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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NORTH HANOVER TOWNSHIP SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 341158002943

North Hanover Township Upper Elementary School

351 MONMOUTH ROAD, WRIGHTSTOWN, NJ 08652 · (609) 738-2622 · Burlington County
GRADES 04–06MIDDLE41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL349 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 40% 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.
  • C+Beats 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

Enrollment
349
Middle
DISTRICT 478 · STATE 578
Student : Teacher
8.6:1
41 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.2:1 · STATE 10.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
35%
121 students
DISTRICT 35% · 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

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 45014%
Grade 515444%
Grade 614542%
Student demographics
62%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 64% · STATE 71% · US 70%
White
18854%
DISTRICT 53% · STATE 37% · US 43%
Hispanic
9527%
DISTRICT 26% · STATE 35% · US 30%
Black
298%
DISTRICT 10% · STATE 14% · US 15%
Asian
82%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 10% · US 6%
Two+
288%
DISTRICT 10% · STATE 3% · US 5%
Pacific Islander
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 0%
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
Male
18553%
Female
16447%

School pathway

Feeds from
Clarence B. Lamb Elementary SchoolPK–03
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Test scores

NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding Expectations
English Language Arts
56.5%
NJ avg 53.1% . +6.3pp since 2023
Math
43.8%
NJ avg 41.6% . +7.9pp since 2023

What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 57 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 44 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 6 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 8 points.

NJSLA results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2556.5%43.8%
2023-2450.2%35.9%
% 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
43.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
47.2%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.9pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 43% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 47% 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 North Hanover Township Upper Elementary School

North Hanover Township Upper Elementary School's state test result (43.3% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
North Hanover Township Upper Elementary School this school34934.7%43.3%
Lakeside School
POMPTON LAKES
37034.9%47.9%
Collingswood Middle School
COLLINGSWOOD
44633.4%53.3%
Warren Hills Regional Middle School
WASHINGTON
47731.2%35.8%
Richard Butler School
BUTLER
29134.4%48.3%
Thomas Jefferson Middle School
ROCKAWAY
29932.4%48.7%
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 North Hanover Township Upper Elementary School ranks

Among middle schools
MeasureThis schoolIn New JerseyIn Burlington County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
43.3%#232 of 433#15 of 31
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
43.8%#207 of 437
▲ 34
#15 of 31
no change
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
56.5%#244 of 437
▲ 21
#12 of 31
▲ 2
Enrollment
ranked largest first
349#341 of 445#22 of 31
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
8.6:1#40 of 417#1 of 29
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
62.2%#140 of 419#13 of 29
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
34.7%#210 of 436#14 of 31
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked fastest growth first
+24.6%#21 of 122#2 of 7
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 2024-25
Enrollment
349
+122 (+54%) vs 2020
+36% since 2010-11, when it was 256
Student : Teacher
8.6:1
was 8.7:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2534940.58.6:135% (121)
2023-2435034.510.1:132% (111)
2022-2334731.511.0:135% (120)
2020-21227268.7:130% (69)
2017-1828029.99.4:128% (79)
2015-16286319.2:129% (84)
2010-11256318.3:134% (86)
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for North Hanover Township Upper Elementary School.

Since 2017-18: students up 25% (280 to 349); teachers up 35% (29.9 to 40.5).

About North Hanover Township Upper Elementary School

North Hanover Township Upper Elementary School is a small middle-grades school based in WRIGHTSTOWN, New Jersey. Its grade span covers grades 4 through 6, with 349 students on the rolls. Middle schools in New Jersey average about 578 students, which makes this school 40% below average.

North Hanover Township Upper Elementary School falls under North Hanover Township School District, which has 3 schools enrolling 1,434 students.

The largest group at North Hanover Township Upper Elementary School is White students, at 54%. Smaller groups are 27% Hispanic, 8% Black, 8% multiracial, and 2% Asian. County-wide, 64% of Burlington County residents are White. The diversity index for North Hanover Township Upper Elementary School is 62%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.

The school's 40.5 full-time-equivalent teachers translate to a student-to-teacher ratio of 8.6:1. Statewide, middle schools in New Jersey average 10.9:1. Income data for the school show 35% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Burlington County is similar, at 32%.

On the allk12 Grade, North Hanover Township Upper Elementary School lands at C+, ahead of 40% of New Jersey public middle schools.

In New Jersey, North Hanover Township Upper Elementary School is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 43.3% actual against a predicted 47.2%.

Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Burlington County show that median household income comes to about $108,111, roughly 43% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Burlington County counts 139 public schools with about 69,020 students.

Clarence B. Lamb Elementary School is about 0.2 miles away, making it the nearest public school. North Hanover Township Upper Elementary School is one of several public schools in the area, with 7 others within five miles. North Hanover Township Upper Elementary School's average proficiency of 43.3% compares with 38.5% for its nearest scored neighbors.

NCES describes the area around North Hanover Township Upper Elementary School as Rural: Fringe, meaning in rural territory close to an urban area.

Federal records list enrollment at North Hanover Township Upper Elementary School as 227 in 2020-21 and 349 in 2024-25. A change that size can reflect a shift in the grades the school serves as well as a change in students.

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Burlington County at a glance

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Population
467,805
Census ACS
Median income
$108,111
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
43%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
139
69,020 students

Quick facts

School name
North Hanover Township Upper Elementary School
District
North Hanover Township School District
Address
351 MONMOUTH ROAD, WRIGHTSTOWN, NJ 08652
Phone
(609) 738-2622
County
Burlington County
Level
Middle
Grade range
04–06
Total enrollment
349
Teachers (FTE)
41
Student–teacher ratio
8.6:1
Free and reduced lunch
121 (35%)
Locale
41-Rural: Fringe
NCES ID
341158002943
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Other schools in North Hanover Township School District
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Frequently asked questions

About North Hanover Township Upper Elementary School
What is the total enrollment at North Hanover Township Upper Elementary School?
North Hanover Township Upper Elementary School enrolls approximately 349 students in grades 04-06.
Is North Hanover Township Upper Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
North Hanover Township Upper Elementary School is a middle school covering grades 04-06.
How many teachers does North Hanover Township Upper Elementary School have?
North Hanover Township Upper Elementary School employs 41 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 8.6:1.
How diverse is North Hanover Township Upper Elementary School?
North Hanover Township Upper Elementary School reports a student body of 54% White, 27% Hispanic, 8% Black, 2% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Who oversees North Hanover Township Upper Elementary School?
North Hanover Township Upper Elementary School is overseen by North Hanover Township School District in Burlington County.
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