Fair Haven School District

224 Hance Road, Fair Haven
Fair Haven, NJ 07704
(District boundaries shown in map)
10/
10
Top 5%

Top Rankings

Fair Haven School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in New Jersey for:

Category
Attribute
Overall Rank
Highest overall rank (Top 5%)
Math Proficiency
Highest math proficiency (Top 5%)
Reading/Language Arts Proficiency
Highest reading/language arts proficiency (Top 10%)
Science Proficiency
Highest science proficiency (Top 20%)
Student Attention
Lowest student:teacher ratio (Top 1%)
For the 2025 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 504 students in Fair Haven School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 10/10, which is in the top 5% of public middle schools in New Jersey.
Public Middle School in Fair Haven School District have an average math proficiency score of 75% (versus the New Jersey public middle school average of 32%), and reading proficiency score of 81% (versus the 48% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 5% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the New Jersey public middle school average of 68% (majority Hispanic).

Overview

This School District
This State (NJ)
# Schools
2 Schools
835 Schools
# Students
956 Students
458,046 Students
# Teachers
101 Teachers
39,885 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
9:1
9:1

District Rank

Fair Haven School District, which is ranked within the top 5% of all 646 school districts in New Jersey (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
This School District
State Average (NJ)
#24 out of 650 school districts
(Top 5%)
This chart displays the overall district rank of Fair Haven   School District, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.
77%
36%
This chart displays the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Math of Fair Haven   School District and the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Math of New Jersey by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.
81%
49%
This chart displays the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Reading/Language Arts of Fair Haven   School District and the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Reading/Language Arts of New Jersey by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.
48%
23%
This chart displays the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Science of Fair Haven   School District and the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Science of New Jersey by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.

Students by Ethnicity:

0.10
0.72
# American Indian Students
n/a
913 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
n/a
# Asian Students
11 Students
39,872 Students
% Asian Students
1%
9%
# Hispanic Students
28 Students
173,877 Students
% Hispanic Students
3%
38%
# Black Students
n/a
84,536 Students
% Black Students
n/a
18%
# White Students
906 Students
145,711 Students
% White Students
95%
32%
# Hawaiian Students
1 Student
858 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
9 Students
12,134 Students
% of Two or more races Students
1%
3%

Students by Grade:

# Students in PK Grade:
40
12,448
# Students in K Grade:
105
19,022
# Students in 1st Grade:
89
19,268
# Students in 2nd Grade:
117
19,849
# Students in 3rd Grade:
101
20,625
# Students in 4th Grade:
113
22,766
# Students in 5th Grade:
87
30,973
# Students in 6th Grade:
107
79,058
# Students in 7th Grade:
96
100,830
# Students in 8th Grade:
101
101,895
# Students in 9th Grade:
-
8,812
# Students in 10th Grade:
-
7,480
# Students in 11th Grade:
-
7,369
# Students in 12th Grade:
-
7,529
# Ungraded Students:
-
122

District Revenue and Spending

The revenue/student of $21,287 in this school district is less than the state median of $26,931. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $30,205 is higher than the state median of $25,828. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
This School District
This State (NJ)
Total Revenue
$20 MM
$36,642 MM
This chart displays total revenue of Fair Haven   School District and median value from total revenues of all school districts in New Jersey by year, with the latest 2020-21 school year data.
Spending
$29 MM
$35,142 MM
This chart displays total spending of Fair Haven   School District and median value from total spendings of all school districts in New Jersey by year, with the latest 2020-21 school year data.
Revenue / Student
$21,287
$26,931
This chart displays average revenue per public school student in Fair Haven   School District and average revenue per public school student of all school districts in New Jersey by year, with the latest 2020-21 school year data.
Spending / Student
$30,205
$25,828
This chart displays average spending per public school student in Fair Haven   School District and average spending per public school student of all school districts in New Jersey by year, with the latest 2020-21 school year data.

Best Fair Haven School District Public Middle Schools (2025)

School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Knollwood School
(Math: 75% | Reading: 81%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
224 Hance Road
Fair Haven, NJ 07704
(732) 747-0320
Grades: 4-8
| 504 students

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Quick Stats (2025)

  • District size: 2 schools
  • Grades: PK-08
  • Enrollment: 956 students
  • Student:Teacher Ratio: 9:1
  • Minority Enrollment: 5%
  • : Top 5% in NJ
  • : 77% (Top 5%)
  • : 81% (Top 10%)
  • : 48% (Top 20%)
  • Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), NJ Dept. of Education

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