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Harding Township School

Public Grades PK, KG-8

44^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 97% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

Harding Township School is a public elementary school serving grades PK-8 in New Vernon, New Jersey, with 298 students. Part of the Harding Township School District, which is ranked 22 out of 609 districts in the state, Harding Township School has consistently ranked among the top elementary schools in New Jersey, often placing in the top 100 out of over 1,300 schools.

Harding Township School's exceptional academic performance is evident across various metrics. Students consistently outperform state averages on the NJSLA assessments in both English Language Arts and Mathematics, with 91.3% of 8th graders proficient or better in ELA and 100% proficient or better in Algebra I, compared to 57.1% and 72.7% statewide, respectively. The school also maintains very low chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 4.6% to 16.6% in recent years, significantly better than the state average. Additionally, Harding Township School's student-teacher ratio is exceptionally low, ranging from 6.4 to 7.2, allowing for more individualized attention and support for students.

While Harding Township School's performance is exceptional, some nearby schools, such as Oak Street School and Torey J. Sabatini School in the Bernards Township School District, also demonstrate strong academic results and low chronic absenteeism rates. These schools could provide valuable insights and opportunities for collaboration. Additionally, the school's relatively low proficiency rates in 8th grade Science (29.1% proficient or better in 2024-2025) suggest an area for potential improvement and focus.

291

Students ?

6.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,191

Per pupil spending ?

2.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

34 Lees Hill Road
New Vernon, NJ 07976-0248

(973) 267-6398

District: Harding Township School District

Racial breakdown:

White:

82.8%

Two or more races:

7.9%

Asian:

6.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 92nd percentile in 2015 → 97th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New Jersey average (79% vs 44% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 3% of New Jersey elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 5 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school79%

District avg79%

New Jersey avg44%

Elementary school

44^th of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Top 3%▲ up 5 pts since 2015

From top 8% (2015) to top 3% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

42^nd of 752

New Jersey public middle schools ?

Top 6%▲ up 34 pts since 2015

From top 39% (2015) to top 6% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

22^nd of 609Harding Township 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	93.9	44 of 1347	96.7%	★★★★★
2024	92.9	64 of 1338	95.2%	★★★★★
2023	94.5	39 of 1342	97.1%	★★★★★
2022	93.2	75 of 1345	94.4%	★★★★★
2021	72.2	321 of 1317	75.6%	★★★★☆
2019	90.4	78 of 1360	94.3%	★★★★★
2018	92.1	55 of 1353	95.9%	★★★★★
2017	93.8	27 of 1352	98.0%	★★★★★
2016	94.3	30 of 1346	97.8%	★★★★★
2015	90.0	114 of 1357	91.6%	★★★★★
2014	81.2	212 of 1363	84.4%	★★★★☆
2013	77.2	313 of 1367	77.1%	★★★★☆
2012	70.0	492 of 1363	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2011	75.8	339 of 1360	75.1%	★★★★☆
2010	71.0	434 of 1354	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2009	75.4	323 of 1346	76.0%	★★★★☆
2008	83.9	65 of 1338	95.1%	★★★★★
2007	78.8	179 of 1329	86.5%	★★★★☆
2006	79.4	181 of 1314	86.2%	★★★★☆
2005	81.8	127 of 1303	90.3%	★★★★★
2004	84.1	78 of 1298	94.0%	★★★★★
2003	88.5	33 of 1204	97.3%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	91.7	74 of 1326	94.4%	★★★★★
2024	90.7	91 of 1317	93.1%	★★★★★
2023	94.4	33 of 1318	97.5%	★★★★★
2022	94.2	34 of 1326	97.4%	★★★★★
2021	79.6	203 of 1290	84.3%	★★★★☆
2019	86.7	129 of 1331	90.3%	★★★★★
2018	89.7	80 of 1333	94.0%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	91.6	70 of 1318	94.7%	★★★★★
2024	92.7	56 of 1313	95.7%	★★★★★
2023	93.3	51 of 1315	96.1%	★★★★★
2022	92.7	71 of 1324	94.6%	★★★★★
2021	49.7	577 of 1297	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	94.9	15 of 1335	98.9%	★★★★★
2018	91.6	69 of 1334	94.8%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2024	99.1	7 of 989	99.3%	★★★★★
2021	23.7	663 of 868	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	87.1	77 of 970	92.1%	★★★★★
2024	91.6	34 of 963	96.5%	★★★★★
2023	91.4	41 of 975	95.8%	★★★★★
2022	90.0	43 of 976	95.6%	★★★★★
2021	58.8	340 of 964	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	85.2	91 of 1023	91.1%	★★★★★
2018	85.7	79 of 1022	92.3%	★★★★★

