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Hardyston Township Elementary School

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Hardyston Township Elementary School ranks 668 th of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-4

668^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 50% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

Hardyston Township Elementary School is a public elementary school serving 321 students in grades PK-4 in Franklin, New Jersey. The school is part of the Hardyston Township School District, which is ranked 285 out of 609 districts in the state and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Hardyston Township Elementary School has shown mixed academic performance compared to the state average. While the school's 4th grade students have outperformed the state in English Language Arts (ELA), with 66.7% proficient or better compared to the state's 53.6%, the school's 3rd and 4th grade students have performed below the state average in both ELA and Mathematics on the NJSLA assessments. However, the school's special education students have performed particularly well, ranking in the top 16% of New Jersey elementary schools for this subgroup in recent years.

The school has also faced challenges with relatively high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 12.1% to 17.4% in recent years, which is higher than the state average. Additionally, the school's percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch has increased significantly, from 4.06% in 2021-2022 to 14.95% in 2023-2024, suggesting an increase in the school's economically disadvantaged population. Interestingly, the school's low socioeconomic status students have performed very well, ranking in the top 4% of New Jersey elementary schools for this subgroup in 2023-2024.

358

Students ?

9.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,751

Per pupil spending ?

13.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

50 Route 23
Franklin, NJ 07416

(973) 823-7000

District: Hardyston Township School District

Students who attend Hardyston Township Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Hardyston Township Middle School
High:	Wallkill Valley Regional High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

72.3%

Hispanic:

17.9%

Asian:

3.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 72nd percentile in 2015 → 50th in 2025

Strengths

✓Above the New Jersey median (50th percentile)

✓Small classes — about 9 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 22 percentile points since 2015

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school49%

District avg49%

New Jersey avg49%

668^th of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Top 50%▼ down 22 pts since 2015

From top 28% (2015) to top 50% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

285^th of 609Hardyston 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	50.9	668 of 1347	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	71.3	404 of 1338	69.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.9	628 of 1342	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	65.0	492 of 1345	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	53.4	554 of 1317	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	46.0	773 of 1360	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.9	752 of 1353	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2017	51.0	716 of 1352	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2016	63.3	535 of 1346	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2015	73.4	377 of 1357	72.2%	★★★★☆
2014	71.5	445 of 1363	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2013	73.8	404 of 1367	70.4%	★★★★☆
2012	71.2	466 of 1363	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2011	64.5	605 of 1360	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2010	56.0	741 of 1354	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2009	57.4	699 of 1346	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2008	58.2	710 of 1338	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2007	63.4	645 of 1329	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2006	62.8	644 of 1314	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2005	62.9	622 of 1303	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2004	53.6	762 of 1298	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2003	71.7	410 of 1204	65.9%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	53.9	593 of 1326	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	76.4	320 of 1317	75.7%	★★★★☆
2023	55.6	566 of 1318	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	65.1	473 of 1326	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	64.6	401 of 1290	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	36.0	894 of 1331	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.1	750 of 1333	43.7%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	73.1	193 of 1023	81.1%	★★★★☆
2024	92.1	35 of 939	96.3%	★★★★★
2019	36.5	594 of 948	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	70.2	212 of 942	77.5%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	47.9	672 of 1318	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	64.4	455 of 1313	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.8	636 of 1315	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	63.8	478 of 1324	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	42.0	673 of 1297	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	55.4	616 of 1335	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.5	691 of 1334	48.2%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	51.6	393 of 1023	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	75.9	159 of 989	83.9%	★★★★☆
2023	73.6	179 of 958	81.3%	★★★★☆
2022	77.4	149 of 949	84.3%	★★★★☆
2021	77.7	121 of 868	86.1%	★★★★☆
2019	44.5	490 of 1007	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	46.4	476 of 1001	52.4%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	30.0	703 of 970	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	61.4	356 of 963	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	37.6	631 of 975	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.4	525 of 976	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	40.6	572 of 964	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	29.3	769 of 1023	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.0	813 of 1022	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆

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)81st percentile+31 vs school

Special Education (2025)62nd percentile+11 vs school

Female (2025)55th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)49th percentile~ school

White (2025)28th percentile-23 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts53%+3 vs state

