For the 2025 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 313 students in Sussex-Wantage Regional School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 4/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in New Jersey.
Public Middle School in Sussex-Wantage Regional School District have an average math proficiency score of 19% (versus the New Jersey public middle school average of 32%), and reading proficiency score of 52% (versus the 48% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 17% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the New Jersey public middle school average of 68% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (NJ)
# Schools
3 Schools
835 Schools
# Students
1,074 Students
458,046 Students
# Teachers
107 Teachers
39,885 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
10:1
10:1
District Rank
Sussex-Wantage Regional School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 646 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
0.26
0.72
# American Indian Students
n/a
913 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
n/a
# Asian Students
5 Students
39,872 Students
% Asian Students
1%
9%
# Hispanic Students
107 Students
173,877 Students
% Hispanic Students
10%
38%
# Black Students
12 Students
84,536 Students
% Black Students
1%
18%
# White Students
916 Students
145,711 Students
% White Students
85%
32%
# Hawaiian Students
n/a
858 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
34 Students
12,134 Students
% of Two or more races Students
3%
3%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
62
12,448
# Students in K Grade:
102
19,022
# Students in 1st Grade:
123
19,268
# Students in 2nd Grade:
120
19,849
# Students in 3rd Grade:
135
20,625
# Students in 4th Grade:
118
22,766
# Students in 5th Grade:
101
30,973
# Students in 6th Grade:
113
79,058
# Students in 7th Grade:
90
100,830
# Students in 8th Grade:
110
101,895
# Students in 9th Grade:
-
8,812
# Students in 10th Grade:
-
7,480
# Students in 11th Grade:
-
7,369
# Students in 12th Grade:
-
7,529
# Ungraded Students:
-
122
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $27,545 is higher than the state median of $26,931. The school district revenue/student has declined by 6% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $25,673 is less than the state median of $25,828. The school district spending/student has declined by 6% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$30 MM
$36,642 MM
Spending
$28 MM
$35,142 MM
Revenue / Student
$27,545
$26,931
Spending / Student
$25,673
$25,828
Best Sussex-Wantage Regional School District Public Middle Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Sussex Middle 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
| 313 students
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