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Old Turnpike School

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Old Turnpike School ranks 82 nd of 752 New Jersey middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 5-8

82^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 752 New Jersey Middle Schools

Better than 89% of New Jersey middle schools

Summary

Old Turnpike School is a public middle school located in Califon, New Jersey, serving grades 5-8 as part of the Tewksbury Township School District. The school consistently ranks among the top middle schools in New Jersey, with exceptional academic performance and a well-resourced educational program.

Old Turnpike School's students demonstrate remarkable academic achievement, with 80-90% proficiency rates in English Language Arts and 60-70% proficiency rates in Mathematics, significantly outperforming state averages. The school's performance in specific subject areas, such as Algebra I and Science, is also noteworthy, with proficiency rates well above the state averages. This consistent high performance is reflected in the school's 4- or 5-star rating from SchoolDigger and its rankings among the top 20 to 115 middle schools in the state.

When compared to nearby middle schools, such as Branchburg Central Middle School, Mount Olive Middle School, and Eisenhower Intermediate School, Old Turnpike School consistently outperforms its peers in academic achievement. This excellence is further highlighted by the school's low student-to-teacher ratio and higher-than-average per-student spending, suggesting a well-resourced and supportive learning environment.

217

Students ?

9.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,739

Per pupil spending ?

3.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

171 Old Turnpike Road
Califon, NJ 07830

(908) 439-2010

District: Tewksbury Township School District

Students who attend Old Turnpike School usually attend:

High:

Voorhees High School

Feeder schools for Old Turnpike School:

Elementary:

Tewksbury Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

76.5%

Hispanic:

11.1%

Two or more races:

6.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 97th percentile in 2019 → 89th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New Jersey average (72% vs 43% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 11% of New Jersey middle schools

✓Small classes — about 9 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped from its 97th-percentile peak (2019) to 89th (2025)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school72%

District avg72%

New Jersey avg43%

82^nd of 752

New Jersey public middle schools ?

Top 11%▲ up 15 pts since 2015

From top 26% (2015) to top 11% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

142^nd of 609Tewksbury Township 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	85.1	82 of 752	89.1%	★★★★☆
2024	82.3	102 of 743	86.3%	★★★★☆
2023	83.4	94 of 748	87.4%	★★★★☆
2022	91.4	35 of 745	95.3%	★★★★★
2021	79.0	115 of 652	82.4%	★★★★☆
2019	92.0	20 of 745	97.3%	★★★★★
2018	86.7	53 of 716	92.6%	★★★★★
2017	91.2	20 of 712	97.2%	★★★★★
2016	88.1	35 of 713	95.1%	★★★★★
2015	69.5	184 of 713	74.2%	★★★★☆
2014	87.1	35 of 717	95.1%	★★★★★
2013	87.3	35 of 704	95.0%	★★★★★
2012	88.7	22 of 677	96.8%	★★★★★
2011	86.6	33 of 684	95.2%	★★★★★
2010	88.2	22 of 677	96.8%	★★★★★
2009	89.4	6 of 664	99.1%	★★★★★
2008	89.2	11 of 640	98.3%	★★★★★
2007	85.5	28 of 631	95.6%	★★★★★
2006	89.7	5 of 615	99.2%	★★★★★
2005	86.1	50 of 599	91.7%	★★★★★
2004	87.7	26 of 588	95.6%	★★★★★
2003	86.2	47 of 574	91.8%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	89.0	55 of 728	92.4%	★★★★★
2024	84.7	97 of 717	86.5%	★★★★☆
2023	84.1	93 of 720	87.1%	★★★★☆
2022	88.3	57 of 726	92.1%	★★★★★
2021	79.0	102 of 625	83.7%	★★★★☆
2019	90.1	36 of 703	94.9%	★★★★★
2018	87.1	60 of 680	91.2%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	88.0	72 of 726	90.1%	★★★★★
2024	84.7	95 of 719	86.8%	★★★★☆
2023	82.1	108 of 718	85.0%	★★★★☆
2022	95.5	23 of 730	96.8%	★★★★★
2021	80.0	102 of 635	83.9%	★★★★☆
2019	92.7	38 of 697	94.5%	★★★★★
2018	86.7	72 of 675	89.3%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	74.3	96 of 502	80.9%	★★★★☆
2024	72.4	108 of 510	78.8%	★★★★☆
2023	73.2	108 of 509	78.8%	★★★★☆
2022	90.0	27 of 512	94.7%	★★★★★
2021	63.8	114 of 435	73.8%	★★★★☆
2019	89.9	25 of 504	95.0%	★★★★★
2018	81.9	50 of 497	89.9%	★★★★★

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)

Female (2025)92nd percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)90th percentile~ school

White (2025)81st percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts85%+29 vs state

Algebra I79%+33 vs state

Mathematics66%+29 vs state

Science52%+27 vs state

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Schools Near Old Turnpike School

