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Schools in Harmony Township · Harmony Township School District

Harmony Township’s public schools score below 62% of New Jersey districts on tests and graduation

The grade covers the public school district serving Harmony Township, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests. On the state reading tests, 42% of Harmony Township’s students scored proficient, below the New Jersey average (49%). Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within New Jersey, not nationally.

#302of 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 2020’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency
42%
▼ 7 pts vs NJ 49%
2021–22
Math proficiency
37%
▲ 2 pts vs NJ 36%
2021–22
Spent per student
$37.1K
▲ 31% vs NJ $28.4K
FY2024
Students per teacher
7.8
NJ 11.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
1
190 students on the public path
In brief

Harmony Township’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 386 New Jersey towns with household incomes within a quarter of Harmony Township’s, its schools beat 54%, higher than their 38% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Above the state in math, below in reading

Reading proficiency is 42% and math 37% in spring 2022, against 49% and 36% statewide. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $37,119 per student, against $28,441 across New Jersey (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

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

The School Grade

What’s behind Harmony Township’s grade

C+ Test scores

C+: better than 38% of New Jersey school districts, #302 of 465 New Jersey towns. Test scores are below the New Jersey average; there is no graduation rate to add.

New Jersey school districts we grade (651)Better than 38%
Lower resultsHigher results
New Jersey towns with similar household incomes (386)Better than 54%
Towns in Warren County (17)Better than 59%
CB−A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 138 test results could put Harmony Township anywhere from C to B−. The tests are from spring 2022, when 98% of Harmony Township’s students in the tested grades sat them (138 in math, 138 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–8Harmony Township SchoolHarmony Township School DistrictB−

Harmony Township’s public schools are run by Harmony Township School District. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

The district

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

Harmony Township School DistrictGrades PK–8 · 1 schools · 190 students, down 10% since 2020–21 · 7.8 per teacher (NJ 11.6)
$37,119NJ $28,441 · FY2024
C+
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading42%
State average 48.6% · 138 students tested
Math37%
State average 35.5% · 138 students tested

Harmony Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Harmony TownshipC+Harmony Township
LopatcongBLopatcong Township
WhiteB−White Township
FranklinCFranklin Township PK–6 · Warren Hills Regional 7–12

Forks, PA and Lower Mount Bethel, PA border Harmony Township but are graded on their own state’s tests, so they’re left out.

Every school in Harmony Township

1 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 Harmony Townshipby address
Harmony Township School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Phillipsburg
B−
190 students8:1Rate it →

Questions about Harmony Township’s schools

Are Harmony Township’s schools good?

On New Jersey’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Harmony Township children attend score below 62% of New Jersey’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C+ Schools grade, #302 of 465 New Jersey towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 54%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2020.

What school district is Harmony Township in?

Harmony Township School District, which runs grades PK–8 and enrolls 190 students in 1 schools (2024–25).

How much does Harmony Township spend per student?

$37,119 in Harmony Township 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 2020) 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.