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Califon Public School

Q: Is Califon Public School a good school?

Califon Public School ranks 647 th of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-8

647^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 52% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

Califon Public School is a small elementary school serving grades PK-8 in the rural town of Califon, New Jersey. With just 84 students, this school stands out for its consistently high academic performance, low chronic absenteeism, and small class sizes that allow for individualized attention.

Califon Public School has consistently ranked among the top elementary schools in New Jersey, with impressive proficiency rates on state assessments. In the 2024-2025 school year, 81.8% of 4th graders, 80% of 6th graders, and 75% of 8th graders were proficient or better in English Language Arts. In mathematics, 70% of 6th graders and 45.5% of 4th graders were proficient or better. This strong academic performance is particularly noteworthy given the school's small size and student population. In comparison, nearby schools like Flocktown-Kossmann Elementary School and Old Farmers Road School also perform well, but Califon Public School stands out for its consistently high rankings.

Beyond academics, Califon Public School also excels in other areas. The school has relatively low chronic absenteeism rates, with a 16.6% rate in the 2022-2023 school year, compared to the state average of 22.8%. Additionally, the school has a very low student-teacher ratio, ranging from 5.6 to 5.9 students per teacher in recent years, suggesting a high level of individualized attention and support for students. However, the school's spending per student, at $28,096 in 2018-2019, is significantly higher than the nearby schools analyzed, which range from $9,844 to $19,485 per student.

Students ?

5.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$28,096

Per pupil spending ?

3.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

6 School Street
Califon, NJ 07830-9044

(908) 832-2828

District: Califon Borough School District

Students who attend Califon Public School usually attend:

High:

Voorhees High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

75.5%

Hispanic:

14.9%

Two or more races:

5.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 80th percentile in 2014 → 52nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New Jersey average (50% vs 44% meeting standards)

✓Above the New Jersey median (52nd percentile)

✓Small classes — about 6 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 28 percentile points since 2014

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school50%

District avg50%

New Jersey avg44%

Elementary school

647^th of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Top 48%▼ down 46 pts since 2016

From top 2% (2016) to top 48% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

74^th of 752

New Jersey public middle schools ?

Top 10%▲ up 45 pts since 2015

From bottom 45% (2015) to top 10% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

184^th of 609Califon Borough 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	52.3	647 of 1347	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.0	698 of 1338	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	52.3	637 of 1342	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	65.3	486 of 1345	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	86.7	148 of 1317	88.8%	★★★★☆
2019	90.3	79 of 1360	94.2%	★★★★★
2018	78.5	293 of 1353	78.3%	★★★★☆
2017	92.4	47 of 1352	96.5%	★★★★★
2016	94.1	31 of 1346	97.7%	★★★★★
2014	78.6	275 of 1363	79.8%	★★★★☆
2013	56.3	726 of 1367	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2012	60.8	663 of 1363	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2011	72.8	395 of 1360	71.0%	★★★★☆
2010	63.8	596 of 1354	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2009	75.1	332 of 1346	75.3%	★★★★☆
2008	69.9	461 of 1338	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2007	80.1	131 of 1329	90.1%	★★★★★
2006	83.5	51 of 1314	96.1%	★★★★★
2005	83.7	72 of 1303	94.5%	★★★★★
2004	68.2	494 of 1298	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2003	81.8	185 of 1204	84.6%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2023	46.0	533 of 975	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	76.1	198 of 1022	80.6%	★★★★☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	86.1	74 of 752	90.2%	★★★★★
2023	63.4	237 of 748	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	78.9	134 of 716	81.3%	★★★★☆
2015	45.2	393 of 713	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2014	74.5	202 of 717	71.8%	★★★★☆
2013	66.3	280 of 704	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2011	67.8	255 of 684	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2010	75.4	177 of 677	73.9%	★★★★☆
2009	85.4	45 of 664	93.2%	★★★★★
2008	76.1	153 of 640	76.1%	★★★★☆
2007	78.7	121 of 631	80.8%	★★★★☆
2006	87.9	16 of 615	97.4%	★★★★★
2005	81.9	88 of 599	85.3%	★★★★☆
2004	91.6	3 of 588	99.5%	★★★★★
2003	82.1	101 of 574	82.4%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2018	68.7	144 of 497	71.0%	★★★★☆