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	90.4	42 of 752	94.4%	★★★★★
2024	90.6	37 of 743	95.0%	★★★★★
2023	92.6	22 of 748	97.1%	★★★★★
2022	93.9	20 of 745	97.3%	★★★★★
2021	86.0	71 of 652	89.1%	★★★★☆
2019	94.1	9 of 745	98.8%	★★★★★
2018	92.5	13 of 716	98.2%	★★★★★
2017	86.1	64 of 712	91.0%	★★★★★
2016	91.1	20 of 713	97.2%	★★★★★
2015	58.4	279 of 713	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2014	78.1	159 of 717	77.8%	★★★★☆
2013	73.6	206 of 704	70.7%	★★★★☆
2012	83.8	84 of 677	87.6%	★★★★☆
2011	88.8	14 of 684	98.0%	★★★★★
2010	89.3	10 of 677	98.5%	★★★★★
2009	87.4	20 of 664	97.0%	★★★★★
2008	84.7	46 of 640	92.8%	★★★★★
2007	82.0	73 of 631	88.4%	★★★★☆
2006	87.1	23 of 615	96.3%	★★★★★
2005	83.9	67 of 599	88.8%	★★★★☆
2004	84.4	59 of 588	90.0%	★★★★★
2003	84.9	60 of 574	89.5%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	92.6	29 of 728	96.0%	★★★★★
2024	96.2	9 of 717	98.7%	★★★★★
2023	92.5	28 of 720	96.1%	★★★★★
2022	91.1	41 of 726	94.4%	★★★★★
2021	73.5	127 of 625	79.7%	★★★★☆
2019	92.7	16 of 703	97.7%	★★★★★
2018	93.7	7 of 680	99.0%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	96.8	16 of 726	97.8%	★★★★★
2024	88.0	69 of 719	90.4%	★★★★★
2023	92.7	34 of 718	95.3%	★★★★★
2022	96.2	16 of 730	97.8%	★★★★★
2021	80.4	101 of 635	84.1%	★★★★☆
2019	93.8	29 of 697	95.8%	★★★★★
2018	92.4	28 of 675	95.9%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	86.7	33 of 502	93.4%	★★★★★
2024	84.9	44 of 510	91.4%	★★★★★
2023	90.6	21 of 509	95.9%	★★★★★
2022	90.1	26 of 512	94.9%	★★★★★
2021	76.9	64 of 435	85.3%	★★★★☆
2019	93.5	13 of 504	97.4%	★★★★★
2018	86.7	30 of 497	94.0%	★★★★★

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

Special Education (2024)99th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)95th percentile~ school

Female (2025)94th percentile~ school

White (2025)92nd percentile-5 vs school

Middle school

Male (2025)98th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)96th percentile~ school

White (2025)93rd percentile~ school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

