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Schools in Mine Hill Township · Mine Hill Township School District

Mine Hill Township’s public schools outscore 61% of New Jersey districts

In Mine Hill Township, 42% of tested students are proficient in math, above the New Jersey average (36%). The grade covers the public school district serving Mine Hill Township, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within New Jersey, not nationally.

#189of 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
57%
▲ 8 pts vs NJ 49%
2021–22
Math proficiency
42%
▲ 6 pts vs NJ 36%
2021–22
Spent per student
$24.7K
▼ 13% vs NJ $28.4K
FY2024
Students per teacher
10.6
NJ 11.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
1
382 students on the public path
In brief

Mine Hill Township’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 450 New Jersey towns with household incomes within a quarter of Mine Hill Township’s, its schools beat 68%, higher than their 61% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Above the state on tests

Reading proficiency is 57% and math 42% in spring 2022, against 49% and 36% statewide. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $24,749 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 Mine Hill Township’s grade

B Test scores

B: better than 61% of New Jersey school districts, #189 of 465 New Jersey towns. Test scores are above the New Jersey average; there is no graduation rate to add.

New Jersey school districts we grade (651)Better than 61%
Lower resultsHigher results
New Jersey towns with similar household incomes (450)Better than 68%
Towns in Morris County (20)Better than 15%
B−B+A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 196 test results could put Mine Hill Township anywhere from B− to B+. The tests are from spring 2022, when 98% of Mine Hill Township’s students in the tested grades sat them (195 in math, 196 in reading).

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Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–6Canfield Avenue SchoolMine Hill Township School DistrictB−

Mine Hill Township’s public schools are run by Mine Hill 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.

Mine Hill Township School DistrictGrades PK–6 · 1 schools · 382 students, up 13% since 2020–21 · 10.6 per teacher (NJ 11.6)
$24,749NJ $28,441 · FY2024
B
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading57%
State average 48.6% · 196 students tested
Math42%
State average 35.5% · 195 students tested

Mine Hill Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Mine Hill TownshipBMine Hill Township
WhartonB−Wharton Borough PK–8 · Morris Hills Regional 9–12
RandolphA−Randolph Township
RoxburyB−Roxbury Township
DoverDDover Town

Every school in Mine Hill 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 Mine Hill Townshipby address
Canfield Avenue School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Mine Hill
B−
382 students11:1Rate it →

Questions about Mine Hill Township’s schools

Are Mine Hill Township’s schools good?

They sit near the middle of New Jersey: the public schools Mine Hill Township children attend outscore 61% of New Jersey’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B Schools grade, #189 of 465 New Jersey towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 68%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2020.

What school district is Mine Hill Township in?

Mine Hill Township School District, which runs grades PK–6 and enrolls 382 students in 1 schools (2024–25).

How much does Mine Hill Township spend per student?

$24,749 in Mine Hill 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.