Summary:
ZIP code 08530 has two schools in South Hunterdon Regional School District: South Hunterdon Regional Elementary School (PK–4, 265 students) and South Hunterdon Regional High School (grades 9–12, 377 students). The most important area-wide finding is that elementary results were consistently above state benchmarks, while high-school proficiency was uneven.
South Hunterdon Regional Elementary School stands out on its 2025–26 results: it exceeded the state in all four reported grade 3–4 comparisons, by 9 to 15 percentage points. For example, grade 4 math was 62% proficient, versus 47% statewide. The biggest concern is the high school’s Algebra I End of Course result: 10%, compared with 40% statewide, a 30-point shortfall; geometry was also below the state, at 38% versus 52%. Its 11th-grade NJGPA ELA result was a brighter spot, 79% versus 76%. Graduation provides another positive counterpoint: the high school’s 2024–25 rate was 96%, compared with 89% statewide.
Trends reinforce these differences but also show exceptions. At the elementary school, grade 3 ELA rose 19 points from the prior year, while grade 4 ELA fell 10 points; its equal-weight average across the four reported results increased from 55% to 59%. At the high school, geometry End of Course fell 27 points, shifting from 8 points above the state to 14 below, while grade 9 ELA improved by 7 points. SchoolDigger ranks the elementary school at the 68th percentile with 3 stars and the high school at the 40th percentile with 2 stars. Their 2024–25 student-teacher ratios were similar, 8.1 and 7.8; free/reduced lunch eligible rates were also close, at 31% and 30%. Because the schools serve different grade spans and have different test results, these scores do not support a fair overall school-to-school ranking.
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