Frankford Township School, Branchville NJ

Original Research by School Decision on Frankford Township School

Frankford Township School is the sole public school serving pre-kindergarten through eighth grade in Branchville, a very small borough in rural Sussex County. The school operates as a regular public school under the Frankford Township Consolidated School District, housed on Pines Road within the compact village center. Branchville itself covers less than a square mile, with a population that has been stable or slightly declining in recent decades. The borough has a traditional small-town layout along the main highway and is home to the corporate headquarters of Selective Insurance, which provides a major employment anchor. Surrounding areas are largely rural, with lake communities nearby. Students in ninth through twelfth grade attend High Point Regional High School in neighboring Wantage Township, so this school covers the elementary and middle grades for the borough and the surrounding township.

The school enrolls a modest number of students, with a student body that is overwhelmingly white. A small share of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, and data on students with disabilities and English learners was not available in the record. The school does not serve grades that would produce a graduation rate or chronic absenteeism metric, so those measures are absent by design.

On the New Jersey Student Learning Assessments, Frankford Township School’s performance varies noticeably by subject and grade level. In English language arts, the school shows considerable strength in the middle grades, with a high share of students meeting proficiency expectations in sixth and seventh grade. Results in third, fourth, fifth, and eighth grade are more moderate, with roughly half or more of students scoring at proficient levels. In mathematics, the picture is more uneven. Fourth and seventh grade results are solid, with a majority proficient. Third grade is close to half. Fifth, sixth, and especially eighth grade show lower proficiency, with the eighth-grade math result notably weaker. In science, tested in grades five and eight, proficiency rates are low, with the eighth-grade science result particularly soft. A parent may want to discuss science instruction and middle-grades math support directly with the school.

When placed alongside other districts in Sussex County, the school’s overall proficiency across tested subjects and grades sits above the midpoint. That context suggests a school performing in the middle tier of the county, with clear bright spots in middle school English language arts and some soft spots in upper elementary and middle school math and science.

The school building is located within Branchville’s walkable core, which means many families in the borough can reach it on foot. For families living in the surrounding rural parts of Frankford Township, driving is necessary. The district’s recent history did not reveal any major changes or initiatives, according to publicly available information.

Frankford Township School fits families who want a small, community-anchored elementary and middle school in a rural setting, where their child will attend a single building through eighth grade before moving to a regional high school. The academic profile is strongest in reading and writing in the upper middle grades, while math and science at some grade levels may require closer attention. Housing in the area is priced above the national median but below the state median, with modest appreciation, and the local housing market shows balanced supply and demand. The compact borough offers a quiet, low-traffic environment, and the corporate presence of Selective Insurance provides a stable local employer.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

Math

Grade 344%

School 44% · District 44%

▼ 6 pts below state median · ▼ 1 pts below county median

Grade 455%

School 55% · District 55%

▲ 9 pts above state median · ▲ 9 pts above county median

Grade 532%

School 32% · District 32%

▼ 11 pts below state median · ▼ 7 pts below county median

Grade 632%

School 32% · District 32%

▼ 2 pts below state median · ▼ 7 pts below county median

Grade 754%

School 54% · District 54%

▲ 19 pts above state median · ▲ 7 pts above county median

Grade 825%

School 25% · District 25%

▲ 8 pts above state median · ▲ 5 pts above county median

English language arts

Grade 349%

School 49% · District 49%

▲ 4 pts above state median · ▲ 3 pts above county median

Grade 449%

School 49% · District 49%

▼ 6 pts below state median · ▼ 5 pts below county median

Grade 553%

School 53% · District 53%

▼ 1 pts below state median · ▼ 3 pts below county median

Grade 679%

School 79% · District 79%

▲ 25 pts above state median · ▲ 19 pts above county median

Grade 785%

School 85% · District 85%

▲ 28 pts above state median · ▲ 21 pts above county median

Grade 864%

School 64% · District 64%

▲ 6 pts above state median · even with county median

Science

Grade 530%

School 30% · District 30%

▲ 3 pts above state median · ▲ 2 pts above county median

Grade 811%

School 11% · District 11%

▼ 2 pts below state median · ▼ 9 pts below county median

This schoolFrankford Township Consolidated School District, same grade

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.

Proficiency by household income

English language arts

Grade 5Lower-income20%Higher-income60%40 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income40%Higher-income69%29 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 5Lower-income20%Higher-income34%14 pp gap