Wantage Elementary School

Summary:

Wantage Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades 3-5 in the Sussex-Wantage Regional School District in Sussex, New Jersey, with a student population of 338. While the school has a predominantly White student body, it faces several challenges, including high chronic absenteeism rates, below-average academic performance, and a relatively low socioeconomic status of its student population.

Wantage Elementary School's chronic absenteeism rates have seen a significant increase, rising from 9.1% in 2018-2019 to 37.4% in 2021-2022, which is notably higher than the state average and the rates of nearby schools like Frankford Township School (12.6%) and Hardyston Township Elementary School (18.5%). The school's academic performance, as measured by the percentage of students proficient or better on the NJSLA assessments, is generally lower than the state and district averages, with only 29.3% of 3rd graders, 31.9% of 4th graders, and 38.9% of 5th graders achieving proficiency or better in English Language Arts, compared to the state averages of 42%, 51.3%, and 53.2%, respectively.

Wantage Elementary School also has a relatively high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, with 28.11% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in the 2022-2023 school year, which is higher than the nearby Frankford Township School (9.33%) and Hardyston Township Elementary School (10.57%). The school has consistently ranked in the bottom half of New Jersey elementary schools and has maintained a 2-star rating out of 5 from SchoolDigger for the past several years, indicating below-average performance compared to other schools in the state.


Detail:

Public 3-5

 815 Route 23
       Sussex, NJ  07461


(973) 875-4589

District: Sussex-Wantage Regional School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
891st of 1,342 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $11,412 Help


Students who attend Wantage Elementary School usually attend:

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

Student/teacher ratio:  8.8 Help
Number of students:  338

Racial breakdown:

White:
87.9%
Hispanic:
7.7%
Two or more races:
3.6%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  28.1% Help


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Compare Details Wantage Elementary School ranks worse than 66.4% of elementary schools in New Jersey. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2023 the calculated Average Standard Score was 34.08. (See more...)
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Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (87.9%), Hispanic (7.7%), two or more races (3.6%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 28.1% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Wantage Elementary School is 8.8. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Wantage Elementary School is $11,412.
Schooldigger 2023 Rankings:

Wantage Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Wantage Elementary School 891st of 1342 New Jersey public elementary schools. (See Wantage Elementary School in the ranking list.)

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Sussex-Wantage Regional School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Sussex-Wantage Regional School District 476th of 615 New Jersey school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Wantage Elementary School

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Rank History for all students at Wantage Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2003 56.79 640th 1204 46.8%
2004 54.16 753rd 1298 42.0%
2005 50.74 807th 1303 38.1%
2006 65.61 579th 1314 55.9%
2007 66.94 553rd 1329 58.4%
2008 54.84 769th 1338 42.5%
2009 53.32 762nd 1346 43.4%
2010 56.38 728th 1354 46.2%
2011 53.11 797th 1360 41.4%
2012 52.53 790th 1363 42.0%
2013 51.04 801st 1367 41.4%
2014 62.55 618th 1363 54.7%
2015 59.28 572nd 1357 57.8%
2016 55.88 635th 1346 52.8%
2017 48.99 736th 1352 45.6%
2018 44.75 799th 1353 40.9%
2019 47.69 750th 1360 44.9%
2021 40.94 711th 1317 46.0%
2022 33.87 884th 1345 34.3%
2023 34.08 891st 1342 33.6%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Wantage Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 37.52 564th 1001 43.7%
2019 36.16 572nd 1007 43.2%
2021 24.89 646th 868 25.6%
2022 30.69 605th 949 36.2%
2023 36.00 538th 958 43.8%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Wantage Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 52.53 427th 942 54.7%
2019 53.12 381st 948 59.8%
2021 53.32 311th 839 62.9%
2022 48.78 387th 863 55.2%
2023 45.50 453rd 910 50.2%
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Rank History for Female students at Wantage Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 44.23 791st 1333 40.7%
2019 50.20 698th 1331 47.6%
2021 45.01 653rd 1290 49.4%
2022 32.88 874th 1326 34.1%
2023 32.59 879th 1318 33.3%
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Rank History for Male students at Wantage Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 45.73 743rd 1334 44.3%
2019 45.27 753rd 1335 43.6%
2021 39.12 712th 1297 45.1%
2022 36.50 825th 1324 37.7%
2023 37.36 810th 1315 38.4%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Wantage Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 49.12 419th 953 56.0%
2023 33.05 648th 982 34.0%
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Rank History for White students at Wantage Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 25.07 810th 1022 20.7%
2019 30.37 754th 1023 26.3%
2021 27.42 767th 964 20.4%
2022 15.87 865th 976 11.4%
2023 18.25 832nd 975 14.7%
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Data source: test scores: New Jersey Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

