Best Public Schools in Lambertville, NJ

Summary:

The city of Lambertville, New Jersey is home to 3 schools, including 2 elementary schools (Lambertville Public School and West Amwell Township School) and 1 high school (South Hunterdon Regional High School). These schools serve students from diverse backgrounds and have varying levels of academic performance, with some standout schools and areas for improvement.

Among the standout schools, West Amwell Township School stands out with the highest percentage of white students (76.47%) and the lowest chronic absenteeism rate (7.9%). Academically, it excels in English Language Arts (ELA), with 71.4% of 6th-grade students proficient or better, surpassing the district and state averages. Lambertville Public School also performs well in 4th-grade ELA, with 55.6% of students proficient or better, exceeding the district and state averages.

However, the schools in Lambertville generally perform below the state averages in both ELA and Mathematics, with some exceptions. The racial diversity of the schools varies, with South Hunterdon Regional High School being the most diverse and West Amwell Township School being the least diverse. The South Hunterdon Regional School District, which encompasses all three schools, is ranked 403 out of 615 districts in New Jersey and is rated 2 stars out of 5 by SchoolDigger, suggesting room for improvement at the district level.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2023)				Ranking (2022)				NJSLA-S Science (2023)			NJSLA English Language Arts (2023)							NJSLA Mathematics (2023)						NJSLA Algebra I (2023)			NJSLA Geometry (2023)			Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	SchoolDigger Rating (2023)	Average Standard Score (2022)	Statewide Rank (2022)	State Percentile (2022)	Rank Change from Previous Year	NJSLA-S Science 5th Grade	NJSLA-S Science 8th Grade	NJSLA-S Science 11th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 3rd Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 4th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 5th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 6th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 7th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 8th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 9th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 3rd Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 4th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 5th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 6th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 7th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 8th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 8th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 9th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I End of Course	NJSLA Geometry 9th Grade	NJSLA Geometry 10th Grade	NJSLA Geometry End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Lambertville Public School	Public	PK, KG-6	200 N. Main	Lambertville	08530	Hunterdon County	South Hunterdon Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 397-0183	221	32	6.9	33.9%	131 (59.3%)	6 (2.7%)	71 (32.1%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (5.4%)	45.1	738^th of 1342 public elementary schools	45.0%		42.3	773^rd of 1345 public elementary schools	42.5%	35	22.7			48.7	55.6	40.9	48.1				33.3	27.8	38.1	37.0									$13,680	$142	$13,538
South Hunterdon Regional High School	Public	7-12	301 Mt Airy Harbourton Rd	Lambertville	08530	Hunterdon County	South Hunterdon Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 397-2060	417	50	8.3	24.9%	263 (63.1%)	34 (8.2%)	105 (25.2%)	4 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.4%)	42.3	198^th of 422 public high schools	53.1%		27.1	286^th of 415 public high schools	31.1%	88		17.8	28.6					44.2	45.2	50.8					23.6	5.6	80.0	5.7	34.4	17.2	34.4	28.9	$13,989	$37	$13,952
West Amwell Township School	Public	K-6	1417 Rt 179	Lambertville	08530	Hunterdon County	South Hunterdon Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 397-0819	170	27	6.3	13.5%	130 (76.5%)	4 (2.4%)	28 (16.5%)	3 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.9%)	36.6	852^nd of 1342 public elementary schools	36.5%		26.6	986^th of 1345 public elementary schools	26.7%	134	20.6			8.7	34.6	34.4	71.4				26.0	34.6	20.6	46.4									$11,144	$69	$11,075

Cities Near Lambertville

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Stockton	3.38 mi	1
Sergeantsville	5.42 mi	1	221^st
Ringoes	5.79 mi	2	169^th
Titusville	6.37 mi	1	125^th
Pennington	7.17 mi	7	152^nd

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the New Jersey Department of Education.

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