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SERGEANTSVILLE HISTORIC DISTRICT, HUNTERDON CTYPhoto: JERRYE & ROY KLOTZ MD · CC BY-SA 3.0
B+
Schools in Delaware Township · Delaware Township School District, Hunterdon Central Regional School District

Delaware Township’s public schools outscore 70% of New Jersey districts

Reading proficiency in Delaware Township’s districts is 65%, above the New Jersey average (49%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Delaware 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.

#138of 465 New Jersey townsK–12Where will my kid go?

From New Jersey state tests taken in spring 2022, when 94% 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
65%
▲ 17 pts vs NJ 49%
2021–22
Math proficiency
45%
▲ 10 pts vs NJ 36%
2021–22
Graduate on time
94%
▲ 4 pts vs NJ 90%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$33.1K
▲ 16% vs NJ $28.4K
FY2024 · Hunterdon Central Regional
Students per teacher
10.1
NJ 11.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
1
2,641 students on the public path
In brief

Delaware Township’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 196 New Jersey towns with household incomes within a quarter of Delaware Township’s, its schools beat 30%, lower than their 70% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

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

Delaware Township School (PK–8) is Delaware Township’s own. From grade 9, students attend the Hunterdon Central Regional School District with East Amwell, Flemington, Raritan and Readington: Hunterdon Central Regional High School District in Flemington. The high school’s own results earn a B+, the highest on the path. See the path ↓

Above the state on both counts

Reading proficiency is 65% and math 45% across both districts in spring 2022, against 49% and 36% statewide; 94% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 90%. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

Delaware Township spends $28,780 per student and Hunterdon Central Regional $33,059, 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 Delaware Township’s grade

B+ Test scoresB Graduation

B+: better than 70% of New Jersey school districts, #138 of 465 New Jersey towns. Test scores and graduation are both above the New Jersey average; test scores are the stronger of the two.

New Jersey school districts we grade (651)Better than 70%
Lower resultsHigher results
New Jersey towns with similar household incomes (196)Better than 30%
Towns in Hunterdon County (14)Better than 57%
BA−A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 828 test results and a graduating class of 666 could put Delaware Township anywhere from B to A−. The tests are from spring 2022, when 94% of Delaware Township’s students in the tested grades sat them (841 in math, 813 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–8Delaware Township SchoolDelaware Township School DistrictB
9–12Hunterdon Central Regional High School Districtin FlemingtonB+

Delaware Township runs its own schools through grade 8 (Delaware Township School District). From grade 9, students attend the Hunterdon Central Regional School District, shared with East Amwell, Flemington, Raritan and Readington. Its high school is in Flemington. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Two districts serve Delaware Township

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

Delaware Township School DistrictGrades PK–8 · 1 schools · 403 students, up 13% since 2020–21 · 8.9 per teacher (NJ 11.6)
$28,780NJ $28,441 · FY2024
B
Hunterdon Central Regional School DistrictGrades 9–12 · 1 schools · 2,238 students, down 15% since 2020–21 · 10.3 per teacher (NJ 11.6)
$33,059NJ $28,441 · FY2024
B+
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading · PK–8, Delaware Township School District57%
State average 48.6% · 247 students tested
Math · PK–8, Delaware Township School District46%
State average 35.5% · 248 students tested
Reading · 9–12, Hunterdon Central Regional School District69%
State average 48.6% · 566 students tested
Math · 9–12, Hunterdon Central Regional School District45%
State average 35.5% · 593 students tested

Delaware Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Delaware TownshipB+Delaware Township PK–8 · Hunterdon Central Regional 9–12
RaritanBFlemington-Raritan Regional PK–8 · Hunterdon Central Regional 9–12
Stockton—South Hunterdon Regional
East AmwellB+East Amwell Township PK–8 · Hunterdon Central Regional 9–12
West AmwellCSouth Hunterdon Regional
KingwoodBKingwood Township PK–8 · Delaware Valley Regional 9–12
FranklinB+Franklin Township PK–8 · North Hunterdon-Voorhees Regional 9–12
LambertvilleCSouth Hunterdon Regional

2 of the 7 neighbors share Hunterdon Central Regional with Delaware Township for grades 9–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades. Plumstead, PA and Solebury, PA border Delaware Township but are graded on their own state’s tests, so they’re left out.

Every school in Delaware 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 Delaware Townshipby address
Delaware Township School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Sergeantsville
B
403 students9:1Rate it →
Also serving Delaware Townshipin other towns
Hunterdon Central Regional High School District
High · Grades 9–12 · Flemington
B+
2,238 students10:1Rate it →

Questions about Delaware Township’s schools

Are Delaware Township’s schools good?

By New Jersey’s own tests, yes: the public schools Delaware Township children attend outscore 70% of New Jersey’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B+ Schools grade, #138 of 465 New Jersey towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 30%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Delaware Township in?

Two districts: Delaware Township School District runs grades PK–8, and Hunterdon Central Regional School District runs grades 9–12, shared with East Amwell, Flemington, Raritan and Readington.

Where do Delaware Township kids go to high school?

Hunterdon Central Regional High School District in Flemington, with 2,238 students; its own test results earn a B+.

What is Delaware Township’s graduation rate?

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

How much does Delaware Township spend per student?

$28,780 in Delaware Township School District and $33,059 in Hunterdon Central 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.