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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)		NJSLA Algebra II (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 5th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 6th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 7th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 8th 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	NJSLA Algebra II 8th Grade	NJSLA Algebra II End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Old Turnpike School	Public	5-8	171 Old Turnpike Road	Califon	07830	Hunterdon County	Tewksbury Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 439-2010	217	24	9.0	3.2%	166 (76.5%)	1 (0.5%)	24 (11.1%)	11 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (6.9%)	85.1	82^nd of 752 public middle schools	89.1%		82.3	102^nd of 743 public middle schools	86.3%	20	66.6	36.0	90.7	78.9	80.0	90.0	76.0	61.6	72.0	29.4		78.8	78.8					$16,739	$206	$16,533
Long Valley Middle School	Public	6-8	51 West Mill Rd	Long Valley	07853	Morris County	Washington Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 876-3434	625	73	8.6	7.7%	472 (75.5%)	18 (2.9%)	82 (13.1%)	31 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (3.5%)	80.5	124^th of 752 public middle schools	83.5%		81.6	111^th of 743 public middle schools	85.1%	13		24.1		70.7	83.4	81.3		58.5	62.8	32.5	100.0	86.1	88.2	100.0	100.0			$11,408		$11,408
Woodglen School	Public	5-8	70 Bunnvale Road	Califon	07830	Hunterdon County	Lebanon Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 638-4111	272	35	7.7	13.6%	232 (85.3%)	8 (2.9%)	27 (9.9%)	4 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	66.4	226^th of 752 public middle schools	69.9%		68	205^th of 743 public middle schools	72.4%	21	36.7	32.9	45.0	61.0	57.6	70.7	38.3	44.9	42.9	22.8		96.0	96.5					$10,892		$10,892
High Bridge Middle School	Public	5-8	50 Thomas St	High Bridge	08829	Hunterdon County	High Bridge Borough School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 638-4101	130	17	7.5	22.3%	88 (67.7%)	8 (6.2%)	25 (19.2%)	5 (3.8%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.3%)	59.7	279^th of 752 public middle schools	62.9%		65.8	224^th of 743 public middle schools	69.9%	55	34.6	25.7	53.8	33.3	78.8	80.0	23.0	12.5	45.5	27.8		70.6	70.6					$17,719	$471	$17,248
Clinton Township Middle School	Public	6-8	34 Grayrock Road	Clinton	08809	Hunterdon County	Clinton Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 238-9141	405	35	11.5	10.9%	292 (72.1%)	13 (3.2%)	47 (11.6%)	31 (7.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.2%)	86.6	71^st of 752 public middle schools	90.6%		81.7	107^th of 743 public middle schools	85.6%	36		38.5		73.2	80.0	89.6		56.3	60.7	52.2		92.6	92.6					$4,447		$4,447
Readington Middle School	Public	6-8	48 Readington Rd	Whitehouse Station	08889	Hunterdon County	Readington Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 534-2113	466	61	7.6	13.1%	344 (73.8%)	7 (1.5%)	65 (13.9%)	30 (6.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	18 (3.9%)	73.3	168^th of 752 public middle schools	77.7%		68.4	203^rd of 743 public middle schools	72.7%	35		32.3		63.1	72.6	65.4		50.7	51.1	37.5	100.0	87.5	91.6			100.0	100.0	$12,092	$09	$12,083
Black River Middle School	Public	6-8	133 Rt. 513 - North Road	Chester	07930	Morris County	Chester Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 879-6363	352	36	9.8	5.7%	255 (72.4%)	7 (2.0%)	52 (14.8%)	29 (8.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	8 (2.3%)	84.3	90^th of 752 public middle schools	88.0%		84.2	87^th of 743 public middle schools	88.3%	3		47.9		73.4	72.0	80.5		62.4	55.7	46.8	100.0	91.7	94.9	100.0	100.0			$11,856	$160	$11,696
Eisenhower Intermediate School	Public	5-6	791 Eisenhower Avenue	Bridgewater	08807	Somerset County	Bridgewater-Raritan Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 231-0230	625	62	10.1	20.2%	229 (36.6%)	34 (5.4%)	124 (19.8%)	193 (30.9%)	8 (1.3%)	2 (0.3%)	35 (5.6%)								(n/a)	41.8		58.4	72.9			54.8	54.4										$10,163		$10,163
Hillside Intermediate School	Public	5-6	844 Brown Road	Bridgewater	08807	Somerset County	Bridgewater-Raritan Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 231-1905	568	54	10.4	15.0%	264 (46.5%)	9 (1.6%)	109 (19.2%)	147 (25.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (6.7%)								(n/a)	39.2		66.9	70.3			59.5	52.2										$10,758		$10,758
Branchburg Central Middle School	Public	6-8	220 Baird Road	Branchburg	08876	Somerset County	Branchburg Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 526-1415	458	57	8.0	12.4%	295 (64.4%)	28 (6.1%)	64 (14.0%)	54 (11.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.7%)	64.2	241^st of 752 public middle schools	68.0%		76.1	152^nd of 743 public middle schools	79.5%	89		23.0		67.3	64.0	75.6		43.8	47.4	12.8	100.0	80.9	86.9	72.7	72.7			$17,027	$91	$16,936

Frequently Asked Questions about Old Turnpike School

What high school do graduates of Old Turnpike School attend?

Students who attend Old Turnpike School usually go on to attend Voorhees High School

Is Old Turnpike School a good school?

Old Turnpike School ranks 82^nd of 752 New Jersey middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Old Turnpike School?

Students at Old Turnpike School are 76% White, 11% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races, 5% Asian.

How many students attend Old Turnpike School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 217 students attended Old Turnpike School.

What district is Old Turnpike School in?

Tewksbury Township School District

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