATE 37% · US 43%
Hispanic
1312%
STATE 35% · US 30%
Black
65%
STATE 14% · US 15%
Two+
76%
STATE 3% · US 5%
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
Male
6053%
Female
5347%

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Test scores

NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding Expectations
English Language Arts
46.5%
NJ avg 53.1% . -0.2pp since 2023
Math
44.2%
NJ avg 41.6% . +4.2pp since 2023

What 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.

NJSLA results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2546.5%44.2%
2023-2446.7%40.0%
% 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
44.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
46.8%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.1pp
below demographic expectation

What 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%.

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 Hampton Borough School

Hampton Borough School's state test result (44.7% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Hampton Borough School this school11335.4%44.7%
Stow Creek Township School
BRIDGETON
12737.8%58.3%
Eagleswood Elementary School
WEST CREEK
13639.0%33.2%
Norma Elementary School
PITTSGROVE
14537.2%N/A
Ridge and Valley Charter School
Frelinghuysen
13427.6%43.3%
Frenchtown Elementary
FRENCHTOWN
9725.8%45.1%
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 Hampton Borough School ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn New JerseyIn Hunterdon County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
44.7%#640 of 1,290#22 of 23
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
44.2%#704 of 1,319
▲ 36
#22 of 23
▼ 1
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
46.5%#799 of 1,319
▼ 49
#21 of 23
no change
Enrollment
ranked largest first
113#1,504 of 1,562#25 of 31
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
35.4%#769 of 1,481#2 of 25
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 2024-25
Enrollment
113
+37 (+49%) vs 2020
-43% since 1990-91, when it was 198
Student : Teacher
8.3:1
was 6.9:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2511313.68.3:135% (40)
2023-2411113.28.4:125% (28)
2022-2310314.87.0:120% (21)
2020-2176116.9:117% (13)
2017-1813418.47.3:125% (33)
2015-16122186.8:143% (53)
2010-11130149.3:129% (38)
2000-011881810.4:118% (33)
1990-911981414.1:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hampton Borough School.

Since 2017-18: students down 16% (134 to 113); teachers down 26% (18.4 to 13.6).

About Hampton Borough School

Hampton Borough School is a very small elementary school found in HAMPTON, New Jersey. It offers pre-K through 5 and has 113 students enrolled. It has 72% fewer students than the average for elementary schools in New Jersey (about 405).

Hampton Borough School District is responsible for Hampton Borough School.

About 77% of the student body at Hampton Borough School is White. Other groups make up 12% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, and 5% Black. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 39%.

The school's 13.6 full-time-equivalent teachers translate to a student-to-teacher ratio of 8.3:1. Elementary schools in New Jersey have an average ratio of 11.4:1. At Hampton Borough School, 35% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. That is higher than the 16% average for public schools in Hunterdon County.

The school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 44.7%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 46.8%.

In Hunterdon County, where the school is located, median household income comes to 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 county has 55 public schools and about 18,056 students.

Of the public schools around it, Hampton Borough School is closest to Thomas B. Conley Elementary School, about 2.5 miles away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Ranked by average proficiency, Hampton Borough School places 5th out of 8 schools in its immediate area.

Locale: Rural: Distant. In NCES terms, the school is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.

The school's enrollment figures are 76 for 2020-21 and 113 for 2024-25. Differences this large can reflect a change in grade levels, a boundary change, or a merger. Its ratio of students to teachers was 6.9:1 in 2020-21, and 8.3:1 in 2024-25.

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Hunterdon County at a glance

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Population
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

School name
Hampton Borough School
District
Hampton Borough School District
Address
32 41 SOUTH STREET, HAMPTON, NJ 08827
Phone
(908) 537-4101
County
Hunterdon County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–05
Total enrollment
113
Teachers (FTE)
14
Student–teacher ratio
8.3:1
Free and reduced lunch
40 (35%)
Locale
42-Rural: Distant
NCES ID
340660002996
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Hampton Borough School
What is the total enrollment at Hampton Borough School?
Hampton Borough School enrolls approximately 113 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Hampton Borough School serve?
Hampton Borough School serves grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Hampton Borough School?
Approximately 8.3:1 students per teacher at Hampton Borough School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Hampton Borough School?
At Hampton Borough School, the student body is approximately 77% White, 12% Hispanic, 5% Black, 6% Two or more.
Is Hampton Borough School public or private?
Hampton Borough School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Hampton Borough School District.
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