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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the Helen Morgan School administration to hear?
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Enrollment
499
Elementary
DISTRICT 498 · STATE 405
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SPARTA TOWNSHIP PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 341551005400
Helen Morgan School
100 STANHOPE ROAD, SPARTA, NJ 07871 · (973) 729-5770 · Sussex County
GRADES 04–05ELEMENTARY31-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL499 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 37% of New Jersey public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded New Jersey public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
11.5:1
43 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.7:1 · STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
8%
42 students
DISTRICT 8% · STATE 41%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 26 | 5% |
| Grade 4 | 251 | 50% |
| Grade 5 | 222 | 44% |
Student demographics
40%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 40% · STATE 71% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Sparta Township Public School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
64.5%
NJ avg 53.1% . +2.9pp since 2023
Math
49.8%
NJ avg 41.6% . +3.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 65 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 50 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New Jersey schools, those numbers are about 53 and 42. Reading and writing scores are up about 3 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 4 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 64.5% | 49.8% |
| 2023-24 | 61.6% | 46.3% |
% Meeting or Exceeding Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: NJSLA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
50.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
61.5%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 51% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 62% typical for New Jersey schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among New Jersey's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Helen Morgan School
Helen Morgan School's state test result (50.8% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Helen Morgan School this school | 499 | 8.4% | 50.8% |
| Flocktown-Kossmann Elementary School LONG VALLEY | 513 | 6.4% | 60.7% |
| Benedict A. Cucinella School LONG VALLEY | 529 | 8.9% | 59.4% |
| Central Avenue School MADISON | 492 | 7.9% | 72.0% |
| A. Russell Knight Elementary School CHERRY HILL | 456 | 9.6% | 67.3% |
| Jeffrey Clark School MICKLETON | 469 | 8.3% | N/A |
Matched among New Jersey elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Helen Morgan School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Sussex County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 50.8% | #508 of 1,290 | #8 of 22 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 49.8% | #588 of 1,319 ▲ 44 | #8 of 22 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 64.5% | #396 of 1,319 ▲ 20 | #5 of 22 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 499 | #412 of 1,562 | #4 of 27 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.5:1 | #751 of 1,390 | #21 of 25 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 39.9% | #1,059 of 1,392 | #15 of 25 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 8.4% | #1,284 of 1,481 | #24 of 26 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +6.9% | #328 of 545 | #12 of 16 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
499
+57 (+13%) vs 2020
-29% since 1990-91, when it was 698
Student : Teacher
11.5:1
was 11.6:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 499 | 43.3 | 11.5:1 | 8% (42) |
| 2023-24 | 462 | 40.1 | 11.5:1 | 4% (19) |
| 2022-23 | 471 | 39.1 | 12.1:1 | 4% (19) |
| 2020-21 | 442 | 38 | 11.6:1 | 4% (18) |
| 2017-18 | 467 | 36.9 | 12.7:1 | 3% (16) |
| 2015-16 | 491 | 39 | 12.6:1 | 4% (18) |
| 2010-11 | 809 | 35 | 23.1:1 | 3% (25) |
| 2000-01 | 677 | 36 | 18.8:1 | 3% (23) |
| 1990-91 | 698 | 39 | 17.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Helen Morgan School.
Since 2017-18: students up 7% (467 to 499); teachers up 17% (36.9 to 43.3).
About Helen Morgan School
Families in SPARTA, New Jersey, are served by Helen Morgan School, a mid-sized elementary school. It had 499 students in 2024-25, spanning grades 4 through 5. By comparison, elementary schools in New Jersey enroll about 405 students on average.
Within Sparta Township Public School District, Helen Morgan School is one of 5 schools. The district enrolls 3,281 students.
More than half of enrollment at Helen Morgan School is White: 76%. Other groups make up 13% Hispanic, 4% Asian, 3% Black, and 3% multiracial. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 40%.
Its ratio of 11.5:1 is based on 43.3 full-time-equivalent teachers. The 11.4:1 average for elementary schools in New Jersey is close to this figure. The share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 8%. Public schools in Sussex County average 23%.
On the allk12 Grade, Helen Morgan School lands at C+, ahead of 37% of New Jersey public elementary schools.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Helen Morgan School is -10.8 points: 50.8% actual, 61.5% predicted.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Sussex County show that median household income comes to about $116,186, roughly 40% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Sussex County counts 46 public schools with about 19,579 students.
Helen Morgan School's closest public school neighbor is Mohawk Avenue School, about 0.9 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. On proficiency, Helen Morgan School is behind the 53.5% nearby average, ranking 6th of 7.
The federal government classifies Helen Morgan School's location as Town: Fringe.
Enrollment was 499 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, it was 442.
People can post here about homework, tutoring, and testing dates and other school topics. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Sussex County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
145,807
Census ACS
Median income
$116,186
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
40%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
46
19,579 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Sparta Township Public School District
- Sparta High SchoolHigh · 1,025 students
- Sparta Middle SchoolMiddle · 762 students
- Alpine Elementary SchoolElementary · 759 students
- Mohawk Avenue SchoolElementary · 236 students
Other schools in SPARTA
- Sparta High SchoolHigh · 1,025 students
- Sparta Middle SchoolMiddle · 762 students
- Alpine Elementary SchoolElementary · 759 students
- Sussex County Technical SchoolHigh · 672 students
- Mohawk Avenue SchoolElementary · 236 students
- Sussex County Technology Charter SchoolMiddle · 225 students
Nearby schools
- Mohawk Avenue School0.9 mi · 236
- Alpine Elementary School2.0 mi · 759
- Sparta High School2.4 mi · 1,025
- Sparta Middle School2.9 mi · 762
- Long Pond School3.6 mi · 189
- Florence M. Burd3.7 mi · 288
Frequently asked questions
About Helen Morgan SchoolHow large is Helen Morgan School?
Helen Morgan School enrolls approximately 499 students in grades 04-05.
What grades does Helen Morgan School serve?
Helen Morgan School serves grades 04-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Helen Morgan School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Helen Morgan School is approximately 11.5:1 (43 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Helen Morgan School?
At Helen Morgan School, the student body is approximately 76% White, 13% Hispanic, 3% Black, 4% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Helen Morgan School public or private?
Helen Morgan School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Sparta Township Public School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.