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Enrollment
434
Elementary
DISTRICT 350 · STATE 405
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WHARTON BOROUGH SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 341788004560
Marie V. Duffy Elementary School
137 East Central Avenue, Wharton, NJ 07885 · (973) 361-2506 · Morris County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL434 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 41% of New Jersey public elementary schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
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
8.9:1
49 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 8.7:1 · STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
55%
238 students
DISTRICT 50% · 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 | 8 | 2% |
| Kindergarten | 57 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 71 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 75 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 83 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 71 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 69 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (57) is 17% smaller than its 5th grade class (69).
Student demographics
38%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 41% · 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
Marie V. Duffy Elementary School→Alfred C. MacKinnon Middle School
Based on grade levels within Wharton Borough School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
47.2%
NJ avg 53.1% . +0.2pp since 2023
Math
38.8%
NJ avg 41.6% . +2.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 47 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 39 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New Jersey schools, those numbers are about 53 and 42. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are up about 2 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 47.2% | 38.8% |
| 2023-24 | 47.0% | 36.5% |
% 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
38.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.1%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 38% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 36% 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 Marie V. Duffy Elementary School
Marie V. Duffy Elementary School's state test result (38.2% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marie V. Duffy Elementary School this school | 434 | 54.8% | 38.2% |
| Sara M. Gilmore Academy Union City | 400 | 54.8% | 78.8% |
| Lincoln Elementary School RIDGEFIELD PARK | 346 | 54.3% | 49.1% |
| Belleville PS7 BELLEVILLE | 425 | 58.6% | 28.7% |
| Lillian M. Steen BOGOTA | 347 | 59.1% | 45.2% |
| Belleville PS5 BELLEVILLE | 362 | 64.9% | 38.7% |
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 Marie V. Duffy Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Morris County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 38.2% | #799 of 1,290 | #71 of 76 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 38.8% | #824 of 1,319 ▼ 14 | #71 of 77 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 47.2% | #788 of 1,319 ▼ 42 | #70 of 77 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 434 | #591 of 1,562 | #21 of 92 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 8.9:1 | #117 of 1,390 | #8 of 89 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 37.6% | #1,100 of 1,392 | #74 of 89 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 54.8% | #524 of 1,481 | #6 of 90 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.2% | #497 of 798 | #23 of 44 |
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
434
+13 (+3%) vs 2020
+11% since 1990-91, when it was 392
Student : Teacher
8.9:1
was 9.2:1
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 | 434 | 48.9 | 8.9:1 | 55% (238) |
| 2023-24 | 424 | 50.9 | 8.3:1 | 56% (236) |
| 2022-23 | 422 | 46.3 | 9.1:1 | 53% (225) |
| 2020-21 | 421 | 46 | 9.2:1 | 53% (223) |
| 2017-18 | 473 | 47.2 | 10.0:1 | 52% (247) |
| 2015-16 | 493 | 44 | 11.2:1 | 49% (241) |
| 2010-11 | 490 | 35 | 14.0:1 | 52% (255) |
| 2000-01 | 501 | 30 | 16.7:1 | 27% (134) |
| 1990-91 | 392 | 26 | 15.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Marie V. Duffy Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 8% (473 to 434); teachers up 4% (47.2 to 48.9).
About Marie V. Duffy Elementary School
Located in Wharton, New Jersey, Marie V. Duffy Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school. The school enrolls 434 students, from pre-K through 5.
Wharton Borough School District includes 2 schools. Together they enroll 699 students.
Hispanic students are the majority at Marie V. Duffy Elementary School, with 77% of enrollment. After that, the student body is 18% White and 3% Asian. Among all residents of Morris County, the Hispanic share is about 16%. The school's diversity index is 38%, meaning two students picked at random have a 38% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
At Marie V. Duffy Elementary School, 48.9 full-time-equivalent teachers work with students, a ratio of about 8.9:1. On average, elementary schools in New Jersey have 11.4:1, compared with 8.9:1 here. Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch make up 55% of enrollment. That rate is above the 19% average among public schools in Morris County.
The allk12 Grade for Marie V. Duffy Elementary School is C+. Compared with New Jersey public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 41% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 36.1% at Marie V. Duffy Elementary School; the school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 38.2%.
Morris County has about 514,528 residents, and the median household income is $137,326, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 58%, and about 3% of people live in poverty. Besides Marie V. Duffy Elementary School, Morris County has 155 other public schools.
The nearest public school is Alfred C. MacKinnon Middle School, at less than a tenth of a mile. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. The school's 38.2% average proficiency ranks 4th among 9 nearby schools.
Marie V. Duffy Elementary School is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more, a location NCES labels Suburb: Large.
Over 4 years, Marie V. Duffy Elementary School's enrollment climbed 3%, to 434.
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Morris County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
514,528
Census ACS
Median income
$137,326
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
58%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
3%
Below federal line
Schools in county
156
72,239 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Wharton Borough School District
- Alfred C. MacKinnon Middle SchoolMiddle · 265 students
Other schools in Wharton
- Catherine A Dwyer Elementary SchoolElementary · 346 students
- Alfred C. MacKinnon Middle SchoolMiddle · 265 students
Nearby schools
- Alfred C. MacKinnon Middle School0.0 mi · 265
- North Dover Elementary School0.8 mi · 640
- Dover High School0.8 mi · 1,167
- Academy Street Elementary School1.4 mi · 509
- Dover Middle School1.5 mi · 481
- East Dover Elementary School1.5 mi · 411
Frequently asked questions
About Marie V. Duffy Elementary SchoolHow large is Marie V. Duffy Elementary School?
Marie V. Duffy Elementary School enrolls approximately 434 students in grades PK-05.
Is Marie V. Duffy Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Marie V. Duffy Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Marie V. Duffy Elementary School have?
Marie V. Duffy Elementary School employs 49 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 8.9:1.
What is the student diversity at Marie V. Duffy Elementary School?
Student demographics at Marie V. Duffy Elementary School are roughly 18% White, 77% Hispanic, 2% Black, 3% Asian, 0% Two or more.
What district is Marie V. Duffy Elementary School in?
Marie V. Duffy Elementary School is part of Wharton Borough School District.
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