Reading-Fleming Intermediate School

As a mid-tier middle-grades school in FLEMINGTON, New Jersey, Reading-Fleming Intermediate School instructs 719 students from grades 5 through 6, run under Flemington-Raritan Regional School District. Compared to the state average of about 578 students per school, that is 24% bigger than typical.

Within Flemington-Raritan Regional School District, which oversees 6 schools and 3,224 students, Reading-Fleming Intermediate School is one campus in the system.

Demographically, Reading-Fleming Intermediate School lists that the largest single group is White, at 58% of enrollment. Other groups include 23% Hispanic, 9% Asian, 6% Black, 3% multiracial. By comparison, Hunterdon County as a whole is about 81% White, so the school skews noticeably less White than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Reading-Fleming Intermediate School has 68 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 10.6:1. The state averages about 10.9:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. An estimated 26% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is north of Hunterdon County's rate of about 16%.

With demographic context factored in, Reading-Fleming Intermediate School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 51.9% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 48.8%.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Hunterdon County indicate median household income runs about $141,715, roughly 57% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 3%. Across Hunterdon County's 55 public schools (combined enrollment of about 18,056 students), Reading-Fleming Intermediate School is one campus in the mix.

Robert Hunter Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.7 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Reading-Fleming Intermediate School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Reading-Fleming Intermediate School at 8th of 9; the average score across the group is 55.5%.

Geographically, the school is in a town-based area.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 6%: 761 students in 2018 compared to 719 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 71% to 58% across the same window.

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