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Long Pond School

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Long Pond School ranks 111 th of 752 New Jersey middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 5-8

111^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 752 New Jersey Middle Schools

Better than 85% of New Jersey middle schools

Summary

Long Pond School is a public middle school located in Newton, New Jersey, serving grades 5-8 with a total enrollment of 193 students. It is part of the Andover Regional School District, which is ranked 140 out of 609 school districts in New Jersey and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Long Pond School consistently ranks in the top 20-25% of New Jersey middle schools, with a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's proficiency rates in NJSLA English Language Arts and Mathematics are significantly higher than the state averages across all grade levels, and its Algebra I proficiency rates are particularly impressive at 100% for both end-of-course and 8th-grade students, compared to the state average of around 38-73%. The school also performs exceptionally well for its subgroups, with its female, male, Hispanic, and white students all ranking in the top 25-30% of New Jersey middle schools, and its special education and low socioeconomic status students ranking in the top 25-30% and top 5%, respectively.

Compared to nearby middle schools, Long Pond School outperforms most in academic proficiency, with higher scores in ELA, Math, and Science across all grade levels. While the school has a higher per-student spending of $17,040 compared to the nearby schools, it appears to be translating into better academic outcomes for its students. Over time, Long Pond School has shown a consistent improvement in its statewide ranking, moving from the bottom half of New Jersey middle schools in 2015-2016 to the top 15% in 2024-2025.

189

Students ?

11.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,040

Per pupil spending ?

23.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

707 Limecrest Rd
Newton, NJ 07860

(973) 315-5256

District: Andover Regional School District

Feeder schools for Long Pond School:

Elementary:

Florence M. Burd

Racial breakdown:

White:

68.3%

Hispanic:

16.9%

African American:

6.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 51st percentile in 2015 → 85th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New Jersey average (60% vs 43% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 15% of New Jersey middle schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 34 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school60%

District avg60%

New Jersey avg43%

111^th of 752

New Jersey public middle schools ?

Top 15%▲ up 34 pts since 2015

From top 49% (2015) to top 15% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

140^th of 609Andover Regional School District among New Jersey districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	81.8	111 of 752	85.2%	★★★★☆
2024	79.6	127 of 743	82.9%	★★★★☆
2023	79.8	129 of 748	82.8%	★★★★☆
2022	72.8	170 of 745	77.2%	★★★★☆
2021	64.4	202 of 652	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	69.3	213 of 745	71.4%	★★★★☆
2018	53.5	328 of 716	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2017	47.0	376 of 712	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2016	44.2	408 of 713	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2015	50.1	346 of 713	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2014	68.2	265 of 717	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2013	72.4	222 of 704	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2012	73.4	214 of 677	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2011	75.1	185 of 684	73.0%	★★★★☆
2010	77.5	153 of 677	77.4%	★★★★☆
2009	78.3	133 of 664	80.0%	★★★★☆
2008	79.5	120 of 640	81.3%	★★★★☆
2007	81.5	81 of 631	87.2%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	76.9	153 of 728	79.0%	★★★★☆
2024	76.3	159 of 717	77.8%	★★★★☆
2023	75.9	157 of 720	78.2%	★★★★☆
2022	77.2	145 of 726	80.0%	★★★★☆
2021	68.9	160 of 625	74.4%	★★★★☆
2019	66.4	232 of 703	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.8	371 of 680	45.4%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2024	73.8	108 of 589	81.7%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	72.5	95 of 613	84.5%	★★★★☆
2024	91.8	16 of 584	97.3%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	81.5	126 of 726	82.6%	★★★★☆
2024	77.5	144 of 719	80.0%	★★★★☆
2023	80.6	117 of 718	83.7%	★★★★☆
2022	68.9	191 of 730	73.8%	★★★★☆
2021	59.5	209 of 635	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	72.6	187 of 697	73.2%	★★★★☆
2018	59.1	258 of 675	61.8%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2023	59.7	143 of 505	71.7%	★★★★☆
2022	53.4	174 of 535	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	48.3	172 of 401	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	62.5	128 of 492	74.0%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	73.0	108 of 502	78.5%	★★★★☆
2024	69.5	130 of 510	74.5%	★★★★☆
2023	70.4	128 of 509	74.9%	★★★★☆
2022	68.2	133 of 512	74.0%	★★★★☆
2021	54.5	171 of 435	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	54.8	216 of 504	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	34.9	349 of 497	29.8%	★★☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)85th percentile~ school

Male (2025)83rd percentile-3 vs school

Hispanic (2024)82nd percentile~ school

Female (2025)79th percentile-6 vs school

White (2025)78th percentile-7 vs school

Special Education (2023)72nd percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

