Enrollment
246
Middle
DISTRICT 253 · STATE 578
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·UNION TOWNSHIP SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 341644003046
Union Township Middle School
165 PERRYVILLE ROAD, HAMPTON, NJ 08827 · (908) 735-5511 · Hunterdon County
GRADES 04–08MIDDLE41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL246 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 89% of New Jersey public middle schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-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
Student : Teacher
10.7:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.2:1 · STATE 10.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
6%
14 students
DISTRICT 6% · 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
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 4 | 53 | 22% |
| Grade 5 | 55 | 22% |
| Grade 6 | 52 | 21% |
| Grade 7 | 45 | 18% |
| Grade 8 | 41 | 17% |
Student demographics
37%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
Feeds from
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
75.5%
NJ avg 53.1% . -1.8pp since 2023
Math
72.9%
NJ avg 41.6% . +4.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 76 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 73 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New Jersey schools, those numbers are about 53 and 42. Reading and writing scores are down about 2 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 5 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 75.5% | 72.9% |
| 2023-24 | 77.3% | 68.1% |
% 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
68.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
63.0%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 69% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 63% 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 Middle School
Union Township Middle School's state test result (68.7% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Union Township Middle School this school | 246 | 5.7% | 68.7% |
| Briarcliff Middle School Mountain Lakes | 263 | 1.1% | 77.6% |
| Woodcliff Middle School WOODCLIFF LAKE | 238 | 1.7% | 73.5% |
| Holdrum Middle School RIVER VALE | 347 | 0.9% | 67.9% |
| Haines Sixth Grade Center MEDFORD | 299 | 7.4% | 64.3% |
| Old Turnpike School CALIFON | 217 | 3.2% | 65.4% |
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 Union Township Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Hunterdon County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 68.7% | #40 of 433 | #1 of 9 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 72.9% | #40 of 437 ▲ 6 | #1 of 9 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 75.5% | #91 of 437 ▼ 32 | #3 of 9 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 246 | #404 of 445 | #6 of 10 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.7:1 | #192 of 417 | #5 of 7 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 37.4% | #354 of 419 | #6 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 5.7% | #386 of 436 | #8 of 10 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +8.8% | #62 of 122 | N/A |
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 2024-25Enrollment
246
+46 (+23%) vs 2020
-36% since 1990-91, when it was 387
Student : Teacher
10.7:1
was 9.5:1
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 | 246 | 23.1 | 10.7:1 | 6% (14) |
| 2023-24 | 253 | 25.3 | 10.0:1 | 4% (9) |
| 2022-23 | 223 | 23.3 | 9.6:1 | 2% (4) |
| 2020-21 | 200 | 21 | 9.5:1 | 3% (5) |
| 2017-18 | 226 | 24.5 | 9.2:1 | 3% (7) |
| 2015-16 | 232 | 23 | 10.1:1 | 1% (3) |
| 2010-11 | 242 | 17 | 14.2:1 | 2% (4) |
| 2000-01 | 618 | 43 | 14.4:1 | 2% (14) |
| 1990-91 | 387 | 29 | 13.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Union Township Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students up 9% (226 to 246); teachers down 6% (24.5 to 23.1).
About Union Township Middle School
In HAMPTON, New Jersey, part of Hunterdon County, Union Township Middle School is a middle-grades school. The school offers grades 4 through 8 and enrolls 246 students. Across middle schools in New Jersey, the average enrollment is about 578.
Union Township Middle School is in Union Township School District, a district with 505 students across 2 schools.
White students are 78% of those enrolled at Union Township Middle School. The remaining shares are 15% Asian, 3% multiracial, and 2% Black. That is in line with Hunterdon County, where about 81% of residents are White. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 37, compared with 70 nationally.
Teacher count: 23.1 full-time equivalents. Student-to-teacher ratio: 10.7:1. That is in line with the 10.9:1 average for middle schools in New Jersey. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch, often used to gauge student poverty, is 6%. Compared with the 16% average for public schools in Hunterdon County, the school's rate is lower.
Union Township Middle School holds an A allk12 Grade, placing it above 89% of New Jersey public middle schools.
In New Jersey, Union Township Middle School is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 68.7% actual against a predicted 63.0%.
In the wider Hunterdon County area, median household income comes to about $141,715, roughly 57% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 3%. Hunterdon County counts 55 public schools with about 18,056 students.
Union Township Middle School's nearest public school is Union Township Elementary School (about 0.3 miles). There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Union Township Middle School places 3rd of 8 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
Locale: Rural: Fringe. In NCES terms, the school is in rural territory close to an urban area.
The school grew from 200 students in 2020-21 to 246 in 2024-25. The student-to-teacher ratio went up from 9.5:1 to 10.7:1.
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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 Elementary SchoolElementary · 259 students
Other schools in HAMPTON
- Union Township Elementary SchoolElementary · 259 students
- Hampton Borough SchoolElementary · 113 students
Other Union Township Middle schools
One other US public school is named Union Township Middle. Union Township Middle School is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Union Township Middle SchoolValparaiso, IN · 333 students
Nearby schools
- Union Township Elementary School0.3 mi · 259
- Clinton Public School3.4 mi · 521
- Thomas B. Conley Elementary School3.8 mi · 258
- Clinton Township Middle School4.0 mi · 405
- Ethel Hoppock Middle School4.0 mi · 119
- Spruce Run4.2 mi · 84
Frequently asked questions
About Union Township Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Union Township Middle School?
Union Township Middle School enrolls approximately 246 students in grades 04-08.
What grades does Union Township Middle School serve?
Union Township Middle School serves grades 04-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Union Township Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Union Township Middle School is approximately 10.7:1 (23 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Union Township Middle School?
Union Township Middle School reports a student body of 78% White, 2% Hispanic, 2% Black, 15% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Union Township Middle School in?
Union Township Middle School is part of Union Township School District.
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