Photo: Jerrye & Roy Klotz, MD · CC BY-SA 3.0Hardwick Township’s public schools score below 67% of New Jersey districts on tests and graduation
In Hardwick Township, 27% of tested students are proficient in math, below the New Jersey average (36%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Hardwick 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.
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.
Hardwick Township’s schools, in brief
Against towns with similar incomes
Among the 421 New Jersey towns with household incomes within a quarter of Hardwick Township’s, its schools beat 20%, lower than their 33% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Hardwick Township runs its own schools through grade 6, then shares
Blairstown Elementary School (PK–6) is Hardwick Township’s own. From grade 7, students attend the North Warren Regional School District with Blairstown, Frelinghuysen and Knowlton: North Warren Regional School in Blairstown. See the path ↓
Results trail the state
In spring 2022, 39% of tested students were proficient in reading and 27% in math, against 49% and 36% statewide; 98% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓
Graduation
90–94% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 90% across New Jersey (the state reports Hardwick Township’s rate as a range). Districts ↓
Spending and class size
Blairstown Township spends $26,327 per student and North Warren Regional $27,616, 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.
What’s behind Hardwick Township’s grade
C: better than 33% of New Jersey school districts. Graduation is above the New Jersey average; test scores are below it.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Hardwick Township, with each school’s own grade.
Pre-K in Hardwick Township
Blairstown Elementary School
Grades PK–6 · 418 students · 10:1 students per teacher · in Blairstown
Kindergarten in Hardwick Township
Blairstown Elementary School
Grades PK–6 · 418 students · 10:1 students per teacher · in Blairstown
1st grade in Hardwick Township
Blairstown Elementary School
Grades PK–6 · 418 students · 10:1 students per teacher · in Blairstown
2nd grade in Hardwick Township
Blairstown Elementary School
Grades PK–6 · 418 students · 10:1 students per teacher · in Blairstown
3rd grade in Hardwick Township
Blairstown Elementary School
Grades PK–6 · 418 students · 10:1 students per teacher · in Blairstown
4th grade in Hardwick Township
Blairstown Elementary School
Grades PK–6 · 418 students · 10:1 students per teacher · in Blairstown
5th grade in Hardwick Township
Blairstown Elementary School
Grades PK–6 · 418 students · 10:1 students per teacher · in Blairstown
6th grade in Hardwick Township
Blairstown Elementary School
Grades PK–6 · 418 students · 10:1 students per teacher · in Blairstown
7th grade in Hardwick Township
North Warren Regional School
Grades 7–12 · 582 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Blairstown
8th grade in Hardwick Township
North Warren Regional School
Grades 7–12 · 582 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Blairstown
9th grade in Hardwick Township
North Warren Regional School
Grades 7–12 · 582 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Blairstown
10th grade in Hardwick Township
North Warren Regional School
Grades 7–12 · 582 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Blairstown
11th grade in Hardwick Township
North Warren Regional School
Grades 7–12 · 582 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Blairstown
12th grade in Hardwick Township
North Warren Regional School
Grades 7–12 · 582 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Blairstown
Hardwick Township runs its own schools through grade 6 (Blairstown Township School District). From grade 7, students attend the North Warren Regional School District, shared with Blairstown, Frelinghuysen and Knowlton. Its school is in Blairstown. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
Two districts serve Hardwick Township
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Well below the state in reading
Hardwick Township vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the New Jersey towns that share Hardwick Township’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Hardwick Township | C | Blairstown Township PK–6 · North Warren Regional 7–12 |
| Frelinghuysen | C+ | Frelinghuysen Township PK–6 · North Warren Regional 7–12 |
| Blairstown | C | Blairstown Township PK–6 · North Warren Regional 7–12 |
| Knowlton | C | Knowlton Township PK–6 · North Warren Regional 7–12 |
| Stillwater | B | Stillwater Township PK–6 · Kittatinny Regional 7–12 |
3 of the 4 neighbors share North Warren Regional with Hardwick Township for grades 7–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades. Delaware Water Gap, PA, Middle Smithfield, PA, Smithfield, PA and Upper Mount Bethel, PA border Hardwick Township but are graded on their own state’s tests, so they’re left out.
Every school in Hardwick 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).
Questions about Hardwick Township’s schools
Are Hardwick Township’s schools good?
On New Jersey’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Hardwick Township children attend score below 67% of New Jersey’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 20%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Hardwick Township in?
Two districts: Blairstown Township School District runs grades PK–6, and North Warren Regional School District runs grades 7–12, shared with Blairstown, Frelinghuysen and Knowlton.
What is Hardwick Township’s graduation rate?
90–94% of the class of 2023 in North Warren Regional School District graduated in four years, against 90% across New Jersey.
How much does Hardwick Township spend per student?
$26,327 in Blairstown Township School District and $27,616 in North Warren Regional School District (FY2024), against $28,441 across New Jersey. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Hardwick Township families are saying about school.
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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.