Enrollment
329
Elementary
STATE 405
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MONTAGUE TOWNSHIP SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 341053005380
Montague Township School
475 ROUTE 206, MONTAGUE, NJ 07827 · (973) 293-7131 · Sussex County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL329 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 53% of New Jersey public elementary schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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
35 FTE teachers
STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
44%
144 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 | 54 | 16% |
| Kindergarten | 33 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 32 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 37 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 33 | 10% |
| Grade 4 | 25 | 8% |
| Grade 5 | 34 | 10% |
| Grade 6 | 31 | 9% |
| Grade 7 | 23 | 7% |
| Grade 8 | 27 | 8% |
This year's kindergarten class (33) is 22% larger than its 8th grade class (27).
Student demographics
51%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
59.7%
NJ avg 53.1% . +1.5pp since 2023
Math
42.1%
NJ avg 41.6% . +0.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 60 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 42 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 have held steady.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 59.7% | 42.1% |
| 2023-24 | 58.2% | 41.2% |
% 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
45.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
42.2%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 45% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 42% 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 Montague Township School
Montague Township School's state test result (45.5% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Montague Township School this school | 329 | 43.8% | 45.5% |
| Washington Street Elementary School TOMS RIVER | 354 | 42.4% | 40.4% |
| Mullica Township Primary School ELWOOD | 371 | 47.4% | 34.4% |
| Pine Beach Elementary School PINE BEACH | 371 | 46.9% | 30.1% |
| Central Park Elementary School PENNSVILLE | 275 | 48.0% | 32.4% |
| Ocean Avenue Elementary School NORTH MIDDLETOWN | 283 | 38.9% | 31.7% |
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 Montague Township School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Sussex County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 45.5% | #625 of 1,290 | #16 of 22 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 42.1% | #742 of 1,319 ▼ 16 | #16 of 22 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 59.7% | #491 of 1,319 ▲ 6 | #9 of 22 ▲ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 329 | #989 of 1,562 | #15 of 27 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.4:1 | #204 of 1,390 | #6 of 25 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 51.0% | #780 of 1,392 | #6 of 25 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 43.8% | #680 of 1,481 | #3 of 26 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +33.7% | #50 of 545 | #1 of 16 |
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
329
+82 (+33%) vs 2020
+21% since 1990-91, when it was 273
Student : Teacher
9.4:1
was 12.3:1
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 | 329 | 35 | 9.4:1 | 44% (144) |
| 2023-24 | 308 | 37.5 | 8.2:1 | 30% (92) |
| 2022-23 | 310 | 33 | 9.4:1 | 32% (100) |
| 2020-21 | 247 | 20 | 12.3:1 | 41% (101) |
| 2017-18 | 246 | 27.5 | 8.9:1 | 37% (91) |
| 2015-16 | 215 | 26 | 8.3:1 | 43% (93) |
| 2010-11 | 287 | 29 | 9.9:1 | 35% (101) |
| 2000-01 | 329 | 28 | 11.8:1 | 28% (91) |
| 1990-91 | 273 | 20 | 13.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Montague Township School.
Since 2017-18: students up 34% (246 to 329); teachers up 27% (27.5 to 35).
About Montague Township School
Montague Township School is a small elementary school based in MONTAGUE, New Jersey. The school teaches pre-K through 8 and enrolls 329 students.
Montague Township School is part of Montague Township School District.
More than half of the students at Montague Township School are White (66%). Next come 22% Hispanic, 6% Black, and 5% multiracial. That compares with about 82% White among all Sussex County residents. The diversity index for Montague Township School is 51%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Staffing at Montague Township School comes to 35 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 9.4:1. The school's 9.4:1 compares with an average of 11.4:1 for elementary schools in New Jersey. On the income side, 44% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. That is higher than the 23% average for public schools in Sussex County.
On the allk12 Grade, Montague Township School lands at B-, ahead of 53% of New Jersey public elementary schools.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Montague Township School is 3.3 points above the average proficiency rate across its state test results predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 45.5% actual, 42.2% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in New Jersey.
In the surrounding county, Sussex County, the median household earns about $116,186 a year, 40% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting Montague Township School, Sussex County has 46 public schools.
Montague Township School's nearest public school is Delaware Valley High School (about 5.0 miles). In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within ten miles of Montague Township School. By average proficiency, Montague Township School is 7th among 8 schools close by.
Montague Township School has an NCES locale of Rural: Fringe.
The 2020-21-to-2024-25 change in enrollment was a 33% rise, from 247 to 329. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 12.3:1 to 9.4:1.
The allk12 page for Montague Township School lets the school community talk about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. You can also rate the school on this page.
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
Nearby schools
- Delaware Valley High School5.0 mi · 1,380
- Delaware Valley Middle School5.0 mi · 466
- Sandyston Walpack Consolidated School5.2 mi · 130
- Delaware Valley Elementary School7.3 mi · 486
- EAST MAIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL8.1 mi · 702
- Shohola Elementary School8.2 mi · 421
Frequently asked questions
About Montague Township SchoolHow large is Montague Township School?
Montague Township School enrolls approximately 329 students in grades PK-08.
Is Montague Township School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Montague Township School is an elementary school covering grades PK-08.
How many students per teacher at Montague Township School?
Approximately 9.4:1 students per teacher at Montague Township School.
How diverse is Montague Township School?
Montague Township School reports a student body of 66% White, 22% Hispanic, 6% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Montague Township School?
Montague Township School is overseen by Montague Township School District in Sussex County.
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