The top reported proficiency rate is 51% in English language arts. The lowest is 35% in Science.
Original Research by School Decision on Lambertville Public School
Lambertville Public School serves students from prekindergarten through sixth grade as part of the South Hunterdon Regional School District. The school is located in the heart of Lambertville, a small riverfront city that functions as both a residential community and a regional tourist destination. Since the 1980s, when art galleries and restaurants began opening, the city has attracted artists and creative types. Its compact, walkable downtown is lined with restored federal townhouses and Victorian homes, and a toll-free bridge connects pedestrians to New Hope, Pennsylvania, forming a paired cultural corridor across the Delaware River. The school itself sits on North Main Street, within the historic district. Families who live here are part of a community where tourism, small independent businesses, and the arts dominate the local economy.
The school is a regular public school with a relatively small enrollment. About a third of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The student body is mostly white, with a substantial Hispanic presence and small shares of Black, Asian, and multiracial students. Enrollment by grade varies, with a notably large prekindergarten program compared to the elementary grades, which each have cohorts that are small by national standards.
On state assessments in the most recent year, performance varied by grade and subject. In third grade, a strong majority of students met the state's proficiency benchmarks in both English language arts and mathematics, with ELA results particularly high. By fourth grade, the share of proficient students dropped to roughly half in ELA and below half in math. Fifth-grade results showed fewer than half proficient in ELA and math, and science results for that grade were lower still, with about a third reaching the proficient level. Sixth-grade results followed a similar pattern, with ELA proficiency at roughly a third and math slightly below two-fifths. Taken together across all tested grades and subjects, the school’s overall proficiency sits in the bottom quartile relative to other districts in Hunterdon County. A parent considering this school may want to ask the school or district about the factors behind the downward trend from third to sixth grade, and about what supports are in place to help students who are not yet meeting benchmarks.
Because Lambertville Public School serves only through sixth grade, there is no high school graduation rate to report. Students in this district move on to a regional middle school and high school that serve Lambertville along with West Amwell and Delaware Township. That transition is about to change: a 2021 construction referendum passed by a very narrow margin, funding renovations and expansion at Lambertville Public School itself, plus a new grades five through eight middle school to be built on the high school campus. This facilities investment is a significant development that will affect the school environment and, likely, property taxes for years to come.
Housing in Lambertville reflects its desirability as a historic river town. Home values are above the national median, and the market shows a moderate number of active listings and a relatively short time on market, indicating steady demand. The countywide median listing price is elevated, consistent with the broader Hunterdon County housing market. Rents are also above the national average. Families moving here for the school should expect a competitive market.
The school itself offers no publicly reported data on discipline, chronic absenteeism, staffing ratios, or course access, so those dimensions cannot be assessed here. A parent may wish to request that information directly from the school or district. What is clear is that Lambertville Public School is a small, walkable neighborhood school in a community with a strong sense of place, a tourist-oriented downtown, and a major construction project underway that will reshape the district’s physical plant. The academic picture is mixed, with promising early-grade literacy results that taper off in later elementary years, placing overall achievement below much of the county. For families who value a historic, walkable setting and a small school environment, and who are prepared to monitor academic progress closely as their child moves through the grades, this school may fit. For those seeking consistently high test scores across all grade levels, the data suggests room for improvement.
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