For the 2025 school year, there are 47 public schools serving 19,696 students in Sussex County, NJ (there are 22 private schools, serving 2,862 private students). 87% of all K-12 students in Sussex County, NJ are educated in public schools (compared to the NJ state average of 86%).
The top ranked public schools in Sussex County, NJ are Alpine Elementary School, Stillwater Township School and Green Hills School. Overall testing rank is based on a school's combined math and reading proficiency test score ranking.
Sussex County, NJ public schools have an average math proficiency score of 37% (versus the New Jersey public school average of 38%), and reading proficiency score of 50% (versus the 49% statewide average). Schools in Sussex County have an average ranking of 7/10, which is in the top 50% of New Jersey public schools.
Minority enrollment is 27% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the New Jersey public school average of 62% (majority Hispanic).
Best Public Schools in Sussex County (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Quick Facts
Rank: #11.
Alpine Elementary School
(Math: 93% | Reading: 86% )
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
151 Andover Road
Sparta, NJ 07871
(973) 729-3107
Sparta, NJ 07871
(973) 729-3107
Gr: PK-2 | 792 students Student-Teacher Ratio: 14:1 Minority enrollment: 26%
Rank: #22.
Stillwater Township School
(Math: 50-54% | Reading: 65-69%)
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
904 Stillwater Road
Stillwater, NJ 07875
(973) 383-6171
Stillwater, NJ 07875
(973) 383-6171
Gr: PK-6 | 287 students Student-Teacher Ratio: 8:1 Minority enrollment: 9%
Rank: #33.
Green Hills School
(Math: 55% | Reading: 65%)
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
69 Mackerly Road
Greendell, NJ 07839
(973) 300-3800
Greendell, NJ 07839
(973) 300-3800
Gr: PK-8 | 398 students Student-Teacher Ratio: 9:1 Minority enrollment: 18%
Rank: #44.
Sparta High School
(Math: 58% | Reading: 60%)
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
70 West Mountain Road
Sparta, NJ 07871
(973) 729-6191
Sparta, NJ 07871
(973) 729-6191
Gr: 9-12 | 1,045 student Student-Teacher Ratio: 10:1 Minority enrollment: 22%
Rank: #55.
Byram Intermediate School
(Math: 46% | Reading: 70%)
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
12 Mansfield Drive
Stanhope, NJ 07874
(973) 347-1047
Stanhope, NJ 07874
(973) 347-1047
Gr: 5-8 | 379 students Student-Teacher Ratio: 11:1 Minority enrollment: 20%
Rank: #66.
Long Pond School
(Math: 50-54% | Reading: 55-59%)
Rank:
Rank:
7/
Top 50%10
707 Limecrest Rd, (andover Tow
Newton, NJ 07860
(973) 315-5256
Newton, NJ 07860
(973) 315-5256
Gr: 5-8 | 193 students Student-Teacher Ratio: 8:1 Minority enrollment: 35%
Rank: #77.
Frelinghuysen Township Elementary School
(Math: 45-49% | Reading: 55-59%)
Rank:
Rank:
7/
Top 50%10
780 Route 94
Newton, NJ 07860
(908) 362-6319
Newton, NJ 07860
(908) 362-6319
Gr: PK-6 | 119 students Student-Teacher Ratio: 10:1 Minority enrollment: 17%
Rank: #88.
Helen Morgan School
(Math: 45% | Reading: 61%)
Rank:
Rank:
7/
Top 50%10
100 Stanhope Road
Sparta, NJ 07871
(973) 729-5770
Sparta, NJ 07871
(973) 729-5770
Gr: 4-5 | 462 students Student-Teacher Ratio: 12:1 Minority enrollment: 20%
Rank: #99.
Mohawk Avenue School
(Math: 51% | Reading: 56%)
Rank:
Rank:
7/
Top 50%10
18 Mohawk Avneue
Sparta, NJ 07871
(973) 729-1289
Sparta, NJ 07871
(973) 729-1289
Gr: 3 | 244 students Student-Teacher Ratio: 12:1 Minority enrollment: 26%
Rank: #1010.
