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C+
Schools in Frenchtown · Delaware Valley Regional School District, Frenchtown Borough School District

Frenchtown’s public schools score below 59% of New Jersey districts on tests and graduation

25% of students in Frenchtown’s public schools are proficient in math, below the New Jersey average (36%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Frenchtown, 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.

K–12Where will my kid go?

From New Jersey state tests taken in spring 2022, when 97% 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
50%
▲ 2 pts vs NJ 49%
2021–22
Math proficiency
25%
▼ 11 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
11.0
NJ 11.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
1
802 students on the public path
In brief

Frenchtown’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 430 New Jersey towns with household incomes within a quarter of Frenchtown’s, its schools beat 53%, higher than their 41% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Frenchtown runs its own schools through grade 8, then shares

Frenchtown Elementary (PK–8) is Frenchtown’s own. From grade 9, students attend the Delaware Valley Regional School District with Alexandria, Holland, Kingwood and Milford: Delaware Valley Regional High School in Frenchtown. 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 50% and math 25% 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

Delaware Valley Regional spends $35,780 per student and Frenchtown Borough $33,423, 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 Frenchtown’s grade

C+ Test scoresC+ Graduation

C+: better than 41% of New Jersey school districts. Graduation is above the New Jersey average; test scores are below it.

New Jersey school districts we grade (651)Better than 41%
Lower resultsHigher results
New Jersey towns with similar household incomes (430)Better than 53%
CBA fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 241 test results and a graduating class of 188 could put Frenchtown anywhere from C to B. The tests are from spring 2022, when 97% of Frenchtown’s students in the tested grades sat them (243 in math, 239 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–8Frenchtown ElementaryFrenchtown Borough School DistrictB
9–12Delaware Valley Regional High SchoolDelaware Valley Regional School DistrictB+

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

Two districts serve Frenchtown

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

Delaware Valley Regional School DistrictGrades 9–12 · 1 schools · 705 students · 12.1 per teacher (NJ 11.6)
$35,780NJ $28,441 · FY2024
C+
Frenchtown Borough School DistrictGrades PK–8 · 1 schools · 97 students, down 10% since 2020–21 · 6.6 per teacher (NJ 11.6)
$33,423NJ $28,441 · FY2024
C+
Test scores · 2021–22

Above the state in reading

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
Reading · PK–8, Frenchtown Borough School District44%
State average 48.6% · 56 students tested
Math · PK–8, Frenchtown Borough School District34%
State average 35.5% · 56 students tested

Frenchtown vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
FrenchtownC+Frenchtown Borough PK–8 · Delaware Valley Regional 9–12
AlexandriaB−Alexandria Township PK–8 · Delaware Valley Regional 9–12
KingwoodBKingwood Township PK–8 · Delaware Valley Regional 9–12

All 2 neighbors share Delaware Valley Regional with Frenchtown for grades 9–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades. Tinicum, PA borders Frenchtown but is graded on its own state’s tests, so it’s left out.

Every school in Frenchtown

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 Frenchtownby address
Frenchtown Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–8
B
97 students7:1Rate it →
Also serving Frenchtownin other towns
Delaware Valley Regional High School
High · Grades 9–12
B+
705 students12:1Rate it →

Questions about Frenchtown’s schools

Are Frenchtown’s schools good?

On New Jersey’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Frenchtown children attend score below 59% of New Jersey’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C+ Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 53%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Frenchtown in?

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

Where do Frenchtown kids go to high school?

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

What is Frenchtown’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 Frenchtown spend per student?

$35,780 in Delaware Valley Regional School District and $33,423 in Frenchtown Borough 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.