Union Township School District

Summary:

The Union Township School District in New Jersey operates two schools: Union Township Middle School and Union Township Elementary School. The district as a whole is ranked 42nd out of 609 districts in the state, with a 5-star rating, indicating excellent performance.

Within the district, Union Township Middle School stands out as an exceptional performer. The school has consistently ranked among the top 36 middle schools in New Jersey over the past 3 school years, with a ranking as high as 23rd in 2023-2024. It has received a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger, and its test scores significantly exceed state averages across multiple subjects and grade levels, with many proficiency rates over 70% and even 100% in Algebra I. The school also has a very low chronic absenteeism rate of 14.9% and spends a relatively high amount of $18,446 per student, with a student-teacher ratio of 10:1.

While Union Township Elementary School also performs well, with 4-5 star ratings and test scores above state averages, it does not stand out as strongly as the middle school. The elementary school has a chronic absenteeism rate of 14.9%, similar to the middle school, and spends $11,993 per student with a student-teacher ratio of 9:1.

District Detail

149 Perryville Road
Hampton, NJ 08827

(908) 735-5511

SchoolDigger Rank:
42^nd of 609 New Jersey districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-8
Students: 505

Primary Schools: 1
Middle Schools: 1
High Schools: 0
Alternative Schools: 0

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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
Union Township Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-3	149 Perryville Road	Hampton	08827	Hunterdon County	Union Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 735-5511	259	27	9.7	6.9%	180 (69.5%)	5 (1.9%)	11 (4.2%)	45 (17.4%)	2 (0.8%)	1 (0.4%)	15 (5.8%)	89.4	134^th of 1347 public elementary schools	90.1%		88.1	147^th of 1338 public elementary schools	89.0%	13			67.3						83.7								$11,993	$386	$11,607
Union Township Middle School	Public	4-8	165 Perryville Road	Hampton	08827	Hunterdon County	Union Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 735-5511	246	23	10.6	5.7%	191 (77.6%)	5 (2.0%)	4 (1.6%)	36 (14.6%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.8%)	7 (2.8%)	91.5	31^st of 752 public middle schools	95.9%		92.8	23^rd of 743 public middle schools	96.9%	8	58.4	41.0		61.5	64.1	78.8	95.3	82.9		76.9	66.1	61.5	86.1	66.7	100.0	100.0	$18,446	$349	$18,097

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Office Of Educational Services Department Of Corrections	1.77 mi	7
Clinton-Glen Gardner School District	3.26 mi	1	211^th
Clinton Township School District	3.9 mi	4	105^th
Bethlehem Township School District	4.08 mi	2	257^th
Franklin Township School District	4.34 mi	1	195^th

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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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