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Ellen T. Briggs Elementary School

Public Grades PK-K

226

Students ?

9.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$7,981

Per pupil spending ?

15.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1 Jefferson Drive
Lake Hopatcong, NJ 07849

(973) 663-0900

District: Jefferson Township Public School District

Students who attend Ellen T. Briggs Elementary School usually attend:

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

Racial breakdown:

White:

69.9%

Hispanic:

20.8%

Asian:

4.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 42nd percentile in 2003 → 55th in 2004

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New Jersey average (84% vs 78% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 13 percentile points since 2003

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2003-2004) ?

This school84%

District avg84%

New Jersey avg78%

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Ellen T. Briggs Elementary School did not have enough recent test-score data to be ranked. Check the trend below for past years.

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
2004	63.9	588 of 1298	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2003	51.8	697 of 1204	42.1%	★★☆☆☆

By subject vs New Jersey (2003-2004) ?

Language Arts Literacy88%+7 vs state

Math80%+5 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 English Language Arts 6th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 3rd Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 4th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 5th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 6th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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
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
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
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
Durban Avenue Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-1	616 Durban Avenue	Hopatcong	07843	Sussex County	Hopatcong Borough School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 398-8807	286	25	11.4	33.6%	134 (46.9%)	15 (5.2%)	117 (40.9%)	12 (4.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.4%)								(n/a)										$10,198		$10,198
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
Marie V. Duffy Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	137 East Central Avenue	Wharton	07885	Morris County	Wharton Borough School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 361-2506	434	49	8.8	54.8%	76 (17.5%)	8 (1.8%)	334 (77.0%)	14 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	38.3	838^th of 1347 public elementary schools	37.8%		41.7	773^rd of 1338 public elementary schools	42.2%	65	18.8	42.2	52.7	47.1		40.7	41.6	33.3		$10,879	$284	$10,595
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
North Dover Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	51 Highland Avenue	Dover	07801	Morris County	Dover Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 989-2020	640	61	10.5	75.0%	12 (1.9%)	14 (2.2%)	604 (94.4%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.8%)	14.7	1179^th of 1347 public elementary schools	12.5%		19.6	1082^nd of 1338 public elementary schools	19.1%	97	1.4	20.0	37.8	5.7	32.1	29.3	32.5	1.4	21.7	$5,024	$492	$4,532

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