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Marie V. Duffy Elementary School

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Marie V. Duffy Elementary School ranks 838 th of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

838^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 38% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

Marie V. Duffy Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Wharton, New Jersey, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 424 students. The school is part of the Wharton Borough School District, which is ranked 394 out of 609 districts in New Jersey and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Over the past 10 years, Marie V. Duffy Elementary School has consistently ranked in the bottom half of New Jersey elementary schools, typically between 650-900 out of around 1,350 schools, and has maintained a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger for most of the past decade, indicating below-average performance compared to other schools in the state. The school performs better for Hispanic and White students, ranking in the top 50% of New Jersey elementary schools for these subgroups, but struggles with the performance of Female, Male, English Language Learner, and Special Education students, ranking in the bottom half of the state. Notably, the school's performance for Low Socioeconomic Status students has improved, moving from a 2-star to a 4-star rating in the most recent year.

The school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics are generally below the state and district averages, with some exceptions in 4th and 5th-grade ELA. The school's science proficiency rates are particularly low, lagging behind the state average by a significant margin. Nearby schools, such as Catherine A Dwyer Elementary School and Stony Brook Elementary School, generally outperform Marie V. Duffy Elementary School in terms of statewide rankings, academic achievement, and student group performance, while also having lower rates of chronic absenteeism and a lower percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.

434

Students ?

8.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,879

Per pupil spending ?

54.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

137 East Central Avenue
Wharton, NJ 07885-2431

(973) 361-2506

District: Wharton Borough School District

Students who attend Marie V. Duffy Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Alfred C. MacKinnon Middle School
High:	Morris Hills High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

77.0%

White:

17.5%

Asian:

3.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 50th percentile in 2022 → 38th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 9 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Jersey average (40% vs 46% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped from its 50th-percentile peak (2022) to 38th (2025)

!Science scores 11 pts below the New Jersey average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school40%

District avg40%

New Jersey avg46%

838^th of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Bottom 38%▲ up 4 pts since 2015

From bottom 33% (2015) to bottom 38% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

394^th of 609Wharton Borough 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	38.3	838 of 1347	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.7	773 of 1338	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.1	818 of 1342	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	49.4	674 of 1345	49.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	38.7	751 of 1317	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.3	812 of 1360	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.4	884 of 1353	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2017	36.2	901 of 1352	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2016	38.3	858 of 1346	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2015	36.2	903 of 1357	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2014	36.1	988 of 1363	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	27.4	1074 of 1367	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	30.4	1058 of 1363	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	32.4	1038 of 1360	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	34.9	1013 of 1354	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	44.7	882 of 1346	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2008	55.7	752 of 1338	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2007	51.3	852 of 1329	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2006	31.2	1040 of 1314	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	42.9	914 of 1303	29.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	34.8	986 of 1298	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	50.2	719 of 1204	40.3%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	43.6	296 of 597	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	42.2	268 of 559	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.1	186 of 499	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	78.3	81 of 489	83.4%	★★★★☆
2021	31.4	297 of 411	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	38.5	819 of 1326	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.2	747 of 1317	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.5	712 of 1318	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	57.2	569 of 1326	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	40.3	723 of 1290	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.0	801 of 1331	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.5	846 of 1333	36.5%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	49.0	478 of 1032	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.1	422 of 989	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.7	440 of 982	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	66.6	252 of 953	73.6%	★★★★☆
2021	58.6	278 of 896	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	57.1	333 of 899	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.0	338 of 870	61.1%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	48.2	508 of 1023	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.6	261 of 939	72.2%	★★★★☆
2023	54.3	345 of 910	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	78.3	115 of 863	86.7%	★★★★☆
2021	65.6	167 of 839	80.1%	★★★★☆
2019	61.7	274 of 948	71.1%	★★★★☆
2018	59.7	322 of 942	65.8%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	39.2	793 of 1318	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.8	737 of 1313	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.9	821 of 1315	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.4	729 of 1324	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	38.8	718 of 1297	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.8	775 of 1335	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.9	861 of 1334	35.5%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	41.4	516 of 1023	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.5	527 of 989	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.0	527 of 958	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.6	482 of 949	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	46.7	393 of 868	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	42.8	511 of 1007	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.9	592 of 1001	40.9%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	59.1	410 of 970	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.9	433 of 963	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.1	484 of 975	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.4	392 of 976	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	37.0	628 of 964	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	53.9	482 of 1023	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.4	508 of 1022	50.3%	★★★☆☆

