Long Pond School

Long Pond School is a junior high of tiny scale in NEWTON, New Jersey, overseen by Andover Regional School District, caters to 189 students in grades 5 through 8. By comparison, New Jersey's public schools average about 578 students each, so Long Pond School sits 67% below that benchmark.

Across the 2 schools in Andover Regional School District (477 students total), Long Pond School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, Long Pond School lists that White students make up the majority at 68%; the rest is composed of 17% Hispanic, 6% Black, 4% multiracial, 4% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 82% White, putting the school's mix noticeably less White than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 17 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 11.3:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely. Roughly 23% of students at Long Pond School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Long Pond School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 53.4%; this one delivers 56.0%.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Sussex County) logs that median household income runs about $116,186, about 40% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 4%. Across Sussex County's 46 public schools (combined enrollment of about 19,579 students), Long Pond School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Florence M. Burd, around 0.5 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Long Pond School at 2nd of 7; the average score across the group is 45.4%.

The campus sits in a countryside setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Long Pond School's enrollment has declined 14% since 2018, when it stood at 220 (now 189). Over the same period, the White share ticked down from 83% to 68%. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 15.7:1 in 2018 to 11.3:1 today.

On the community side, the feed for Long Pond School typically covers fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.