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)

Elementary school

White (2023)45th percentile-7 vs school

Middle school

White (2018)71st percentile-10 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts67%+12 vs state

Mathematics45%~ state avg

Science25%~ state avg

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Schools Near Califon Public School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NJSLA-S Science (2025)		NJSLA English Language Arts (2025)					NJSLA Mathematics (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 8th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 3rd Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 4th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 5th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 6th Grade	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
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
High Bridge Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	40 Fairview Avenue	High Bridge	08829	Hunterdon County	High Bridge Borough School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 638-4105	219	25	8.7	21.0%	156 (71.2%)	6 (2.7%)	44 (20.1%)	4 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.1%)	67.4	449^th of 1347 public elementary schools	66.7%		73.4	372^nd of 1338 public elementary schools	72.2%	77			78.2	59.4				65.6	40.6			$17,715	$471	$17,244
Round Valley	Public	3-5	128 Cokesbury Rd	Lebanon	08833	Hunterdon County	Clinton Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 236-6341	384	43	8.9	11.7%	277 (72.1%)	12 (3.1%)	48 (12.5%)	28 (7.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.9%)	77.5	325^th of 1347 public elementary schools	75.9%		76.2	337^th of 1338 public elementary schools	74.8%	12	58.6		43.4	75.6	78.4			60.5	60.2	71.1		$3,600		$3,600
Old Farmers Road School	Public	PK, KG-5	51 Old Farmers Road	Long Valley	07853	Morris County	Washington Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 876-3865	345	33	10.3	9.0%	286 (82.9%)	4 (1.2%)	33 (9.6%)	14 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.3%)	81.7	260^th of 1347 public elementary schools	80.7%		82.1	251^st of 1338 public elementary schools	81.2%	9	39.6		56.1	78.6	79.2			71.9	76.8	64.6		$9,844		$9,844
Mansfield Township Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	50 Port Murray Road	Port Murray	07865	Warren County	Mansfield Township Elementary School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 689-3212	570	54	10.5	46.0%	302 (53.0%)	30 (5.3%)	206 (36.1%)	12 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	19 (3.3%)	44.5	746^th of 1347 public elementary schools	44.6%		36.9	843^rd of 1338 public elementary schools	37.0%	97	28.8		21.7	51.6	54.5	60.9		45.3	42.2	42.3	33.3	$12,529	$488	$12,041
Lebanon Borough School	Public	PK, KG-6	6 Maple St	Lebanon	08833	Hunterdon County	Lebanon Borough School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 236-2448	88	14	6.4	15.9%	67 (76.1%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (18.2%)	4 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.1%)	65.9	468^th of 1347 public elementary schools	65.3%		75.1	354^th of 1338 public elementary schools	73.5%	114	40.0			71.4	60.0				50.0	50.0		$16,745	$508	$16,237
Hampton Borough School	Public	PK, KG-5	32 41 South Street	Hampton	08827	Hunterdon County	Hampton Borough School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 537-4101	113	14	8.3	35.4%	87 (77.0%)	6 (5.3%)	13 (11.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (6.2%)	50.5	677^th of 1347 public elementary schools	49.7%		43.7	747^th of 1338 public elementary schools	44.2%	70	36.4		14.3	55.5	72.7			7.1	61.1	63.6		$19,485	$916	$18,569
Flocktown-Kossmann Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	90 Flocktown Road	Long Valley	07853	Morris County	Washington Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 850-1010	513	41	12.4	6.4%	401 (78.2%)	7 (1.4%)	57 (11.1%)	19 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (5.7%)	78.8	305^th of 1347 public elementary schools	77.4%		76.2	336^th of 1338 public elementary schools	74.9%	31	40.8		60.3	80.0	75.5			67.9	57.3	65.3		$10,912	$26	$10,886

Frequently Asked Questions about Califon Public School

How many students attend Califon Public School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 94 students attended Califon Public School.

Is Califon Public School a good school?

Califon Public School ranks 647^th of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What district is Califon Public School in?

Califon Borough School District

What schools do graduates of Califon Public School attend?

Students who attend Califon Public School usually go on to attend:

High : Voorhees High School

What is the racial makeup of Califon Public School?

Students at Califon Public School are 76% White, 15% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 2% African American, 2% Asian.

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