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Schools in Alexandria Township · Alexandria Township School District, Delaware Valley Regional School District

Alexandria Township’s public schools score below 51% of New Jersey districts on tests and graduation

The grade covers the two public school districts serving Alexandria Township, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within New Jersey, not nationally.

#249of 465 New Jersey townsK–12Where will my kid go?

From New Jersey state tests taken in spring 2022, when 98% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency
51%
▲ 2 pts vs NJ 49%
2021–22
Math proficiency
33%
▼ 2 pts vs NJ 36%
2021–22
Graduate on time
90–94%
▼ 0–4 pts vs NJ 90%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$35.8K
▲ 26% vs NJ $28.4K
FY2024 · Delaware Valley Regional
Students per teacher
10.4
NJ 11.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
2
1,122 students on the public path
In brief

Alexandria Township’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 301 New Jersey towns with household incomes within a quarter of Alexandria Township’s, its schools beat 23%, lower than their 49% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Alexandria Township runs its own schools through grade 8, then shares

Alexandria Township School (PK–8) is Alexandria Township’s own. From grade 9, students attend the Delaware Valley Regional School District with Frenchtown, Holland, Kingwood and Milford: Delaware Valley Regional High School. The high school’s own results earn a B+, the highest on the path. See the path ↓

Above the state in reading, below in math

Reading proficiency is 51% and math 33% across both districts in spring 2022, against 49% and 36% statewide; 90–94% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 90%. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

Alexandria Township spends $28,421 per student and Delaware Valley Regional $35,780, against $28,441 across New Jersey (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

The School Grade

What’s behind Alexandria Township’s grade

B− Test scoresC+ Graduation

B−: better than 49% of New Jersey school districts, #249 of 465 New Jersey towns. Graduation is above the New Jersey average; test scores are below it.

New Jersey school districts we grade (651)Better than 49%
Lower resultsHigher results
New Jersey towns with similar household incomes (301)Better than 23%
Towns in Hunterdon County (14)Better than 14%
C+BA fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 494 test results and a graduating class of 188 could put Alexandria Township anywhere from C+ to B. The tests are from spring 2022, when 98% of Alexandria Township’s students in the tested grades sat them (496 in math, 492 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Alexandria Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–8Alexandria Township SchoolAlexandria Township School DistrictB
9–12Delaware Valley Regional High SchoolDelaware Valley Regional School DistrictB+

Alexandria Township runs its own schools through grade 8 (Alexandria Township School District). From grade 9, students attend the Delaware Valley Regional School District, shared with Frenchtown, Holland, Kingwood and Milford. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Two districts serve Alexandria Township

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Alexandria Township School DistrictGrades PK–8 · 1 schools · 417 students, up 50% since 2020–21 · 8.3 per teacher (NJ 11.6)
$28,421NJ $28,441 · FY2024
B−
Delaware Valley Regional School DistrictGrades 9–12 · 1 schools · 705 students · 12.1 per teacher (NJ 11.6)
$35,780NJ $28,441 · FY2024
C+
Test scores · 2021–22

Above the state in reading

Reading · PK–8, Alexandria Township School District50%
State average 48.6% · 309 students tested
Math · PK–8, Alexandria Township School District40%
State average 35.5% · 309 students tested
Reading · 9–12, Delaware Valley Regional School District52%
State average 48.6% · 183 students tested
Math · 9–12, Delaware Valley Regional School District22%
State average 35.5% · 187 students tested

Alexandria Township vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the New Jersey towns that share Alexandria Township’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Alexandria TownshipB−Alexandria Township PK–8 · Delaware Valley Regional 9–12
HollandB−Holland Township PK–8 · Delaware Valley Regional 9–12
UnionB+Union Township PK–8 · North Hunterdon-Voorhees Regional 9–12
BethlehemBBethlehem Township PK–8 · North Hunterdon-Voorhees Regional 9–12
FrenchtownC+Frenchtown Borough PK–8 · Delaware Valley Regional 9–12
FranklinB+Franklin Township PK–8 · North Hunterdon-Voorhees Regional 9–12
KingwoodBKingwood Township PK–8 · Delaware Valley Regional 9–12
MilfordC+Milford Borough PK–5 · Delaware Valley Regional 9–12

4 of the 7 neighbors share Delaware Valley Regional with Alexandria Township for grades 9–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades. Bridgeton, PA and Tinicum, PA border Alexandria Township but are graded on their own state’s tests, so they’re left out.

Every school in Alexandria Township

2 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with New Jersey’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

District schools in Alexandria Townshipby address
Alexandria Township School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Pittstown
B
417 students8:1Rate it →
Delaware Valley Regional High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Frenchtown
B+
705 students12:1Rate it →

Questions about Alexandria Township’s schools

Are Alexandria Township’s schools good?

On New Jersey’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Alexandria Township children attend score below 51% of New Jersey’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B− Schools grade, #249 of 465 New Jersey towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 23%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Alexandria Township in?

Two districts: Alexandria Township School District runs grades PK–8, and Delaware Valley Regional School District runs grades 9–12, shared with Frenchtown, Holland, Kingwood and Milford.

Where do Alexandria Township kids go to high school?

Delaware Valley Regional High School in Frenchtown, with 705 students; its own test results earn a B+.

What is Alexandria Township’s graduation rate?

90–94% of the class of 2023 in Delaware Valley Regional School District graduated in four years, against 90% across New Jersey.

How much does Alexandria Township spend per student?

$28,421 in Alexandria Township School District and $35,780 in Delaware Valley Regional School District (FY2024), against $28,441 across New Jersey. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within New Jersey. Stars are from neighbors.