Top Rankings
Wharton Borough School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in New Jersey for:
Category
Attribute
Student Attention
Lowest student:teacher ratio (Top 1%)
For the 2024 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 265 students in Wharton Borough School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 5/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in New Jersey.
Public Middle School in Wharton Borough School District have an average math proficiency score of 24% (versus the New Jersey public middle school average of 23%), and reading proficiency score of 48% (versus the 47% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 83% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is more than the New Jersey public middle school average of 67% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
2021-2022 School Year Data
This School District
This State (NJ)
# Schools
2 Schools
834 Schools
# Students
689 Students
460,944 Students
# Teachers
75 Teachers
40,297 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
9:1
9:1
District Rank
Wharton Borough School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 646 school districts in New Jersey (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2020-2021 school year.
Overall District Rank
#396 out of 648 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
22%
26%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
43%
47%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.45
0.72
# American Indian Students
n/a
781 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
n/a
# Asian Students
32 Students
39,762 Students
% Asian Students
5%
9%
# Hispanic Students
493 Students
167,659 Students
% Hispanic Students
71%
36%
# Black Students
31 Students
87,435 Students
% Black Students
4%
19%
# White Students
128 Students
153,847 Students
% White Students
19%
34%
# Hawaiian Students
5 Students
860 Students
% Hawaiian Students
1%
n/a
# Two or more races Students
n/a
10,483 Students
% of Two or more races Students
n/a
2%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
2
9,922
# Students in K Grade:
64
18,078
# Students in 1st Grade:
59
18,700
# Students in 2nd Grade:
62
19,076
# Students in 3rd Grade:
56
19,971
# Students in 4th Grade:
80
21,972
# Students in 5th Grade:
72
30,511
# Students in 6th Grade:
70
77,418
# Students in 7th Grade:
84
98,763
# Students in 8th Grade:
99
100,168
# Students in 9th Grade:
-
8,390
# Students in 10th Grade:
-
6,859
# Students in 11th Grade:
-
6,384
# Students in 12th Grade:
-
5,973
# Ungraded Students:
41
18,759
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $28,681 is higher than the state median of $27,348. The school district revenue/student has grown by 15% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $26,184 is less than the state median of $26,228. The school district spending/student has grown by 14% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$20 MM
$36,642 MM
Spending
$18 MM
$35,142 MM
Revenue / Student
$28,681
$27,348
Spending / Student
$26,184
$26,228
Best Wharton Borough School District Public Middle Schools (2024)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Alfred C. Mackinnon Middle School
(Math: 24% | Reading: 48%)
Rank:
Rank:
6/
Top 50%10
137 East Central Avenue
Wharton, NJ 07885
(973) 361-1253
Wharton, NJ 07885
(973) 361-1253
Grades: 6-8
| 265 students
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