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Arthur Stanlick Elementary School

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Arthur Stanlick Elementary School ranks 691 st of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

691^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 49% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

Arthur Stanlick Elementary School is a public elementary school in Wharton, New Jersey, serving 396 students in grades K-5 as part of the Jefferson Township Public School District. While the school has shown some strengths, such as higher 5th-grade proficiency in English Language Arts compared to the district and state, it faces several challenges, including declining academic performance, high chronic absenteeism, and inconsistent results across different student subgroups.

Standardized test scores at Arthur Stanlick Elementary School have been mixed, with proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics generally below the district and state averages. The school's chronic absenteeism rate has also been a concern, rising from 7.0% in 2022-2023 to 14.9% in 2023-2024, significantly higher than the state's average. When compared to nearby schools, such as Katharine D Malone Elementary and Stony Brook Elementary in the Rockaway Township School District, Arthur Stanlick Elementary School generally performs worse on standardized tests, particularly in Mathematics.

The school's performance also varies across different student subgroups, with Hispanic students performing relatively well but White students and students with low socioeconomic status struggling. This suggests that the school may need to focus on addressing equity and opportunity gaps to provide a more equitable education for all students. Overall, Arthur Stanlick Elementary School faces several challenges that the school and district leadership should closely examine and address to improve the school's overall performance and support the success of all students.

388

Students ?

11.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,708

Per pupil spending ?

20.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

121 B Shawnee Trail
Wharton, NJ 07885

(973) 663-0520

District: Jefferson Township Public School District

Students who attend Arthur Stanlick Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Jefferson Township Middle School
High:	Jefferson Township High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

68.3%

Hispanic:

20.4%

Asian:

5.2%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 48th percentile in 2015 → 49th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school46%

District avg50%

New Jersey avg46%

691^st of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Bottom 49%▬ steady since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 2Elementary Schools in the Jefferson Township Public School District

327^th of 609Jefferson Township Public School District 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	49.2	691 of 1347	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.1	968 of 1338	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	43.5	756 of 1342	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.9	747 of 1345	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	51.5	578 of 1317	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	40.4	857 of 1360	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.0	766 of 1353	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2017	46.5	777 of 1352	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2016	46.4	765 of 1346	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2015	51.3	702 of 1357	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2014	59.5	666 of 1363	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2013	59.0	686 of 1367	49.8%	★★☆☆☆
2012	60.2	676 of 1363	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2011	60.8	669 of 1360	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2010	61.4	631 of 1354	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2009	62.8	607 of 1346	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2008	69.7	466 of 1338	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2007	66.7	565 of 1329	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2006	53.1	801 of 1314	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2005	70.0	462 of 1303	64.5%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2024	60.5	142 of 559	74.6%	★★★★☆
2023	44.1	227 of 499	54.5%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	58.4	538 of 1326	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	31.5	892 of 1317	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.9	742 of 1318	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.8	773 of 1326	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	49.6	595 of 1290	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	45.7	762 of 1331	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	51.1	685 of 1333	48.6%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	67.2	274 of 1032	73.4%	★★★★☆
2024	44.9	507 of 989	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.7	439 of 982	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	43.2	504 of 953	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.4	622 of 896	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	52.8	387 of 899	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	89.6	66 of 870	92.4%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	27.7	834 of 1023	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.5	805 of 939	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	88.1	36 of 839	95.7%	★★★★★
2019	30.8	660 of 948	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	63.6	276 of 942	70.7%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	40.6	767 of 1318	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.6	941 of 1313	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	44.8	722 of 1315	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.1	682 of 1324	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	54.0	520 of 1297	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	35.2	890 of 1335	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.5	789 of 1334	40.9%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	49.4	424 of 1023	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	23.7	732 of 989	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	43.9	456 of 958	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	36.1	537 of 949	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.1	528 of 868	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.9	573 of 1007	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.4	438 of 1001	56.2%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	27.2	742 of 970	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.6	877 of 963	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	20.4	811 of 975	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.9	811 of 976	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	36.6	634 of 964	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	20.4	858 of 1023	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.4	838 of 1022	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2024)75th percentile+47 vs school

Hispanic (2025)73rd percentile+25 vs school

Female (2025)59th percentile+11 vs school

Special Education (2025)59th percentile+10 vs school

Male (2025)42nd percentile-7 vs school

White (2025)24th percentile-25 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)18th percentile-30 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts52%~ state avg