Algebra I100%+54 vs state

English Language Arts85%+32 vs state

Mathematics83%+42 vs state

Science44%+20 vs state

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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
Harding Township School	Public	PK, KG-8	34 Lees Hill Road	New Vernon	07976	Morris County	Harding Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 267-6398	291	43	6.7	2.7%	241 (82.8%)	1 (0.3%)	7 (2.4%)	19 (6.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (7.9%)	93.9	44^th of 1347 public elementary schools	96.7%		92.9	64^th of 1338 public elementary schools	95.2%	20	54.0	29.1	81.1	79.2	86.4	81.0	90.9	91.3	89.2	95.8	89.2	76.2	78.8	36.4	100.0	100.0	$20,191	$755	$19,436
Thomas Jefferson School	Public	3-5	James Street & Ogden Place	Morristown	07960	Morris County	Morris School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 292-2090	285	27	10.3	42.1%	120 (42.1%)	18 (6.3%)	125 (43.9%)	10 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.2%)	68.3	440^th of 1347 public elementary schools	67.3%		69.3	425^th of 1338 public elementary schools	68.2%	15	38.6		59.5	59.8	62.1				68.9	46.6	64.7						$11,406	$287	$11,119
Hillcrest School	Public	K-2	160 Hillcrest Avenue	Morristown	07960	Morris County	Morris School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 292-2240	251	23	10.9	56.2%	80 (31.9%)	8 (3.2%)	147 (58.6%)	4 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.8%)								(n/a)																	$12,410	$340	$12,070
Woodland School	Public	K-2	51 Johnston Drive	Convent Station	07961	Morris County	Morris School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 292-2230	299	29	10.4	43.8%	130 (43.5%)	29 (9.7%)	120 (40.1%)	8 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.0%)								(n/a)																	$11,344	$74	$11,270
Marion T. Bedwell Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	141 Seney Drive	Bernardsville	07924	Somerset County	Somerset Hills Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 204-1920	435	46	9.3	23.4%	279 (64.1%)	3 (0.7%)	124 (28.5%)	11 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.1%)	69.2	433^rd of 1347 public elementary schools	67.9%		75.5	350^th of 1338 public elementary schools	73.8%	83			54.5	67.1					54.5	63.9							$12,505	$170	$12,335
Oak Street School	Public	K-5	70 West Oak Street	Basking Ridge	07920	Somerset County	Bernards Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 204-2565	427	39	10.9	2.6%	278 (65.1%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (12.9%)	72 (16.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.9%)	94.3	39^th of 1347 public elementary schools	97.1%		92.4	74^th of 1338 public elementary schools	94.5%	35	65.2		67.6	91.0	85.0				87.4	90.9	83.6						$9,522		$9,522
Torey J. Sabatini School	Public	K-5	Glenwild Circle	Madison	07940	Morris County	Madison Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 593-3182	281	28	10.1	3.2%	225 (80.1%)	8 (2.8%)	22 (7.8%)	14 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.3%)	93.9	45^th of 1347 public elementary schools	96.7%		96.3	18^th of 1338 public elementary schools	98.7%	27	68.7		85.3	88.7	90.0				75.6	75.4	80.0						$12,211	$73	$12,138
Alexander Hamilton	Public	3-5	24 Mills Street	Morristown	07960	Morris County	Morris School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 292-2190	251	31	8.2	58.2%	74 (29.5%)	16 (6.4%)	146 (58.2%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	11 (4.4%)	60.4	529^th of 1347 public elementary schools	60.7%		53.1	631^st of 1338 public elementary schools	52.8%	102	36.8		44.3	60.0	64.7				52.3	50.0	55.1						$13,131	$348	$12,783
Cedar Hill School	Public	K-5	100 Peachtree Road	Basking Ridge	07920	Somerset County	Bernards Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 204-2633	568	46	12.3	3.5%	289 (50.9%)	7 (1.2%)	46 (8.1%)	188 (33.1%)	6 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (5.6%)	87.8	162^nd of 1347 public elementary schools	88.0%		90.9	96^th of 1338 public elementary schools	92.8%	66	67.6		49.5	83.0	91.1				70.3	78.0	89.3						$10,975		$10,975
Normandy Park School	Public	K-5	19a Normandy Parkway	Morristown	07960	Morris County	Morris School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 889-7690	371	38	9.8	33.7%	159 (42.9%)	23 (6.2%)	154 (41.5%)	9 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (7.0%)	78.1	313^th of 1347 public elementary schools	76.8%		73	379^th of 1338 public elementary schools	71.7%	66	48.1		65.7	63.3	72.7				70.1	58.8	65.4						$12,130	$263	$11,867

Frequently Asked Questions about Harding Township School

How many students attend Harding Township School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 291 students attended Harding Township School.

What district is Harding Township School in?

Harding Township School District

What is the racial makeup of Harding Township School?

Students at Harding Township School are 83% White, 8% Two or more races, 7% Asian, 2% Hispanic.

Is Harding Township School a good school?

Yes! Harding Township School is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 44^th of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools.

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