Enrollment
259
Elementary
DISTRICT 253 · STATE 405
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·UNION TOWNSHIP SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 341644000805
Union Township Elementary School
149 PERRYVILLE ROAD, HAMPTON, NJ 08827 · (908) 735-5511 · Hunterdon County
GRADES PK–03ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL259 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
9.7:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.2:1 · STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
7%
18 students
DISTRICT 6% · 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 | 53 | 20% |
| Kindergarten | 49 | 19% |
| Grade 1 | 52 | 20% |
| Grade 2 | 51 | 20% |
| Grade 3 | 54 | 21% |
Student demographics
48%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
Union Township Elementary School→Union Township Middle School
Based on grade levels within Union Township School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
67.3%
NJ avg 53.1% . +1.3pp since 2023
Math
83.7%
NJ avg 41.6% . +5.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 67 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 84 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 1 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 6 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 67.3% | 83.7% |
| 2023-24 | 66.0% | 78.0% |
% 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
73.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
62.4%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+11.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 74% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 62% 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 Union Township Elementary School
Union Township Elementary School's state test result (73.8% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Union Township Elementary School this school | 259 | 6.9% | 73.8% |
| Betsy Ross Elementary MAHWAH | 238 | 5.0% | 82.6% |
| Washington Avenue School CHATHAM | 286 | 3.8% | 79.3% |
| David C Abbott Early Learning Center MORGANVILLE | 218 | 10.6% | N/A |
| Milton Avenue School CHATHAM | 301 | 2.7% | 92.7% |
| William Mason School MONTVILLE | 285 | 3.9% | 63.5% |
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 Union Township Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Hunterdon County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 73.8% | #100 of 1,290 | #1 of 23 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 83.7% | #50 of 1,319 ▲ 40 | #1 of 23 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 67.3% | #330 of 1,319 no change | #5 of 23 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 259 | #1,254 of 1,562 | #19 of 31 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.7:1 | #283 of 1,390 | #19 of 23 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 48.1% | #858 of 1,392 | #9 of 23 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 6.9% | #1,316 of 1,481 | #22 of 25 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +12.6% | #194 of 545 | #8 of 14 |
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
259
+64 (+33%) vs 2020
-4% since 2010-11, when it was 271
Student : Teacher
9.7:1
was 10.8:1
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 | 259 | 26.6 | 9.7:1 | 7% (18) |
| 2023-24 | 220 | 24.4 | 9.0:1 | 5% (10) |
| 2022-23 | 206 | 21.4 | 9.6:1 | 1% (3) |
| 2020-21 | 195 | 18 | 10.8:1 | 3% (5) |
| 2017-18 | 230 | 19.5 | 11.8:1 | 3% (7) |
| 2015-16 | 217 | 20 | 10.8:1 | 3% (6) |
| 2010-11 | 271 | 17 | 15.9:1 | 1% (4) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Union Township Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 13% (230 to 259); teachers up 36% (19.5 to 26.6).
About Union Township Elementary School
Union Township Elementary School is a public low-enrollment elementary school in HAMPTON, New Jersey. Classes run from pre-K through 3, and the school has 259 students. Against the 405-student average for elementary schools in New Jersey, enrollment here is 36% lower.
Union Township Elementary School falls under Union Township School District, which has 2 schools enrolling 505 students.
Union Township Elementary School is 70% White by enrollment. Other reported shares: 17% Asian, 6% multiracial, and 4% Hispanic. That compares with about 81% White among all Hunterdon County residents. Pick two students at random and there is a 48% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The school reports 26.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to about 9.7 students per teacher. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 11.4:1 average for elementary schools in New Jersey. The free or reduced-price lunch share, often used to gauge student poverty, is 7%. Compared with the 16% average for public schools in Hunterdon County, the school's rate is lower.
Schools in New Jersey with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 62.4%. Union Township Elementary School scores 73.8%.
In the county around the school, Hunterdon County, the median household income is $141,715, about 57% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 3% of residents are in poverty. Hunterdon County is home to 55 public schools and about 18,056 public school students.
The closest public school, Union Township Middle School, is about 0.3 miles from Union Township Elementary School. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. On average proficiency, Union Township Elementary School is 2nd of 8 nearby schools with test data.
Federal records code the school's setting as Rural: Fringe.
Enrollment has grown by 64 students since 2020-21, to 259. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio fell to 9.7:1, from 10.8:1.
Conversations here can range across school safety, transportation, and start times. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Hunterdon County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
130,160
Census ACS
Median income
$141,715
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
57%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
3%
Below federal line
Schools in county
55
18,056 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Union Township School District
- Union Township Middle SchoolMiddle · 246 students
Other schools in HAMPTON
- Union Township Middle SchoolMiddle · 246 students
- Hampton Borough SchoolElementary · 113 students
Nearby schools
- Union Township Middle School0.3 mi · 246
- Clinton Public School3.3 mi · 521
- Clinton Township Middle School3.9 mi · 405
- Thomas B. Conley Elementary School4.1 mi · 258
- Spruce Run4.1 mi · 84
- Ethel Hoppock Middle School4.3 mi · 119
Frequently asked questions
About Union Township Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Union Township Elementary School?
Union Township Elementary School enrolls approximately 259 students in grades PK-03.
Is Union Township Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Union Township Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-03.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Union Township Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Union Township Elementary School is approximately 9.7:1 (27 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Union Township Elementary School?
Student demographics at Union Township Elementary School are roughly 70% White, 4% Hispanic, 2% Black, 17% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is Union Township Elementary School in?
Union Township Elementary School is part of Union Township School District.
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