Enrollment
291
Elementary
STATE 405
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HARDING TOWNSHIP SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 340672004260
Harding Township School
34 LEES HILL ROAD, NEW VERNON, NJ 07976 · (973) 267-6398 · Morris County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL291 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 86% of New Jersey public elementary schools
- ATest 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
6.7:1
43 FTE teachers
STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
3%
8 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 | 11 | 4% |
| Kindergarten | 30 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 34 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 36 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 37 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 25 | 9% |
| Grade 5 | 39 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 22 | 8% |
| Grade 7 | 33 | 11% |
| Grade 8 | 24 | 8% |
This year's kindergarten class (30) is 25% larger than its 8th grade class (24).
Student demographics
30%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
85.1%
NJ avg 53.1% . +2.6pp since 2023
Math
84.0%
NJ avg 41.6% . +11.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 85 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 84 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 3 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 12 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 85.1% | 84.0% |
| 2023-24 | 82.5% | 72.2% |
% 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
73.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
64.7%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 73% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 65% 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 Harding Township School
Harding Township School's state test result (73.3% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harding Township School this school | 291 | 2.7% | 73.3% |
| High Mountain Road School Franklin Lakes | 301 | 2.7% | 71.3% |
| Hilltop School MENDHAM | 289 | 3.8% | 80.3% |
| Torey J. Sabatini School MADISON | 281 | 3.2% | 81.2% |
| Toll Gate Grammar School PENNINGTON | 299 | 4.7% | 71.0% |
| Adlai E. Stevenson School FAIRFIELD | 312 | 4.5% | N/A |
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 Harding Township School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Morris County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 73.3% | #112 of 1,290 | #12 of 76 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 84.0% | #42 of 1,319 ▲ 131 | #4 of 77 ▲ 22 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 85.1% | #41 of 1,319 ▲ 14 | #5 of 77 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 291 | #1,142 of 1,562 | #64 of 92 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 6.7:1 | #5 of 1,390 | #1 of 89 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 30.3% | #1,222 of 1,392 | #84 of 89 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 2.7% | #1,400 of 1,481 | #78 of 90 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.5% | #594 of 798 | #29 of 44 |
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
291
+24 (+9%) vs 2020
+32% since 1990-91, when it was 220
Student : Teacher
6.7:1
was 6.5:1
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 | 291 | 43.4 | 6.7:1 | 3% (8) |
| 2023-24 | 298 | 41.2 | 7.2:1 | 4% (11) |
| 2022-23 | 285 | 44.3 | 6.4:1 | 3% (8) |
| 2020-21 | 267 | 41 | 6.5:1 | 1% (4) |
| 2017-18 | 308 | 38.8 | 7.9:1 | 1% (3) |
| 2015-16 | 303 | 37 | 8.2:1 | 3% (9) |
| 2010-11 | 306 | 27 | 11.3:1 | 4% (12) |
| 2000-01 | 324 | 35 | 9.3:1 | 2% (5) |
| 1990-91 | 220 | 22 | 10.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Harding Township School.
Since 2017-18: students down 6% (308 to 291); teachers up 12% (38.8 to 43.4).
About Harding Township School
At 34 LEES HILL ROAD in NEW VERNON, New Jersey, Harding Township School operates as a small elementary school. The school had 291 students in pre-K through 8 in 2024-25. An average school in this group (elementary schools in New Jersey) has about 405 students.
Harding Township School District is responsible for Harding Township School.
Federal enrollment data show Harding Township School is 83% White. Other groups include 8% multiracial, 7% Asian, and 2% Hispanic. The county population is about 68% White. Harding Township School's diversity index is 30%, against a US figure of 70%.
Teachers at Harding Township School total 43.4 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 6.7:1. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 11.4:1 average for elementary schools in New Jersey. The school counts 8 students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, or 3%. Among public schools in Morris County, the average eligibility rate is 19%.
The allk12 Grade for Harding Township School is A. Compared with New Jersey public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 86% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Harding Township School is 8.7 points above the average proficiency rate on state tests predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 73.3% actual, 64.7% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in New Jersey.
Harding Township School is located in Morris County, where the median household income is $137,326, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 58%, and roughly 3% of residents are in poverty. Besides Harding Township School, Morris County has 155 other public schools.
The closest other public school is Thomas Jefferson School, about 3.3 miles away. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. On proficiency, Harding Township School is ahead of the 65.6% nearby average, ranking 3rd of 7.
In the federal locale system, Harding Township School is coded Rural: Fringe, for schools in rural territory close to an urban area.
Federal data show a 9% enrollment increase, from 267 in 2020-21 to 291 in 2024-25.
The Harding Township School community page is open for posts about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Morris County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
514,528
Census ACS
Median income
$137,326
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
58%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
3%
Below federal line
Schools in county
156
72,239 students
Quick facts
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- Thomas Jefferson School3.3 mi · 285
- Hillcrest School3.4 mi · 251
- Woodland School3.6 mi · 299
- Marion T. Bedwell Elementary School3.6 mi · 435
- Bernards High School3.6 mi · 751
- Bernardsville Middle School3.6 mi · 419
Frequently asked questions
About Harding Township SchoolHow large is Harding Township School?
Harding Township School enrolls approximately 291 students in grades PK-08.
Is Harding Township School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Harding Township School is an elementary school covering grades PK-08.
How many teachers does Harding Township School have?
Harding Township School employs 43 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 6.7:1.
How diverse is Harding Township School?
Harding Township School reports a student body of 83% White, 2% Hispanic, 0% Black, 7% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Is Harding Township School public or private?
Harding Township School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Harding Township School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.