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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WARREN TOWNSHIP SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 341698005310

Mt. Horeb School

80 Mount Horeb Road, Warren, NJ 07059 · (908) 753-5300 · Somerset County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL331 STUDENTS
Enrollment
331
Elementary
DISTRICT 279 · STATE 405
Student : Teacher
9.3:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 8.0:1 · STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
5%
15 students
DISTRICT 10% · 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
Pre-K
51
Kindergarten
38
Grade 1
43
Grade 2
49
Grade 3
47
Grade 4
57
Grade 5
46
Student demographics
White
19559%
DISTRICT 53% · STATE 37%
Hispanic
4413%
DISTRICT 14% · STATE 35%
Black
52%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 14%
Asian
7121%
DISTRICT 23% · STATE 10%
Two+
155%
DISTRICT 6% · STATE 3%
Pacific Islander
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
17252%
Female
15948%

School pathway

Students here typically continue to
Mt. Horeb SchoolWarren Middle School
Based on grade levels within Warren Township School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding Expectations
English Language Arts
70.2%
NJ avg 53.1% . +1.8pp since 2023
Math
77.5%
NJ avg 41.6% . +6.4pp since 2023

What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 70 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 78 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 6 points.

Source: NJSLA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
66.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
63.7%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.6pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 66% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 64% 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 →

7-year change

SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
331
+90 (+37%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
9.3:1
was 8.8:1
% White
59%
was 59%
% Hispanic
13%
was 10%
% Black
2%
was 3%
% Asian
21%
was 22%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

About Mt. Horeb School

Mt. Horeb School operates as a compact elementary school in Warren, New Jersey, one of the schools within Warren Township School District. Current enrollment sits at 331 students spanning grades pre-K through 5.

Warren Township School District comprises 5 schools with combined enrollment of 1,663 students; Mt. Horeb School is among them.

On the student-mix side, Mt. Horeb School records that 59% of the student body identifies as White. Other groups include 21% Asian, 13% Hispanic, 5% multiracial.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Mt. Horeb School has 36 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 9.3:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 11.4:1, putting Mt. Horeb School tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 5% of students at Mt. Horeb School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is noticeably below Somerset County's rate of about 28%.

With demographic context factored in, Mt. Horeb School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 63.7% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 66.3%.

Across the wider county, census data for Somerset County shows median household earnings sit near $140,374, 58% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 4%. Across Somerset County's 84 public schools (combined enrollment of about 51,276 students), Mt. Horeb School is one campus in the mix.

Angelo L. Tomaso School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.4 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Mt. Horeb School comes 4th of 8 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 52.1%.

Geographically, the school is in a suburban area.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Mt. Horeb School has ticked up 37%, going from 241 students in 2018 to 331 in 2025.

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Somerset County at a glance

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Population
349,846
Census ACS
Median income
$140,374
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
58%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
84
51,276 students

Quick facts

School name
Mt. Horeb School
District
Warren Township School District
Address
80 Mount Horeb Road, Warren, NJ 07059
Phone
(908) 753-5300
County
Somerset County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–05
Total enrollment
331
Teachers (FTE)
36
Student–teacher ratio
9.3:1
Free/Reduced lunch
15 (5%)
Locale
21-Suburb: Large
NCES ID
341698005310
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

Other schools in Warren Township School District
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Frequently asked questions

About Mt. Horeb School
What is the total enrollment at Mt. Horeb School?
Mt. Horeb School enrolls approximately 331 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Mt. Horeb School serve?
Mt. Horeb School serves grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Mt. Horeb School have?
Mt. Horeb School employs 36 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 9.3:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Mt. Horeb School?
At Mt. Horeb School, the student body is approximately 59% White, 13% Hispanic, 2% Black, 21% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Mt. Horeb School?
Mt. Horeb School is overseen by Warren Township School District in Somerset County.
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