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The lowest-performing public schools by test proficiency in Sussex County, New Jersey

Across Sussex County, New Jersey, 40 public schools are ranked here, ranked by the lowest composite state-assessment proficiency. Hopatcong High School leads the list at 17.3%, against a median of 46.0% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Sussex County, New Jersey

Best % Proficient

17.3%

Median % Proficient

46.0%

LOWEST PROFICIENCY · SUSSEX COUNTY, NEW JERSEY

#	School	City	District	Level	% FRL	Students	% Proficient
1	Hopatcong High School	Hopatcong, NJ	Hopatcong Borough School District	High	35.2%	506	17.3%
2	Wantage Elementary School	WANTAGE, NJ	Sussex-Wantage Regional School District	Elementary	35.1%	396	29.1%
3	Hopatcong Middle School	Hopatcong, NJ	Hopatcong Borough School District	Middle	40.0%	435	30.8%
4	Newton High School	NEWTON, NJ	Newton Public School District	High	29.3%	680	31.2%
5	Sussex County Technical School	Sparta, NJ	Sussex County Technical School District	High	23.5%	672	33.3%
6	Merriam Avenue School	NEWTON, NJ	Newton Public School District	Elementary	55.7%	483	33.4%
7	Sussex Middle School	SUSSEX, NJ	Sussex-Wantage Regional School District	Middle	32.3%	291	33.8%
8	Halsted Middle School	NEWTON, NJ	Newton Public School District	Middle	53.6%	280	34.0%
9	Lounsberry Hollow School	VERNON, NJ	Vernon Township School District	Elementary	28.5%	417	35.9%
10	Franklin Borough School	FRANKLIN, NJ	Franklin Borough School District	Elementary	49.1%	527	35.9%
11	Wallkill Valley Regional High School	HARDYSTON TOWNSHIP, NJ	Wallkill Valley Regional High School	High	28.4%	581	36.0%
12	High Point Regional High School District	SUSSEX, NJ	High Point Regional High School District	High	24.1%	791	37.0%
13	Tulsa Trail Elementary School	Hopatcong, NJ	Hopatcong Borough School District	Elementary	41.9%	215	37.1%
14	Glen Meadow Middle School	VERNON, NJ	Vernon Township School District	Middle	25.4%	617	37.5%
15	Sussex County Technology Charter School	SPARTA, NJ	Sussex County Technology Charter School	Middle	15.1%	225	38.1%
16	Lafayette Township School	LAFAYETTE, NJ	Lafayette Township School District	Elementary	6.0%	232	41.1%
17	Kittatinny Regional High School	NEWTON, NJ	Kittatinny Regional School District	High	15.4%	733	42.0%
18	Hardyston Township Middle School	HAMBURG, NJ	Hardyston Township School District	Middle	9.2%	261	45.3%
19	Montague Township School	MONTAGUE, NJ	Montague Township School District	Elementary	43.8%	329	45.5%
20	Vernon Township High School	VERNON, NJ	Vernon Township School District	High	24.8%	906	45.8%
21	Frankford Township School	BRANCHVILLE, NJ	Frankford Township Consolidated School District	Elementary	14.7%	505	46.2%
22	Lenape Valley Regional High School	STANHOPE, NJ	Lenape Valley Regional High School District	High	17.7%	667	46.3%
23	Valley Road School	STANHOPE, NJ	Stanhope School District	Elementary	23.7%	346	48.1%
24	Rolling Hills Primary School	VERNON, NJ	Vernon Township School District	Elementary	28.5%	431	48.3%
25	Ogdensburg Borough School	OGDENSBURG, NJ	Ogdensburg Borough School District	Elementary	25.4%	280	48.8%
26	Byram Lakes Elementary School	STANHOPE, NJ	Byram Township School District	Elementary	11.5%	443	49.1%
27	Sandyston Walpack Consolidated School	LAYTON, NJ	Sandyston-Walpack Consolidated School District	Elementary	23.1%	130	49.2%
28	Hamburg School	HAMBURG, NJ	Hamburg School District	Elementary	32.1%	246	49.3%
29	Helen Morgan School	SPARTA, NJ	Sparta Township Public School District	Elementary	8.4%	499	50.8%
30	Sparta Middle School	SPARTA, NJ	Sparta Township Public School District	Middle	7.9%	762	51.3%
31	Fredon Township School	NEWTON, NJ	Fredon Township School District	Elementary	12.8%	203	52.2%
32	Byram Intermediate School	STANHOPE, NJ	Byram Township School District	Middle	8.7%	346	52.4%
33	Sparta High School	SPARTA, NJ	Sparta Township Public School District	High	7.2%	1,025	53.1%
34	Hardyston Township Elementary School	FRANKLIN, NJ	Hardyston Township School District	Elementary	13.7%	358	55.1%
35	Mohawk Avenue School	Sparta, NJ	Sparta Township Public School District	Elementary	9.7%	236	55.2%
36	Marian E. McKeown Elementary School	NEWTON, NJ	Hampton Township School District	Elementary	15.8%	322	55.7%
37	Long Pond School	NEWTON, NJ	Andover Regional School District	Middle	23.3%	189	56.0%
38	Stillwater Township School	STILLWATER, NJ	Stillwater Township School District	Elementary	14.9%	296	58.3%
39	Green Hills School	GREENDELL, NJ	Green Township School District	Elementary	11.4%	414	59.2%
40	Florence M. Burd	NEWTON, NJ	Andover Regional School District	Elementary	24.3%	288	67.9%

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