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If you could change one rule at Sparta Middle School, what would it be?
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Enrollment
762
Middle
DISTRICT 656 · STATE 578
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SPARTA TOWNSHIP PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 341551000360
Sparta Middle School
350 MAIN STREET, SPARTA, NJ 07871 · (973) 729-3151 · Sussex County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL762 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
10.1:1
76 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.1:1 · STATE 10.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
8%
60 students
DISTRICT 8% · STATE 41%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 246 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 244 | 32% |
| Grade 8 | 272 | 36% |
Student demographics
38%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
Sparta Middle School→Sparta High School
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
63.9%
NJ avg 53.1% . +2.2pp since 2023
Math
48.5%
NJ avg 41.6% . +5.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 64 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 49 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 2 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 6 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 63.9% | 48.5% |
| 2023-24 | 61.7% | 42.8% |
% 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
51.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
61.9%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.5pp
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 →
Where Sparta Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Sussex County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 51.3% | #168 of 433 | #3 of 9 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 48.5% | #183 of 437 | #2 of 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 63.9% | #194 of 437 | #3 of 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 762 | #102 of 445 | #1 of 9 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.1:1 | #129 of 417 | #3 of 8 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 38.0% | #349 of 419 | #7 of 8 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +0.1% | #122 of 122 | N/A |
Ranked against other public middle 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.
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
762
+1 (+0%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
10.1:1
was 10.0:1
% White
77%
was 91%
% Hispanic
13%
was 4%
% Black
2%
was 2%
% Asian
5%
was 3%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free or reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 762 | 75.6 | 10.1:1 | 8% (60) |
| 2023-24 | 747 | 74.6 | 10.0:1 | 5% (37) |
| 2022-23 | 746 | 78.4 | 9.5:1 | 4% (31) |
| 2017-18 | 761 | 76.2 | 10.0:1 | 5% (37) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Sparta Middle School.
About Sparta Middle School
Sparta Middle School is a medium-sized middle-grades school in New Jersey, with an address in SPARTA. The grade span is 6 through 8, and enrollment is 762 students. An average school in this group (middle schools in New Jersey) has about 578 students.
Sparta Township Public School District is responsible for 5 schools, Sparta Middle School included, with 3,281 students in all.
Sparta Middle School's enrollment is 77% White. Next come 13% Hispanic, 5% Asian, and 2% Black. The chance that two students picked at random at Sparta Middle School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 38%.
The ratio of students to teachers is 10.1:1, with 75.6 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff. For comparison, middle schools in New Jersey average 10.9:1. The percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 8%. Across public schools in Sussex County, the average is 23%.
Sparta Middle School is 10.5 points below its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests (51.3% versus 61.9%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in New Jersey.
County data help place the school in context: in Sussex County, median household income is about $116,186, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 40%, and roughly 4% of residents are in poverty. Sparta Middle School is among the 46 public schools in Sussex County.
The school nearest to Sparta Middle School is Sparta High School, at a distance of about 0.8 miles. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Sparta Middle School places 4th of 8 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
The federal government classifies Sparta Middle School's location as Rural: Fringe.
Over 7 years, enrollment stayed close to where it was, going from 761 to 762. By 2024-25, 77% of students were White, compared with 91% in 2017-18.
Topics for discussion here include sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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
- Alpine Elementary SchoolElementary · 759 students
- Helen Morgan SchoolElementary · 499 students
- Mohawk Avenue SchoolElementary · 236 students
Other schools in SPARTA
- Sparta High SchoolHigh · 1,025 students
- Alpine Elementary SchoolElementary · 759 students
- Sussex County Technical SchoolHigh · 672 students
- Helen Morgan SchoolElementary · 499 students
- Mohawk Avenue SchoolElementary · 236 students
- Sussex County Technology Charter SchoolMiddle · 225 students
Nearby schools
- Sparta High School0.8 mi · 1,025
- Ogdensburg Borough School1.8 mi · 280
- Mohawk Avenue School2.2 mi · 236
- Helen Morgan School2.9 mi · 499
- Northern Hills Academy3.1 mi · 44
- Sussex County Technical School3.4 mi · 672
Frequently asked questions
About Sparta Middle SchoolHow large is Sparta Middle School?
Sparta Middle School enrolls approximately 762 students in grades 06-08.
Is Sparta Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Sparta Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Sparta Middle School have?
Sparta Middle School employs 76 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.1:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Sparta Middle School?
At Sparta Middle School, the student body is approximately 77% White, 13% Hispanic, 2% Black, 5% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is Sparta Middle School public or private?
Sparta Middle 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.