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Boonton Town Public School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in New Jersey for:
Category
Attribute
Graduation Rate
Highest graduation rate (Top 20%)
For the 2024-25 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 530 students in Boonton Town Public School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 7/10, which is in the top 50% of public middle schools in New Jersey.
Public Middle School in Boonton Town Public School District have an average math proficiency score of 37% (versus the New Jersey public middle school average of 32%), and reading proficiency score of 66% (versus the 48% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 53% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the New Jersey public middle school average of 67% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (NJ)
# Schools
3 Schools
822 Schools
# Students
1,490 Students
455,746 Students
# Teachers
145 Teachers
39,506 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
10:1
10:1
District Rank
Boonton Town Public School District, which is ranked within the top 50% of all 648 school districts in New Jersey (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 90-94% has decreased from 95% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#288 out of 650 school districts
(Top 50%)
(Top 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
32%
36%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
62%
49%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
25%
23%
Graduation Rate
90-94%
85%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.65
0.72
# American Indian Students
5 Students
852 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
n/a
# Asian Students
181 Students
39,417 Students
% Asian Students
12%
9%
# Hispanic Students
411 Students
168,915 Students
% Hispanic Students
28%
37%
# Black Students
90 Students
85,091 Students
% Black Students
6%
19%
# White Students
765 Students
149,142 Students
% White Students
51%
33%
# Hawaiian Students
6 Students
866 Students
% Hawaiian Students
1%
n/a
# Two or more races Students
28 Students
11,291 Students
% of Two or more races Students
2%
2%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
136
11,354
# Students in K Grade:
106
17,434
# Students in 1st Grade:
69
18,658
# Students in 2nd Grade:
75
18,586
# Students in 3rd Grade:
85
19,460
# Students in 4th Grade:
72
21,518
# Students in 5th Grade:
78
30,194
# Students in 6th Grade:
80
75,538
# Students in 7th Grade:
69
96,631
# Students in 8th Grade:
73
100,013
# Students in 9th Grade:
157
7,847
# Students in 10th Grade:
165
7,146
# Students in 11th Grade:
143
6,652
# Students in 12th Grade:
135
6,207
# Ungraded Students:
47
18,508
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $26,733 in this school district is less than the state median of $27,145. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $25,728 is less than the state median of $26,033. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$40 MM
$36,642 MM
Spending
$38 MM
$35,142 MM
Revenue / Student
$26,733
$27,145
Spending / Student
$25,728
$26,033
Best Boonton Town Public School District Public Middle Schools (2024-25)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
John Hill School
Magnet School
(Math: 37% | Reading: 66%)
Rank:
Rank:
7/
Top 50%10
435 Lathrop Avenue
Boonton, NJ 07005
(973) 335-9700
Boonton, NJ 07005
(973) 335-9700
Grades: 3-8
| 530 students
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