Florence M. Burd
(Math: 55-59% | Reading: 45-49%)
Rank:
Rank:
7/
Top 50%10
219 Newton Sparta Road, (andov
Newton, NJ 07860
(973) 315-5257
Newton, NJ 07860
(973) 315-5257
Gr: PK-4 | 255 students Student-Teacher Ratio: 9:1 Minority enrollment: 26%
Rank: #11 - 1411. - 14.
Hardyston Township Elementary School
(Math: 40-44% | Reading: 55-59%)
Rank:
Rank:
7/
Top 50%10
50 Route 23
Franklin, NJ 07416
(973) 823-7000
Franklin, NJ 07416
(973) 823-7000
Gr: PK-4 | 321 students Student-Teacher Ratio: 9:1 Minority enrollment: 26%
Rank: #11 - 1411. - 14.
Marian E. Mckeown Elementary School
(Math: 40-44% | Reading: 55-59%)
Rank:
Rank:
7/
Top 50%10
One School Road
Newton, NJ 07860
(973) 383-5300
Newton, NJ 07860
(973) 383-5300
Gr: PK-6 | 314 students Student-Teacher Ratio: 8:1 Minority enrollment: 16%
Rank: #11 - 1411. - 14.
Ogdensburg Borough School
(Math: 40-44% | Reading: 55-59%)
Rank:
Rank:
7/
Top 50%10
100 Main Street
Ogdensburg, NJ 07439
(973) 827-7126
Ogdensburg, NJ 07439
(973) 827-7126
Gr: PK-8 | 268 students Student-Teacher Ratio: 10:1 Minority enrollment: 20%
Rank: #11 - 1411. - 14.
Valley Road School
(Math: 40-44% | Reading: 55-59%)
Rank:
Rank:
7/
Top 50%10
24 Valley Road
Stanhope, NJ 07874
(973) 347-0008
Stanhope, NJ 07874
(973) 347-0008
Gr: PK-8 | 317 students Student-Teacher Ratio: 10:1 Minority enrollment: 43%
Rank: #1515.
Byram Lakes Elementary School
(Math: 45-49% | Reading: 50-54%)
Rank:
Rank:
7/
Top 50%10
11 Mansfield Drive
Stanhope, NJ 07874
(973) 347-1047
Stanhope, NJ 07874
(973) 347-1047
Gr: PK-4 | 447 students Student-Teacher Ratio: 12:1 Minority enrollment: 21%
Rank: #1616.
Sparta Middle School
(Math: 45% | Reading: 55%)
Rank:
Rank:
6/
Top 50%10
350 Main Street
Sparta, NJ 07871
(973) 729-3151
Sparta, NJ 07871
(973) 729-3151
Gr: 6-8 | 747 students Student-Teacher Ratio: 10:1 Minority enrollment: 21%
Rank: #1717.
Hardyston Township Middle School
(Math: 38% | Reading: 57%)
Rank:
Rank:
6/
Top 50%10
183 Wheatsworth Road
Hamburg, NJ 07419
(973) 823-7000
Hamburg, NJ 07419
(973) 823-7000
Gr: 5-8 | 256 students Student-Teacher Ratio: 13:1 Minority enrollment: 25%
Rank: #1818.
Fredon Township School
(Math: 35-39% | Reading: 55-59%)
Rank:
Rank:
6/
Top 50%10
459 Route 94
Newton, NJ 07860
(973) 383-4151
Newton, NJ 07860
(973) 383-4151
Gr: PK-6 | 186 students Student-Teacher Ratio: 10:1 Minority enrollment: 17%
Rank: #19 - 2019. - 20.
