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Montague Township School

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Montague Township School ranks 792 nd of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-8

792^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 41% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

Montague Township School is a public elementary school serving grades PK-8 in Montague, New Jersey, with 308 students. The school is part of the Montague Township School District, which is ranked 309 out of 609 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Montague Township School has seen a decline in its statewide ranking over the past several years, dropping from #299 in 2014-2015 to #792 in 2024-2025. The school's performance on NJSLA assessments is mixed, with some grades performing above the state average (e.g., 6th and 7th grade ELA) and others performing significantly below (e.g., 5th and 6th grade Math, 5th and 8th grade Science). Compared to nearby schools like Marian E. McKeown Elementary School and Frankford Township School, Montague Township School generally underperforms, with lower proficiency rates in ELA and Math across most grade levels.

Montague Township School has also experienced high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 8.9% to 16.6% over the past few years, which is significantly above the state average. This is a significant concern, as research has shown that chronic absenteeism can have a detrimental impact on student learning and academic outcomes. To address these challenges, the school and district may need to implement more targeted interventions, professional development for teachers, and community engagement strategies to support the diverse needs of its students and improve academic performance.

329

Students ?

9.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,566

Per pupil spending ?

43.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

475 Route 206
Montague, NJ 07827

(973) 293-7131

District: Montague Township School District

Racial breakdown:

White:

66.0%

Hispanic:

21.9%

African American:

6.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 79th percentile in 2015 → 41st in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 9 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 38 percentile points since 2015

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

!Science scores 13 pts below the New Jersey average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school45%

District avg45%

New Jersey avg44%

Elementary school

792^nd of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Bottom 41%▼ down 38 pts since 2015

From top 21% (2015) to bottom 41% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

225^th of 752

New Jersey public middle schools ?

Top 30%▼ down 28 pts since 2016

From top 2% (2016) to top 30% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

309^th of 609Montague 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	41.7	792 of 1347	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	52.0	646 of 1338	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.1	654 of 1342	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	42.2	777 of 1345	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	25.2	938 of 1317	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	47.3	756 of 1360	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	60.9	566 of 1353	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2017	73.7	391 of 1352	71.1%	★★★★☆
2016	78.3	299 of 1346	77.8%	★★★★☆
2015	79.1	288 of 1357	78.8%	★★★★☆
2014	56.8	714 of 1363	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2013	67.6	549 of 1367	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2012	54.2	768 of 1363	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2011	67.4	549 of 1360	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2010	74.5	351 of 1354	74.1%	★★★★☆
2009	72.8	408 of 1346	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2008	60.9	663 of 1338	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2007	66.0	582 of 1329	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2006	57.6	735 of 1314	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2005	58.0	716 of 1303	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2004	61.1	643 of 1298	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2003	55.2	659 of 1204	45.3%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	45.2	717 of 1326	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	53.8	606 of 1317	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.1	553 of 1318	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	40.2	783 of 1326	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	21.8	1001 of 1290	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	45.0	778 of 1331	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.6	939 of 1333	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	44.7	514 of 1032	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	63.5	304 of 989	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	76.4	179 of 982	81.8%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	52.1	448 of 1023	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	76.0	136 of 910	85.1%	★★★★☆
2022	76.6	132 of 863	84.7%	★★★★☆
2019	27.9	687 of 948	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	78.9	142 of 942	84.9%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	39.5	788 of 1318	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.8	643 of 1313	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	44.8	720 of 1315	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.1	741 of 1324	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	38.6	720 of 1297	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.4	769 of 1335	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	26.9	1013 of 1334	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	51.0	404 of 1023	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	41.2	498 of 989	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	21.1	786 of 1007	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.2	802 of 1001	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	27.0	746 of 970	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	42.7	571 of 963	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.2	684 of 975	29.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.5	663 of 976	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	11.5	912 of 964	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	25.5	811 of 1023	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	46.0	576 of 1022	43.6%	★★☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	66.5	225 of 752	70.1%	★★★★☆
2024	73.0	174 of 743	76.6%	★★★★☆
2023	52.4	328 of 748	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.2	372 of 745	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	32.9	406 of 652	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	55.1	331 of 745	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	75.8	162 of 716	77.4%	★★★★☆
2017	69.4	207 of 712	70.9%	★★★★☆
2016	92.5	13 of 713	98.2%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	70.3	202 of 728	72.3%	★★★★☆
2024	91.2	37 of 717	94.8%	★★★★★
2023	53.3	309 of 720	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	30.9	488 of 726	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	19.4	506 of 625	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	72.8	92 of 613	85.0%	★★★★☆
2023	50.8	228 of 568	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	92.5	18 of 522	96.6%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	60.6	257 of 726	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.5	301 of 719	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.8	282 of 718	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	37.6	348 of 635	45.2%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2023	46.2	217 of 505	57.0%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	54.3	225 of 502	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.5	194 of 510	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	40.2	306 of 509	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.7	393 of 512	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.6	399 of 435	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	32.4	371 of 504	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	60.3	187 of 497	62.4%	★★★☆☆

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 (2025)61st percentile+19 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)56th percentile+15 vs school

Hispanic (2025)50th percentile+9 vs school

Female (2025)46th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)40th percentile~ school

White (2025)23rd percentile-18 vs school

Middle school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)85th percentile+15 vs school

Female (2025)72nd percentile~ school

Male (2025)65th percentile-5 vs school

Special Education (2023)57th percentile~ school

White (2025)55th percentile-15 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts60%+6 vs state

Mathematics42%~ state avg

Science12%-13 vs state

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by a parent
Saturday, March 10, 2012

While the some the teachers are great individually, the staff are difficult to deal with and inaccurate with respect to recording day to day occurrences (poor attention to detail). As this doesn't seem very important, it becomes vital since the school relies on recorded data of this type for future use. The school nurse is careless as well. Close Quote

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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
Montague Township School	Public	PK, KG-8	475 Route 206	Montague	07827	Sussex County	Montague Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 293-7131	329	35	9.4	43.8%	217 (66.0%)	21 (6.4%)	72 (21.9%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.9%)	41.7	792^nd of 1347 public elementary schools	41.2%		52	646^th of 1338 public elementary schools	51.7%	146	15.6	7.4	38.7	52.0	50.1	75.8	78.2	66.6	41.9	52.0	25.0	24.2	69.5	51.8			$17,566	$1,324	$16,242
Sandyston Walpack Consolidated School	Public	PK, KG-6	100 Route 560	Layton	07851	Sussex County	Sandyston-Walpack Consolidated School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 948-4450	130	13	10.3	23.1%	107 (82.3%)	4 (3.1%)	10 (7.7%)	2 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (5.4%)	53.3	636^th of 1347 public elementary schools	52.8%		60.6	536^th of 1338 public elementary schools	59.9%	100	19.0		46.4	64.2	54.5	69.2			39.3	50.0	50.0	69.2					$17,437	$514	$16,923
Wantage Elementary School	Public	3-5	815 Route 23	Wantage	07461	Sussex County	Sussex-Wantage Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 875-4589	396	39	10.1	35.1%	335 (84.6%)	3 (0.8%)	42 (10.6%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.0%)	25	1022^nd of 1347 public elementary schools	24.1%		24.9	1008^th of 1338 public elementary schools	24.7%	14	23.1		17.7	35.5	35.2				38.1	26.8	38.5						$11,412	$270	$11,142
Clifton E. Lawrence	Public	PK, KG-2	31 Ryan Road	Wantage	07461	Sussex County	Sussex-Wantage Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 875-8820	426	39	10.9	35.2%	350 (82.2%)	5 (1.2%)	61 (14.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.3%)								(n/a)																	$11,818	$445	$11,373
Frankford Township School	Public	PK, KG-8	4 Pines Road	Branchville	07826	Sussex County	Frankford Township Consolidated School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 948-3727	505	53	9.5	14.7%	454 (89.9%)	3 (0.6%)	29 (5.7%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.2%)	50.4	679^th of 1347 public elementary schools	49.6%		54	621^st of 1338 public elementary schools	53.6%	58	30.3	10.9	49.1	49.0	52.7	78.7	84.7	63.7	43.8	54.9	31.6	31.9	53.8	25.0	81.8	81.8	$16,040	$466	$15,574
Marian E. McKeown Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	One School Road	Newton	07860	Sussex County	Hampton Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 383-5300	322	37	8.7	15.8%	268 (83.2%)	8 (2.5%)	38 (11.8%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.6%)	72.8	381^st of 1347 public elementary schools	71.7%		60.2	542^nd of 1338 public elementary schools	59.5%	161	48.3		72.4	79.4	68.4	67.4			48.2	76.4	38.6	54.3					$17,454	$552	$16,902
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
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
Cedar Mountain Primary School	Public	K-1	17 Sammis Road	Vernon	07462	Sussex County	Vernon Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 764-2890	406	33	12.3	22.7%	302 (74.4%)	8 (2.0%)	78 (19.2%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.7%)								(n/a)																	$11,390	$57	$11,333
Lounsberry Hollow School	Public	4-5	30 Sammis Road	Vernon	07462	Sussex County	Vernon Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 764-8745	417	44	9.4	28.5%	310 (74.3%)	6 (1.4%)	82 (19.7%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.6%)								(n/a)	26.7			46.8	38.6					37.7	39.1						$14,121		$14,121

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Is Montague Township School a good school?

Montague Township School ranks 792^nd of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Montague Township School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 329 students attended Montague Township School.

What is the racial makeup of Montague Township School?

Students at Montague Township School are 66% White, 22% Hispanic, 6% African American, 5% Two or more races.

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