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Pequannock Township School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in New Jersey for:
Category
Attribute
Overall Rank
Highest overall rank (Top 20%)
Reading/Language Arts Proficiency
Highest reading/language arts proficiency (Top 20%)
For the 2024-25 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 481 students in Pequannock Township School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 9/10, which is in the top 20% of public middle schools in New Jersey.
Public Middle School in Pequannock Township School District have an average math proficiency score of 51% (versus the New Jersey public middle school average of 32%), and reading proficiency score of 71% (versus the 48% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 15% 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
5 Schools
822 Schools
# Students
2,091 Students
455,746 Students
# Teachers
180 Teachers
39,506 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
12:1
12:1
District Rank
Pequannock Township School District, which is ranked within the top 20% 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 85-89% has decreased from 95% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#107 out of 650 school districts
(Top 20%)
(Top 20%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
54%
36%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
73%
49%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
35%
23%
Graduation Rate
85-89%
85%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.28
0.72
# American Indian Students
1 Student
852 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
n/a
# Asian Students
47 Students
39,417 Students
% Asian Students
2%
9%
# Hispanic Students
234 Students
168,915 Students
% Hispanic Students
11%
37%
# Black Students
12 Students
85,091 Students
% Black Students
1%
19%
# White Students
1,762 Students
149,142 Students
% White Students
84%
33%
# Hawaiian Students
2 Students
866 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
32 Students
11,291 Students
% of Two or more races Students
2%
2%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
45
11,354
# Students in K Grade:
116
17,434
# Students in 1st Grade:
137
18,658
# Students in 2nd Grade:
149
18,586
# Students in 3rd Grade:
140
19,460
# Students in 4th Grade:
141
21,518
# Students in 5th Grade:
156
30,194
# Students in 6th Grade:
154
75,538
# Students in 7th Grade:
149
96,631
# Students in 8th Grade:
175
100,013
# Students in 9th Grade:
154
7,847
# Students in 10th Grade:
163
7,146
# Students in 11th Grade:
172
6,652
# Students in 12th Grade:
172
6,207
# Ungraded Students:
68
18,508
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $24,154 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 $22,534 is less than the state median of $26,033. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$51 MM
$36,642 MM
Spending
$47 MM
$35,142 MM
Revenue / Student
$24,154
$27,145
Spending / Student
$22,534
$26,033
Best Pequannock Township School District Public Middle Schools (2024-25)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Pequannock Valley School
Magnet School
(Math: 51% | Reading: 71%)
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
493 Newark Pompton Tpke.
Pompton Plains, NJ 07444
(973) 616-6050
Pompton Plains, NJ 07444
(973) 616-6050
Grades: 6-8
| 481 students
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