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Sussex County Technology Charter School

Q: Is Sussex County Technology Charter School a good school?

Sussex County Technology Charter School ranks 437 th of 752 New Jersey middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades 6-8

437^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 752 New Jersey Middle Schools

Better than 42% of New Jersey middle schools

Summary

Sussex County Technology Charter School is a public middle school in Sparta, New Jersey, serving 220 students in grades 6-8. The school is part of the Sussex County Technology Charter School District, which is ranked 410 out of 609 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academically, Sussex County Technology Charter School's performance is generally below the state average, with proficiency rates in English Language Arts ranging from 44.2% to 61.5% and in Mathematics from 17.8% to 28.6%, compared to state averages of 56.1% to 57.1% and 20.7% to 39.8%, respectively. However, the school's Algebra I proficiency rate of 69.7% is significantly higher than the state average of 38.2%. The school's student subgroups, such as Hispanic students and students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, tend to perform better than their overall student counterparts.

Compared to nearby middle schools, such as Byram Intermediate School, Sussex County Technology Charter School generally performs below average. However, the school's low student-teacher ratio, ranging from 9.3 to 10.4, and higher spending per student of $13,292 in 2018-2019 may be contributing factors to its performance. Addressing the school's high chronic absenteeism rate and continuing to support the academic growth of all student subgroups could be areas of focus for the school.

225

Students ?

10.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,292

Per pupil spending ?

15.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

385 N. Church Rd.
Sparta, NJ 07871

(973) 383-3250

District: Sussex County Technology Charter School

Racial breakdown:

White:

68.4%

Hispanic:

20.9%

Two or more races:

9.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 51st percentile in 2024 → 42nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped from its 51st-percentile peak (2024) to 42nd (2025)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Science scores 10 pts below the New Jersey average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school40%

District avg40%

New Jersey avg43%

437^th of 752

New Jersey public middle schools ?

Bottom 42%▲ up 19 pts since 2015

From bottom 23% (2015) to bottom 42% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

410^th of 609Sussex County Technology Charter School among New Jersey districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	40.3	437 of 752	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.4	366 of 743	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	39.0	426 of 748	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.4	393 of 745	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.1	403 of 652	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.0	426 of 745	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.2	416 of 716	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2017	40.3	431 of 712	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2016	33.5	502 of 713	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	24.6	549 of 713	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	34.2	512 of 717	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	38.5	494 of 704	29.8%	★★☆☆☆
2012	38.2	490 of 677	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	36.7	492 of 684	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	34.8	497 of 677	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	27.8	530 of 664	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	29.9	490 of 640	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	45.5	439 of 631	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2006	37.6	452 of 615	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	42.9	412 of 599	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2004	62.9	294 of 588	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2003	72.9	184 of 574	67.9%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	37.8	439 of 728	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.2	346 of 717	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	36.7	429 of 720	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.0	407 of 726	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	22.3	478 of 625	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	40.6	435 of 703	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	51.6	354 of 680	47.9%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	58.2	210 of 608	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	63.1	158 of 589	73.2%	★★★★☆
2018	29.5	376 of 504	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	51.2	275 of 613	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.8	156 of 584	73.3%	★★★★☆
2023	39.5	325 of 568	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	67.4	78 of 549	85.8%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	43.7	392 of 726	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.6	347 of 719	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	40.3	399 of 718	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.5	359 of 730	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	45.4	298 of 635	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	51.9	328 of 697	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	42.7	389 of 675	42.4%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	40.5	267 of 507	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	69.1	89 of 510	82.5%	★★★★☆
2023	40.7	261 of 505	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	56.0	159 of 535	70.3%	★★★★☆
2021	46.9	183 of 401	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	60.2	146 of 492	70.3%	★★★★☆
2018	62.7	136 of 471	71.1%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	22.1	414 of 502	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.9	380 of 510	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.2	431 of 509	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.2	408 of 512	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.6	382 of 435	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.2	392 of 504	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.2	403 of 497	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Hispanic (2025)65th percentile+24 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)55th percentile+13 vs school

Special Education (2025)47th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)46th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)40th percentile~ school

White (2025)18th percentile-24 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

Algebra I70%+24 vs state

English Language Arts53%-4 vs state

Mathematics26%-8 vs state

Science9%-10 vs state

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by a parent
Tuesday, November 26, 2019

This school has done so much for our kids, and we now recommend it to all of our friends!

We come from Vernon district, where schools are overcrowded (despite a declining population). There is a bullying problem in Vernon, which is the primary reason that we decided to look for another school for our oldest daughter. She was miserable in Vernon. Additionally, there was little enrichment, no Honors classes, no GATE, an d the extracurriculars offered in Vernon weren't that exciting to her.

Charter has solved pretty much all of those issues. Both of our girls are now there, and they LOVE the small class sizes especially. Most of their classes have fewer than 15 students their classes tended to be over 20 students each in Vernon.

Also, the teaching style at Charter is so different from Vernon. Probably because of the smaller class sizes, it's far more experiential. They try things, learn by doing, and get a lot of help from the teachers and their peers. The students work in small groups on projects, they get excited about what they are doing, and they use technology in surprising and innovative ways in their projects.

