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Willow Grove Elementary School

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Willow Grove Elementary School ranks 577 th of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 2-4

577^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 57% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

Willow Grove Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Hackettstown, New Jersey, serving grades 2-4 with a total enrollment of 354 students. The school is part of the Hackettstown Public School District, which is ranked 274 out of 609 districts in New Jersey and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academically, Willow Grove Elementary School performs on par with or slightly below the district and state averages in English Language Arts and Mathematics. However, the school excels in serving its Hispanic and English Language Learner (ELL) student populations, ranking in the top 30% and top 25% of New Jersey elementary schools, respectively, in these subgroups. The school's performance for its White and Special Education student subgroups is more average, ranking in the middle 50% of New Jersey elementary schools.

One area of concern is the significant increase in chronic absenteeism rates at Willow Grove Elementary School, rising from 6.5% in the 2020-2021 school year to 16.6% in the 2022-2023 school year. Additionally, the school has a relatively high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, with 40.68% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in the 2023-2024 school year. Despite these challenges, the school maintains a relatively low student-to-teacher ratio and spends $14,182 per student, which is higher than the state average, indicating a commitment to providing adequate resources and support for its students.

320

Students ?

8.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,182

Per pupil spending ?

45%

Free/discounted lunch ?

601 Willow Grove Street
Hackettstown, NJ 07840-1713

(908) 852-2805

District: Hackettstown Public School District

Students who attend Willow Grove Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Hackettstown Middle School
High:	Hackettstown High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

49.4%

White:

41.6%

Asian:

3.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 69th percentile in 2015 → 57th in 2025

Strengths

✓Above the New Jersey median (57th percentile)

✓Small classes — about 9 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 12 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school53%

District avg53%

New Jersey avg49%

577^th of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Top 43%▼ down 11 pts since 2015

From top 31% (2015) to top 43% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

274^th of 609Hackettstown Public 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	57.5	577 of 1347	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.6	550 of 1338	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.2	515 of 1342	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	66.4	470 of 1345	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	63.5	432 of 1317	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	79.8	276 of 1360	79.7%	★★★★☆
2018	66.8	491 of 1353	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2017	77.1	333 of 1352	75.4%	★★★★☆
2016	76.7	331 of 1346	75.4%	★★★★☆
2015	70.1	426 of 1357	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2014	83.7	149 of 1363	89.1%	★★★★☆
2013	75.1	370 of 1367	72.9%	★★★★☆
2012	76.5	321 of 1363	76.4%	★★★★☆
2011	78.1	277 of 1360	79.6%	★★★★☆
2010	78.5	253 of 1354	81.3%	★★★★☆
2009	74.2	357 of 1346	73.5%	★★★★☆
2008	74.3	350 of 1338	73.8%	★★★★☆
2007	83.7	33 of 1329	97.5%	★★★★★
2006	79.4	187 of 1314	85.8%	★★★★☆
2005	78.8	208 of 1303	84.0%	★★★★☆
2004	80.8	164 of 1298	87.4%	★★★★☆
2003	75.1	351 of 1204	70.8%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	66.5	146 of 597	75.5%	★★★★☆
2024	60.0	145 of 559	74.1%	★★★★☆
2023	63.6	127 of 499	74.5%	★★★★☆
2022	71.9	94 of 489	80.8%	★★★★☆
2021	39.1	216 of 411	47.4%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	54.6	582 of 1326	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	63.1	487 of 1317	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	63.8	488 of 1318	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	69.2	426 of 1326	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	62.5	421 of 1290	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	78.4	271 of 1331	79.6%	★★★★☆
2018	59.3	569 of 1333	57.3%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	66.5	282 of 1032	72.7%	★★★★☆
2024	54.2	404 of 989	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.7	338 of 982	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	67.4	245 of 953	74.3%	★★★★☆
2021	58.7	276 of 896	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	89.2	58 of 899	93.5%	★★★★★
2018	83.7	104 of 870	88.0%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	71.8	206 of 1023	79.9%	★★★★☆
2024	68.5	201 of 939	78.6%	★★★★☆
2023	72.8	167 of 910	81.6%	★★★★☆
2022	85.3	76 of 863	91.2%	★★★★★
2021	67.0	156 of 839	81.4%	★★★★☆
2019	86.3	69 of 948	92.7%	★★★★★
2018	82.2	102 of 942	89.2%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	59.4	536 of 1318	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.5	559 of 1313	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.5	517 of 1315	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	61.2	509 of 1324	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	64.4	406 of 1297	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	78.8	260 of 1335	80.5%	★★★★☆
2018	72.0	391 of 1334	70.7%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	63.3	291 of 1023	71.6%	★★★★☆
2024	41.4	494 of 989	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	74.6	169 of 958	82.4%	★★★★☆
2022	85.8	86 of 949	90.9%	★★★★★
2021	56.6	293 of 868	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	77.4	184 of 1001	81.6%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	52.3	480 of 970	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	66.9	299 of 963	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.8	354 of 975	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	62.3	353 of 976	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	60.1	328 of 964	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	67.6	316 of 1023	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	39.6	652 of 1022	36.2%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)80th percentile+23 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)76th percentile+18 vs school

