Enrollment
261
Middle
DISTRICT 310 · STATE 578
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HARDYSTON TOWNSHIP SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 340678000729
Hardyston Township Middle School
183 WHEATSWORTH ROAD, HAMBURG, NJ 07419 · (973) 823-7000 · Sussex County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL261 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 28% of New Jersey public middle schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- FBeats 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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
12.4:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.7:1 · STATE 10.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
9%
24 students
DISTRICT 11% · STATE 41%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 5 | 66 | 25% |
| Grade 6 | 67 | 26% |
| Grade 7 | 55 | 21% |
| Grade 8 | 73 | 28% |
Student demographics
43%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 44% · 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
School pathway
Based on grade levels within Hardyston Township School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
61.9%
NJ avg 53.1% . +1.9pp since 2023
Math
35.6%
NJ avg 41.6% . -6.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 62 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 36 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 2 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 6 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 61.9% | 35.6% |
| 2023-24 | 60.0% | 41.6% |
% 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of NJ schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
45.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
61.1%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-15.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 45% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 61% typical for New Jersey schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 Hardyston Township Middle School
Hardyston Township Middle School's state test result (45.3% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hardyston Township Middle School this school | 261 | 9.2% | 45.3% |
| Haines Sixth Grade Center MEDFORD | 299 | 7.4% | 64.3% |
| Allamuchy Township School ALLAMUCHY | 253 | 11.9% | 43.8% |
| Byram Intermediate School STANHOPE | 346 | 8.7% | 52.4% |
| Central Middle School Stirling | 284 | 10.6% | 60.2% |
| Martin J. Ryerson School RINGWOOD | 345 | 11.0% | 43.4% |
Matched among New Jersey middle 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 Hardyston Township Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Sussex County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 45.3% | #213 of 433 | #4 of 9 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 35.6% | #267 of 437 ▼ 65 | #5 of 9 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 61.9% | #211 of 437 ▼ 11 | #4 of 9 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 261 | #395 of 445 | #7 of 9 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.4:1 | #349 of 417 | #8 of 8 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 43.2% | #313 of 419 | #4 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 9.2% | #359 of 436 | #7 of 9 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -15.8% | #83 of 282 | #1 of 6 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
261
-13 (-5%) vs 2020
+11% since 2010-11, when it was 236
Student : Teacher
12.4:1
was 13.1:1
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 | 261 | 21 | 12.4:1 | 9% (24) |
| 2023-24 | 256 | 20 | 12.8:1 | 15% (39) |
| 2022-23 | 264 | 27.5 | 9.6:1 | 13% (33) |
| 2020-21 | 274 | 21 | 13.1:1 | 9% (25) |
| 2017-18 | 310 | 26.3 | 11.8:1 | 10% (31) |
| 2015-16 | 316 | 24 | 13.2:1 | 11% (34) |
| 2010-11 | 236 | 14 | 16.9:1 | 3% (6) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hardyston Township Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 16% (310 to 261); teachers down 20% (26.3 to 21).
About Hardyston Township Middle School
Hardyston Township Middle School is listed by the National Center for Education Statistics as a middle school in HAMBURG, New Jersey. The school runs grades 5 through 8 and enrolls 261 students. By comparison, middle schools in New Jersey enroll about 578 students on average.
Hardyston Township Middle School reports to Hardyston Township School District, which has 2 schools and 619 students.
More than half of the students at Hardyston Township Middle School are White (74%). Next come 15% Hispanic, 5% Black, and 4% multiracial. That compares with about 82% White among all Sussex County residents. The diversity index for Hardyston Township Middle School is 43%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Hardyston Township Middle School reported 21 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, a ratio of 12.4:1. The gap from the 10.9:1 average for middle schools in New Jersey is 1.5 students per teacher. Roughly 9% of students at Hardyston Township Middle School can receive free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Sussex County is 23%.
On the allk12 Grade, Hardyston Township Middle School lands at C, ahead of 28% of New Jersey public middle schools.
After accounting for student poverty, Hardyston Township Middle School is in the bottom 10% of New Jersey schools. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results of 45.3% is 15.8 points below the 61.1% predicted for its lunch-eligibility share.
The school's county is Sussex County. According to Census Bureau estimates, the median household earns about $116,186 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 40%, and roughly 4% of residents are in poverty. There are 46 public schools in the county, enrolling about 19,579, Hardyston Township Middle School among them.
The closest school to Hardyston Township Middle School is Wallkill Valley Regional High School, located about 1.2 miles away. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Hardyston Township Middle School. In a group of 9 nearby schools with scores, Hardyston Township Middle School ranks 4th on average proficiency.
The school's locale code, Rural: Fringe, means it is in rural territory close to an urban area.
The 2020-21-to-2024-25 change in enrollment was a 5% decline, from 274 to 261.
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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
Other schools in Hardyston Township School District
- Hardyston Township Elementary SchoolElementary · 358 students
Nearby schools
- Wallkill Valley Regional High School1.2 mi · 581
- Hamburg School1.5 mi · 246
- Franklin Borough School1.5 mi · 527
- Hardyston Township Elementary School2.4 mi · 358
- Sussex County Technology Charter School2.8 mi · 225
- Lafayette Township School3.3 mi · 232
Frequently asked questions
About Hardyston Township Middle SchoolHow large is Hardyston Township Middle School?
Hardyston Township Middle School enrolls approximately 261 students in grades 05-08.
Is Hardyston Township Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Hardyston Township Middle School is a middle school covering grades 05-08.
How many teachers does Hardyston Township Middle School have?
Hardyston Township Middle School employs 21 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.4:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Hardyston Township Middle School?
At Hardyston Township Middle School, the student body is approximately 74% White, 15% Hispanic, 5% Black, 2% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Hardyston Township Middle School public or private?
Hardyston Township Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Hardyston Township School District.
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