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Best Public Schools in Milford, NJ

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589

Students

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Top rankedMilford Public School581^st of 1,347 New Jersey elementary schools

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Milford Public School up 139 spots statewide this year

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Summary:

The city of Milford, New Jersey is home to two elementary schools: Holland Township Elementary School and Milford Public School. These schools serve students from pre-kindergarten through 8th grade and pre-kindergarten through 5th grade, respectively, and are part of the Holland Township School District and Milford Borough School District, which are ranked 266 and 300 out of 609 districts in New Jersey.

Holland Township Elementary School stands out as the larger of the two schools, with 512 students, and demonstrates stronger overall academic performance, particularly in Mathematics and Algebra I, where several grade levels exceed the state average. In contrast, Milford Public School, with 66 students, shows impressive English Language Arts results, with 63.6% and 70% proficiency in 5th grade in 2024-2025 and 2023-2024, respectively. However, Milford Public School lags behind the state average in Mathematics.

The data also reveals differences in student demographics and resource allocation between the two schools. Holland Township Elementary School has a lower percentage of free/reduced lunch recipients at 6.45%, compared to 27.27% at Milford Public School. Additionally, Milford Public School spends more per student at $21,133, compared to $16,743 at Holland Township Elementary School, suggesting that higher spending does not necessarily translate to better overall academic performance.

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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 (2025)
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 (2025)	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
Holland Township Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	710 Milford Warren Glen Road	Milford	08848	Hunterdon County	Holland Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 995-2401	525	62	8.4	14.1%	464 (88.4%)	7 (1.3%)	40 (7.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	11 (2.1%)	50.4	678^th of 1347 public elementary schools	49.7%		46.8	712^th of 1338 public elementary schools	46.8%	34	35.0	34.5	42.3	69.2	47.5	58.1	65.3	74.6	44.2	40.3	45.0	34.9	48.9	30.3	90.5	90.5	$21,573	$518	$21,055
Milford Public School	Public	PK, KG-5	7 Hillside Avenue	Milford	08848	Hunterdon County	Milford Borough School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 995-4349	64	7	9.0	25.0%	56 (87.5%)	4 (6.3%)	3 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.6%)	57.3	581^st of 1347 public elementary schools	56.9%		46.1	720^th of 1338 public elementary schools	46.2%	139	54.5				63.6						18.2						$28,657	$35	$28,622

Cities Near Milford

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Bloomsbury	3.99 mi	1	46^th
Pittstown	4.51 mi	1	196^th
Frenchtown	4.62 mi	3	228^th
Phillipsburg	5.14 mi	9	385^th
Asbury	5.59 mi	2	232^nd

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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.

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