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The highest-performing public schools in reading in Sussex County, New Jersey

This ranking covers the highest-performing public schools in reading in Sussex County, New Jersey, drawn from 40 qualifying public schools. Long Pond School leads the list at 76.9%, against a median of 55.3% 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
40
Sussex County, New Jersey
Top % Proficient (Reading)
76.9%
Median % Proficient (Reading)
55.3%
BEST IN READING · SUSSEX COUNTY, NEW JERSEY
#SchoolCityDistrictLevelStudents% Proficient (Reading)
1Long Pond SchoolNEWTON, NJAndover Regional School DistrictMiddle18976.9%
2Marian E. McKeown Elementary SchoolNEWTON, NJHampton Township School DistrictElementary32271.1%
3Stillwater Township SchoolSTILLWATER, NJStillwater Township School DistrictElementary29670.2%
4Byram Intermediate SchoolSTANHOPE, NJByram Township School DistrictMiddle34665.4%
5Green Hills SchoolGREENDELL, NJGreen Township School DistrictElementary41465.3%
6Florence M. BurdNEWTON, NJAndover Regional School DistrictElementary28864.9%
7Helen Morgan SchoolSPARTA, NJSparta Township Public School DistrictElementary49964.5%
8Valley Road SchoolSTANHOPE, NJStanhope School DistrictElementary34664.1%
9Sparta Middle SchoolSPARTA, NJSparta Township Public School DistrictMiddle76263.9%
10Fredon Township SchoolNEWTON, NJFredon Township School DistrictElementary20362.5%
11Frankford Township SchoolBRANCHVILLE, NJFrankford Township Consolidated School DistrictElementary50562.4%
12Hardyston Township Middle SchoolHAMBURG, NJHardyston Township School DistrictMiddle26161.9%
13Montague Township SchoolMONTAGUE, NJMontague Township School DistrictElementary32959.7%
14Kittatinny Regional High SchoolNEWTON, NJKittatinny Regional School DistrictHigh73359.4%
15Vernon Township High SchoolVERNON, NJVernon Township School DistrictHigh90658.8%
16Sussex Middle SchoolSUSSEX, NJSussex-Wantage Regional School DistrictMiddle29158.5%
17Hamburg SchoolHAMBURG, NJHamburg School DistrictElementary24657.6%
18Sparta High SchoolSPARTA, NJSparta Township Public School DistrictHigh1,02557.4%
19Ogdensburg Borough SchoolOGDENSBURG, NJOgdensburg Borough School DistrictElementary28056.2%
20Sandyston Walpack Consolidated SchoolLAYTON, NJSandyston-Walpack Consolidated School DistrictElementary13055.8%
21Glen Meadow Middle SchoolVERNON, NJVernon Township School DistrictMiddle61754.9%
22Byram Lakes Elementary SchoolSTANHOPE, NJByram Township School DistrictElementary44353.4%
23Lenape Valley Regional High SchoolSTANHOPE, NJLenape Valley Regional High School DistrictHigh66753.4%
24Sussex County Technology Charter SchoolSPARTA, NJSussex County Technology Charter SchoolMiddle22553.1%
25Hardyston Township Elementary SchoolFRANKLIN, NJHardyston Township School DistrictElementary35852.7%
26Franklin Borough SchoolFRANKLIN, NJFranklin Borough School DistrictElementary52752.3%
27Mohawk Avenue SchoolSparta, NJSparta Township Public School DistrictElementary23651.7%
28Halsted Middle SchoolNEWTON, NJNewton Public School DistrictMiddle28051.4%
29High Point Regional High School DistrictSUSSEX, NJHigh Point Regional High School DistrictHigh79150.8%
30Newton High SchoolNEWTON, NJNewton Public School DistrictHigh68050.8%
31Lafayette Township SchoolLAFAYETTE, NJLafayette Township School DistrictElementary23248.6%
32Rolling Hills Primary SchoolVERNON, NJVernon Township School DistrictElementary43148.2%
33Wallkill Valley Regional High SchoolHARDYSTON TOWNSHIP, NJWallkill Valley Regional High SchoolHigh58147.8%
34Sussex County Technical SchoolSparta, NJSussex County Technical School DistrictHigh67246.6%
35Tulsa Trail Elementary SchoolHopatcong, NJHopatcong Borough School DistrictElementary21542.7%
36Lounsberry Hollow SchoolVERNON, NJVernon Township School DistrictElementary41742.3%
37Hopatcong Middle SchoolHopatcong, NJHopatcong Borough School DistrictMiddle43539.8%
38Merriam Avenue SchoolNEWTON, NJNewton Public School DistrictElementary48331.9%
39Wantage Elementary SchoolWANTAGE, NJSussex-Wantage Regional School DistrictElementary39630.0%
40Hopatcong High SchoolHopatcong, NJHopatcong Borough School DistrictHigh50622.6%
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