Wantage Elementary School

Wantage Elementary School is a primary school of moderately sized scale in WANTAGE, New Jersey, operated by Sussex-Wantage Regional School District, hosting 396 students in grades 3 through 5.

Sussex-Wantage Regional School District comprises 3 schools with combined enrollment of 1,113 students; Wantage Elementary School is among them.

Demographically, Wantage Elementary School logs that nearly all students (85%) are White; the rest is composed of 11% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. Compared to Sussex County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Wantage Elementary School has 39 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 10.2:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 11.4:1, putting Wantage Elementary School tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 35% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Sussex County (around 23%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Wantage Elementary School falls in the UNDERPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations residual. Given its student profile, a typical campus would land near 47.0%; this one comes in at 29.1%, -17.8 points off the demographic line.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Sussex County) shows that median household earnings sit near $116,186, roughly 40% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 4%. Wantage Elementary School is one of 46 public schools in Sussex County (combined enrollment of about 19,579 students).

Clifton E. Lawrence is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.5 miles from this campus. 3 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Wantage Elementary School comes 6th of 6 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 38.7%.

The campus sits in a countryside setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Wantage Elementary School has edged up 16%, going from 341 students in 2018 to 396 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 93% to 85% across the same window. Class-load math has rose: from 8.6:1 in 2018 to 10.2:1 in 2025.

Inside the community feed, members of the Wantage Elementary School community share and discuss school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.