New Hanover Township School

Summary:

New Hanover Township School is a small elementary school serving grades PK-8 in Wrightstown, New Jersey, with a student population of 181. However, the school faces significant challenges, including low academic performance, high rates of chronic absenteeism, and a high-poverty student population.

Academically, New Hanover Township School consistently ranks in the bottom quarter of New Jersey elementary schools, with proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics often 10-20 percentage points lower than the state average. The school's performance has steadily declined over the past decade, suggesting it is struggling to effectively serve its diverse and economically disadvantaged student population. In contrast, neighboring schools like Mansfield Township Elementary School and Springfield Township School, which serve more affluent and less diverse student populations, significantly outperform New Hanover Township School on academic measures.

Compounding the academic challenges, New Hanover Township School has experienced a sharp increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 10.3% in 2018-2019 to 20.1% in 2021-2022 - notably higher than the state average and many of the surrounding schools. Additionally, nearly half (49.17%) of the students at New Hanover Township School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high level of economic disadvantage among the student population. These disparities suggest that there may be equity challenges within the broader North Hanover Township School District, which will require a comprehensive, equity-focused approach to address.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-8

 122 Fort Dix Street
       Wrightstown, NJ  08562


(609) 723-2139

District: New Hanover Township

SchoolDigger Rank:
1056th of 1,342 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $20,216 Help


Student/teacher ratio:  8.4 Help
Number of students:  181

Racial breakdown:

White:
37.0%
Hispanic:
35.9%
African American:
16.6%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  49.2% Help


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Compare Details New Hanover Township School ranks worse than 78.7% of elementary schools in New Jersey. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2023 the calculated Average Standard Score was 22.09. (See more...)
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Compare Details New Hanover Township School ranks worse than 79.5% of middle schools in New Jersey. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2023 the calculated Average Standard Score was 20.14. (See more...)
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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
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Compare Details Student population at New Hanover Township School is diverse. Racial makeup is: White (37%), Hispanic (35.9%), African American (16.6%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 49.2% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at New Hanover Township School is 8.4. (See more...)
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Compare New Hanover Township School employs 21.4 full-time teachers.
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at New Hanover Township School is $20,216.
Schooldigger Rankings:

New Hanover Township School was not ranked this year due to insufficient test score data.
SchoolDigger ranks New Hanover Township School 595th of 748 New Jersey public middle schools. (See New Hanover Township School in the ranking list.)

New Hanover Township:

SchoolDigger ranks New Hanover Township 549th of 615 New Jersey school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for New Hanover Township School

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Rank History for all elementary school students at New Hanover Township School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2003 72.60 392nd 1204 67.4%
2004 57.38 703rd 1298 45.8%
2005 29.34 1044th 1303 19.9%
2006 28.98 1059th 1314 19.4%
2007 37.33 1015th 1329 23.6%
2008 23.02 1131st 1338 15.5%
2009 37.53 984th 1346 26.9%
2010 35.61 1005th 1354 25.8%
2011 19.03 1163rd 1360 14.5%
2012 4.72 1296th 1363 4.9%
2013 27.78 1070th 1367 21.7%
2014 23.83 1110th 1363 18.6%
2015 41.32 829th 1357 38.9%
2016 28.31 1012th 1346 24.8%
2017 30.01 975th 1352 27.9%
2018 46.11 779th 1353 42.4%
2019 35.25 927th 1360 31.8%
2021 21.96 989th 1317 24.9%
2022 16.17 1130th 1345 16.0%
2023 22.09 1056th 1342 21.3%
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Rank History for elementary school Special Education students at New Hanover Township School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 29.15 678th 1007 32.7%
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Rank History for elementary school Low Socio Economic Status students at New Hanover Township School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 56.46 368th 942 60.9%
2021 50.15 350th 839 58.3%
2022 20.68 699th 863 19.0%
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Rank History for elementary school Female students at New Hanover Township School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 15.50 1151st 1331 13.5%
2022 12.49 1166th 1326 12.1%
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Rank History for elementary school Male students at New Hanover Township School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 14.24 1154th 1335 13.6%
2021 21.98 962nd 1297 25.8%
2022 14.28 1138th 1324 14.0%
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Rank History for elementary school Hispanic students at New Hanover Township School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 15.50 758th 899 15.7%
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Rank History for elementary school White students at New Hanover Township School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 1.44 950th 976 2.7%
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Data source: test scores: New Jersey Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

