The top reported proficiency rate is 31% in Math.
Original Research by School Decision on Lester D. Wilson Elementary School
Lester D. Wilson Elementary School, a regular public school in the Alexandria Township School District, served the small rural village of Pittstown in Hunterdon County before closing. The school is now closed, and its building and students were absorbed into a larger reorganization. In September 2023, the district consolidated its two schools—Lester D. Wilson Elementary School and Alexandria Middle School—into a single school called Alexandria Township School. That means the elementary campus no longer operates independently; families considering the area today would be looking at the consolidated district school, not the one named here.
Because the school served only early elementary grades, state testing data is limited to a single grade level. For third-grade math and English language arts during the 2022–23 school year, results showed that fewer than a third of tested students scored proficient or above on the New Jersey Student Learning Assessment. In math, about three in ten students reached that benchmark, and in ELA, roughly the same share. These scores come from a small tested group, so they offer a snapshot rather than a full picture. A parent may want to ask about current performance data for the consolidated school, which now teaches a broader grade band and may produce more comparable results.
The school’s enrollment, free-or-reduced-price lunch rate, racial and ethnic makeup, and special population counts are all absent from the available data. That gap means the peer environment and student support context cannot be described from this record. Given that the school served a small rural community with a single grade span, a parent looking for a more detailed profile of the current student body would need to consult the consolidated Alexandria Township School.
Pittstown itself is a compact, historic village set apart from surrounding farmland. It sits at the intersection of three townships and is built along a half-mile stretch of Pittstown Road. There are no interstate or state routes through the village, only county roads. The housing market in the broader area carries a relatively high price tag, and inventory has been tightening, so affordability for the median household is a practical question. The village has a mill pond used for recreation and a small airport nearby. Major employers include wineries and small commercial enterprises.
The district’s consolidation is the single most important structural fact for any family looking at this area. The two schools that once operated separately now function as a single prekindergarten through eighth-grade campus. Lester D. Wilson Elementary School exists in the data only as a closed entity, and any academic or program offerings that may have been specific to it are no longer in effect. Anyone researching the district today should focus on the current consolidated school, its staffing, its curriculum, and its testing results for the full grade span.
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