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Schools in Franklin Township · Franklin Township School District, Warren Hills Regional School District

Franklin Township’s public schools score below 70% of New Jersey districts on tests and graduation

On the state reading tests, 41% of Franklin Township’s students scored proficient, below the New Jersey average (49%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Franklin 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.

#343of 465 New Jersey townsK–12Where will my kid go?

From New Jersey state tests taken in spring 2022, when 99% 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
41%
▼ 8 pts vs NJ 49%
2021–22
Math proficiency
31%
▼ 4 pts vs NJ 36%
2021–22
Graduate on time
86%
▼ 4 pts vs NJ 90%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$27.4K
▼ 4% vs NJ $28.4K
FY2024 · Warren Hills Regional
Students per teacher
10.5
NJ 11.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
2
1,778 students on the public path
In brief

Franklin Township’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 423 New Jersey towns with household incomes within a quarter of Franklin Township’s, its schools beat 13%, lower than their 30% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Franklin Township runs its own schools through grade 6, then shares

Franklin Township School (PK–6) is Franklin Township’s own. From grade 7, students attend the Warren Hills Regional School District with Mansfield, Washington and Washington: Warren Hills Regional Middle School in Washington, then Warren Hills Regional High School in Washington. The high school’s own results earn a B, the highest on the path; the middle school earns a C+. See the path ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 41% of tested students were proficient in reading and 31% in math, against 49% and 36% statewide; 99% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

86% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 90% across New Jersey. Districts ↓

Spending and class size

Franklin Township spends $29,833 per student and Warren Hills Regional $27,371, 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 Franklin Township’s grade

C+ Test scoresC− Graduation

C: better than 30% of New Jersey school districts, #343 of 465 New Jersey towns. Both inputs trail the New Jersey average; test scores are the closer of the two to typical.

New Jersey school districts we grade (651)Better than 30%
Lower resultsHigher results
New Jersey towns with similar household incomes (423)Better than 13%
Towns in Warren County (17)Better than 12%
C−C+A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 917 test results and a graduating class of 286 could put Franklin Township anywhere from C− to C+. The tests are from spring 2022, when 99% of Franklin Township’s students in the tested grades sat them (920 in math, 914 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–6Franklin Township SchoolFranklin Township School DistrictB
7–8Warren Hills Regional Middle Schoolin WashingtonC+
9–12Warren Hills Regional High Schoolin WashingtonB

Franklin Township runs its own schools through grade 6 (Franklin Township School District). From grade 7, students attend the Warren Hills Regional School District, shared with Mansfield, Washington and Washington. Its middle school is in Washington. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Two districts serve Franklin Township

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

Franklin Township School DistrictGrades PK–6 · 1 schools · 251 students, up 32% since 2020–21 · 9.3 per teacher (NJ 11.6)
$29,833NJ $28,441 · FY2024
B−
Warren Hills Regional School DistrictGrades 7–12 · 2 schools · 1,527 students, down 11% since 2020–21 · 10.8 per teacher (NJ 11.6)
$27,371NJ $28,441 · FY2024
C
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading · PK–6, Franklin Township School District47%
State average 48.6% · 104 students tested
Math · PK–6, Franklin Township School District42%
State average 35.5% · 104 students tested
Reading · 7–12, Warren Hills Regional School District40%
State average 48.6% · 810 students tested
Math · 7–12, Warren Hills Regional School District30%
State average 35.5% · 816 students tested

Franklin Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Franklin TownshipCFranklin Township PK–6 · Warren Hills Regional 7–12
BethlehemBBethlehem Township PK–8 · North Hunterdon-Voorhees Regional 9–12
Bloomsbury—Bloomsbury Borough
Washington—Washington Township 1–6 · Warren Hills Regional 7–12
HarmonyC+Harmony Township
GreenwichB+Greenwich Township

Every school in Franklin Township

4 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 Franklin Townshipby address
Franklin Township School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Washington
B
251 students9:1Rate it →
Also serving Franklin Townshipin other towns
Warren Hills Regional Middle School
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Washington
C+
477 students11:1Rate it →
Warren Hills Regional High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Washington
B
1,050 students11:1Rate it →
Other public schools in Franklin Townshiprun by other districts or the state
Warren County Vocational Technical School
High · Grades 9–12 · Washington
B+
Career and Technical
413 students10:1Rate it →

Questions about Franklin Township’s schools

Are Franklin Township’s schools good?

On New Jersey’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Franklin Township children attend score below 70% of New Jersey’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C Schools grade, #343 of 465 New Jersey towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 13%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Franklin Township in?

Two districts: Franklin Township School District runs grades PK–6, and Warren Hills Regional School District runs grades 7–12, shared with Mansfield, Washington and Washington.

Where do Franklin Township kids go to high school?

Warren Hills Regional High School in Washington, with 1,050 students; its own test results earn a B.

What is Franklin Township’s graduation rate?

86% of the class of 2023 in Warren Hills Regional School District graduated in four years, against 90% across New Jersey.

How much does Franklin Township spend per student?

$29,833 in Franklin Township School District and $27,371 in Warren Hills 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.