Mathematics46%~ 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)						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
Hardyston Township Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	50 Route 23	Franklin	07416	Sussex County	Hardyston Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 823-7000	358	40	9.0	13.7%	259 (72.3%)	10 (2.8%)	64 (17.9%)	12 (3.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.4%)	50.9	668^th of 1347 public elementary schools	50.4%		71.3	404^th of 1338 public elementary schools	69.8%	264			41.9	66.7					45.2	46.9							$8,751	$62	$8,689
Franklin Borough School	Public	PK, KG-8	50 Washington Avenue	Franklin	07416	Sussex County	Franklin Borough School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 827-9775	527	49	10.8	49.1%	305 (57.9%)	31 (5.9%)	155 (29.4%)	11 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (4.7%)	37.2	854^th of 1347 public elementary schools	36.6%		41.7	774^th of 1338 public elementary schools	42.2%	80	21.5	6.7	35.3	56.3	51.2	32.6	61.3	70.0	35.3	43.8	41.4	30.4	29.1	8.1	54.5	54.5	$15,890	$342	$15,548
Ogdensburg Borough School	Public	PK, KG-8	100 Main Street	Ogdensburg	07439	Sussex County	Ogdensburg Borough School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 827-7126	280	27	10.2	25.4%	214 (76.4%)	11 (3.9%)	51 (18.2%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.4%)	59.3	554^th of 1347 public elementary schools	58.9%		60.7	535^th of 1338 public elementary schools	60.0%	19	48.3	36.3	70.4	45.2	58.6	56.0	55.5	52.2	66.6	41.9	51.7	28.0	48.1	9.1	91.6	91.6	$14,824	$254	$14,570
Hamburg School	Public	PK, KG-8	30 Linwood Avenue	Hamburg	07419	Sussex County	Hamburg School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 827-7570	246	30	8.1	32.1%	171 (69.5%)	23 (9.3%)	46 (18.7%)	5 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	58.8	561^st of 1347 public elementary schools	58.4%		61.9	521^st of 1338 public elementary schools	61.1%	40	62.5	5.3	19.4	63.6	72.0	65.2	78.9	63.2	38.8	40.9	80.0	43.5	63.1	20.0			$18,654	$517	$18,137
Lafayette Township School	Public	PK, KG-8	178 Beaver Run Road	Lafayette	07848	Sussex County	Lafayette Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 875-3344	232	27	8.5	6.0%	171 (73.7%)	3 (1.3%)	49 (21.1%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	7 (3.0%)	34.2	892^nd of 1347 public elementary schools	33.8%		38	821^st of 1338 public elementary schools	38.6%	71	11.2	34.6	38.5	26.1	27.8	47.6	56.7	84.6	53.8	13.0	44.5	52.4	60.0	40.0	68.8	68.8	$16,815	$613	$16,202
Mohawk Avenue School	Public	3	18 Mohawk Avneue	Sparta	07871	Sussex County	Sparta Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 729-1289	236	21	11.4	9.7%	182 (77.1%)	2 (0.8%)	31 (13.1%)	12 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.8%)	67.8	444^th of 1347 public elementary schools	67.0%		62.1	519^th of 1338 public elementary schools	61.2%	75			51.7						63.9								$9,749		$9,749
White Rock Elementary School	Public	1-5	2 Francine Place	Oak Ridge	07438	Morris County	Jefferson Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 697-2414	481	40	11.9	14.6%	365 (75.9%)	10 (2.1%)	80 (16.6%)	9 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	16 (3.3%)	62.5	508^th of 1347 public elementary schools	62.3%		65	481^st of 1338 public elementary schools	64.1%	27	36.5		53.1	54.0	64.6				61.0	53.0	50.5						$10,339	$04	$10,335
Helen Morgan School	Public	4-5	100 Stanhope Road	Sparta	07871	Sussex County	Sparta Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 729-5770	499	43	11.5	8.4%	380 (76.2%)	15 (3.0%)	66 (13.2%)	22 (4.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.0%)								(n/a)	35.7			63.0	66.3					47.7	52.2						$9,972		$9,972
Paradise Knoll Elementary School	Public	K-5	103 Paradise Road	Oak Ridge	07438	Passaic County	West Milford Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 697-1706	196	19	10.5	21.4%	141 (71.9%)	1 (0.5%)	46 (23.5%)	3 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.6%)	70.5	416^th of 1347 public elementary schools	69.1%		66.1	466^th of 1338 public elementary schools	65.2%	50	40.0		48.5	85.7	50.0				48.5	69.0	65.0						$10,908	$37	$10,871
Cozy Lake Elementary School	Public	PK-K	205 Cozy Lake Road	Oak Ridge	07438	Morris County	Jefferson Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 697-4777	236	21	11.4	11.9%	183 (77.5%)	4 (1.7%)	38 (16.1%)	5 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.5%)								(n/a)																	$10,475	$05	$10,470

Frequently Asked Questions about Hardyston Township Elementary School

How many students attend Hardyston Township Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 358 students attended Hardyston Township Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of Hardyston Township Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Hardyston Township Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Hardyston Township Middle School
High : Wallkill Valley Regional High School

What district is Hardyston Township Elementary School in?

Hardyston Township School District

What is the racial makeup of Hardyston Township Elementary School?

Students at Hardyston Township Elementary School are 72% White, 18% Hispanic, 3% Asian, 3% Two or more races, 3% African American.

Is Hardyston Township Elementary School a good school?

Hardyston Township Elementary School ranks 668^th of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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