📍 707 Limecrest Rd, (ANDOVER TOWNSHIP), Newton, Sussex County, 07860
Long Pond School is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Newton, Sussex County. The school has 191 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Andover Regional School District school district. It serves grades 5–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 24.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 7.7:1. 52% of students are proficient in reading. 27% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Long Pond School enrolls 191 students across grades 5–8. The student body is 58% male and 42% female. A teaching staff of 24.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 7.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 67% White, 19% Hispanic or Latino and 6.3% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 128 | 67% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 36 | 19% |
| Two or more races | 12 | 6.3% |
| Asian | 8 | 4.2% |
| Black or African American | 7 | 3.7% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
28 of the school's 191 students (15%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 23 qualify for free lunch and 5 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Long Pond School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NJ-50, state senate district 24, state house district 24.
Long Pond School is one of 2 schools in Andover Regional School District, based in Newton, New Jersey. The district serves 480 students district-wide and employs 53 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 191 students, Long Pond School is smaller than the district average of about 240 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe