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Wantage Elementary School

Public Grades 3-5

1022^nd

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of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 24% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

Wantage Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades 3-5 in the Sussex-Wantage Regional School District, located in Wantage, New Jersey. With 354 students, the school consistently underperforms compared to the state average on standardized tests, particularly in English Language Arts and Mathematics.

Wantage Elementary School faces significant challenges, including high chronic absenteeism rates and low academic performance, especially among certain student subgroups. The school's performance has declined over the past several years, with its statewide ranking dropping from 635 out of 1,346 New Jersey elementary schools in 2015-2016 to 1,022 out of 1,347 in 2024-2025. Compared to nearby schools, such as Frankford Township School, Hardyston Township Elementary School, and Hamburg School, Wantage Elementary School's performance is generally lower, with higher standardized test scores and lower chronic absenteeism rates at these other schools.

Despite having a relatively low student-teacher ratio, Wantage Elementary School has not been able to translate this resource into improved academic outcomes for its students. Addressing the school's challenges, such as low academic performance, high chronic absenteeism, and serving a high proportion of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, will be crucial for improving the educational opportunities and outcomes for the students at Wantage Elementary School.

396

Students ?

10.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,412

Per pupil spending ?

35.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

815 Route 23
Wantage, NJ 07461

(973) 875-4589

District: Sussex-Wantage Regional School District

Students who attend Wantage Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Sussex Middle School
High:	High Point Regional High School District

Racial breakdown:

White:

84.6%

Hispanic:

10.6%

Two or more races:

3.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 58th percentile in 2015 → 24th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Jersey average (31% vs 46% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (24th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 34 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school31%

District avg31%

New Jersey avg46%

1,022^nd of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Bottom 24%▼ down 34 pts since 2015

From top 42% (2015) to bottom 24% (2025)

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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	25.0	1022 of 1347	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.9	1008 of 1338	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.1	891 of 1342	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.9	884 of 1345	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	40.9	711 of 1317	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.7	750 of 1360	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.7	799 of 1353	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2017	49.0	736 of 1352	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2016	55.9	635 of 1346	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2015	59.3	572 of 1357	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2014	62.5	618 of 1363	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2013	51.0	801 of 1367	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2012	52.5	790 of 1363	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2011	53.1	797 of 1360	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2010	56.4	728 of 1354	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2009	53.3	762 of 1346	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2008	54.8	769 of 1338	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2007	66.9	553 of 1329	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2006	65.6	579 of 1314	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2005	50.7	807 of 1303	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2004	54.2	753 of 1298	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2003	56.8	640 of 1204	46.8%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	24.8	995 of 1326	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.1	998 of 1317	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.6	879 of 1318	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.9	874 of 1326	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	45.0	653 of 1290	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	50.2	698 of 1331	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.2	791 of 1333	40.7%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	20.2	849 of 1032	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	44.2	517 of 989	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.1	648 of 982	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	49.1	419 of 953	56.0%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	31.7	777 of 1023	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.7	708 of 939	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	45.5	453 of 910	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.8	387 of 863	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	53.3	311 of 839	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	53.1	381 of 948	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.5	427 of 942	54.7%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	26.6	968 of 1318	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.7	904 of 1313	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.4	810 of 1315	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.5	825 of 1324	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.1	712 of 1297	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.3	753 of 1335	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.7	743 of 1334	44.3%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	32.3	637 of 1023	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.4	619 of 989	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.0	538 of 958	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.7	605 of 949	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	24.9	646 of 868	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.2	572 of 1007	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.5	564 of 1001	43.7%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	11.3	886 of 970	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.4	895 of 963	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	18.2	832 of 975	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.9	865 of 976	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.4	767 of 964	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.4	754 of 1023	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.1	810 of 1022	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2025)38th percentile+14 vs school

Male (2025)27th percentile~ school

Female (2025)25th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)24th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)18th percentile-6 vs school

White (2025)9th percentile-15 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics34%-13 vs state

English Language Arts30%-20 vs state

Science23%-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 (2025)	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
Wantage Elementary School	Public	3-5	815 Route 23	Wantage	07461	Sussex County	Sussex-Wantage Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 875-4589	396	39	10.1	35.1%	335 (84.6%)	3 (0.8%)	42 (10.6%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.0%)	25	1022^nd of 1347 public elementary schools	24.1%		24.9	1008^th of 1338 public elementary schools	24.7%	14	23.1		17.7	35.5	35.2				38.1	26.8	38.5						$11,412	$270	$11,142
Clifton E. Lawrence	Public	PK, KG-2	31 Ryan Road	Wantage	07461	Sussex County	Sussex-Wantage Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 875-8820	426	39	10.9	35.2%	350 (82.2%)	5 (1.2%)	61 (14.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.3%)								(n/a)																	$11,818	$445	$11,373
Cedar Mountain Primary School	Public	K-1	17 Sammis Road	Vernon	07462	Sussex County	Vernon Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 764-2890	406	33	12.3	22.7%	302 (74.4%)	8 (2.0%)	78 (19.2%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.7%)								(n/a)																	$11,390	$57	$11,333
Hamburg School	Public	PK, KG-8	30 Linwood Avenue	Hamburg	07419	Sussex County	Hamburg School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 827-7570	246	30	8.1	32.1%	171 (69.5%)	23 (9.3%)	46 (18.7%)	5 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	58.8	561^st of 1347 public elementary schools	58.4%		61.9	521^st of 1338 public elementary schools	61.1%	40	62.5	5.3	19.4	63.6	72.0	65.2	78.9	63.2	38.8	40.9	80.0	43.5	63.1	20.0			$18,654	$517	$18,137
Lounsberry Hollow School	Public	4-5	30 Sammis Road	Vernon	07462	Sussex County	Vernon Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 764-8745	417	44	9.4	28.5%	310 (74.3%)	6 (1.4%)	82 (19.7%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.6%)								(n/a)	26.7			46.8	38.6					37.7	39.1						$14,121		$14,121
Rolling Hills Primary School	Public	2-3	60 Sammis Road	Vernon	07462	Sussex County	Vernon Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 764-2784	431	39	11.0	28.5%	296 (68.7%)	13 (3.0%)	101 (23.4%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.7%)	60	536^th of 1347 public elementary schools	60.2%		45.5	727^th of 1338 public elementary schools	45.7%	191			48.2						58.1								$11,628		$11,628
Lafayette Township School	Public	PK, KG-8	178 Beaver Run Road	Lafayette	07848	Sussex County	Lafayette Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 875-3344	232	27	8.5	6.0%	171 (73.7%)	3 (1.3%)	49 (21.1%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	7 (3.0%)	34.2	892^nd of 1347 public elementary schools	33.8%		38	821^st of 1338 public elementary schools	38.6%	71	11.2	34.6	38.5	26.1	27.8	47.6	56.7	84.6	53.8	13.0	44.5	52.4	60.0	40.0	68.8	68.8	$16,815	$613	$16,202
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
Frankford Township School	Public	PK, KG-8	4 Pines Road	Branchville	07826	Sussex County	Frankford Township Consolidated School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 948-3727	505	53	9.5	14.7%	454 (89.9%)	3 (0.6%)	29 (5.7%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.2%)	50.4	679^th of 1347 public elementary schools	49.6%		54	621^st of 1338 public elementary schools	53.6%	58	30.3	10.9	49.1	49.0	52.7	78.7	84.7	63.7	43.8	54.9	31.6	31.9	53.8	25.0	81.8	81.8	$16,040	$466	$15,574
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

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