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Sussex Middle School

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Sussex Middle School ranks 381 st of 752 New Jersey middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

381^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 752 New Jersey Middle Schools

Better than 49% of New Jersey middle schools

Summary

Sussex Middle School is a public middle school serving grades 6-8 in the Sussex-Wantage Regional School District in Sussex, New Jersey. With 313 students, the school is ranked 381 out of 752 New Jersey middle schools and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

While Sussex Middle School has a relatively low student-teacher ratio, the school faces several challenges. Its test scores are generally below state averages across all grade levels and subjects, with only 48.2% of 6th graders proficient or better in ELA and just 38.5% meeting or exceeding math proficiency. The school also has high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 14.9% to 24.7% over the past few years, significantly higher than the state average. Additionally, the school has a relatively high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 22.05% to 26.52%.

When compared to nearby middle schools, such as Sparta Middle School, Sussex Middle School generally performs worse on test scores and has higher chronic absenteeism rates. The school's performance also varies significantly by student subgroup, with Hispanic students outperforming their White and special education peers. Despite its relatively high spending per student ($12,149 in 2018-2019), Sussex Middle School's statewide ranking has steadily declined over the past few years, suggesting the need for improvement in order to better serve the educational needs of its students.

291

Students ?

8.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,149

Per pupil spending ?

32.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

10 Loomis Avenue
Sussex, NJ 07461

(973) 875-4138

District: Sussex-Wantage Regional School District

Students who attend Sussex Middle School usually attend:

High:

High Point Regional High School District

Feeder schools for Sussex Middle School:

Elementary:	Clifton E. Lawrence
	Wantage Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

80.1%

Hispanic:

12.0%

Two or more races:

4.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 52nd percentile in 2015 → 49th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 8 students per teacher

Worth a look

!High chronic absenteeism (22% vs 14% New Jersey)

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

!Algebra I scores 14 pts below the New Jersey average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school41%

District avg41%

New Jersey avg43%

381^st of 752

New Jersey public middle schools ?

Bottom 49%▼ down 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

447^th of 609Sussex-Wantage Regional 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	46.6	381 of 752	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.4	450 of 743	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.1	508 of 748	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.4	435 of 745	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	49.3	289 of 652	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	39.8	462 of 745	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.0	431 of 716	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2017	47.7	369 of 712	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2016	42.0	427 of 713	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2015	50.6	344 of 713	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2014	62.7	315 of 717	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2013	58.7	352 of 704	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2012	58.4	353 of 677	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2011	63.1	305 of 684	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2010	63.4	303 of 677	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2009	65.8	286 of 664	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2008	60.7	328 of 640	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2007	64.6	284 of 631	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2006	68.2	266 of 615	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2005	67.5	256 of 599	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2004	61.1	304 of 588	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2003	65.5	255 of 574	55.6%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	47.6	364 of 728	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	41.4	404 of 717	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.6	408 of 720	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	48.6	350 of 726	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	53.3	247 of 625	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	47.1	396 of 703	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.6	380 of 680	44.1%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	58.4	209 of 608	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	42.4	324 of 589	45.0%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	59.0	202 of 613	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.6	203 of 584	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	40.3	319 of 568	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	59.5	127 of 549	76.9%	★★★★☆
2021	63.5	87 of 467	81.4%	★★★★☆
2019	49.7	244 of 541	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	44.2	281 of 522	46.2%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	59.9	260 of 726	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	43.1	375 of 719	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.3	456 of 718	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.4	396 of 730	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	43.6	309 of 635	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	45.9	379 of 697	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.6	421 of 675	37.6%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	38.5	284 of 507	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.6	376 of 510	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.5	364 of 505	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.3	322 of 535	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	48.6	170 of 401	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	47.8	214 of 492	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	31.8	320 of 471	32.1%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	34.1	350 of 502	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	24.8	403 of 510	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.6	435 of 509	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.2	389 of 512	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	33.6	301 of 435	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	28.2	393 of 504	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.5	433 of 497	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)67th percentile+18 vs school

Hispanic (2025)66th percentile+16 vs school

Male (2025)64th percentile+15 vs school

Female (2025)50th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)44th percentile-5 vs school

White (2025)30th percentile-19 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts58%~ state avg

Mathematics37%+3 vs state

Algebra I31%-14 vs state

Science15%-4 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)			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 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Walter T. Bergen Middle School	Public	5-8	225 Glenwild Avenue	Bloomingdale	07403	Passaic County	Bloomingdale School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 838-4835	238	22	10.7	39.5%	136 (57.1%)	4 (1.7%)	82 (34.5%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.7%)	10 (4.2%)	46.4	384^th of 752 public middle schools	48.9%		63.7	246^th of 743 public middle schools	66.9%	138	39.7	14.0	52.9	48.9	45.8	58.9	32.4	45.9	40.7	9.3		92.8	92.8			$14,949	$125	$14,824

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