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Schools in Ogdensburg · Ogdensburg Borough School District, Wallkill Valley Regional School District

Ogdensburg’s public schools score below 52% of New Jersey districts on tests and graduation

30% of students in Ogdensburg’s public schools are proficient in math, below the New Jersey average (36%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Ogdensburg, 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.

K–12Where will my kid go?

From New Jersey state tests taken in spring 2022, when 95% 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
52%
▲ 4 pts vs NJ 49%
2021–22
Math proficiency
30%
▼ 6 pts vs NJ 36%
2021–22
Graduate on time
90–94%
▼ 0–4 pts vs NJ 90%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$27.7K
▼ 3% vs NJ $28.4K
FY2024 · Wallkill Valley Regional
Students per teacher
11.2
NJ 11.6
Schools in town
1
861 students on the public path
In brief

Ogdensburg’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 446 New Jersey towns with household incomes within a quarter of Ogdensburg’s, its schools beat 57%, higher than their 48% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Ogdensburg runs its own schools through grade 8, then shares

Ogdensburg Borough School (PK–8) is Ogdensburg’s own. From grade 9, students attend the Wallkill Valley Regional School District with Franklin, Hamburg and Hardyston: Wallkill Valley Regional High School in Hardyston Township. 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 52% and math 30% 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

Ogdensburg Borough spends $25,869 per student and Wallkill Valley Regional $27,691, 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 Ogdensburg’s grade

B− Test scoresC+ Graduation

B−: better than 48% 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 48%
Lower resultsHigher results
New Jersey towns with similar household incomes (446)Better than 57%
CBA fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 300 test results and a graduating class of 156 could put Ogdensburg anywhere from C to B. The tests are from spring 2022, when 95% of Ogdensburg’s students in the tested grades sat them (303 in math, 298 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–8Ogdensburg Borough SchoolOgdensburg Borough School DistrictC+
9–12Wallkill Valley Regional High Schoolin Hardyston TownshipB

Ogdensburg runs its own schools through grade 8 (Ogdensburg Borough School District). From grade 9, students attend the Wallkill Valley Regional School District, shared with Franklin, Hamburg and Hardyston. Its high school is in Hardyston Township. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Two districts serve Ogdensburg

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

Ogdensburg Borough School DistrictGrades PK–8 · 1 schools · 280 students, up 10% since 2020–21 · 10.3 per teacher (NJ 11.6)
$25,869NJ $28,441 · FY2024
B−
Wallkill Valley Regional School DistrictGrades 9–12 · 1 schools · 581 students, down 2% since 2020–21 · 11.8 per teacher (NJ 11.6)
$27,691NJ $28,441 · FY2024
C+
Test scores · 2021–22

Above the state in reading

Reading · PK–8, Ogdensburg Borough School District57%
State average 48.6% · 156 students tested
Math · PK–8, Ogdensburg Borough School District37%
State average 35.5% · 156 students tested
Reading · 9–12, Wallkill Valley Regional School District47%
State average 48.6% · 142 students tested
Math · 9–12, Wallkill Valley Regional School District22%
State average 35.5% · 147 students tested

Ogdensburg vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
OgdensburgB−Ogdensburg Borough PK–8 · Wallkill Valley Regional 9–12
SpartaB+Sparta Township
HardystonB−Hardyston Township PK–8 · Wallkill Valley Regional 9–12
FranklinC+Franklin Borough PK–8 · Wallkill Valley Regional 9–12

2 of the 3 neighbors share Wallkill Valley Regional with Ogdensburg for grades 9–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Ogdensburg

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 Ogdensburgby address
Ogdensburg Borough School
Elementary · Grades PK–8
C+
280 students10:1Rate it →
Also serving Ogdensburgin other towns
Wallkill Valley Regional High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Hardyston Township
B
581 students12:1Rate it →

Questions about Ogdensburg’s schools

Are Ogdensburg’s schools good?

On New Jersey’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Ogdensburg children attend score below 52% of New Jersey’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B− Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 57%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Ogdensburg in?

Two districts: Ogdensburg Borough School District runs grades PK–8, and Wallkill Valley Regional School District runs grades 9–12, shared with Franklin, Hamburg and Hardyston.

Where do Ogdensburg kids go to high school?

Wallkill Valley Regional High School in Hardyston Township, with 581 students; its own test results earn a B.

What is Ogdensburg’s graduation rate?

90–94% of the class of 2023 in Wallkill Valley Regional School District graduated in four years, against 90% across New Jersey.

How much does Ogdensburg spend per student?

$25,869 in Ogdensburg Borough School District and $27,691 in Wallkill Valley Regional 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.