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Sussex Avenue School

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Sussex Avenue School ranks 672 nd of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 3-5

672^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 50% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

Sussex Avenue School is an elementary school serving grades 3-5 in the Morris School District in Morristown, New Jersey, with 336 students. While the school has a 3-out-of-5-star rating from SchoolDigger, its academic performance has fluctuated over the past decade, with student proficiency rates generally below district and state averages.

The school's performance is particularly low in 4th and 5th grade mathematics, with only 39.5% and 46.1% of students reaching proficiency, respectively, compared to the district's 47.3% and 56.7%. Science proficiency is also a concern, with only 27.4% of 5th graders reaching proficiency, compared to 36.3% in the district and 30.1% statewide. However, the school's performance varies significantly across different student subgroups, with Thomas Jefferson School and Normandy Park School generally outperforming Sussex Avenue School on academic measures.

The high rates of chronic absenteeism and free/reduced lunch recipients at Sussex Avenue School may be contributing to the school's lower academic performance, as these factors are often associated with challenges in student learning and achievement. By addressing these areas and implementing targeted interventions and support programs, the school may be able to improve its academic outcomes and better serve its diverse student population.

327

Students ?

10.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,169

Per pupil spending ?

45.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

125 Sussex Avenue
Morristown, NJ 07960

(973) 292-2250

District: Morris School District

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

47.1%

White:

39.4%

African American:

7.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 64th percentile in 2015 → 50th in 2025

Strengths

✓Above the New Jersey median (50th percentile)

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 14 percentile points since 2015

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

!Near the bottom of Morris School District's ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school47%

District avg54%

New Jersey avg46%

672^nd of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Top 50%▼ down 14 pts since 2015

From top 36% (2015) to top 50% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 4Elementary Schools in the Morris School District

281^st of 609Morris 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	50.7	672 of 1347	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.8	702 of 1338	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	54.5	610 of 1342	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.1	550 of 1345	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	58.0	483 of 1317	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	54.0	671 of 1360	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	65.5	512 of 1353	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2017	70.9	449 of 1352	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2016	71.8	413 of 1346	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2015	65.4	493 of 1357	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2014	52.6	782 of 1363	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2013	55.2	742 of 1367	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2012	54.4	764 of 1363	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2011	50.5	833 of 1360	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2010	61.9	628 of 1354	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2009	62.4	613 of 1346	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2008	53.6	794 of 1338	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2007	48.6	887 of 1329	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2006	33.5	1021 of 1314	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	56.2	741 of 1303	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2004	45.4	873 of 1298	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2003	55.6	652 of 1204	45.8%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	65.9	110 of 463	76.2%	★★★★☆
2024	47.2	235 of 469	49.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	45.6	278 of 522	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.2	271 of 517	47.6%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	37.2	347 of 597	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.2	407 of 559	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.3	333 of 499	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	22.5	414 of 489	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	33.2	283 of 411	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.3	305 of 463	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.5	220 of 434	49.3%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	47.1	695 of 1326	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.9	731 of 1317	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.1	658 of 1318	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.6	577 of 1326	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	49.9	592 of 1290	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	45.9	757 of 1331	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	57.9	589 of 1333	55.8%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	34.9	668 of 1032	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.4	644 of 989	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.7	512 of 982	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.2	505 of 953	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	48.7	392 of 896	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	41.6	523 of 899	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.7	516 of 870	40.7%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	37.1	692 of 1023	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.9	704 of 939	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	44.4	470 of 910	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.7	452 of 863	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	42.5	459 of 839	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	27.8	688 of 948	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	38.8	636 of 942	32.5%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	53.9	599 of 1318	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.8	607 of 1313	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.4	508 of 1315	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	61.8	502 of 1324	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	64.2	407 of 1297	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	61.6	526 of 1335	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	70.9	407 of 1334	69.5%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	45.4	469 of 1023	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.4	416 of 989	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	81.8	123 of 958	87.2%	★★★★☆
2022	72.6	192 of 949	79.8%	★★★★☆
2021	66.5	201 of 868	76.8%	★★★★☆
2019	60.0	342 of 1007	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	84.5	122 of 1001	87.8%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	75.6	203 of 970	79.1%	★★★★☆
2024	69.7	263 of 963	72.7%	★★★★☆
2023	66.7	310 of 975	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	77.0	193 of 976	80.2%	★★★★☆
2021	76.5	167 of 964	82.7%	★★★★☆
2019	73.8	220 of 1023	78.5%	★★★★☆
2018	85.1	83 of 1022	91.9%	★★★★★

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)

