West Amwell Township School

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West Amwell Township School ranks 852 nd of 1342 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Summary:

West Amwell Township School is a public elementary school serving around 170 students in grades K-6 in Lambertville, New Jersey. The school is part of the South Hunterdon Regional School District, which is ranked 403 out of 615 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

While West Amwell Township School has a higher percentage of white students (76.47%) compared to nearby schools like Lambertville Public School (59.28%) and Francis Lore Elementary School (27.01%), its academic performance is generally lower than the state and district averages. In 2022-2023, the school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics were below the South Hunterdon Regional School District and New Jersey state averages across all grade levels. Additionally, West Amwell Township School has seen a steady increase in chronic absenteeism, from 3.0% in 2017-2018 to 7.9% in 2021-2022, which is higher than the 6.6% rate at the nearby Barley Sheaf Elementary School.

Compared to other schools in the region, West Amwell Township School generally underperforms. For instance, Hopewell Elementary School, which is part of the Hopewell Valley Regional School District, consistently outperforms West Amwell Township School in test scores and statewide rankings. The school's administration and the South Hunterdon Regional School District may need to implement targeted interventions and strategies to address these challenges and improve the educational outcomes for the students.

Detail:

Public K-6

1417 Rt 179
Lambertville, NJ 08530

(609) 397-0819

District: South Hunterdon Regional School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
852^nd of 1,342 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $11,144

Student/teacher ratio: 6.3

Number of students: 170

Racial breakdown:

White:

76.5%

Hispanic:

16.5%

Two or more races:

2.9%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 13.5%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details West Amwell Township School ranks worse than 63.5% of elementary schools in New Jersey. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2023 the calculated Average Standard Score was 36.64. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a high school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (76.5%), Hispanic (16.5%), two or more races (2.9%). (See more...)

Compare Details 13.5% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at West Amwell Township School is 6.3. (See more...)

Compare West Amwell Township School employs 26.8 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at West Amwell Township School is $11,144.

Schooldigger 2023 Rankings:

West Amwell Township School:

SchoolDigger ranks West Amwell Township School 852^nd of 1342 New Jersey public elementary schools. (See West Amwell Township School in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Male students:

White students:

South Hunterdon Regional School District:

SchoolDigger ranks South Hunterdon Regional School District 403^rd of 615 New Jersey school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for West Amwell Township School

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Rank History for all students at West Amwell Township School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NJ State Percentile
2018	52.89	670^th	1353	50.5%
2019	41.87	832^nd	1360	38.8%
2021	42.98	693^rd	1317	47.4%
2022	26.59	986^th	1345	26.7%
2023	36.64	852^nd	1342	36.5%

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Rank History for Special Education students at West Amwell Township School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NJ State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2019	13.31	932^nd	1007	7.4%
2021	19.81	719^th	868	17.2%

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Rank History for Female students at West Amwell Township School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NJ State Percentile
2018	52.57	663^rd	1333	50.3%
2019	36.62	887^th	1331	33.4%
2021	43.92	672^nd	1290	47.9%
2022	51.38	633^rd	1326	52.3%
2023	46.10	683^rd	1318	48.2%

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Rank History for Male students at West Amwell Township School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NJ State Percentile
2018	51.00	666^th	1334	50.1%
2019	48.66	704^th	1335	47.3%
2021	44.01	651^st	1297	49.8%
2022	38.54	792^nd	1324	40.2%
2023	53.92	598^th	1315	54.5%

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Rank History for White students at West Amwell Township School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NJ State Percentile
2018	47.57	563^rd	1022	44.9%
2019	36.53	693^rd	1023	32.3%
2021	26.06	780^th	964	19.1%
2022	19.97	831^st	976	14.9%
2023	30.71	707^th	975	27.5%

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Data source: test scores: New Jersey Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: New Jersey Department of Education

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Enrollment information for West Amwell Township School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	Two or More Races	Total
2016	185	4	1	14	9	213
2017	195	5	0	12	9	221
2018	199	7	0	15	10	231
2019	187	7	0	21	9	224
2020	196	8	0	30	8	242
2021	167	6	0	34	5	212
2022	147	4	2	29	4	186
2023	130	4	3	28	5	170

