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Best Public Schools in Califon, NJ

At a glance

Schools

1,096

Students

Districts

Top rankedOld Turnpike School82^nd of 752 New Jersey middle schools

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Biggest riser

Valley View School up 124 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Woodglen School 7.7 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

4★

3★

1 school without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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Summary:

The city of Califon, New Jersey is home to 5 schools across 3 different school districts: Lebanon Township School District, Tewksbury Township School District, and Califon Borough School District. The schools include 3 elementary schools and 2 middle schools, with no high schools or alternative schools in the data set.

Among the standout schools, Old Turnpike School in the Tewksbury Township School District ranks 82nd out of 752 New Jersey middle schools and has consistently high test scores, with over 80% proficiency in English Language Arts and over 70% proficiency in Mathematics. Woodglen School in the Lebanon Township School District also performs well, ranking 173rd out of 748 New Jersey middle schools and showing strong performance in English Language Arts and Algebra I.

While the schools in the Tewksbury Township School District generally outperform the state averages in both English Language Arts and Mathematics, the Califon Public School stands out with high proficiency rates in English Language Arts but lower performance in Mathematics. Additionally, all schools in the data set have a chronic absenteeism rate of 14.9%, which is higher than the state average, and the free and reduced lunch rates vary significantly between the schools, suggesting potential differences in the socioeconomic backgrounds of the student populations.

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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)		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 8th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Califon Public School	Public	PK, KG-8	6 School Street	Califon	07830	Hunterdon County	Califon Borough School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 832-2828	94	16	5.7		71 (75.5%)	2 (2.1%)	14 (14.9%)	2 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (5.3%)	52.3	647^th of 1347 public elementary schools	52.0%		48	698^th of 1338 public elementary schools	47.8%	51	16.7	33.4		81.8	33.3	80.0		75.0		45.5	25.0	70.0					$28,096	$304	$27,792
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
Valley View School	Public	PK, KG-4	400 Route 513	Califon	07830	Hunterdon County	Lebanon Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 832-2175	260	29	9.0	18.1%	224 (86.2%)	5 (1.9%)	22 (8.5%)	8 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	68.8	435^th of 1347 public elementary schools	67.7%		58.9	559^th of 1338 public elementary schools	58.2%	124			53.5	77.1					44.8	75.0							$11,199		$11,199
Tewksbury Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	109 Fairmount Road East	Califon	07830	Hunterdon County	Tewksbury Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 832-2594	253	32	7.9	4.3%	195 (77.1%)	1 (0.4%)	26 (10.3%)	10 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	19 (7.5%)	67.2	453^rd of 1347 public elementary schools	66.4%		81.1	265^th of 1338 public elementary schools	80.2%	188			56.4	61.7					54.8	63.8							$11,708	$183	$11,525
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
ESC Academy	Public	6-12	37 Hoffmans Crossing Road	Califon	07830	Hunterdon County	Hunterdon County Educational Services Commission	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 439-3703	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)																	$112,681	$4,323	$108,358

Cities Near Califon

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Glen Gardner	3.77 mi	2	82^nd
Lebanon	4.33 mi	3	178^th
Long Valley	4.74 mi	4	124^th
High Bridge	4.91 mi	2	216^th
Annandale	5.16 mi	3	61^st

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the New Jersey Department of Education.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.