Rank History for New Hanover Township School

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Rank History for all middle school students at New Hanover Township School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2003 58.87 320th 574 44.3%
2004 70.80 217th 588 63.1%
2005 69.19 237th 599 60.4%
2006 40.43 438th 615 28.8%
2007 42.21 449th 631 28.8%
2008 45.92 429th 640 33.0%
2009 59.44 344th 664 48.2%
2010 53.76 404th 677 40.3%
2011 33.00 518th 684 24.3%
2012 13.41 594th 677 12.3%
2013 26.60 542nd 704 23.0%
2014 30.23 530th 717 26.1%
2015 28.28 519th 713 27.2%
2016 42.40 422nd 713 40.8%
2017 16.89 592nd 712 16.9%
2018 23.97 565th 716 21.1%
2019 67.50 230th 745 69.1%
2021 39.00 353rd 652 45.9%
2022 25.90 542nd 745 27.2%
2023 20.14 595th 748 20.5%
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Rank History for middle school Female students at New Hanover Township School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 6.39 720th 726 0.8%
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Rank History for middle school Male students at New Hanover Township School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 16.25 618th 730 15.3%
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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.

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Enrollment information for New Hanover Township School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 115 47 15 8 3 n/a n/a 0 188
1989 108 43 10 4 0 n/a n/a 0 165
1990 102 41 5 8 0 n/a n/a 0 156
1991 111 38 10 2 0 n/a n/a 0 161
1992 111 38 7 6 0 n/a n/a 0 162
1993 96 47 9 8 0 n/a n/a 0 160
1994 105 56 5 9 0 n/a n/a 0 175
1995 103 45 3 17 0 n/a n/a 0 168
1996 103 45 3 17 0 n/a n/a 0 168
1998 106 50 4 16 0 n/a n/a 0 176
1999 109 46 2 20 0 n/a n/a 0 177
2000 120 42 4 11 1 n/a n/a 0 178
2001 124 39 3 16 0 n/a n/a 0 182
2002 114 32 3 17 0 n/a n/a 0 166
2003 114 32 3 17 0 n/a n/a 0 166
2004 106 35 6 14 0 n/a n/a 0 161
2005 96 31 6 17 0 n/a n/a 0 150
2006 89 37 7 18 0 n/a n/a 0 151
2007 101 42 1 18 0 n/a n/a 0 162
2008 94 43 0 17 0 n/a n/a 0 154
2009 104 38 2 16 0 0 0 0 160
2010 117 46 3 21 0 1 3 0 191
2011 99 47 3 23 0 0 2 0 174
2012 97 36 6 34 0 1 2 0 176
2013 103 39 4 43 0 0 1 0 190
2014 97 41 4 50 0 0 2 0 194
2015 69 36 4 68 1 0 5 0 183
2016 63 32 7 72 1 0 17 0 192
2017 68 30 7 69 1 0 15 0 190
2018 62 30 7 69 2 2 15 0 187
2019 60 22 7 65 2 0 17 0 173
2020 62 27 6 62 1 0 19 0 177
2021 53 25 3 65 0 0 20 0 166
2022 64 28 2 68 0 1 19 0 182
2023 67 30 3 65 0 1 15 0 181

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 New Hanover Township School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 188 12.0 15.6 n/a
1989 165 15.0 11.0 n/a
1990 156 15.0 10.4 29.5
1991 161 14.0 11.5 26.7
1992 162 14.0 11.5 35.8
1993 160 14.9 10.7 29.4
1994 175 15.0 11.7 29.7
1995 168 11.0 15.3 33.9
1996 168 11.0 15.3 33.9
1998 176 12.5 14.1 35.8
1999 177 12.5 14.2 30.5
2000 178 13.5 13.2 30.9
2001 182 14.6 12.5 30.2
2002 166 16.9 9.8 31.9
2003 166 16.9 9.8 31.9
2004 161 17.9 9.0 26.1
2005 150 18.5 8.1 n/a
2006 151 19.0 7.9 33.1
2007 162 19.0 8.5 29
2008 154 16.0 9.6 31.2
2009 160 19.0 6.3 39.4
2010 191 15.0 12.7 37.2
2011 174 14.0 12.4 50
2012 176 18.0 9.7 53.4
2013 190 20.7 9.1 51.1
2014 194 21.3 9.1 38.1
2015 183 23.0 7.9 43.2
2016 192 23.0 8.3 45.3
2017 190 25.3 7.5 44.7
2018 187 24.4 7.6 44.9
2019 173 23.6 7.3 42.8
2020 177 21.8 8.1 58.2
2021 166 22.2 7.4 51.8
2022 182 19.4 9.3 47.8
2023 181 21.4 8.4 49.2

