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Schools in Sandyston Township · Kittatinny Regional School District, Sandyston-Walpack Township School District

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

28% of students in Sandyston Township’s public schools are proficient in math, below the New Jersey average (36%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Sandyston 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.

K–12Where will my kid go?

From New Jersey state tests taken in spring 2022, when 99% 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
54%
▲ 5 pts vs NJ 49%
2021–22
Math proficiency
28%
▼ 7 pts vs NJ 36%
2021–22
Graduate on time
90–94%
▼ 0–4 pts vs NJ 90%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$33.1K
▲ 16% vs NJ $28.4K
FY2024 · Kittatinny Regional
Students per teacher
10.3
NJ 11.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
1
863 students on the public path
In brief

Sandyston Township’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 446 New Jersey towns with household incomes within a quarter of Sandyston Township’s, its schools beat 58%, higher than their 48% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Sandyston Township runs its own schools through grade 6, then shares

Sandyston Walpack Consolidated School (PK–6) is Sandyston Township’s own. From grade 7, students attend the Kittatinny Regional School District with Fredon, Hampton, Stillwater and Walpack: Kittatinny Regional High School in Newton. See the path ↓

Above the state in reading, below in math

Reading proficiency is 54% and math 28% 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

Kittatinny Regional spends $33,089 per student and Sandyston-Walpack Township $29,805, 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 Sandyston Township’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 58%
Towns in Sussex County (15)Better than 27%
CBA fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 446 test results and a graduating class of 136 could put Sandyston Township anywhere from C to B. The tests are from spring 2022, when 99% of Sandyston Township’s students in the tested grades sat them (445 in math, 447 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–6Sandyston Walpack Consolidated SchoolSandyston-Walpack Township School DistrictB
7–12Kittatinny Regional High Schoolin NewtonB

Sandyston Township runs its own schools through grade 6 (Sandyston-Walpack Township School District). From grade 7, students attend the Kittatinny Regional School District, shared with Fredon, Hampton, Stillwater and Walpack. Its school is in Newton. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Two districts serve Sandyston Township

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

Kittatinny Regional School DistrictGrades 7–12 · 1 schools · 733 students, down 13% since 2020–21 · 10.3 per teacher (NJ 11.6)
$33,089NJ $28,441 · FY2024
B−
Sandyston-Walpack Township School DistrictGrades PK–6 · 1 schools · 130 students, up 12% since 2020–21 · 10.3 per teacher (NJ 11.6)
$29,805NJ $28,441 · FY2024
B−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading · 7–12, Kittatinny Regional School District54%
State average 48.6% · 386 students tested
Math · 7–12, Kittatinny Regional School District27%
State average 35.5% · 384 students tested
Reading · PK–6, Sandyston-Walpack Township School District52%
State average 48.6% · 61 students tested
Math · PK–6, Sandyston-Walpack Township School District37%
State average 35.5% · 61 students tested

Sandyston Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Sandyston TownshipB−Sandyston-Walpack Township PK–6 · Kittatinny Regional 7–12
MontagueC+Montague Township
FrankfordB−Frankford Township PK–8 · High Point Regional 9–12
Walpack—Sandyston-Walpack Township PK–6 · Kittatinny Regional 7–12

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

Every school in Sandyston 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 Sandyston Townshipby address
Sandyston Walpack Consolidated School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Layton
B
130 students10:1Rate it →
Also serving Sandyston Townshipin other towns
Kittatinny Regional High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Newton
B
733 students10:1Rate it →

Questions about Sandyston Township’s schools

Are Sandyston Township’s schools good?

On New Jersey’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Sandyston Township 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 58%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Sandyston Township in?

Two districts: Sandyston-Walpack Township School District runs grades PK–6, and Kittatinny Regional School District runs grades 7–12, shared with Fredon, Hampton, Stillwater and Walpack.

What is Sandyston Township’s graduation rate?

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

How much does Sandyston Township spend per student?

$33,089 in Kittatinny Regional School District and $29,805 in Sandyston-Walpack 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.