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

Across Sussex County, New Jersey, 9 public middle schools are ranked here, ranked by share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Halsted Middle School leads the list at 53.6%, against a median of 23.3% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked
9
Sussex County, New Jersey
Top % FRL
53.6%
Median % FRL
23.3%
HIGHEST POVERTY · SUSSEX COUNTY, NEW JERSEY
#SchoolCityDistrictLevelStudents% FRL
1Halsted Middle SchoolNEWTON, NJNewton Public School DistrictMiddle28053.6%
2Hopatcong Middle SchoolHopatcong, NJHopatcong Borough School DistrictMiddle43540.0%
3Sussex Middle SchoolSUSSEX, NJSussex-Wantage Regional School DistrictMiddle29132.3%
4Glen Meadow Middle SchoolVERNON, NJVernon Township School DistrictMiddle61725.4%
5Long Pond SchoolNEWTON, NJAndover Regional School DistrictMiddle18923.3%
6Sussex County Technology Charter SchoolSPARTA, NJSussex County Technology Charter SchoolMiddle22515.1%
7Hardyston Township Middle SchoolHAMBURG, NJHardyston Township School DistrictMiddle2619.2%
8Byram Intermediate SchoolSTANHOPE, NJByram Township School DistrictMiddle3468.7%
9Sparta Middle SchoolSPARTA, NJSparta Township Public School DistrictMiddle7627.9%
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