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Schools in Lafayette Township · High Point Regional School District, Lafayette Township School District

Lafayette Township’s public schools score below 60% of New Jersey districts on tests and graduation

The grade covers the two public school districts serving Lafayette Township, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. On the state reading tests, 42% of Lafayette 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.

K–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
42%
▼ 7 pts vs NJ 49%
2021–22
Math proficiency
31%
▼ 5 pts vs NJ 36%
2021–22
Graduate on time
93%
▲ 2 pts vs NJ 90%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$33.6K
▲ 18% vs NJ $28.4K
FY2024 · High Point Regional
Students per teacher
10.8
NJ 11.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
1
1,023 students on the public path
In brief

Lafayette Township’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 429 New Jersey towns with household incomes within a quarter of Lafayette Township’s, its schools beat 29%, lower than their 40% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

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

Lafayette Township School (PK–8) is Lafayette Township’s own. From grade 9, students attend the High Point Regional School District with Branchville, Frankford, Sussex and Wantage: High Point Regional High School District in Sussex. The high school’s own results earn a B−, the highest on the path. See the path ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 42% of tested students were proficient in reading and 31% in math, against 49% and 36% statewide; 98% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

93% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 90% across New Jersey. Districts ↓

Spending and class size

High Point Regional spends $33,580 per student and Lafayette Township $27,516, 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 Lafayette Township’s grade

C+ Test scoresB− Graduation

C+: better than 40% 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 40%
Lower resultsHigher results
New Jersey towns with similar household incomes (429)Better than 29%
Towns in Sussex County (15)Better than 13%
CB−A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 332 test results and a graduating class of 222 could put Lafayette Township anywhere from C to B−. The tests are from spring 2022, when 98% of Lafayette Township’s students in the tested grades sat them (348 in math, 318 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–8Lafayette Township SchoolLafayette Township School DistrictB−
9–12High Point Regional High School Districtin SussexB−

Lafayette Township runs its own schools through grade 8 (Lafayette Township School District). From grade 9, students attend the High Point Regional School District, shared with Branchville, Frankford, Sussex and Wantage. Its high school is in Sussex. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Two districts serve Lafayette Township

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

High Point Regional School DistrictGrades 9–12 · 1 schools · 791 students, down 6% since 2020–21 · 11.7 per teacher (NJ 11.6)
$33,580NJ $28,441 · FY2024
C+
Lafayette Township School DistrictGrades PK–8 · 1 schools · 232 students, up 20% since 2020–21 · 8.6 per teacher (NJ 11.6)
$27,516NJ $28,441 · FY2024
C+
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading · 9–12, High Point Regional School District42%
State average 48.6% · 185 students tested
Math · 9–12, High Point Regional School District27%
State average 35.5% · 216 students tested
Reading · PK–8, Lafayette Township School District42%
State average 48.6% · 133 students tested
Math · PK–8, Lafayette Township School District37%
State average 35.5% · 132 students tested

Lafayette Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Lafayette TownshipC+Lafayette Township PK–8 · High Point Regional 9–12
HamptonB−Hampton Township PK–6 · Kittatinny Regional 7–12
HardystonB−Hardyston Township PK–8 · Wallkill Valley Regional 9–12
SpartaB+Sparta Township
AndoverB+Andover Regional
FrankfordB−Frankford Township PK–8 · High Point Regional 9–12

Every school in Lafayette 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 Lafayette Townshipby address
Lafayette Township School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Lafayette
B−
232 students9:1Rate it →
Also serving Lafayette Townshipin other towns
High Point Regional High School District
High · Grades 9–12 · Sussex
B−
791 students12:1Rate it →

Questions about Lafayette Township’s schools

Are Lafayette Township’s schools good?

On New Jersey’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Lafayette Township children attend score below 60% of New Jersey’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C+ Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 29%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Lafayette Township in?

Two districts: Lafayette Township School District runs grades PK–8, and High Point Regional School District runs grades 9–12, shared with Branchville, Frankford, Sussex and Wantage.

Where do Lafayette Township kids go to high school?

High Point Regional High School District in Sussex, with 791 students; its own test results earn a B−.

What is Lafayette Township’s graduation rate?

93% of the class of 2023 in High Point Regional School District graduated in four years, against 90% across New Jersey.

How much does Lafayette Township spend per student?

$33,580 in High Point Regional School District and $27,516 in Lafayette 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.