Hispanic (2025)73rd percentile+16 vs school

Special Education (2025)72nd percentile+14 vs school

Male (2025)59th percentile~ school

Female (2025)56th percentile~ school

White (2025)51st percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics55%+7 vs state

English Language Arts51%~ state avg

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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 English Language Arts 3rd Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 4th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 5th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 3rd Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 4th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Willow Grove Elementary School	Public	2-4	601 Willow Grove Street	Hackettstown	07840	Warren County	Hackettstown Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 852-2805	320	36	8.8	45.0%	133 (41.6%)	7 (2.2%)	158 (49.4%)	12 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.1%)	57.5	577^th of 1347 public elementary schools	57.2%		59.6	550^th of 1338 public elementary schools	58.9%	27		43.2	60.0		58.2	51.5		$14,182	$141	$14,041
Hatchery Hill Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-1	398 5th Avenue	Hackettstown	07840	Warren County	Hackettstown Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 852-8550	283	33	8.7	42.0%	114 (40.3%)	10 (3.5%)	140 (49.5%)	10 (3.5%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	7 (2.5%)								(n/a)								$12,316	$141	$12,175
Sandshore Rd. Elementary School	Public	K-5	498 Sandshore Road	Budd Lake	07828	Morris County	Mount Olive Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 691-4003	409	41	9.9	10.5%	231 (56.5%)	19 (4.6%)	72 (17.6%)	67 (16.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	18 (4.4%)	75.5	349^th of 1347 public elementary schools	74.1%		68.8	435^th of 1338 public elementary schools	67.5%	86	44.0	55.5	67.1	81.3	54.1	64.6	65.4	$10,512	$325	$10,187
Benedict A. Cucinella School	Public	PK, KG-5	470 Naughright Road	Long Valley	07853	Morris County	Washington Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 850-3161	529	53	9.9	8.9%	392 (74.1%)	17 (3.2%)	61 (11.5%)	36 (6.8%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	19 (3.6%)	77.7	323^rd of 1347 public elementary schools	76.0%		73.2	376^th of 1338 public elementary schools	71.9%	53	43.8	52.8	79.5	82.0	65.7	51.3	68.6	$10,786	$23	$10,763
Mountain Villa School	Public	PK, KG-2	1686 County Rt 517	Allamuchy	07820	Warren County	Allamuchy Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 852-1894	173	9	18.7	6.4%	124 (71.7%)	8 (4.6%)	24 (13.9%)	11 (6.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.5%)								(n/a)								$11,768	$382	$11,386
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
Central Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-3	281 Route 46	Great Meadows	07838	Warren County	Great Meadows Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 637-4041	349	28	12.4	25.5%	265 (75.9%)	12 (3.4%)	54 (15.5%)	7 (2.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	9 (2.6%)	85	195^th of 1347 public elementary schools	85.5%		70.6	409^th of 1338 public elementary schools	69.4%	214		64.9			75.7			$9,632	$144	$9,488
Chester M. Stephens Elementary School	Public	K-5	99 Sunset Drive	Budd Lake	07828	Morris County	Mount Olive Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 691-4002	696	64	10.9	27.3%	268 (38.5%)	60 (8.6%)	161 (23.1%)	170 (24.4%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (4.9%)	61	524^th of 1347 public elementary schools	61.1%		64.1	488^th of 1338 public elementary schools	63.5%	36	29.9	47.5	63.5	63.2	55.7	64.4	44.0	$9,600	$530	$9,070
Tinc Rd. Elementary School	Public	K-5	24 Tinc Road	Flanders	07836	Morris County	Mount Olive Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 927-2203	449	47	9.6	32.5%	227 (50.6%)	37 (8.2%)	125 (27.8%)	35 (7.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	23 (5.1%)	75	351^st of 1347 public elementary schools	73.9%		76.3	331^st of 1338 public elementary schools	75.3%	20	34.3	60.0	73.1	61.6	65.0	77.1	58.9	$8,991	$165	$8,826
Mountain View Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	118 Clover Hill Drive	Flanders	07836	Morris County	Mount Olive Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 927-2201	565	57	9.8	21.2%	306 (54.2%)	27 (4.8%)	144 (25.5%)	65 (11.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	21 (3.7%)	73.6	368^th of 1347 public elementary schools	72.7%		62.4	512^th of 1338 public elementary schools	61.7%	144	40.5	62.8	60.0	75.7	61.4	60.0	60.8	$10,378	$265	$10,113

Frequently Asked Questions about Willow Grove Elementary School

Is Willow Grove Elementary School a good school?

Willow Grove Elementary School ranks 577^th of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Willow Grove Elementary School?

Students at Willow Grove Elementary School are 49% Hispanic, 42% White, 4% Asian, 3% Two or more races, 2% African American.

How many students attend Willow Grove Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 320 students attended Willow Grove Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of Willow Grove Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Willow Grove Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Hackettstown Middle School
High : Hackettstown High School

What district is Willow Grove Elementary School in?

Hackettstown Public School District

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