Sparta Middle School

Sparta Middle School is a 6-8 campus of average-sized scale in SPARTA, New Jersey, operated by Sparta Township Public School District, hosting 762 students in grades 6 through 8. By comparison, New Jersey's public schools average about 578 students each, so Sparta Middle School sits 32% larger than that benchmark.

Within Sparta Township Public School District, which oversees 5 schools and 3,281 students, Sparta Middle School is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, Sparta Middle School shows that 77% of the student body identifies as White; the rest is composed of 13% Hispanic, 5% Asian, 2% Black.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 76 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 10.1:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 10.9:1, putting Sparta Middle School tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 8% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Sussex County (around 23%), the school's rate is meaningfully below typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Sparta Middle School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 61.9%; this one delivers 51.3%.

Zooming out to the county, Sussex County reports that median household earnings sit near $116,186, roughly 40% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Sussex County runs 46 public schools (combined enrollment of about 19,579 students), of which Sparta Middle School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Sparta High School, around 0.8 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Sparta Middle School at 4th of 8; the average score across the group is 47.8%.

Sparta Middle School operates from a low-density location.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count stayed largely flat: 761 students in 2018 compared to 762 in 2025. The White share of enrollment ticked down from 91% to 77% over that span.

On the community side, members of the Sparta Middle School community share and discuss enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.