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Sussex County schools ranked by test score

Latest NJSLA year (2024-25). 22 schools in Sussex County, New Jersey with reported English Language Arts scores. New Jersey state average: 53.1%.
RankSchoolLevelEnglish Language Artsvs state
1Marian E. McKeown Elementary School
NEWTON · Hampton Township School District
Elementary71.1%+18.0pp
2Stillwater Township School
STILLWATER · Stillwater Township School District
Elementary70.2%+17.1pp
3Green Hills School
GREENDELL · Green Township School District
Elementary65.3%+12.2pp
4Florence M. Burd
NEWTON · Andover Regional School District
Elementary64.9%+11.8pp
5Helen Morgan School
SPARTA · Sparta Township Public School District
Elementary64.5%+11.4pp
6Valley Road School
STANHOPE · Stanhope School District
Elementary64.1%+11.0pp
7Fredon Township School
NEWTON · Fredon Township School District
Elementary62.5%+9.4pp
8Frankford Township School
BRANCHVILLE · Frankford Township Consolidated School District
Elementary62.4%+9.3pp
9Montague Township School
MONTAGUE · Montague Township School District
Elementary59.7%+6.6pp
10Hamburg School
HAMBURG · Hamburg School District
Elementary57.6%+4.5pp
11Ogdensburg Borough School
OGDENSBURG · Ogdensburg Borough School District
Elementary56.2%+3.1pp
12Sandyston Walpack Consolidated School
LAYTON · Sandyston-Walpack Consolidated School District
Elementary55.8%+2.7pp
13Byram Lakes Elementary School
STANHOPE · Byram Township School District
Elementary53.4%+0.3pp
14Hardyston Township Elementary School
FRANKLIN · Hardyston Township School District
Elementary52.7%-0.4pp
15Franklin Borough School
FRANKLIN · Franklin Borough School District
Elementary52.3%-0.8pp
16Mohawk Avenue School
Sparta · Sparta Township Public School District
Elementary51.7%-1.4pp
17Lafayette Township School
LAFAYETTE · Lafayette Township School District
Elementary48.6%-4.5pp
18Rolling Hills Primary School
VERNON · Vernon Township School District
Elementary48.2%-4.9pp
19Tulsa Trail Elementary School
Hopatcong · Hopatcong Borough School District
Elementary42.7%-10.4pp
20Lounsberry Hollow School
VERNON · Vernon Township School District
Elementary42.3%-10.8pp
21Merriam Avenue School
NEWTON · Newton Public School District
Elementary31.9%-21.2pp
22Wantage Elementary School
WANTAGE · Sussex-Wantage Regional School District
Elementary30.0%-23.1pp

About this ranking

Schools are ranked by the percentage of students who scored at or above the NJSLA % Meeting or Exceeding Expectations threshold on the latest available NJSLA English Language Arts test (school year 2024-25). Only public schools in Sussex County, New Jersey with a reasonable cohort size are shown. A higher percentage is better.

The comparison column shows the gap to the New Jersey statewide enrollment-weighted average. To compare against neighboring counties, use the full New Jersey ranking.