Hamburg School
(Math: 40-44% | Reading: 50-54%)
Rank:
Rank:
6/
Top 50%10
30 Linwood Avenue
Hamburg, NJ 07419
(973) 827-7570
Hamburg, NJ 07419
(973) 827-7570
Gr: PK-8 | 235 students Student-Teacher Ratio: 7:1 Minority enrollment: 34%
Rank: #19 - 2019. - 20.
Lenape Valley Regional High School
(Math: 40-44% | Reading: 50-54%)
Rank:
Rank:
6/
Top 50%10
28 Sparta Road
Stanhope, NJ 07874
(973) 347-7600
Stanhope, NJ 07874
(973) 347-7600
Gr: 9-12 | 673 students Student-Teacher Ratio: 11:1 Minority enrollment: 33%
Rank: #2121.
Frankford Township School
(Math: 35% | Reading: 57%)
Rank:
Rank:
6/
Top 50%10
4 Pines Road
Branchville, NJ 07826
(973) 948-3727
Branchville, NJ 07826
(973) 948-3727
Gr: PK-8 | 502 students Student-Teacher Ratio: 9:1 Minority enrollment: 10%
Rank: #2222.
Tulsa Trail Elementary School
(Math: 50-54% | Reading: 40-44%)
Rank:
Rank:
6/
Top 50%10
2 Tulsa Trail
Hopatcong, NJ 07843
(973) 398-8806
Hopatcong, NJ 07843
(973) 398-8806
Gr: 2-3 | 221 students Student-Teacher Ratio: 13:1 Minority enrollment: 50%
Rank: #2323.
Merriam Avenue School
(Math: 35-39% | Reading: 50-54%)
Rank:
Rank:
6/
Top 50%10
81 Merriam Avenue
Newton, NJ 07860
(973) 383-7202
Newton, NJ 07860
(973) 383-7202
Gr: PK-4 | 524 students Student-Teacher Ratio: 11:1 Minority enrollment: 55%
Rank: #2424.
Cedar Mountain Primary School
(Math: 50% | Reading: 52% )
Rank:
Rank:
6/
Top 50%10
17 Sammis Road
Vernon, NJ 07462
(973) 764-2890
Vernon, NJ 07462
(973) 764-2890
Gr: K-1 | 424 students Student-Teacher Ratio: 13:1 Minority enrollment: 26%
Rank: #2525.
Lounsberry Hollow School
(Math: 42% | Reading: 47%)
Rank:
Rank:
6/
Top 50%10
30 Sammis Road
Vernon, NJ 07462
(973) 764-8745
Vernon, NJ 07462
(973) 764-8745
Gr: 4-5 | 428 students Student-Teacher Ratio: 12:1 Minority enrollment: 25%
Rank: #2626.
Kittatinny Regional High School
(Math: 32% | Reading: 54%)
Rank:
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
77 Halsey Road
Newton, NJ 07860
(973) 383-1800
Newton, NJ 07860
(973) 383-1800
Gr: 7-12 | 752 students Student-Teacher Ratio: 10:1 Minority enrollment: 15%
Rank: #27 - 2827. - 28.
Newton High School
(Math: 30-34% | Reading: 50-54%)
Rank:
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
44 Ryerson Avenue
Newton, NJ 07860
(973) 383-7573
Newton, NJ 07860
(973) 383-7573
Gr: 9-12 | 723 students Student-Teacher Ratio: 12:1 Minority enrollment: 41%
Rank: #27 - 2827. - 28.
Sandyston Walpack Consolidated School
(Math: 30-34% | Reading: 50-54%)
Rank:
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
100 Route 560
Layton, NJ 07851
(973) 948-4450
Layton, NJ 07851
(973) 948-4450
Gr: K-6 | 128 students Student-Teacher Ratio: 10:1 Minority enrollment: 13%
Rank: #2929.
Franklin Borough School
(Math: 35% | Reading: 49%)
Rank:
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
50 Washington Avenue
Franklin, NJ 07416
(973) 827-9775
Franklin, NJ 07416
(973) 827-9775
Gr: PK-8 | 502 students Student-Teacher Ratio: 10:1 Minority enrollment: 40%
Rank: #3030.