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 New Hanover Township School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 188 12.0 15.6 n/a
1989 165 15.0 11.0 n/a
1990 156 15.0 10.4 29.5
1991 161 14.0 11.5 26.7
1992 162 14.0 11.5 35.8
1993 160 14.9 10.7 29.4
1994 175 15.0 11.7 29.7
1995 168 11.0 15.3 33.9
1996 168 11.0 15.3 33.9
1998 176 12.5 14.1 35.8
1999 177 12.5 14.2 30.5
2000 178 13.5 13.2 30.9
2001 182 14.6 12.5 30.2
2002 166 16.9 9.8 31.9
2003 166 16.9 9.8 31.9
2004 161 17.9 9.0 26.1
2005 150 18.5 8.1 n/a
2006 151 19.0 7.9 33.1
2007 162 19.0 8.5 29
2008 154 16.0 9.6 31.2
2009 160 19.0 6.3 39.4
2010 191 15.0 12.7 37.2
2011 174 14.0 12.4 50
2012 176 18.0 9.7 53.4
2013 190 20.7 9.1 51.1
2014 194 21.3 9.1 38.1
2015 183 23.0 7.9 43.2
2016 192 23.0 8.3 45.3
2017 190 25.3 7.5 44.7
2018 187 24.4 7.6 44.9
2019 173 23.6 7.3 42.8
2020 177 21.8 8.1 58.2
2021 166 22.2 7.4 51.8
2022 182 19.4 9.3 47.8
2023 181 21.4 8.4 49.2

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 New Hanover Township School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $933 (4.6%) $19,283 (95.4%) $20,216

Data source: New Jersey Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on New Hanover Township School

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 927th of 1360 Elementary schoolsRanks 1056th of 1342 Elementary schools
 10.5%
Ranks 230th of 745 Middle schoolsRanks 595th of 748 Middle schools
 48.7%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade English Language Arts (New Hanover Township School)23.844.4
 20.6%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (New Hanover Township)23.844.4
 20.6%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (New Jersey)50.242
 8.2%
3rd Grade Mathematics (New Hanover Township School)33.338.9
 5.6%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (New Hanover Township)33.338.9
 5.6%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (New Jersey)55.145.9
 9.2%
4th Grade English Language Arts (New Hanover Township School)27.818.8
 9%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (New Hanover Township)27.818.8
 9%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (New Jersey)57.451.3
 6.1%
4th Grade Mathematics (New Hanover Township School)22.225
 2.8%
   4th Grade Mathematics (New Hanover Township)22.225
 2.8%
   4th Grade Mathematics (New Jersey)5144.3
 6.7%
5th Grade English Language Arts (New Hanover Township School)61.933.4
 28.5%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (New Hanover Township)61.933.4
 28.5%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (New Jersey)57.953.2
 4.7%
5th Grade Mathematics (New Hanover Township School)47.710.5
 37.2%
   5th Grade Mathematics (New Hanover Township)47.710.5
 37.2%
   5th Grade Mathematics (New Jersey)46.840.1
 6.7%
6th Grade English Language Arts (New Hanover Township School)71.426.3
 45.1%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (New Hanover Township)71.426.3
 45.1%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (New Jersey)56.149
 7.1%
6th Grade Mathematics (New Hanover Township School)5015.8
 34.2%
   6th Grade Mathematics (New Hanover Township)5015.8
 34.2%
   6th Grade Mathematics (New Jersey)40.634.3
 6.3%
7th Grade English Language Arts (New Hanover Township School)9029.4
 60.6%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (New Hanover Township)9029.4
 60.6%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (New Jersey)62.855.7
 7.1%
7th Grade Mathematics (New Hanover Township School)4017.6
 22.4%
   7th Grade Mathematics (New Hanover Township)4017.6
 22.4%
   7th Grade Mathematics (New Jersey)42.133.8
 8.3%
8th Grade English Language Arts (New Hanover Township School)71.428.6
 42.8%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (New Hanover Township)71.428.6
 42.8%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (New Jersey)62.955.3
 7.6%
8th Grade Mathematics (New Hanover Township School)28.514.3
 14.2%
   8th Grade Mathematics (New Hanover Township)28.514.3
 14.2%
   8th Grade Mathematics (New Jersey)29.317.8
 11.5%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students173181
 4.6%
African American2230
 36.4%
American Indian20
 100%
Asian73
 57.1%
Hispanic6565
Pacific Islander01
White6067
 11.7%
Two or More Races1715
 11.8%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients42.8%49.2%
 6.4%


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New Hanover Township School ranks in the bottom 21.3% of New Jersey elementary schools.

In the 2022-23 school year, 181 students attended New Hanover Township School.

Students at New Hanover Township School are 37% White, 36% Hispanic, 17% African American, 8% Two or more races, 2% Asian.


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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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