North Warren Regional School, Blairstown NJ

Original Research by School Decision on North Warren Regional School

North Warren Regional School serves seventh through twelfth grade in Blairstown, a rural township in Warren County’s Kittatinny Valley. The school is the sole secondary campus for the North Warren Regional School District, drawing students from Blairstown and the surrounding townships of Frelinghuysen, Hardwick, and Knowlton. The setting is pastoral—open land, lakes, and woodland define the area, with a small historic Main Street in Blairstown’s center. The township is not growing; its population has been essentially flat to slightly declining, and the dominant development story is the planned restoration of passenger rail service on the Lackawanna Cut-Off, which could eventually shift commuting patterns. For now, this is a rural, car-dependent region where the school serves as a hub for a dispersed population.

The student body is predominantly white, with a modest share of Hispanic students and very small numbers of Black, Asian, and multiracial students. About one in ten students qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch, a rate that is low relative to many public schools. The school is a regular public school, not a charter or magnet, and it serves grades seven through twelve. Enrollment is spread fairly evenly across those grades, with a slight peak in the senior year.

On state assessments, the picture is mixed and varies by subject and grade. In seventh-grade English language arts, a strong majority of students met or exceeded the proficiency standard, a result that stands out as a clear strength. Eighth-grade ELA was more moderate, with roughly half of students reaching that bar. In math, seventh-grade proficiency was moderate, while eighth-grade math was a soft spot, with a very small share of students meeting the standard. Eighth-grade science also showed a low proficiency rate. A parent may want to look into this further with the school to understand how math and science instruction is structured across the middle grades and what supports are available for students who are not yet meeting benchmarks. Overall, the school’s proficiency index across tested subjects and grades sits below the midpoint relative to other districts in Warren County.

The school’s enrollment is moderate for a regional secondary school serving four townships. The student body is overwhelmingly white, with a modest Hispanic presence and very small numbers of students from other racial and ethnic groups. The share of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch is low, which aligns with the area’s rural, non-urban character. Data on students with disabilities and English learners was not available in the source materials, so a parent may want to ask the school directly about those populations and the supports in place.

The school is located in Blairstown, a rural township with a small historic Main Street, a restored theater, and the Paulinskill Valley Trail. The area is not experiencing rapid growth; population has been essentially flat to slightly declining. The most notable development on the horizon is the planned restoration of passenger rail service on the Lackawanna Cut-Off, which could eventually include a stop in Blairstown. For now, daily life is car-dependent, and the school draws from a wide geographic area across four townships.

No recent parent-relevant changes such as a referendum, curriculum overhaul, or property tax shift were found in publicly reported sources for the district. The school’s program offerings were also not detailed in the available data, so a parent interested in specific pathways such as Advanced Placement, career and technical education, or dual enrollment would need to ask the school directly. The school’s overall proficiency index, which averages results across tested subjects and grades, sits below the midpoint when compared with other districts in Warren County.

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Academic performance

State test results and graduation outcomes.

Graduation rate (ACGR)

90-94%Cohort of 125 students · Class of 2021

The federal source publishes a banded range instead of an exact rate when the graduating cohort is small enough that an exact number could risk identifying individual students.

How this school compares to all schools in this state

Each dot is one school’s SY 2020-21 graduation rate, binned by integer rate. Taller columns mean more schools at that rate. This school is highlighted.

425 schools plotted. 7 additional schools' rates are federally suppressed and not shown. Data: EDFacts SY 2020-21.

Math

Grade 743%

School 43% · District 43%

▲ 8 pts above state median · even with county median

Grade 88%

School 8% · District 8%

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

English language arts

Grade 768%

School 68% · District 68%

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

Grade 848%

School 48% · District 48%

▼ 10 pts below state median · ▼ 15 pts below county median

Science

Grade 817%

School 17% · District 17%

▲ 4 pts above state median · ▼ 2 pts below county median

This schoolNorth Warren Regional 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 7Lower-income59%Higher-income70%11 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income55%Higher-income47%8 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 7Lower-income29%Higher-income46%17 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income10%Higher-income8%1 pp gap