Algebra I100%+54 vs state

English Language Arts77%+21 vs state

Mathematics51%+13 vs state

Science32%+8 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NJSLA-S Science (2025)		NJSLA English Language Arts (2025)						NJSLA Mathematics (2025)						NJSLA Algebra I (2025)			NJSLA Geometry (2025)		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 (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	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 7th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 8th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I End of Course	NJSLA Geometry 8th Grade	NJSLA Geometry End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Long Pond School	Public	5-8	707 Limecrest Rd	Newton	07860	Sussex County	Andover Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 315-5256	189	17	11.2	23.3%	129 (68.3%)	12 (6.3%)	32 (16.9%)	7 (3.7%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.2%)	81.8	111^th of 752 public middle schools	85.2%		79.6	127^th of 743 public middle schools	82.9%	16	28.2	35.1			79.5	60.0	75.6	89.5			33.3	42.2	65.9	60.5		100.0	100.0			$17,040	$255	$16,785
Halsted Middle School	Public	5-8	59 Halsted Street	Newton	07860	Sussex County	Newton Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 383-7440	280	34	8.1	53.6%	120 (42.9%)	26 (9.3%)	125 (44.6%)	5 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.4%)	39.7	440^th of 752 public middle schools	41.5%		42.1	404^th of 743 public middle schools	45.6%	36	24.4	8.8			44.1	59.0	60.0	44.9			26.7	22.9	31.5	13.7		76.5	76.5			$8,163	$255	$7,908
Sparta Middle School	Public	6-8	350 Main Street	Sparta	07871	Sussex County	Sparta Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 729-3151	762	76	10.0	7.9%	590 (77.4%)	19 (2.5%)	101 (13.3%)	37 (4.9%)	2 (0.3%)	4 (0.5%)	9 (1.2%)	66.3	229^th of 752 public middle schools	69.5%		67	216^th of 743 public middle schools	70.9%	13		27.5				68.5	62.0	61.4				42.2	44.5	32.0	94.5	95.1	95.1	100.0	100.0	$11,076		$11,076
Sussex County Technology Charter School	Public, Charter	6-8	385 N. Church Rd.	Sparta	07871	Sussex County	Sussex County Technology Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 383-3250	225	22	10.4	15.1%	154 (68.4%)	1 (0.4%)	47 (20.9%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (9.3%)	40.3	437^th of 752 public middle schools	41.9%		47.4	366^th of 743 public middle schools	50.7%	71		9.0				44.2	53.7	61.5				28.6	29.9	17.8		69.7	69.7			$13,292	$374	$12,918
Byram Intermediate School	Public	5-8	12 Mansfield Drive	Stanhope	07874	Sussex County	Byram Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 347-1047	346	34	10.1	8.7%	266 (76.9%)	16 (4.6%)	54 (15.6%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.3%)	74	163^rd of 752 public middle schools	78.3%		75.8	155^th of 743 public middle schools	79.1%	8	28.0	29.3			56.1	74.1	70.1	61.3			26.8	44.8	59.5	34.8		100.0	100.0			$14,338	$137	$14,201
Hopatcong Middle School	Public	4-7	1 David Road	Hopatcong	07843	Sussex County	Hopatcong Borough School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 398-8804	435	36	12.1	40.0%	219 (50.3%)	28 (6.4%)	165 (37.9%)	17 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (1.1%)	22.2	578^th of 752 public middle schools	23.1%		22.1	578^th of 743 public middle schools	22.2%		32.1			38.3	46.2	39.5	34.7			29.9	39.5	20.2	20.4							$11,825		$11,825
Jefferson Township Middle School	Public	6-8	1000 Weldon Road	Oak Ridge	07438	Morris County	Jefferson Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 697-1980	550	54	10.2	15.8%	379 (68.9%)	18 (3.3%)	98 (17.8%)	24 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	30 (5.5%)	49.7	354^th of 752 public middle schools	52.9%		61.1	268^th of 743 public middle schools	63.9%	86		20.7				53.3	56.1	52.6				36.6	33.1	22.7		82.0	85.4			$9,950	$124	$9,826
Mount Arlington Public School	Public	3-8	235 Howard Boulevard	Mount Arlington	07856	Morris County	Mount Arlington Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 398-4400	223	29	7.6	26.0%	96 (43.0%)	14 (6.3%)	88 (39.5%)	21 (9.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.3%)	72.7	176^th of 752 public middle schools	76.6%		63.5	247^th of 743 public middle schools	66.8%	71	50.0	31.4	55.2	51.0	63.3	89.2	83.3	82.8	44.7	55.3	50.0	51.3	43.4			50.0	50.0			$3,206		$3,206
Allamuchy Township School	Public	3-8	20 Johnsonburg Road	Allamuchy	07820	Warren County	Allamuchy Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 852-1894	253	22	11.3	11.9%	158 (62.5%)	18 (7.1%)	44 (17.4%)	7 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (10.3%)	59.8	278^th of 752 public middle schools	63.0%		61.4	264^th of 743 public middle schools	64.5%	14	18.5	25.6	31.7	40.4	29.6	47.7	62.5	83.8	61.0	34.1	25.9	36.4	43.8	10.0		86.9	86.9			$12,269	$382	$11,887
Hardyston Township Middle School	Public	5-8	183 Wheatsworth Road	Hamburg	07419	Sussex County	Hardyston Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 823-7000	261	21	12.4	9.2%	192 (73.6%)	12 (4.6%)	39 (14.9%)	5 (1.9%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.2%)	64.1	244^th of 752 public middle schools	67.6%		63.9	243^rd of 743 public middle schools	67.3%	1	27.3	31.9			60.0	54.7	64.3	68.0			31.8	39.1	42.8	27.6						$8,162	$152	$8,010

Frequently Asked Questions about Long Pond School

How many students attend Long Pond School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 189 students attended Long Pond School.

What district is Long Pond School in?

Andover Regional School District

What is the racial makeup of Long Pond School?

Students at Long Pond School are 68% White, 17% Hispanic, 6% African American, 4% Two or more races, 4% Asian.

Is Long Pond School a good school?

Long Pond School ranks 111^th of 752 New Jersey middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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