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at West Amwell Township School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
2016	213	23.0	9.2	8.5
2017	221	24.7	8.9	9.5
2018	231	26.3	8.7	10.8
2019	224	26.3	8.5	14.3
2020	242	26.2	9.2	14.9
2021	212	27.5	7.7	13.7
2022	186	28.6	6.4	9.1
2023	170	26.8	6.3	13.5

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio West Amwell Township School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
2016	213	23.0	9.2	8.5
2017	221	24.7	8.9	9.5
2018	231	26.3	8.7	10.8
2019	224	26.3	8.5	14.3
2020	242	26.2	9.2	14.9
2021	212	27.5	7.7	13.7
2022	186	28.6	6.4	9.1
2023	170	26.8	6.3	13.5

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for West Amwell Township School

Year	Expenditures from Federal Funds	Expenditures from State and Local Funds	Total Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019	$69 (0.6%)	$11,075 (99.4%)	$11,144

Data source: New Jersey Department of Education

Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on West Amwell Township School

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Rankings

Rank Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	Rank Post pandemic (2022-2023)	Change (%)
Ranks 832^nd of 1360 Elementary schools	Ranks 852^nd of 1342 Elementary schools	2.3%

Test Scores

	% proficient Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	% proficient Post pandemic (2022-2023)	Change (%)
3rd Grade English Language Arts (West Amwell Township School)	40	8.7	31.3%
3rd Grade English Language Arts (South Hunterdon Regional School District)	43.2	33.9	9.3%
3rd Grade English Language Arts (New Jersey)	50.2	42	8.2%
3rd Grade Mathematics (West Amwell Township School)	51.2	26	25.2%
3rd Grade Mathematics (South Hunterdon Regional School District)	45.7	30.7	15%
3rd Grade Mathematics (New Jersey)	55.1	45.9	9.2%
4th Grade English Language Arts (West Amwell Township School)	31	34.6	3.6%
4th Grade English Language Arts (South Hunterdon Regional School District)	42.4	43.2	0.8%
4th Grade English Language Arts (New Jersey)	57.4	51.3	6.1%
4th Grade Mathematics (West Amwell Township School)	24.1	34.6	10.5%
4th Grade Mathematics (South Hunterdon Regional School District)	32.2	31.8	0.4%
4th Grade Mathematics (New Jersey)	51	44.3	6.7%
5th Grade English Language Arts (West Amwell Township School)	56.8	34.4	22.4%
5th Grade English Language Arts (South Hunterdon Regional School District)	51.5	37.3	14.2%
5th Grade English Language Arts (New Jersey)	57.9	53.2	4.7%
5th Grade Mathematics (West Amwell Township School)	48.6	20.6	28%
5th Grade Mathematics (South Hunterdon Regional School District)	39.7	28	11.7%
5th Grade Mathematics (New Jersey)	46.8	40.1	6.7%
6th Grade English Language Arts (West Amwell Township School)	71.4	71.4
6th Grade English Language Arts (South Hunterdon Regional School District)	66.1	60	6.1%
6th Grade English Language Arts (New Jersey)	56.1	49	7.1%
6th Grade Mathematics (West Amwell Township School)	46.5	46.4	0.1%
6th Grade Mathematics (South Hunterdon Regional School District)	45.8	41.9	3.9%
6th Grade Mathematics (New Jersey)	40.6	34.3	6.3%

Student Body

	Number of students Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	Number of students Post pandemic (2022-2023)	Change (%)
Total Students	224	170	24.1%
African American	7	4	42.9%
American Indian	0	0
Asian	0	3
Hispanic	21	28	33.3%
Pacific Islander	0	0
White	187	130	30.5%
Two or More Races	9	5	44.4%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	14.3%	13.5%	0.8%