White (2025)79th percentile+29 vs school

African American (2025)76th percentile+26 vs school

Male (2025)55th percentile+4 vs school

Special Education (2025)54th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)48th percentile-3 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)42nd percentile-8 vs school

Hispanic (2025)35th percentile-15 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)32nd percentile-18 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts54%+4 vs state

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)					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 5th Grade	NJSLA-S Science 8th 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 English Language Arts 7th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 8th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 3rd Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 4th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 5th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 6th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 7th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 7th 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 Avenue School	Public	3-5	125 Sussex Avenue	Morristown	07960	Morris County	Morris School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 292-2250	327	30	10.9	45.3%	129 (39.4%)	24 (7.3%)	154 (47.1%)	6 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.3%)	50.7	672^nd of 1347 public elementary schools	50.1%		47.8	702^nd of 1338 public elementary schools	47.5%	30	27.4		45.4	58.7	58.8				50.0	39.5	46.1						$11,169	$283	$10,886
Alexander Hamilton	Public	3-5	24 Mills Street	Morristown	07960	Morris County	Morris School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 292-2190	251	31	8.2	58.2%	74 (29.5%)	16 (6.4%)	146 (58.2%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	11 (4.4%)	60.4	529^th of 1347 public elementary schools	60.7%		53.1	631^st of 1338 public elementary schools	52.8%	102	36.8		44.3	60.0	64.7				52.3	50.0	55.1						$13,131	$348	$12,783
Alfred Vail School	Public	K-2	125 Speedwell Avenue	Morris Plains	07950	Morris County	Morris School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 292-2080	342	30	11.4	49.1%	126 (36.8%)	18 (5.3%)	177 (51.8%)	5 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.7%)								(n/a)																	$10,834	$292	$10,542
Unity Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	1 Evergreen Place	Morristown	07960	Morris County	Unity Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 292-1808	256	25	10.2	16.8%	76 (29.7%)	30 (11.7%)	38 (14.8%)	94 (36.7%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (6.3%)	82.2	245^th of 1347 public elementary schools	81.8%		80	282^nd of 1338 public elementary schools	78.9%	37	70.0	20.0	54.9	75.0	80.0	67.8	85.7	76.0	67.7	67.9	70.0	57.1	61.5	86.6	50.0	70.3	$10,094	$320	$9,774
Hillcrest School	Public	K-2	160 Hillcrest Avenue	Morristown	07960	Morris County	Morris School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 292-2240	251	23	10.9	56.2%	80 (31.9%)	8 (3.2%)	147 (58.6%)	4 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.8%)								(n/a)																	$12,410	$340	$12,070
Thomas Jefferson School	Public	3-5	James Street & Ogden Place	Morristown	07960	Morris County	Morris School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 292-2090	285	27	10.3	42.1%	120 (42.1%)	18 (6.3%)	125 (43.9%)	10 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.2%)	68.3	440^th of 1347 public elementary schools	67.3%		69.3	425^th of 1338 public elementary schools	68.2%	15	38.6		59.5	59.8	62.1				68.9	46.6	64.7						$11,406	$287	$11,119
Mountain Way School	Public	PK, KG-2	205 Mountain Way	Morris Plains	07950	Morris County	Morris Plains School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 538-0339	201	25	8.1	11.9%	141 (70.1%)	9 (4.5%)	27 (13.4%)	14 (7.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.5%)								(n/a)																	$10,134		$10,134
Mountview Road School	Public	K-5	30 Mountview Road	Morris Plains	07950	Morris County	Hanover Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 637-1550	276	26	10.6	10.1%	170 (61.6%)	11 (4.0%)	50 (18.1%)	27 (9.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (6.5%)	84.6	206^th of 1347 public elementary schools	84.7%		81.6	259^th of 1338 public elementary schools	80.6%	53	60.8		54.8	67.5	82.6				73.8	67.5	78.3						$8,505	$22	$8,483
Woodland School	Public	K-2	51 Johnston Drive	Convent Station	07961	Morris County	Morris School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 292-2230	299	29	10.4	43.8%	130 (43.5%)	29 (9.7%)	120 (40.1%)	8 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.0%)								(n/a)																	$11,344	$74	$11,270
Normandy Park School	Public	K-5	19a Normandy Parkway	Morristown	07960	Morris County	Morris School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 889-7690	371	38	9.8	33.7%	159 (42.9%)	23 (6.2%)	154 (41.5%)	9 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (7.0%)	78.1	313^th of 1347 public elementary schools	76.8%		73	379^th of 1338 public elementary schools	71.7%	66	48.1		65.7	63.3	72.7				70.1	58.8	65.4						$12,130	$263	$11,867

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