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The highest-poverty public schools in Sussex County, New Jersey

Across Sussex County, New Jersey, 44 public schools are ranked here, ranked by share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Merriam Avenue School leads the list at 55.7%, against a median of 23.6% across the ranked schools.

The table below is sortable and filterable, and the full list downloads as a CSV. Figures come from federal NCES enrollment data and, where applicable, state assessment results for 2024-25.

Schools ranked
44
Sussex County, New Jersey
Top % FRL
55.7%
Median % FRL
23.6%
HIGHEST POVERTY · SUSSEX COUNTY, NEW JERSEY
#SchoolCityDistrictLevelStudents% FRL
1Merriam Avenue SchoolNEWTON, NJNewton Public School DistrictElementary48355.7%
2Halsted Middle SchoolNEWTON, NJNewton Public School DistrictMiddle28053.6%
3Franklin Borough SchoolFRANKLIN, NJFranklin Borough School DistrictElementary52749.1%
4Montague Township SchoolMONTAGUE, NJMontague Township School DistrictElementary32943.8%
5Tulsa Trail Elementary SchoolHopatcong, NJHopatcong Borough School DistrictElementary21541.9%
6Hopatcong Middle SchoolHopatcong, NJHopatcong Borough School DistrictMiddle43540.0%
7Clifton E. LawrenceWANTAGE, NJSussex-Wantage Regional School DistrictElementary42635.2%
8Hopatcong High SchoolHopatcong, NJHopatcong Borough School DistrictHigh50635.2%
9Wantage Elementary SchoolWANTAGE, NJSussex-Wantage Regional School DistrictElementary39635.1%
10Durban Avenue Elementary SchoolHopatcong, NJHopatcong Borough School DistrictElementary28633.6%
11Sussex Middle SchoolSUSSEX, NJSussex-Wantage Regional School DistrictMiddle29132.3%
12Hamburg SchoolHAMBURG, NJHamburg School DistrictElementary24632.1%
13Newton High SchoolNEWTON, NJNewton Public School DistrictHigh68029.3%
14Rolling Hills Primary SchoolVERNON, NJVernon Township School DistrictElementary43128.5%
15Lounsberry Hollow SchoolVERNON, NJVernon Township School DistrictElementary41728.5%
16Wallkill Valley Regional High SchoolHARDYSTON TOWNSHIP, NJWallkill Valley Regional High SchoolHigh58128.4%
17Glen Meadow Middle SchoolVERNON, NJVernon Township School DistrictMiddle61725.4%
18Ogdensburg Borough SchoolOGDENSBURG, NJOgdensburg Borough School DistrictElementary28025.4%
19Vernon Township High SchoolVERNON, NJVernon Township School DistrictHigh90624.8%
20Florence M. BurdNEWTON, NJAndover Regional School DistrictElementary28824.3%
21High Point Regional High School DistrictSUSSEX, NJHigh Point Regional High School DistrictHigh79124.1%
22Valley Road SchoolSTANHOPE, NJStanhope School DistrictElementary34623.7%
23Sussex County Technical SchoolSparta, NJSussex County Technical School DistrictHigh67223.5%
24Long Pond SchoolNEWTON, NJAndover Regional School DistrictMiddle18923.3%
25Sandyston Walpack Consolidated SchoolLAYTON, NJSandyston-Walpack Consolidated School DistrictElementary13023.1%
26Cedar Mountain Primary SchoolVERNON, NJVernon Township School DistrictElementary40622.7%
27Lenape Valley Regional High SchoolSTANHOPE, NJLenape Valley Regional High School DistrictHigh66717.7%
28Marian E. McKeown Elementary SchoolNEWTON, NJHampton Township School DistrictElementary32215.8%
29Kittatinny Regional High SchoolNEWTON, NJKittatinny Regional School DistrictHigh73315.4%
30Sussex County Technology Charter SchoolSPARTA, NJSussex County Technology Charter SchoolMiddle22515.1%
31Stillwater Township SchoolSTILLWATER, NJStillwater Township School DistrictElementary29614.9%
32Frankford Township SchoolBRANCHVILLE, NJFrankford Township Consolidated School DistrictElementary50514.7%
33Hardyston Township Elementary SchoolFRANKLIN, NJHardyston Township School DistrictElementary35813.7%
34Fredon Township SchoolNEWTON, NJFredon Township School DistrictElementary20312.8%
35Byram Lakes Elementary SchoolSTANHOPE, NJByram Township School DistrictElementary44311.5%
36Green Hills SchoolGREENDELL, NJGreen Township School DistrictElementary41411.4%
37Mohawk Avenue SchoolSparta, NJSparta Township Public School DistrictElementary2369.7%
38Hardyston Township Middle SchoolHAMBURG, NJHardyston Township School DistrictMiddle2619.2%
39Byram Intermediate SchoolSTANHOPE, NJByram Township School DistrictMiddle3468.7%
40Helen Morgan SchoolSPARTA, NJSparta Township Public School DistrictElementary4998.4%
41Sparta Middle SchoolSPARTA, NJSparta Township Public School DistrictMiddle7627.9%
42Sparta High SchoolSPARTA, NJSparta Township Public School DistrictHigh1,0257.2%
43Alpine Elementary SchoolSPARTA, NJSparta Township Public School DistrictElementary7596.6%
44Lafayette Township SchoolLAFAYETTE, NJLafayette Township School DistrictElementary2326.0%
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