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Pohatcong Township School

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Pohatcong Township School ranks 919 th of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-8

919^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 32% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

Pohatcong Township School is a public elementary school serving grades PK-8 in Phillipsburg, New Jersey, with 312 students. While part of the Pohatcong Township School District, which is ranked 421 out of 609 districts in the state, the school has consistently been ranked in the bottom half of New Jersey elementary schools over the past decade.

Pohatcong Township School faces significant challenges, with test scores that are significantly below state averages across all grade levels and subjects. For example, in 2024-2025, only 22.2% of 3rd graders were proficient or better in ELA, compared to the state average of 44.9%. The school has also struggled with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 13.7% to 16.9% over the past few years, well above the state target of 10%. Additionally, the school's performance is particularly low for certain student subgroups, with White students and female students ranking in the bottom quarter of their respective statewide subgroups.

Interestingly, the school's performance is generally lower than that of nearby schools, such as Milford Public School, Harmony Township School, and Holland Township Elementary School, which all have higher test scores and lower chronic absenteeism rates. The school's low performance may be influenced by its relatively low spending per student and high student-teacher ratio compared to some of the higher-performing nearby schools.

318

Students ?

10.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,021

Per pupil spending ?

31.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

240 Rte 519
Phillipsburg, NJ 08865

(908) 859-8155

District: Pohatcong Township School District

Racial breakdown:

White:

67.9%

Hispanic:

19.2%

African American:

7.2%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 33rd percentile in 2015 → 32nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Jersey average (38% vs 44% meeting standards)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school38%

District avg38%

New Jersey avg44%

Elementary school

919^th of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Bottom 32%▼ down 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

387^th of 752

New Jersey public middle schools ?

Bottom 49%▬ steady since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

421^st of 609Pohatcong 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	32.5	919 of 1347	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.4	804 of 1338	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.6	809 of 1342	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.3	834 of 1345	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	49.9	593 of 1317	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	41.2	844 of 1360	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.4	894 of 1353	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2017	37.2	886 of 1352	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2016	45.7	777 of 1346	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2015	35.9	906 of 1357	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2014	43.6	904 of 1363	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2013	49.8	821 of 1367	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2012	48.6	845 of 1363	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2011	43.6	917 of 1360	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2010	30.5	1061 of 1354	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	52.9	767 of 1346	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2008	36.4	1004 of 1338	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	39.5	992 of 1329	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	44.4	906 of 1314	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2005	48.6	835 of 1303	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2004	41.8	907 of 1298	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2003	46.0	766 of 1204	36.4%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	34.0	873 of 1326	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.6	787 of 1317	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.7	936 of 1318	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.7	848 of 1326	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	52.2	556 of 1290	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	46.6	750 of 1331	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.4	818 of 1333	38.6%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	50.3	471 of 1023	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.8	386 of 910	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	20.4	702 of 863	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	46.1	522 of 942	44.6%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	33.7	863 of 1318	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.7	759 of 1313	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	52.3	617 of 1315	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	39.5	772 of 1324	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	54.4	514 of 1297	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	41.9	793 of 1335	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	29.5	983 of 1334	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2024	47.2	437 of 989	55.8%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	26.5	755 of 970	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.5	702 of 963	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.0	726 of 975	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.2	759 of 976	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	34.1	671 of 964	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	26.1	802 of 1023	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.5	878 of 1022	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	46.4	387 of 752	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.7	409 of 743	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	58.0	285 of 748	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	37.9	445 of 745	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	51.6	272 of 652	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	50.1	376 of 745	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.1	381 of 716	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2017	52.7	333 of 712	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2016	38.3	461 of 713	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2015	48.4	365 of 713	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2014	48.4	421 of 717	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2013	64.3	293 of 704	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2012	56.0	365 of 677	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2011	66.5	270 of 684	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2010	60.9	331 of 677	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2009	66.8	279 of 664	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2008	61.6	316 of 640	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2007	66.5	264 of 631	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2006	75.8	171 of 615	72.2%	★★★★☆
2005	85.4	57 of 599	90.5%	★★★★★
2004	55.3	350 of 588	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2003	60.4	302 of 574	47.4%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	43.6	393 of 728	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.0	420 of 717	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	53.1	312 of 720	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	37.8	436 of 726	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	60.2	202 of 625	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	45.1	408 of 703	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	57.9	303 of 680	55.4%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	56.8	278 of 726	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.4	312 of 719	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	66.7	209 of 718	70.9%	★★★★☆
2022	41.6	394 of 730	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	51.5	266 of 635	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	57.9	289 of 697	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.9	318 of 675	52.9%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	45.4	267 of 502	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.9	326 of 510	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.3	305 of 509	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	19.8	441 of 512	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	37.1	279 of 435	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	29.4	386 of 504	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	39.6	318 of 497	36.0%	★★☆☆☆

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)56th percentile+16 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)54th percentile+22 vs school

Male (2025)35th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)34th percentile~ school

White (2025)22nd percentile-10 vs school

Middle school

Male (2025)62nd percentile+13 vs school

White (2025)47th percentile~ school

Female (2025)46th percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

Algebra I60%+14 vs state

English Language Arts44%-9 vs state

Mathematics34%-7 vs state

Science21%-3 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Wednesday, May 1, 2013