My daughters are so excited to go to school now. The bullying issues we experienced in Vernon have disappeared. My girls are happy and they actually like to talk about what they are doing in class and what they are learning. What a difference .. and what a blessing this school has been for our family!! Close Quote

Schools Near Sussex County Technology Charter School

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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)			NJSLA Geometry (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 5th Grade	NJSLA-S Science 8th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 5th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 6th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 7th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 8th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 5th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 6th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 7th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 8th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 7th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 8th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I End of Course	NJSLA Geometry 8th Grade	NJSLA Geometry 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
Hardyston Township Middle School	Public	5-8	183 Wheatsworth Road	Hamburg	07419	Sussex County	Hardyston Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 823-7000	261	21	12.4	9.2%	192 (73.6%)	12 (4.6%)	39 (14.9%)	5 (1.9%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.2%)	64.1	244^th of 752 public middle schools	67.6%		63.9	243^rd of 743 public middle schools	67.3%	1	27.3	31.9	60.0	54.7	64.3	68.0	31.8	39.1	42.8	27.6						$8,162	$152	$8,010
Sparta Middle School	Public	6-8	350 Main Street	Sparta	07871	Sussex County	Sparta Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 729-3151	762	76	10.0	7.9%	590 (77.4%)	19 (2.5%)	101 (13.3%)	37 (4.9%)	2 (0.3%)	4 (0.5%)	9 (1.2%)	66.3	229^th of 752 public middle schools	69.5%		67	216^th of 743 public middle schools	70.9%	13		27.5		68.5	62.0	61.4		42.2	44.5	32.0	94.5	95.1	95.1	100.0	100.0	$11,076		$11,076
Long Pond School	Public	5-8	707 Limecrest Rd	Newton	07860	Sussex County	Andover Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 315-5256	189	17	11.2	23.3%	129 (68.3%)	12 (6.3%)	32 (16.9%)	7 (3.7%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.2%)	81.8	111^th of 752 public middle schools	85.2%		79.6	127^th of 743 public middle schools	82.9%	16	28.2	35.1	79.5	60.0	75.6	89.5	33.3	42.2	65.9	60.5		100.0	100.0			$17,040	$255	$16,785
Sussex Middle School	Public	6-8	10 Loomis Avenue	Sussex	07461	Sussex County	Sussex-Wantage Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 875-4138	291	34	8.5	32.3%	233 (80.1%)	7 (2.4%)	35 (12.0%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.5%)	46.6	381^st of 752 public middle schools	49.3%		36.4	450^th of 743 public middle schools	39.4%	69		15.2		48.2	58.8	67.4		38.5	41.2	0.0		31.2	31.2			$12,149	$152	$11,997
Halsted Middle School	Public	5-8	59 Halsted Street	Newton	07860	Sussex County	Newton Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 383-7440	280	34	8.1	53.6%	120 (42.9%)	26 (9.3%)	125 (44.6%)	5 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.4%)	39.7	440^th of 752 public middle schools	41.5%		42.1	404^th of 743 public middle schools	45.6%	36	24.4	8.8	44.1	59.0	60.0	44.9	26.7	22.9	31.5	13.7		76.5	76.5			$8,163	$255	$7,908
Jefferson Township Middle School	Public	6-8	1000 Weldon Road	Oak Ridge	07438	Morris County	Jefferson Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 697-1980	550	54	10.2	15.8%	379 (68.9%)	18 (3.3%)	98 (17.8%)	24 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	30 (5.5%)	49.7	354^th of 752 public middle schools	52.9%		61.1	268^th of 743 public middle schools	63.9%	86		20.7		53.3	56.1	52.6		36.6	33.1	22.7		82.0	85.4			$9,950	$124	$9,826
Glen Meadow Middle School	Public	6-8	7 Sammis Road	Vernon	07462	Sussex County	Vernon Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 764-8981	617	54	11.3	25.4%	456 (73.9%)	21 (3.4%)	111 (18.0%)	8 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	20 (3.2%)	47.6	373^rd of 752 public middle schools	50.4%		44.8	381^st of 743 public middle schools	48.7%	8		21.6		48.9	62.8	53.0		33.7	45.8	4.3		51.7	51.7			$11,241	$44	$11,197
Byram Intermediate School	Public	5-8	12 Mansfield Drive	Stanhope	07874	Sussex County	Byram Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 347-1047	346	34	10.1	8.7%	266 (76.9%)	16 (4.6%)	54 (15.6%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.3%)	74	163^rd of 752 public middle schools	78.3%		75.8	155^th of 743 public middle schools	79.1%	8	28.0	29.3	56.1	74.1	70.1	61.3	26.8	44.8	59.5	34.8		100.0	100.0			$14,338	$137	$14,201
Macopin Middle School	Public	6-8	70 Highlander Drive	West Milford	07480	Passaic County	West Milford Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 697-1702	675	60	11.2	22.2%	532 (78.8%)	11 (1.6%)	108 (16.0%)	6 (0.9%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.4%)	41.4	428^th of 752 public middle schools	43.1%		33.2	479^th of 743 public middle schools	35.5%	51		18.8		44.7	50.5	53.9		40.6	27.5	8.9	92.8	59.4	65.1			$11,405	$170	$11,235

Frequently Asked Questions about Sussex County Technology Charter School

How many students attend Sussex County Technology Charter School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 225 students attended Sussex County Technology Charter School.

What district is Sussex County Technology Charter School in?

Sussex County Technology Charter School

What is the racial makeup of Sussex County Technology Charter School?

Students at Sussex County Technology Charter School are 68% White, 21% Hispanic, 9% Two or more races.

Is Sussex County Technology Charter School a good school?

Sussex County Technology Charter School ranks 437^th of 752 New Jersey middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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