Mathematics45%~ state avg

Science27%-3 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NJSLA-S Science (2025)	NJSLA English Language Arts (2025)			NJSLA Mathematics (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 English Language Arts 3rd Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 4th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 5th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 3rd Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 4th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Arthur Stanlick Elementary School	Public	K-5	121 B Shawnee Trail	Wharton	07885	Morris County	Jefferson Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 663-0520	388	33	11.5	20.6%	265 (68.3%)	10 (2.6%)	79 (20.4%)	20 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.6%)	49.2	691^st of 1347 public elementary schools	48.7%		28.1	968^th of 1338 public elementary schools	27.7%	277	27.1	47.6	49.2	60.0	51.2	39.1	44.0	$10,708	$376	$10,332
Ellen T. Briggs Elementary School	Public	PK-K	1 Jefferson Drive	Lake Hopatcong	07849	Morris County	Jefferson Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 663-0900	226	23	9.7	15.5%	158 (69.9%)	3 (1.3%)	47 (20.8%)	11 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.1%)								(n/a)								$7,981	$396	$7,585
Edith M. Decker Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-2	446 Howard Boulevard	Mount Arlington	07856	Morris County	Mount Arlington Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 398-6400	153	13	11.4	24.8%	65 (42.5%)	13 (8.5%)	51 (33.3%)	21 (13.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.0%)								(n/a)								$3,403		$3,403
Catherine A Dwyer Elementary School	Public	K-5	665 Mt Hope Avenue	Wharton	07885	Morris County	Rockaway Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 361-7450	346	36	9.7	27.5%	181 (52.3%)	3 (0.9%)	130 (37.6%)	17 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	14 (4.0%)	63.1	501^st of 1347 public elementary schools	62.8%		72.6	386^th of 1338 public elementary schools	71.2%	115	29.1	44.0	71.9	54.9	59.6	72.4	49.2	$16,158	$76	$16,082
Helen Morgan School	Public	4-5	100 Stanhope Road	Sparta	07871	Sussex County	Sparta Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 729-5770	499	43	11.5	8.4%	380 (76.2%)	15 (3.0%)	66 (13.2%)	22 (4.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.0%)								(n/a)	35.7		63.0	66.3		47.7	52.2	$9,972		$9,972
Dennis B O'Brien Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	16 Mineral Spring Drive	Dover	07801	Morris County	Rockaway Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 361-7330	298	32	9.3	25.5%	117 (39.3%)	34 (11.4%)	91 (30.5%)	41 (13.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.7%)	59.5	546^th of 1347 public elementary schools	59.5%		57.9	569^th of 1338 public elementary schools	57.5%	23	25.8	45.7	80.6	62.9	47.2	61.1	48.3	$16,882	$60	$16,822
Katharine D Malone Elementary School	Public	K-5	524 Green Pond Road	Rockaway	07866	Morris County	Rockaway Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 627-7512	303	31	9.6	18.8%	190 (62.7%)	18 (5.9%)	62 (20.5%)	15 (5.0%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.7%)	15 (5.0%)	80.4	283^rd of 1347 public elementary schools	79.0%		68.9	432^nd of 1338 public elementary schools	67.7%	149	50.0	75.0	45.2	83.7	75.0	51.6	70.0	$19,911	$50	$19,861
Nixon Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	275 Mt Arlington Boulevard	Landing	07850	Morris County	Roxbury Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 398-2564	261	26	9.8	37.2%	126 (48.3%)	16 (6.1%)	100 (38.3%)	12 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.7%)	32.4	923^rd of 1347 public elementary schools	31.5%		41.3	776^th of 1338 public elementary schools	42.0%	147		38.9	39.3		48.6	32.2		$13,933	$511	$13,422
Mohawk Avenue School	Public	3	18 Mohawk Avneue	Sparta	07871	Sussex County	Sparta Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 729-1289	236	21	11.4	9.7%	182 (77.1%)	2 (0.8%)	31 (13.1%)	12 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.8%)	67.8	444^th of 1347 public elementary schools	67.0%		62.1	519^th of 1338 public elementary schools	61.2%	75		51.7			63.9			$9,749		$9,749
Tulsa Trail Elementary School	Public	2-3	2 Tulsa Trail	Hopatcong	07843	Sussex County	Hopatcong Borough School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 398-8806	215	16	13.1	41.9%	108 (50.2%)	16 (7.4%)	79 (36.7%)	5 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.3%)	40.6	801^st of 1347 public elementary schools	40.5%		26.1	995^th of 1338 public elementary schools	25.6%	194		42.7			41.8			$9,796		$9,796

Frequently Asked Questions about Arthur Stanlick Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Arthur Stanlick Elementary School?

Students at Arthur Stanlick Elementary School are 68% White, 20% Hispanic, 5% Asian, 4% Two or more races, 3% African American.

What district is Arthur Stanlick Elementary School in?

Jefferson Township Public School District

Is Arthur Stanlick Elementary School a good school?

Arthur Stanlick Elementary School ranks 691^st of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Arthur Stanlick Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Arthur Stanlick Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Jefferson Township Middle School
High : Jefferson Township High School

How many students attend Arthur Stanlick Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 388 students attended Arthur Stanlick Elementary School.

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