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

26 public elementary schools in Sussex County, New Jersey appear in this ranking of the highest-poverty public elementary schools, 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 23.4% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked
26
Sussex County, New Jersey
Top % FRL
55.7%
Median % FRL
23.4%
HIGHEST POVERTY · SUSSEX COUNTY, NEW JERSEY
#SchoolCityDistrictLevelStudents% FRL
1Merriam Avenue SchoolNEWTON, NJNewton Public School DistrictElementary48355.7%
2Franklin Borough SchoolFRANKLIN, NJFranklin Borough School DistrictElementary52749.1%
3Montague Township SchoolMONTAGUE, NJMontague Township School DistrictElementary32943.8%
4Tulsa Trail Elementary SchoolHopatcong, NJHopatcong Borough School DistrictElementary21541.9%
5Clifton E. LawrenceWANTAGE, NJSussex-Wantage Regional School DistrictElementary42635.2%
6Wantage Elementary SchoolWANTAGE, NJSussex-Wantage Regional School DistrictElementary39635.1%
7Durban Avenue Elementary SchoolHopatcong, NJHopatcong Borough School DistrictElementary28633.6%
8Hamburg SchoolHAMBURG, NJHamburg School DistrictElementary24632.1%
9Rolling Hills Primary SchoolVERNON, NJVernon Township School DistrictElementary43128.5%
10Lounsberry Hollow SchoolVERNON, NJVernon Township School DistrictElementary41728.5%
11Ogdensburg Borough SchoolOGDENSBURG, NJOgdensburg Borough School DistrictElementary28025.4%
12Florence M. BurdNEWTON, NJAndover Regional School DistrictElementary28824.3%
13Valley Road SchoolSTANHOPE, NJStanhope School DistrictElementary34623.7%
14Sandyston Walpack Consolidated SchoolLAYTON, NJSandyston-Walpack Consolidated School DistrictElementary13023.1%
15Cedar Mountain Primary SchoolVERNON, NJVernon Township School DistrictElementary40622.7%
16Marian E. McKeown Elementary SchoolNEWTON, NJHampton Township School DistrictElementary32215.8%
17Stillwater Township SchoolSTILLWATER, NJStillwater Township School DistrictElementary29614.9%
18Frankford Township SchoolBRANCHVILLE, NJFrankford Township Consolidated School DistrictElementary50514.7%
19Hardyston Township Elementary SchoolFRANKLIN, NJHardyston Township School DistrictElementary35813.7%
20Fredon Township SchoolNEWTON, NJFredon Township School DistrictElementary20312.8%
21Byram Lakes Elementary SchoolSTANHOPE, NJByram Township School DistrictElementary44311.5%
22Green Hills SchoolGREENDELL, NJGreen Township School DistrictElementary41411.4%
23Mohawk Avenue SchoolSparta, NJSparta Township Public School DistrictElementary2369.7%
24Helen Morgan SchoolSPARTA, NJSparta Township Public School DistrictElementary4998.4%
25Alpine Elementary SchoolSPARTA, NJSparta Township Public School DistrictElementary7596.6%
26Lafayette Township SchoolLAFAYETTE, NJLafayette Township School DistrictElementary2326.0%
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