Lafayette Township School
(Math: 35-39% | Reading: 40-44%)
Rank:
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
178 Beaver Run Road
Lafayette, NJ 07848
(973) 875-3344
Lafayette, NJ 07848
(973) 875-3344
Gr: PK-8 | 216 students Student-Teacher Ratio: 8:1 Minority enrollment: 24%
Rank: #3131.
Montague Township School
(Math: 30-34% | Reading: 45-49%)
Rank:
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
475 Route 206
Montague, NJ 07827
(973) 293-7131
Montague, NJ 07827
(973) 293-7131
Gr: PK-8 | 308 students Student-Teacher Ratio: 8:1 Minority enrollment: 33%
Rank: #3232.
Vernon Township High School
(Math: 20-24% | Reading: 52%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
1832 Route 565
Vernon, NJ 07462
(973) 764-2960
Vernon, NJ 07462
(973) 764-2960
Gr: 9-12 | 912 students Student-Teacher Ratio: 12:1 Minority enrollment: 25%
Rank: #3333.
Wallkill Valley Regional High School
(Math: 25-29% | Reading: 45-49%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
10 Grumm Road
Hamburg, NJ 07419
(973) 827-4100
Hamburg, NJ 07419
(973) 827-4100
Gr: 9-12 | 617 students Student-Teacher Ratio: 13:1 Minority enrollment: 28%
Rank: #3434.
Sussex County Technology Charter School
Charter School
(Math: 25% | Reading: 50%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
385 N. Church Rd.
Sparta, NJ 07871
(973) 383-3250
Sparta, NJ 07871
(973) 383-3250
Gr: 6-8 | 220 students Student-Teacher Ratio: 9:1 Minority enrollment: 28%
Rank: #3535.
Sussex Middle School
(Math: 21% | Reading: 52%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
10 Loomis Avenue
Sussex, NJ 07461
(973) 875-4138
Sussex, NJ 07461
(973) 875-4138
Gr: 6-8 | 313 students Student-Teacher Ratio: 9:1 Minority enrollment: 16%
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Sussex County Public Schools (Closed)
School
Location
Quick Facts
55 Lackawanna Drive
Stanhope, NJ 07874
(973) 347-2553
Stanhope, NJ 07874
(973) 347-2553
Gr: K-2 | 360 students Minority enrollment: 6%
452 Lakeside Blvd
Hopatcong, NJ 07843
(973) 398-8807
Hopatcong, NJ 07843
(973) 398-8807
Gr: PK-1 | 275 students Student-Teacher Ratio: 13:1 Minority enrollment: 29%
19 Linden Avenue
Stanhope, NJ 07874
(973) 347-0008
Stanhope, NJ 07874
(973) 347-0008
Gr: K-1 | 88 students Minority enrollment: 1%
Sussex County Juv Det Center (Closed 2012)
Alternative School
135 Morris Turnpike
Newton, NJ 07860
(973) 948-0354
Newton, NJ 07860
(973) 948-0354
Frequently Asked Questions
What are the top ranked public schools in Sussex County, NJ?
The top ranked public schools in Sussex County, NJ include Alpine Elementary School, Stillwater Township School and Green Hills School.
How many public schools are located in Sussex County?
47 public schools are located in Sussex County.
What percentage of students in Sussex County go to public school?
87% of all K-12 students in Sussex County are educated in public schools (compared to the NJ state average of 86%).
What is the racial composition of students in Sussex County?
Sussex County public schools minority enrollment is 27% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the New Jersey public schools average of 62% (majority Hispanic).
Which public schools in Sussex County are often viewed compared to one another?
Popular comparisons of public schools in Sussex County include: Cedar Mountain Primary School vs. Clifton E. Lawrence, Clifton E. Lawrence vs. Cedar Mountain Primary School, Tulsa Trail Elementary School vs. Hopatcong Middle School
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