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Mohawk Avenue School

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Mohawk Avenue School ranks 444 th of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 3

444^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 67% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

Mohawk Avenue School is an elementary school located in Sparta, New Jersey, serving grades 3-5 with a total enrollment of 244 students. It is part of the Sparta Township Public School District, which is ranked 192 out of 609 districts in New Jersey and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Mohawk Avenue School consistently performs above the state average in both English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics for 3rd grade students. In the 2024-2025 school year, 51.7% of 3rd graders were proficient or better in ELA, compared to the state average of 44.9%. In Mathematics, 63.9% of 3rd graders were proficient or better, compared to the state average of 49.8%. The school also has strong performance among specific student subgroups, such as Hispanic students ranking 151 out of 1,032 New Jersey elementary schools in ELA, earning a 4-star rating, and Special Education students ranking 320 out of 1,023 schools, earning a 3-star rating.

While Mohawk Avenue School's chronic absenteeism rates are still above the state average, the school has seen a slight decrease in recent years, from 17.7% in 2022-2023 to 14.9% in 2023-2024. Additionally, the school has a relatively low percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 2.6% to 3.69% over the past few years, suggesting it serves a more affluent student population compared to the state average. When compared to other schools in the Sparta Township Public School District, Mohawk Avenue School performs similarly or slightly better in academic metrics.

236

Students ?

11.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,749

Per pupil spending ?

9.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

18 Mohawk Avneue
Sparta, NJ 07871

(973) 729-1289

District: Sparta Township Public School District

Students who attend Mohawk Avenue School usually attend:

Middle:	Sparta Middle School
High:	Sparta High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

77.1%

Hispanic:

13.1%

Asian:

5.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 74th percentile in 2017 → 67th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New Jersey average (58% vs 47% meeting standards)

✓Above the New Jersey median (67th percentile)

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 7 percentile points since 2017

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school58%

District avg58%

New Jersey avg47%

444^th of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Top 33%▼ down 7 pts since 2017

From top 26% (2017) to top 33% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

192^nd of 609Sparta 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	67.8	444 of 1347	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.1	519 of 1338	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.0	566 of 1342	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	67.6	454 of 1345	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	59.3	471 of 1317	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	70.2	444 of 1360	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	75.8	349 of 1353	74.2%	★★★★☆
2017	76.3	347 of 1352	74.3%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	64.6	127 of 330	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.8	122 of 346	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	22.4	282 of 339	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2021	34.0	268 of 411	34.8%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	70.8	388 of 1326	70.7%	★★★★☆
2024	57.9	545 of 1317	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.6	635 of 1318	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	70.1	421 of 1326	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	62.2	425 of 1290	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	80.0	243 of 1331	81.7%	★★★★☆
2018	74.2	361 of 1333	72.9%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	80.3	151 of 1032	85.4%	★★★★☆
2024	91.4	63 of 989	93.6%	★★★★★
2023	71.8	219 of 982	77.7%	★★★★☆
2022	80.6	136 of 953	85.7%	★★★★☆
2021	47.3	406 of 896	54.7%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	57.9	368 of 1023	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	92.3	37 of 942	96.1%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	64.3	478 of 1318	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	64.4	454 of 1313	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	65.0	455 of 1315	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	62.7	488 of 1324	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	56.4	489 of 1297	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	60.0	549 of 1335	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	76.1	315 of 1334	76.4%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	60.7	320 of 1023	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	67.6	231 of 989	76.6%	★★★★☆
2023	54.8	348 of 958	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	67.4	239 of 949	74.8%	★★★★☆
2021	54.8	316 of 868	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	68.1	251 of 1007	75.1%	★★★★☆
2018	67.5	269 of 1001	73.1%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	50.0	503 of 970	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.0	599 of 963	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.0	664 of 975	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	51.4	482 of 976	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	45.9	497 of 964	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	54.3	476 of 1023	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	66.1	344 of 1022	66.3%	★★★☆☆

