Best Public Schools in Milford, NJ

Summary:

The city of Milford, New Jersey is home to two elementary schools: Holland Township Elementary School and Milford Public School. These schools serve students from pre-kindergarten through 6th grade and are part of the Holland Township School District and Milford Borough School District, respectively.

Holland Township Elementary School stands out for its consistently high performance on state assessments, with many grade levels exceeding the state average in English Language Arts and Mathematics. The school also boasts a 100% proficiency rate in Algebra I and a relatively low chronic absenteeism rate of 16.6%. However, the school has a higher student-teacher ratio of 8.5 compared to Milford Public School.

Milford Public School stands out for its impressive 3rd-grade English Language Arts performance, with 90.9% proficiency, significantly exceeding the state average. The school also has a lower student-teacher ratio of 6.5, suggesting more individualized attention for students. However, the school has seen a slight decline in its statewide ranking, from 544 out of 1,360 in 2018-2019 to 720 out of 1,338 in 2023-2024.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				NJSLA-S Science (2024)		NJSLA English Language Arts (2024)						NJSLA Mathematics (2024)						NJSLA Algebra I (2024)		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 (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	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
Milford Public School	Public	PK, KG-5	7 Hillside Avenue	Milford	08848	Hunterdon County	Milford Borough School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 995-4349	66	9	7.2	27.3%	52 (78.8%)	4 (6.1%)	8 (12.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.0%)	46.1	720^th of 1338 public elementary schools	46.2%		57.8	576^th of 1342 public elementary schools	57.1%	144	10.0			63.7	70.0					45.5	10.0						$21,133	$263	$20,870
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	512	63	8.1	6.4%	462 (90.2%)	8 (1.6%)	31 (6.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.8%)	46.8	712^th of 1338 public elementary schools	46.8%		45.5	731^st of 1342 public elementary schools	45.5%	19	23.9	32.0	46.2	73.7	44.7	36.5	73.2	71.2	52.9	48.7	21.2	34.6	54.6	50.0	100.0	100.0	$16,743	$424	$16,319

Cities Near Milford

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Bloomsbury	3.99 mi	1	395^th
Pittstown	4.51 mi	1	327^th
Frenchtown	4.62 mi	3	304^th
Phillipsburg	5.14 mi	9	375^th
Asbury	5.59 mi	2	254^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the New Jersey Department of Education.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.