Best Public Schools in Layton, NJ

Summary:

The city of Layton, New Jersey has only one school, the Sandyston Walpack Consolidated School, which serves grades K-6 and has a total enrollment of 120 students. The school is part of the Sandyston-Walpack Consolidated School District, which is ranked 274 out of 613 districts in New Jersey and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Sandyston Walpack Consolidated School generally performs above the state average in English Language Arts (ELA) proficiency, with 5th and 6th-grade students scoring significantly higher than the state average. However, the school's performance in Mathematics is more mixed, with some grades scoring above the state average and others below. Additionally, the school's 5th-grade Science proficiency is below the state average. The school's chronic absenteeism rate of 16.6% is higher than the state average, which could be an area of concern.

In terms of socioeconomic factors, 10.83% of students at Sandyston Walpack Consolidated School are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which is a relatively low percentage compared to the state. The school also has a high per-student spending of $17,437, which may indicate a focus on providing resources and support for its students. As a small elementary school with only 120 students, Sandyston Walpack Consolidated School may have unique challenges and opportunities compared to larger schools in the state.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				NJSLA-S Science (2024)	NJSLA English Language Arts (2024)				NJSLA Mathematics (2024)				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 (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	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
Sandyston Walpack Consolidated School	Public	K-6	100 Route 560	Layton	07851	Sussex County	Sandyston-Walpack Consolidated School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 948-4450	128	13	9.7	13.3%	111 (86.7%)	3 (2.3%)	8 (6.3%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.9%)	60.6	536^th of 1338 public elementary schools	59.9%		45.2	737^th of 1342 public elementary schools	45.1%	201	23.1	53.0	52.4	69.2	71.4	58.8	33.3	46.2	57.1	$17,437	$514	$16,923

Cities Near Layton

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Montague	6.32 mi	1	226^th
Branchville	6.7 mi	1	272^nd
Newton	7.46 mi	9	245^th
Sussex	9.94 mi	2	386^th
Lafayette	10.6 mi	1	291^st

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the New Jersey Department of Education.

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