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Woodglen School

70 BUNNVALE ROAD, CALIFON, NJ 07830 · (908) 638-4111 · Hunterdon County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL272 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 40% of New Jersey public middle schools
  • BTest 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
272
Middle
DISTRICT 266 · STATE 578
Student : Teacher
7.8:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 8.4:1 · STATE 10.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
14%
37 students
DISTRICT 16% · 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 56122%
Grade 66223%
Grade 76825%
Grade 88130%
Student demographics
26%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 26% · STATE 71% · US 70%
White
23285%
DISTRICT 86% · STATE 37% · US 43%
Hispanic
2710%
DISTRICT 9% · STATE 35% · US 30%
Black
83%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 14% · US 15%
Asian
41%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 10% · US 6%
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
14453%
Female
12847%

School pathway

Feeds from
Valley View SchoolPK–04
Based on grade levels within Lebanon 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
59.5%
NJ avg 53.1% . -2.3pp since 2023
Math
43.6%
NJ avg 41.6% . -0.6pp since 2023

What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 60 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 down about 2 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.

NJSLA results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2559.5%43.6%
2023-2461.8%44.2%
% 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
49.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
58.7%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.3pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 49% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 59% 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 Woodglen School

Woodglen School's state test result (49.5% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Woodglen School this school27213.6%49.5%
Indian Mills Memorial School
SHAMONG
29311.9%56.4%
Kenneth R. Olson Middle School
TABERNACLE
30312.9%39.2%
Maple Place Middle School
OCEANPORT
2568.2%61.4%
Hardyston Township Middle School
HAMBURG
2619.2%45.3%
Belhaven Middle School
LINWOOD
34710.4%62.8%
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 Woodglen School ranks

Among middle schools
MeasureThis schoolIn New JerseyIn Hunterdon County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
49.5%#180 of 433#6 of 9
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
43.6%#210 of 437
▼ 25
#8 of 9
no change
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
59.5%#227 of 437
▼ 45
#7 of 9
▼ 2
Enrollment
ranked largest first
272#383 of 445#5 of 10
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
7.8:1#12 of 417#2 of 7
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
26.2%#388 of 419#7 of 7
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
13.6%#330 of 436#5 of 10
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-5.9%#201 of 282N/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 2024-25
Enrollment
272
-29 (-10%) vs 2020
-19% since 1990-91, when it was 334
Student : Teacher
7.8:1
was 10.4:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-25272357.8:114% (37)
2023-2428131.88.8:110% (27)
2022-2329232.49.0:18% (23)
2020-213012910.4:19% (28)
2017-1828932.68.9:18% (24)
2015-163163110.2:15% (15)
2010-113472116.5:15% (18)
2000-014132814.8:14% (15)
1990-913342911.5:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Woodglen School.

Since 2017-18: students down 6% (289 to 272); teachers up 7% (32.6 to 35).

About Woodglen School

Woodglen School is a small middle school in CALIFON, New Jersey, administered by Lebanon Township School District. It enrolls 272 students in 2024-25. The grades offered are 5 through 8. That puts enrollment 53% below the 578-student average for middle schools in New Jersey.

The district for Woodglen School is Lebanon Township School District, with 2 schools and 532 students.

The share of White students at Woodglen School is 85%. The remaining shares are 10% Hispanic and 3% Black. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Woodglen School scores 26%.

The school has 35 full-time-equivalent teachers and a ratio of 7.8 students per teacher. Middle schools in New Jersey average 10.9:1, 3.1 more students per teacher than here. Of all students at Woodglen School, 14% are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The figure for public schools in Hunterdon County is close, at 16%.

Among New Jersey public middle schools, Woodglen School outscored 40%, which works out to a C+ on the allk12 Grade.

Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 58.7% for Woodglen School. The school posts 49.5%, 9.3 points below the prediction.

American Community Survey estimates for Hunterdon County show that median household income comes to about $141,715, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 57% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 3%. The county's public schools total 55, with about 18,056 students.

Measured in a straight line, Voorhees High School is about 1.4 miles from Woodglen School. The five-mile area around Woodglen School holds at least 8 other public schools. The school's 49.5% average proficiency ranks 4th among 8 nearby schools.

Federal records code the school's setting as Rural: Fringe.

Federal enrollment counts decreased from 301 (2020-21) to 272 (2024-25). From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio dropped from 10.4:1 to 7.8:1.

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Hunterdon County at a glance

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Population
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

School name
Woodglen School
District
Lebanon Township School District
Address
70 BUNNVALE ROAD, CALIFON, NJ 07830
Phone
(908) 638-4111
County
Hunterdon County
Level
Middle
Grade range
05–08
Total enrollment
272
Teachers (FTE)
35
Student–teacher ratio
7.8:1
Free and reduced lunch
37 (14%)
Locale
41-Rural: Fringe
NCES ID
340846003016
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

Other schools in Lebanon Township School District
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Frequently asked questions

About Woodglen School
How large is Woodglen School?
Woodglen School enrolls approximately 272 students in grades 05-08.
What age range does Woodglen School serve?
Woodglen School serves students from grade 05 through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Woodglen School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Woodglen School is approximately 7.8:1 (35 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Woodglen School?
At Woodglen School, the student body is approximately 85% White, 10% Hispanic, 3% Black, 1% Asian.
Is Woodglen School public or private?
Woodglen School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Lebanon Township School District.
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