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Schools in Montague Township · Montague Township School District

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

The grade covers the public school district serving Montague 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.

#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
47%
▼ 2 pts vs NJ 49%
2021–22
Math proficiency
32%
▼ 4 pts vs NJ 36%
2021–22
Spent per student
$34.8K
▲ 22% vs NJ $28.4K
FY2024
Students per teacher
9.4
NJ 11.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
1
329 students on the public path
In brief

Montague Township’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 435 New Jersey towns with household incomes within a quarter of Montague Township’s, its schools beat 45%, higher than their 38% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 47% of tested students were proficient in reading and 32% in math, against 49% and 36% statewide; 98% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $34,773 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 Montague 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 (435)Better than 45%
Towns in Sussex County (15)Better than 7%
CB−A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 151 test results could put Montague Township anywhere from C to B−. The tests are from spring 2022, when 98% of Montague Township’s students in the tested grades sat them (151 in math, 151 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–8Montague Township SchoolMontague Township School DistrictC

Montague Township’s public schools are run by Montague 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.

Montague Township School DistrictGrades PK–8 · 1 schools · 329 students, up 33% since 2020–21 · 9.4 per teacher (NJ 11.6)
$34,773NJ $28,441 · FY2024
C+
Test scores · 2021–22

Below the state in reading

Reading47%
State average 48.6% · 151 students tested
Math32%
State average 35.5% · 151 students tested

Montague Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Montague TownshipC+Montague Township
SandystonB−Sandyston-Walpack Township PK–6 · Kittatinny Regional 7–12
WantageCSussex-Wantage Regional PK–8 · High Point Regional 9–12

Dingman, PA, Milford, PA and Westfall, PA border Montague Township but are graded on their own state’s tests, so they’re left out.

Every school in Montague 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 Montague Townshipby address
Montague Township School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Montague
C
329 students9:1Rate it →

Questions about Montague Township’s schools

Are Montague Township’s schools good?

On New Jersey’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Montague 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 45%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2020.

What school district is Montague Township in?

Montague Township School District, which runs grades PK–8 and enrolls 329 students in 1 schools (2024–25).

How much does Montague Township spend per student?

$34,773 in Montague 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.