Schools Near West Amwell Township School

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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)		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 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 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 End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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
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
Delaware Township School	Public	PK, KG-8	501 Rosemont Ringoes Road	Sergeantsville	08557	Hunterdon County	Delaware Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 397-3179	411	44	9.2	6.8%	323 (78.6%)	11 (2.7%)	53 (12.9%)	12 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.9%)	67.4	450^th of 1342 public elementary schools	66.5%		68.1	448^th of 1345 public elementary schools	66.7%	2	51.2	23.0	57.1	56.4	63.4	50.0	61.9	56.3	46.4	69.3	58.5	29.6	42.8	21.4	90.0	90.0	$17,866	$293	$17,573
East Amwell Township	Public	PK, KG-8	43 Wertsville Rd	Ringoes	08551	Hunterdon County	East Amwell Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 782-6464	375	42	9.0	11.2%	292 (77.9%)	3 (0.8%)	53 (14.1%)	7 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.3%)	77	317^th of 1342 public elementary schools	76.4%		79	304^th of 1345 public elementary schools	77.4%	13	42.5	21.6	61.8	68.3	72.5	78.7	71.0	78.4	58.8	53.7	37.5	66.0	64.6	7.1	82.6	82.6	$16,880	$457	$16,423
Copper Hill Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	100 Everitts Road	Ringoes	08551	Hunterdon County	Flemington-Raritan Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 284-7660	528	58	9.1	15.2%	336 (63.6%)	28 (5.3%)	86 (16.3%)	65 (12.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	12 (2.3%)	55.9	599^th of 1342 public elementary schools	55.4%		70.2	428^th of 1345 public elementary schools	68.2%	171			34.3	44.0					66.7	54.7							$15,346	$263	$15,083
Bear Tavern Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1162 Bear Tavern Road	Titusville	08560	Mercer County	Hopewell Valley Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(609) 737-4005	459	47	9.8	2.6%	348 (75.8%)	13 (2.8%)	35 (7.6%)	42 (9.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	18 (3.9%)	78.1	300^th of 1342 public elementary schools	77.6%		75.2	357^th of 1345 public elementary schools	73.5%	57	47.3		69.2	58.3	80.2				66.2	55.6	53.9						$11,447		$11,447
Toll Gate Grammar School	Public	PK, KG-5	275 So Main Street	Pennington	08534	Mercer County	Hopewell Valley Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(609) 737-4008	310	38	8.2	1.9%	245 (79.0%)	5 (1.6%)	19 (6.1%)	27 (8.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.5%)	93.4	60^th of 1342 public elementary schools	95.5%		82.2	252^nd of 1345 public elementary schools	81.3%	192	70.8		72.7	77.8	83.7				77.3	86.7	83.6						$12,454		$12,454
Robert Hunter Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	8 Dayton Road	Flemington	08822	Hunterdon County	Flemington-Raritan Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 284-7620	404	47	8.5	15.1%	238 (58.9%)	12 (3.0%)	85 (21.0%)	51 (12.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	16 (4.0%)	50.2	661^st of 1342 public elementary schools	50.7%		52.4	642^nd of 1345 public elementary schools	52.3%	19			21.3	55.4					50.6	55.5							$12,745	$293	$12,452
Hopewell Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	35 Princeton Avenue	Hopewell	08525	Mercer County	Hopewell Valley Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 737-4007	414	43	9.6	3.1%	320 (77.3%)	16 (3.9%)	32 (7.7%)	24 (5.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	20 (4.8%)	82.3	237^th of 1342 public elementary schools	82.3%		83.1	239^th of 1345 public elementary schools	82.2%	2	52.9		50.8	77.6	73.5				60.7	70.1	67.7						$11,069		$11,069
Francis Lore Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	13 Westwood Drive	Ewing	08628	Mercer County	Ewing Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 538-9800	511	45	11.4	38.4%	138 (27.0%)	195 (38.2%)	116 (22.7%)	28 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (6.7%)	31.3	938^th of 1342 public elementary schools	30.1%		31.9	922^nd of 1345 public elementary schools	31.4%	16	20.0		36.1	32.0	31.8				42.1	26.9	34.1						$11,727	$173	$11,554

Frequently Asked Questions about West Amwell Township School

How many students attend West Amwell Township School?

In the 2022-23 school year, 170 students attended West Amwell Township School.

Is West Amwell Township School a good school?

West Amwell Township School ranks 852^nd of 1342 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is West Amwell Township School in?

South Hunterdon Regional School District

What is the racial makeup of West Amwell Township School?

Students at West Amwell Township School are 76% White, 16% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races, 2% African American, 2% Asian.

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