Photo: Brandon S. Jacobsen · CC BY-SA 3.0Raritan Township’s public schools outscore 58% of New Jersey districts
On the state math tests, 47% of Raritan Township’s students scored proficient, above the New Jersey average (36%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Raritan 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.
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.
Raritan Township’s schools, in brief
Against towns with similar incomes
Among the 277 New Jersey towns with household incomes within a quarter of Raritan Township’s, its schools beat 32%, lower than their 58% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Raritan Township runs its own schools through grade 8, then shares
J.P. Case Middle School (7–8) is Raritan Township’s own. From grade 9, students attend the Hunterdon Central Regional School District with Delaware, East Amwell, Flemington and Readington: Hunterdon Central Regional High School District. The high school’s own results earn a B+. See the path ↓
Above the state on both counts
Reading proficiency is 50% and math 47% across both districts in spring 2022, against 49% and 36% statewide; 94% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 90%. Test scores ↓
Spending and class size
Flemington-Raritan Regional spends $25,587 per student and Hunterdon Central Regional $33,059, 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.
What’s behind Raritan Township’s grade
B: better than 58% of New Jersey school districts, #204 of 465 New Jersey towns. Test scores and graduation are both above the New Jersey average; graduation is the stronger of the two.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Raritan Township, with each school’s own grade.
5th grade in Raritan Township
Reading-Fleming Intermediate School
Grades 5–6 · 719 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Flemington
6th grade in Raritan Township
Reading-Fleming Intermediate School
Grades 5–6 · 719 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Flemington
7th grade in Raritan Township
J.P. Case Middle School
Grades 7–8 · 730 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Flemington
8th grade in Raritan Township
J.P. Case Middle School
Grades 7–8 · 730 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Flemington
9th grade in Raritan Township
Hunterdon Central Regional High School District
Grades 9–12 · 2,238 students · 10:1 students per teacher · in Flemington
10th grade in Raritan Township
Hunterdon Central Regional High School District
Grades 9–12 · 2,238 students · 10:1 students per teacher · in Flemington
Raritan Township runs its own schools through grade 8 (Flemington-Raritan Regional School District). From grade 9, students attend the Hunterdon Central Regional School District, shared with Delaware, East Amwell, Flemington and Readington. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
Two districts serve Raritan Township
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Above the state in reading
Raritan Township vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the New Jersey towns that share Raritan Township’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Raritan Township | B | Flemington-Raritan Regional PK–8 · Hunterdon Central Regional 9–12 |
| Readington | A− | Readington Township PK–8 · Hunterdon Central Regional 9–12 |
| Delaware | B+ | Delaware Township PK–8 · Hunterdon Central Regional 9–12 |
| East Amwell | B+ | East Amwell Township PK–8 · Hunterdon Central Regional 9–12 |
| Clinton | B+ | Clinton Township PK–8 · North Hunterdon-Voorhees Regional 9–12 |
| Franklin | B+ | Franklin Township PK–8 · North Hunterdon-Voorhees Regional 9–12 |
| Hillsborough | A− | Hillsborough Township |
3 of the 6 neighbors share Hunterdon Central Regional with Raritan Township for grades 9–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.
Every school in Raritan Township
7 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).
Left off: 1 public program with fewer than 25 students (Hunterdon County Vocational School District Central Campus).
Questions about Raritan Township’s schools
Are Raritan Township’s schools good?
They sit near the middle of New Jersey: the public schools Raritan Township children attend outscore 58% of New Jersey’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B Schools grade, #204 of 465 New Jersey towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 32%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Raritan Township in?
Two districts: Flemington-Raritan Regional School District runs grades PK–8, and Hunterdon Central Regional School District runs grades 9–12, shared with Delaware, East Amwell, Flemington and Readington.
Where do Raritan Township kids go to high school?
Hunterdon Central Regional High School District in Flemington, with 2,238 students; its own test results earn a B+.
What is Raritan Township’s graduation rate?
94% of the class of 2023 in Hunterdon Central Regional School District graduated in four years, against 90% across New Jersey.
How much does Raritan Township spend per student?
$25,587 in Flemington-Raritan Regional School District and $33,059 in Hunterdon Central Regional School District (FY2024), against $28,441 across New Jersey. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Raritan Township families are saying about school.
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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.