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What's the biggest difference between Lounsberry Hollow School and what you expected?
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Enrollment
417
Elementary
DISTRICT 337 · STATE 405
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·VERNON TOWNSHIP SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 341671005424
Lounsberry Hollow School
30 SAMMIS ROAD, VERNON, NJ 07462 · (973) 764-8745 · Sussex County
GRADES 04–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL417 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 15% of New Jersey public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats 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
9.4:1
44 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.9:1 · STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
29%
119 students
DISTRICT 23% · STATE 41%
Community
1
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 4 | 187 | 45% |
| Grade 5 | 230 | 55% |
Student demographics
41%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 43% · 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
Students here typically continue to
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Vernon Township School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
42.3%
NJ avg 53.1% . +1.5pp since 2023
Math
38.5%
NJ avg 41.6% . +6.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 42 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 39 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 up about 7 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 42.3% | 38.5% |
| 2023-24 | 40.8% | 31.7% |
% 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
35.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.5%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-14.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 36% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 51% 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 Lounsberry Hollow School
Lounsberry Hollow School's state test result (35.9% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lounsberry Hollow School this school | 417 | 28.5% | 35.9% |
| Rolling Hills Primary School VERNON | 431 | 28.5% | 48.3% |
| Drum Point Road Elementary School BRICK TOWN | 465 | 30.8% | 42.4% |
| Centre City Elementary School MANTUA | 464 | 26.3% | 54.8% |
| Taunton Elementary School HOWELL | 389 | 24.7% | 40.7% |
| Cedar Mountain Primary School VERNON | 406 | 22.7% | 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 Lounsberry Hollow School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Sussex County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 35.9% | #839 of 1,290 | #20 of 22 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 38.5% | #834 of 1,319 ▲ 66 | #19 of 22 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 42.3% | #880 of 1,319 ▼ 9 | #20 of 22 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 417 | #646 of 1,562 | #9 of 27 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.4:1 | #208 of 1,390 | #7 of 25 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 40.7% | #1,030 of 1,392 | #14 of 25 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 28.5% | #880 of 1,481 | #10 of 26 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -13.1% | #320 of 798 | #2 of 8 |
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
417
-25 (-6%) vs 2020
-36% since 1990-91, when it was 647
Student : Teacher
9.4:1
was 10.5:1
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 | 417 | 44.3 | 9.4:1 | 29% (119) |
| 2023-24 | 428 | 36 | 11.9:1 | 22% (96) |
| 2022-23 | 401 | 48.5 | 8.3:1 | 16% (66) |
| 2020-21 | 442 | 42 | 10.5:1 | 19% (83) |
| 2017-18 | 480 | 42.6 | 11.3:1 | 21% (102) |
| 2015-16 | 488 | 52 | 9.4:1 | 23% (110) |
| 2010-11 | 324 | 47 | 6.9:1 | 14% (45) |
| 2000-01 | 932 | 65 | 14.3:1 | 8% (71) |
| 1990-91 | 647 | 47 | 13.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lounsberry Hollow School.
Since 2017-18: students down 13% (480 to 417); teachers up 4% (42.6 to 44.3).
About Lounsberry Hollow School
Lounsberry Hollow School runs as a medium-sized elementary school in VERNON, New Jersey. The school reports 417 students in grades 4 through 5.
Within Vernon Township School District, Lounsberry Hollow School is one of 6 schools. The district enrolls 2,872 students.
Lounsberry Hollow School's enrollment is 74% White. The next largest groups are 20% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. Lounsberry Hollow School has a diversity index of 41%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Dividing enrollment by its 44.3 full-time-equivalent teachers gives a ratio of about 9.4:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in New Jersey is 11.4:1, higher than at this school. Lounsberry Hollow School reports 29% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals.
Lounsberry Hollow School is graded C- by allk12, scoring above 15% of New Jersey public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Lounsberry Hollow School would score about 50.5%. It scores 35.9%, a bottom-10% result among New Jersey schools on BeatsExpectations.
Sussex County has these Census figures: median household income is about $116,186, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 40%, and roughly 4% of residents are in poverty. Lounsberry Hollow School is among the 46 public schools in Sussex County.
The school nearest to Lounsberry Hollow School is Cedar Mountain Primary School, at a distance of about 0.2 miles. Counting only straight-line distance, 5 other public schools are within five miles. On state test proficiency, Lounsberry Hollow School ranks 5th in a group of 6 nearby schools.
Federal data place Lounsberry Hollow School in the Rural: Fringe locale, which means it is in rural territory close to an urban area.
The 2024-25 enrollment of 417 was 6% lower than in 2020-21, when it was 442. Students per teacher fell from 10.5 in 2020-21 to 9.4 in 2024-25.
The Lounsberry Hollow School community page is open for posts about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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 Vernon Township School District
- Vernon Township High SchoolHigh · 906 students
- Glen Meadow Middle SchoolMiddle · 617 students
- Rolling Hills Primary SchoolElementary · 431 students
- Cedar Mountain Primary SchoolElementary · 406 students
- Walnut Ridge SchoolElementary · 95 students
Other schools in VERNON
- Vernon Township High SchoolHigh · 906 students
- Glen Meadow Middle SchoolMiddle · 617 students
- Rolling Hills Primary SchoolElementary · 431 students
- Cedar Mountain Primary SchoolElementary · 406 students
- Walnut Ridge SchoolElementary · 95 students
Nearby schools
- Cedar Mountain Primary School0.2 mi · 406
- Rolling Hills Primary School0.3 mi · 431
- Glen Meadow Middle School0.4 mi · 617
- Walnut Ridge School0.8 mi · 95
- Vernon Township High School2.0 mi · 906
- Clifton E. Lawrence5.5 mi · 426
Frequently asked questions
About Lounsberry Hollow SchoolHow many students attend Lounsberry Hollow School?
Lounsberry Hollow School enrolls approximately 417 students in grades 04-05.
What age range does Lounsberry Hollow School serve?
Lounsberry Hollow School serves students from grade 04 through grade 05.
How many teachers does Lounsberry Hollow School have?
Lounsberry Hollow School employs 44 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 9.4:1.
What is the student diversity at Lounsberry Hollow School?
Student demographics at Lounsberry Hollow School are roughly 74% White, 20% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Lounsberry Hollow School?
Lounsberry Hollow School is overseen by Vernon Township School District in Sussex County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.