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)85th percentile+18 vs school

Female (2025)71st percentile+4 vs school

Special Education (2025)69th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)64th percentile-3 vs school

Male (2025)64th percentile-3 vs school

Asian (2025)62nd percentile-6 vs school

White (2025)48th percentile-19 vs school

English Language Learner (2021)35th percentile-29 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics64%+14 vs state

English Language Arts52%+7 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 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
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
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
Alpine Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-2	151 Andover Road	Sparta	07871	Sussex County	Sparta Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 729-3107	759	63	12.0	6.6%	542 (71.4%)	16 (2.1%)	131 (17.3%)	33 (4.3%)	1 (0.1%)	6 (0.8%)	30 (4.0%)								(n/a)																	$8,083		$8,083
Florence M. Burd	Public	PK, KG-4	219 Newton Sparta Road	Newton	07860	Sussex County	Andover Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 315-5257	288	29	9.8	24.3%	211 (73.3%)	9 (3.1%)	48 (16.7%)	6 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.9%)	71.6	400^th of 1347 public elementary schools	70.3%		86.8	179^th of 1338 public elementary schools	86.6%	221			60.0	69.6					44.6	80.8							$14,461	$243	$14,218
Ogdensburg Borough School	Public	PK, KG-8	100 Main Street	Ogdensburg	07439	Sussex County	Ogdensburg Borough School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 827-7126	280	27	10.2	25.4%	214 (76.4%)	11 (3.9%)	51 (18.2%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.4%)	59.3	554^th of 1347 public elementary schools	58.9%		60.7	535^th of 1338 public elementary schools	60.0%	19	48.3	36.3	70.4	45.2	58.6	56.0	55.5	52.2	66.6	41.9	51.7	28.0	48.1	9.1	91.6	91.6	$14,824	$254	$14,570
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
Hardyston Township Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	50 Route 23	Franklin	07416	Sussex County	Hardyston Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 823-7000	358	40	9.0	13.7%	259 (72.3%)	10 (2.8%)	64 (17.9%)	12 (3.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.4%)	50.9	668^th of 1347 public elementary schools	50.4%		71.3	404^th of 1338 public elementary schools	69.8%	264			41.9	66.7					45.2	46.9							$8,751	$62	$8,689
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
Merriam Avenue School	Public	PK, KG-4	81 Merriam Avenue	Newton	07860	Sussex County	Newton Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 383-7202	483	46	10.5	55.7%	208 (43.1%)	30 (6.2%)	204 (42.2%)	12 (2.5%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (5.6%)	21.2	1077^th of 1347 public elementary schools	20.0%		32	915^th of 1338 public elementary schools	31.6%	162			19.5	44.9					21.9	35.0							$9,845	$223	$9,622
Franklin Borough School	Public	PK, KG-8	50 Washington Avenue	Franklin	07416	Sussex County	Franklin Borough School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 827-9775	527	49	10.8	49.1%	305 (57.9%)	31 (5.9%)	155 (29.4%)	11 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (4.7%)	37.2	854^th of 1347 public elementary schools	36.6%		41.7	774^th of 1338 public elementary schools	42.2%	80	21.5	6.7	35.3	56.3	51.2	32.6	61.3	70.0	35.3	43.8	41.4	30.4	29.1	8.1	54.5	54.5	$15,890	$342	$15,548

Frequently Asked Questions about Mohawk Avenue School

What is the racial makeup of Mohawk Avenue School?

Students at Mohawk Avenue School are 77% White, 13% Hispanic, 5% Asian, 4% Two or more races.

What district is Mohawk Avenue School in?

Sparta Township Public School District

How many students attend Mohawk Avenue School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 236 students attended Mohawk Avenue School.

What schools do graduates of Mohawk Avenue School attend?

Students who attend Mohawk Avenue School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Sparta Middle School
High : Sparta High School

Is Mohawk Avenue School a good school?

Mohawk Avenue School ranks 444^th of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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