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)

White (2025)58th percentile+20 vs school

Hispanic (2025)54th percentile+16 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)50th percentile+13 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)50th percentile+13 vs school

Special Education (2025)50th percentile+12 vs school

Male (2025)40th percentile~ school

Female (2025)38th percentile~ school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts47%-3 vs state

Mathematics39%-8 vs state

Science19%-11 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
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
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
Academy Street Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	14 Academy Street	Dover	07801	Morris County	Dover Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 989-2030	509	41	12.2	83.3%	20 (3.9%)	16 (3.1%)	468 (91.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	10.8	1239^th of 1347 public elementary schools	8.0%		14.6	1151^st of 1338 public elementary schools	14.0%	88	12.5	4.1	23.4	33.4	21.0	5.2	21.3	15.0	14.6	$4,572	$529	$4,043
East Dover Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	300 East McFarlan Street	Dover	07801	Morris County	Dover Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 989-2055	411	38	10.8	71.8%	11 (2.7%)	11 (2.7%)	388 (94.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	34.3	889^th of 1347 public elementary schools	34.0%		38	822^nd of 1338 public elementary schools	38.6%	67	26.4	7.4	27.4	60.6	51.7	11.1	25.8	41.2	38.9	$4,452	$577	$3,875
Canfield Avenue School	Public	PK, KG-6	42 Canfield Avenue	Mine Hill	07803	Morris County	Mine Hill Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 366-0590	382	36	10.6	43.2%	94 (24.6%)	22 (5.8%)	232 (60.7%)	14 (3.7%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.7%)	54.2	627^th of 1347 public elementary schools	53.5%		57.6	571^st of 1338 public elementary schools	57.3%	56	33.3	49.2	44.6	61.0	75.4	50.9	16.7	47.6	50.9	$14,201	$267	$13,934
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
Birchwood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1 Art Street	Dover	07801	Morris County	Rockaway Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 361-7080	314	31	10.1	21.0%	156 (49.7%)	10 (3.2%)	106 (33.8%)	23 (7.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (6.1%)	60.3	530^th of 1347 public elementary schools	60.7%		72.4	387^th of 1338 public elementary schools	71.1%	143	45.0	42.1	71.4	61.0		52.6	54.7	35.0		$15,674	$107	$15,567
Fernbrook School	Public	K-5	206 Quaker Church Road	Randolph	07869	Morris County	Randolph Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 361-0660	474	47	10.0	25.9%	199 (42.0%)	14 (3.0%)	170 (35.9%)	76 (16.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.2%)	55	617^th of 1347 public elementary schools	54.2%		57.3	574^th of 1338 public elementary schools	57.1%	43	35.8	30.8	66.7	60.8		41.8	60.5	50.6		$11,152	$351	$10,801
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
Stony Brook Elementary School	Public	K-5	44 Stony Brook Road	Rockaway	07866	Morris County	Rockaway Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 627-2411	365	40	9.2	7.1%	241 (66.0%)	5 (1.4%)	79 (21.6%)	13 (3.6%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (6.8%)	81.5	267^th of 1347 public elementary schools	80.2%		79.7	285^th of 1338 public elementary schools	78.7%	18	47.7	68.4	61.9	66.1		85.7	73.0	66.7		$15,515	$21	$15,494

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