Stow Creek Township’s public schools score below 79% of New Jersey districts on tests and graduation
14% of students in Stow Creek Township’s public schools are proficient in math, below the New Jersey average (36%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Stow Creek 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 91% 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.
Stow Creek Township’s schools, in brief
Against towns with similar incomes
Among the 446 New Jersey towns with household incomes within a quarter of Stow Creek Township’s, its schools beat 14%, lower than their 21% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Stow Creek Township runs its own schools through grade 8, then shares
Stow Creek Township School (PK–8) is Stow Creek Township’s own. From grade 9, students attend the Cumberland Regional School District with Deerfield, Fairfield, Greenwich, Hopewell, Shiloh and Upper Deerfield: Cumberland Regional High School in Bridgeton. The high school’s own results earn a C−. See the path ↓
Results trail the state
In spring 2022, 29% of tested students were proficient in reading and 14% in math, against 49% and 36% statewide; 91% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓
Graduation
89% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 90% across New Jersey. Districts ↓
Spending and class size
Cumberland Regional spends $22,144 per student and Stow Creek Township $20,248, against $28,441 across New Jersey (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓
Choice beyond the district
Woodland Country Day School (private) is in town. Every school ↓
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 Stow Creek Township’s grade
C−: better than 21% of New Jersey school districts. Both inputs trail the New Jersey average; graduation is the closer of the two to typical.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Stow Creek Township, with each school’s own grade.
Pre-K in Stow Creek Township
Stow Creek Township School
Grades PK–8 · 127 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Bridgeton
Kindergarten in Stow Creek Township
Stow Creek Township School
Grades PK–8 · 127 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Bridgeton
1st grade in Stow Creek Township
Stow Creek Township School
Grades PK–8 · 127 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Bridgeton
2nd grade in Stow Creek Township
Stow Creek Township School
Grades PK–8 · 127 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Bridgeton
3rd grade in Stow Creek Township
Stow Creek Township School
Grades PK–8 · 127 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Bridgeton
4th grade in Stow Creek Township
Stow Creek Township School
Grades PK–8 · 127 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Bridgeton
5th grade in Stow Creek Township
Stow Creek Township School
Grades PK–8 · 127 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Bridgeton
6th grade in Stow Creek Township
Stow Creek Township School
Grades PK–8 · 127 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Bridgeton
7th grade in Stow Creek Township
Stow Creek Township School
Grades PK–8 · 127 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Bridgeton
8th grade in Stow Creek Township
Stow Creek Township School
Grades PK–8 · 127 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Bridgeton
9th grade in Stow Creek Township
Cumberland Regional High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,161 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Bridgeton
10th grade in Stow Creek Township
Cumberland Regional High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,161 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Bridgeton
11th grade in Stow Creek Township
Cumberland Regional High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,161 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Bridgeton
12th grade in Stow Creek Township
Cumberland Regional High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,161 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Bridgeton
Stow Creek Township runs its own schools through grade 8 (Stow Creek Township School District). From grade 9, students attend the Cumberland Regional School District, shared with Deerfield, Fairfield, Greenwich, Hopewell, Shiloh and Upper Deerfield. Its high school is in Bridgeton. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
Two districts serve Stow Creek Township
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Well below the state in reading
Stow Creek Township vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the New Jersey towns that share Stow Creek Township’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Stow Creek Township | C− | Stow Creek Township PK–8 · Cumberland Regional 9–12 |
| Lower Alloways Creek | C+ | Lower Alloways Creek Township |
| Greenwich | — | Greenwich Township PK–8 · Cumberland Regional 9–12 |
| Quinton | C− | Quinton Township |
| Hopewell | C− | Hopewell Township PK–8 · Cumberland Regional 9–12 |
| Shiloh | — | Hopewell Township PK–8 · Cumberland Regional 9–12 |
| Alloway | C | Alloway Township |
3 of the 6 neighbors share Cumberland Regional with Stow Creek Township for grades 9–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.
Every school in Stow Creek Township
3 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 Stow Creek Township’s schools
Are Stow Creek Township’s schools good?
On New Jersey’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Stow Creek Township children attend score below 79% of New Jersey’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C− Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 14%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Stow Creek Township in?
Two districts: Stow Creek Township School District runs grades PK–8, and Cumberland Regional School District runs grades 9–12, shared with Deerfield, Fairfield, Greenwich, Hopewell, Shiloh and Upper Deerfield.
Where do Stow Creek Township kids go to high school?
Cumberland Regional High School in Bridgeton, with 1,161 students; its own test results earn a C−.
What is Stow Creek Township’s graduation rate?
89% of the class of 2023 in Cumberland Regional School District graduated in four years, against 90% across New Jersey.
How much does Stow Creek Township spend per student?
$22,144 in Cumberland Regional School District and $20,248 in Stow Creek Township School District (FY2024), against $28,441 across New Jersey. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Are there private schools in Stow Creek Township?
Yes: Woodland Country Day School (nonsectarian, grades PK–8, 145 students).
Parents talk
What Stow Creek Township families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Stow Creek Township → They have their own page.
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.