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Schools in Kingwood Township · Delaware Valley Regional School District, Kingwood Township School District

Kingwood Township’s public schools outscore 57% of New Jersey districts

58% of students in Kingwood Township’s public schools are proficient in reading, above the New Jersey average (49%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Kingwood 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.

#210of 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 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency
58%
▲ 9 pts vs NJ 49%
2021–22
Math proficiency
33%
▼ 2 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
10.7
NJ 11.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
1
1,046 students on the public path
In brief

Kingwood Township’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 414 New Jersey towns with household incomes within a quarter of Kingwood Township’s, its schools beat 49%, lower than their 57% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

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

Kingwood Township School (PK–8) is Kingwood Township’s own. From grade 9, students attend the Delaware Valley Regional School District with Alexandria, Frenchtown, Holland 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 58% and math 33% 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 Kingwood Township $26,242, 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 Kingwood Township’s grade

B− Test scoresC+ Graduation

B: better than 57% of New Jersey school districts, #210 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 57%
Lower resultsHigher results
New Jersey towns with similar household incomes (414)Better than 49%
Towns in Hunterdon County (14)Better than 21%
B−B+A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 409 test results and a graduating class of 188 could put Kingwood Township anywhere from B− to B+. The tests are from spring 2022, when 98% of Kingwood Township’s students in the tested grades sat them (411 in math, 407 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–8Kingwood Township SchoolKingwood Township School DistrictB+
9–12Delaware Valley Regional High Schoolin FrenchtownB+

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

Two districts serve Kingwood Township

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+
Kingwood Township School DistrictGrades PK–8 · 1 schools · 341 students · 8.7 per teacher (NJ 11.6)
$26,242NJ $28,441 · FY2024
B+
Test scores · 2021–22

Well 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, Kingwood Township School District63%
State average 48.6% · 224 students tested
Math · PK–8, Kingwood Township School District43%
State average 35.5% · 224 students tested

Kingwood Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Kingwood TownshipBKingwood Township PK–8 · Delaware Valley Regional 9–12
DelawareB+Delaware Township PK–8 · Hunterdon Central Regional 9–12
FrenchtownC+Frenchtown Borough PK–8 · Delaware Valley Regional 9–12
AlexandriaB−Alexandria Township PK–8 · Delaware Valley Regional 9–12
FranklinB+Franklin Township PK–8 · North Hunterdon-Voorhees Regional 9–12

2 of the 4 neighbors share Delaware Valley Regional with Kingwood Township for grades 9–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades. Plumstead, PA and Tinicum, PA border Kingwood Township but are graded on their own state’s tests, so they’re left out.

Every school in Kingwood 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 Kingwood Townshipby address
Kingwood Township School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Frenchtown
B+
341 students9:1Rate it →
Also serving Kingwood Townshipin other towns
Delaware Valley Regional High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Frenchtown
B+
705 students12:1Rate it →

Questions about Kingwood Township’s schools

Are Kingwood Township’s schools good?

They sit near the middle of New Jersey: the public schools Kingwood Township children attend outscore 57% of New Jersey’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B Schools grade, #210 of 465 New Jersey towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 49%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Kingwood Township in?

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

Where do Kingwood Township kids go to high school?

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

What is Kingwood Township’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 Kingwood Township spend per student?

$35,780 in Delaware Valley Regional School District and $26,242 in Kingwood 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 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.