Photo: Zeete · CC BY-SA 4.0Stanhope’s public schools outscore 53% of New Jersey districts
In Stanhope, 43% of tested students are proficient in math, above the New Jersey average (36%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Stanhope, 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.
Stanhope’s schools, in brief
Against towns with similar incomes
Among the 405 New Jersey towns with household incomes within a quarter of Stanhope’s, its schools beat 41%, lower than their 53% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Stanhope runs its own schools through grade 8, then shares
Valley Road School (PK–8) is Stanhope’s own. From grade 9, students attend the Lenape Valley Regional School District with Byram and Netcong: Lenape Valley Regional High School. The high school’s own results earn an A−, the highest on the path. See the path ↓
Above the state on tests
Reading proficiency is 55% and math 43% across both districts in spring 2022, against 49% and 36% statewide; 85–89% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 90%. Test scores ↓
Spending and class size
Lenape Valley Regional spends $30,313 per student and Stanhope Borough $26,269, 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 Stanhope’s grade
B−: better than 53% of New Jersey school districts, #225 of 465 New Jersey towns. Test scores are above the New Jersey average; graduation is below it.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Stanhope, with each school’s own grade.
Kindergarten in Stanhope
Valley Road School
Grades PK–8 · 346 students · 10:1 students per teacher
1st grade in Stanhope
Valley Road School
Grades PK–8 · 346 students · 10:1 students per teacher
2nd grade in Stanhope
Valley Road School
Grades PK–8 · 346 students · 10:1 students per teacher
3rd grade in Stanhope
Valley Road School
Grades PK–8 · 346 students · 10:1 students per teacher
4th grade in Stanhope
Valley Road School
Grades PK–8 · 346 students · 10:1 students per teacher
5th grade in Stanhope
Valley Road School
Grades PK–8 · 346 students · 10:1 students per teacher
6th grade in Stanhope
Valley Road School
Grades PK–8 · 346 students · 10:1 students per teacher
7th grade in Stanhope
Valley Road School
Grades PK–8 · 346 students · 10:1 students per teacher
8th grade in Stanhope
Valley Road School
Grades PK–8 · 346 students · 10:1 students per teacher
9th grade in Stanhope
Lenape Valley Regional High School
Grades 9–12 · 667 students · 12:1 students per teacher
10th grade in Stanhope
Lenape Valley Regional High School
Grades 9–12 · 667 students · 12:1 students per teacher
Stanhope runs its own schools through grade 8 (Stanhope Borough School District). From grade 9, students attend the Lenape Valley Regional School District, shared with Byram and Netcong. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
Two districts serve Stanhope
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Well above the state in reading
Stanhope vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the New Jersey towns that share Stanhope’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Stanhope | B− | Stanhope Borough PK–8 · Lenape Valley Regional 9–12 |
| Mount Olive | B+ | Mount Olive Township |
| Netcong | B− | Netcong Borough PK–8 · Lenape Valley Regional 9–12 |
| Byram | B+ | Byram Township PK–8 · Lenape Valley Regional 9–12 |
| Roxbury | B− | Roxbury Township |
| Hopatcong | D | Hopatcong Borough |
2 of the 5 neighbors share Lenape Valley Regional with Stanhope for grades 9–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.
Every school in Stanhope
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).
Questions about Stanhope’s schools
Are Stanhope’s schools good?
They sit near the middle of New Jersey: the public schools Stanhope children attend outscore 53% of New Jersey’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B− Schools grade, #225 of 465 New Jersey towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 41%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Stanhope in?
Two districts: Stanhope Borough School District runs grades PK–8, and Lenape Valley Regional School District runs grades 9–12, shared with Byram and Netcong.
Where do Stanhope kids go to high school?
Lenape Valley Regional High School, with 667 students; its own test results earn an A−.
What is Stanhope’s graduation rate?
85–89% of the class of 2023 in Lenape Valley Regional School District graduated in four years, against 90% across New Jersey.
How much does Stanhope spend per student?
$30,313 in Lenape Valley Regional School District and $26,269 in Stanhope Borough School District (FY2024), against $28,441 across New Jersey. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Stanhope 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.