Sussex County Technology Charter School

Summary:

Sussex County Technology Charter School is the sole middle school in the data set, serving grades 6-8 in Sparta, New Jersey. With an enrollment of 220 students, the school has a statewide ranking that has fluctuated between 366 out of 743 New Jersey middle schools in 2023-2024 and 437 out of 752 in 2024-2025, indicating it is performing below average compared to other schools in the state.

Academically, Sussex County Technology Charter School faces some challenges, with proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics generally lower than the state average. However, the school stands out with a significantly higher proficiency rate in Algebra I, at 69.7% compared to the state average of 38.2%. Conversely, the school's 8th-grade Science proficiency rate of 9% is much lower than the state average of 19%. Additionally, the school's chronic absenteeism rate of 14.9% is higher than the state average.

In terms of socioeconomic factors, Sussex County Technology Charter School serves a relatively high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, at 24.09% in the 2023-2024 school year. The school's per-student spending for the 2018-2019 school year was $13,292, and the student-teacher ratio for the 2023-2024 school year was 9.3, which is lower than the state average.

District Detail

385 N. Church Rd.
Sparta, NJ 07871

(973) 383-3250

SchoolDigger Rank:
410^th of 609 New Jersey districts

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Grades served: 6-8
Students: 225

Primary Schools: 0
Middle Schools: 1
High Schools: 0
Alternative Schools: 0

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NJSLA-S Science (2025)	NJSLA English Language Arts (2025)			NJSLA Mathematics (2025)			NJSLA Algebra I (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	NJSLA-S Science 8th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 6th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 7th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 8th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 6th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 7th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 8th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 8th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Sussex County Technology Charter School	Public, Charter	6-8	385 N. Church Rd.	Sparta	07871	Sussex County	Sussex County Technology Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 383-3250	225	22	10.4	15.1%	154 (68.4%)	1 (0.4%)	47 (20.9%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (9.3%)	40.3	437^th of 752 public middle schools	41.9%		47.4	366^th of 743 public middle schools	50.7%	71	9.0	44.2	53.7	61.5	28.6	29.9	17.8	69.7	69.7	$13,292	$374	$12,918

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Sussex County Technical School District	1.64 mi	1	419^th
Lafayette Township School District	1.68 mi	1	325^th
Franklin Borough School District	2.7 mi	1	431^st
Hardyston Township School District	2.79 mi	2	285^th
Ogdensburg Borough School District	3.1 mi	1	286^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the New Jersey Department of Education.

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