For the 2024-25 school year, there are 3 public elementary schools serving 1,038 students in Sussex-Wantage Regional School District. This district's average elementary testing ranking is 4/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public elementary schools in New Jersey.
Public Elementary Schools in Sussex-Wantage Regional School District have an average math proficiency score of 28% (versus the New Jersey public elementary school average of 37%), and reading proficiency score of 43% (versus the 49% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 13% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the New Jersey public elementary school average of 62% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (NJ)
# Schools
3 Schools
1,931 Schools
# Students
1,038 Students
880,402 Students
# Teachers
105 Teachers
77,488 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
10:1
10:1
District Rank
Sussex-Wantage Regional School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 648 school districts in New Jersey (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
Overall District Rank
#425 out of 650 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)

Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
28%
36%

Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
43%
49%

Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
11%
23%

Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.24
0.72
# American Indian Students
n/a
1,932 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
n/a
# Asian Students
5 Students
91,801 Students
% Asian Students
n/a
11%
# Hispanic Students
89 Students
291,974 Students
% Hispanic Students
9%
33%
# Black Students
14 Students
132,419 Students
% Black Students
1%
15%
# White Students
901 Students
330,957 Students
% White Students
87%
38%
# Hawaiian Students
n/a
1,850 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
29 Students
29,300 Students
% of Two or more races Students
3%
3%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
8
34,413
# Students in K Grade:
117
81,082
# Students in 1st Grade:
110
91,199
# Students in 2nd Grade:
127
90,270
# Students in 3rd Grade:
112
91,628
# Students in 4th Grade:
93
92,313
# Students in 5th Grade:
108
93,652
# Students in 6th Grade:
87
95,366
# Students in 7th Grade:
106
77,510
# Students in 8th Grade:
106
79,087
# Students in 9th Grade:
-
3,808
# Students in 10th Grade:
-
3,645
# Students in 11th Grade:
-
3,273
# Students in 12th Grade:
-
2,980
# Ungraded Students:
64
40,176
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $28,500 is higher than the state median of $27,145. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $26,564 is higher than the state median of $26,033. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$30 MM
$36,642 MM

Spending
$28 MM
$35,142 MM

Revenue / Student
$28,500
$27,145

Spending / Student
$26,564
$26,033

Best Sussex-Wantage Regional School District Public Elementary Schools (2024-25)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Sussex Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 19% | Reading: 52%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
10 Loomis Avenue
Sussex, NJ 07461
(973) 875-4138
Sussex, NJ 07461
(973) 875-4138
Grades: 6-8
| 312 students
Rank: #22.
Wantage Elementary School
Magnet School
(Math: 37% | Reading: 33%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
815 Route 23
Sussex, NJ 07461
(973) 875-4589
Sussex, NJ 07461
(973) 875-4589
Grades: 3-5
| 338 students
Rank: n/an/a
Clifton E. Lawrence
Magnet School
31 Ryan Road
Sussex, NJ 07461
(973) 875-8820
Sussex, NJ 07461
(973) 875-8820
Grades: PK-2
| 388 students
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