Used to be a great school but many of the great teachers have retired and many of the ones that are left just don't seem to care as much. Seems it's too much work to try to turn things around and it would disrupt their easy going existence on taxpayer's backs. This school needs some real changes. Close Quote

by a citizen
Wednesday, April 18, 2012

Great school, great teachers that really care about the kids. Seriously, kids enjoys going to school their every day! Close Quote

Schools Near Pohatcong Township School

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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
Pohatcong Township School	Public	PK, KG-8	240 Rte 519	Phillipsburg	08865	Warren County	Pohatcong Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 859-8155	318	32	10.0	31.4%	216 (67.9%)	23 (7.2%)	61 (19.2%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.0%)	32.5	919^th of 1347 public elementary schools	31.8%		39.4	804^th of 1338 public elementary schools	39.9%	115	25.9	17.2	22.2	40.7	35.5	43.8	60.6	62.9	30.6	51.8	35.5	37.6	36.3	5.3	60.0	60.0	$14,021	$344	$13,677
Alpha Borough School	Public	PK, KG-8	817 North Boulevard	Alpha	08865	Warren County	Alpha Borough School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 454-5000	215	22	9.6	34.9%	155 (72.1%)	16 (7.4%)	38 (17.7%)	3 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.4%)	39	825^th of 1347 public elementary schools	38.8%		44.6	736^th of 1338 public elementary schools	45.0%	89	18.8	18.8	45.8	51.8	31.3	42.9	40.9	37.5	45.8	48.1	25.0	33.4	31.8	0.0	63.7	63.7	$12,813	$264	$12,549
Philipsburg Primary School	Public	K-2	1000 Green Street	Phillipsburg	08865	Warren County	Phillipsburg School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 454-3400	420	42	9.9	76.2%	139 (33.1%)	93 (22.1%)	141 (33.6%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	44 (10.5%)								(n/a)																	$17,583	$767	$16,816
Greenwich School	Public	PK, KG-5	101 Wyndham Farm Boulevard	Stewartsville	08886	Warren County	Greenwich Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 859-2022	397	36	11.0	11.8%	242 (61.0%)	50 (12.6%)	64 (16.1%)	24 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	16 (4.0%)	54.3	625^th of 1347 public elementary schools	53.6%		55.7	599^th of 1338 public elementary schools	55.2%	26	41.2		50.0	33.9	58.9				56.9	32.1	55.8						$6,883	$83	$6,800
Phillipsburg Early Childhood Learning Center	Public	PK, KG-1	459 Center Street	Phillipsburg	08865	Warren County	Phillipsburg School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 454-3010	449	48	9.4	73.7%	175 (39.0%)	86 (19.2%)	150 (33.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (8.5%)								(n/a)																	$18,378	$433	$17,945
Phillipsburg Elementary School	Public	3-5	525 Warren Street	Phillipsburg	08865	Warren County	Phillipsburg School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 454-3400	621	74	8.4	77.0%	241 (38.8%)	156 (25.1%)	168 (27.1%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (8.2%)	20.5	1092^nd of 1347 public elementary schools	18.9%		21.1	1059^th of 1338 public elementary schools	20.9%	33	19.8		23.5	26.2	37.5				27.2	26.6	32.6						$15,299	$660	$14,639
Lopatcong Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	263 Route 57	Phillipsburg	08865	Warren County	Lopatcong Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 859-0800	389	33	11.7	17.0%	194 (49.9%)	73 (18.8%)	68 (17.5%)	39 (10.0%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	11 (2.8%)	38.3	839^th of 1347 public elementary schools	37.7%		34.7	873^rd of 1338 public elementary schools	34.8%	34			38.0	37.7					50.6	42.0							$6,672		$6,672
Bloomsbury Borough School	Public	PK, KG-8	20 Main Street	Bloomsbury	08804	Hunterdon County	Bloomsbury Borough School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 479-4414	98	15	6.5	23.5%	68 (69.4%)	12 (12.2%)	12 (12.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (6.1%)	89.5	127^th of 1347 public elementary schools	90.6%		37.6	827^th of 1338 public elementary schools	38.2%	700			70.0						80.0								$16,669	$199	$16,470
Holland Township Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	710 Milford Warren Glen Road	Milford	08848	Hunterdon County	Holland Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 995-2401	525	62	8.4	14.1%	464 (88.4%)	7 (1.3%)	40 (7.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	11 (2.1%)	50.4	678^th of 1347 public elementary schools	49.7%		46.8	712^th of 1338 public elementary schools	46.8%	34	35.0	34.5	42.3	69.2	47.5	58.1	65.3	74.6	44.2	40.3	45.0	34.9	48.9	30.3	90.5	90.5	$16,743	$424	$16,319
Harmony Township School	Public	PK, KG-8	2551 Belvidere Road	Phillipsburg	08865	Warren County	Harmony Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 859-1001	190	24	7.8	20.5%	171 (90.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (7.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.6%)	34.1	895^th of 1347 public elementary schools	33.6%		29.8	946^th of 1338 public elementary schools	29.3%	51	13.3	42.1	38.5	33.4	26.7	50.0	60.0	47.4	53.8	33.3	31.3	40.9	46.6	10.0			$16,374	$531	$15,843

Frequently Asked Questions about Pohatcong Township School

What district is Pohatcong Township School in?

Pohatcong Township School District

Is Pohatcong Township School a good school?

Pohatcong Township School ranks 919^th of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Pohatcong Township School?

Students at Pohatcong Township School are 68% White, 19% Hispanic, 7% African American, 5% Two or more races.

How many students attend Pohatcong Township School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 318 students attended Pohatcong Township School.

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