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Enrollment information for Wantage Elementary School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 478 2 1 1 0 n/a n/a 0 482
1989 648 0 0 5 0 n/a n/a 0 653
1990 574 7 3 2 0 n/a n/a 0 586
1991 524 4 1 2 3 n/a n/a 0 534
1992 518 3 1 7 2 n/a n/a 0 531
1993 503 7 4 8 4 n/a n/a 0 526
1994 509 11 7 4 0 n/a n/a 0 531
1995 510 7 3 8 0 n/a n/a 0 528
1996 510 7 3 8 0 n/a n/a 0 528
1998 585 5 6 11 0 n/a n/a 0 607
1999 607 4 3 7 0 n/a n/a 0 621
2000 593 2 4 4 0 n/a n/a 0 603
2001 559 2 5 6 0 n/a n/a 0 572
2002 559 3 5 6 0 n/a n/a 0 573
2003 559 3 5 6 0 n/a n/a 0 573
2004 510 6 6 31 0 n/a n/a 0 553
2005 507 7 10 27 0 n/a n/a 0 551
2006 562 6 6 21 1 n/a n/a 0 596
2007 476 9 5 27 0 n/a n/a 0 517
2008 499 8 5 31 0 n/a n/a 0 543
2009 503 7 2 31 0 0 0 0 543
2010 531 5 4 29 0 0 0 0 569
2011 485 7 7 21 0 0 0 0 520
2012 444 9 9 22 0 0 0 0 484
2013 375 8 8 23 0 0 0 0 414
2014 374 8 6 21 0 0 1 0 410
2015 326 6 4 14 0 0 8 0 358
2016 325 9 2 13 0 0 9 0 358
2017 315 6 3 15 0 0 6 0 345
2018 318 5 3 12 0 0 3 0 341
2019 332 4 5 10 0 0 4 0 355
2020 316 5 0 15 0 0 4 0 340
2021 294 6 1 19 0 0 6 0 326
2022 275 3 2 26 0 0 11 0 317
2023 297 2 1 26 0 0 12 0 338

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Wantage Elementary School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 482 29.0 16.6 n/a
1989 653 33.0 19.7 n/a
1990 586 31.0 18.9 8.4
1991 534 33.0 16.1 9.6
1992 531 32.0 16.5 10.5
1993 526 33.0 15.9 12
1994 531 34.0 15.6 13.6
1995 528 36.5 14.5 10.4
1996 528 36.5 14.5 10.4
1998 607 37.7 16.1 12.4
1999 621 42.1 14.8 12.7
2000 603 40.9 14.7 18.1
2001 572 43.0 13.3 16.8
2002 573 44.4 12.9 15.9
2003 573 44.4 12.9 15.9
2004 553 43.3 12.8 17.4
2005 551 44.0 12.5 n/a
2006 596 42.5 14.0 7.4
2007 517 34.0 15.2 16.6
2008 543 35.0 15.5 14.7
2009 543 44.1 9.2 18.2
2010 569 34.0 16.7 20.7
2011 520 31.5 16.5 21.9
2012 484 40.6 11.9 26.9
2013 414 44.5 9.3 27.5
2014 410 41.9 9.7 23.4
2015 358 39.0 9.1 26.3
2016 358 40.0 8.9 29.6
2017 345 43.0 8.0 27.5
2018 341 39.5 8.6 31.4
2019 355 39.0 9.1 29.6
2020 340 37.0 9.1 31.2
2021 326 35.0 9.3 29.8
2022 317 37.0 8.5 22.7
2023 338 38.0 8.8 28.1

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Wantage Elementary School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 482 29.0 16.6 n/a
1989 653 33.0 19.7 n/a
1990 586 31.0 18.9 8.4
1991 534 33.0 16.1 9.6
1992 531 32.0 16.5 10.5
1993 526 33.0 15.9 12
1994 531 34.0 15.6 13.6
1995 528 36.5 14.5 10.4
1996 528 36.5 14.5 10.4
1998 607 37.7 16.1 12.4
1999 621 42.1 14.8 12.7
2000 603 40.9 14.7 18.1
2001 572 43.0 13.3 16.8
2002 573 44.4 12.9 15.9
2003 573 44.4 12.9 15.9
2004 553 43.3 12.8 17.4
2005 551 44.0 12.5 n/a
2006 596 42.5 14.0 7.4
2007 517 34.0 15.2 16.6
2008 543 35.0 15.5 14.7
2009 543 44.1 9.2 18.2
2010 569 34.0 16.7 20.7
2011 520 31.5 16.5 21.9
2012 484 40.6 11.9 26.9
2013 414 44.5 9.3 27.5
2014 410 41.9 9.7 23.4
2015 358 39.0 9.1 26.3
2016 358 40.0 8.9 29.6
2017 345 43.0 8.0 27.5
2018 341 39.5 8.6 31.4
2019 355 39.0 9.1 29.6
2020 340 37.0 9.1 31.2
2021 326 35.0 9.3 29.8
2022 317 37.0 8.5 22.7
2023 338 38.0 8.8 28.1

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Wantage Elementary School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $270 (2.4%) $11,142 (97.6%) $11,412

Data source: New Jersey Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Wantage Elementary School

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 750th of 1360 Elementary schoolsRanks 891st of 1342 Elementary schools
 11.2%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Wantage Elementary School)40.129.3
 10.8%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Sussex-Wantage Regional School District)40.129.3
 10.8%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (New Jersey)50.242
 8.2%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Wantage Elementary School)68.344
 24.3%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Sussex-Wantage Regional School District)68.344
 24.3%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (New Jersey)55.145.9
 9.2%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Wantage Elementary School)54.331.9
 22.4%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Sussex-Wantage Regional School District)54.331.9
 22.4%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (New Jersey)57.451.3
 6.1%
4th Grade Mathematics (Wantage Elementary School)47.432.6
 14.8%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Sussex-Wantage Regional School District)47.432.6
 14.8%
   4th Grade Mathematics (New Jersey)5144.3
 6.7%
5th Grade English Language Arts (Wantage Elementary School)52.938.9
 14%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Sussex-Wantage Regional School District)52.938.9
 14%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (New Jersey)57.953.2
 4.7%
5th Grade Mathematics (Wantage Elementary School)49.631.4
 18.2%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Sussex-Wantage Regional School District)49.631.4
 18.2%
   5th Grade Mathematics (New Jersey)46.840.1
 6.7%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students355338
 4.8%
African American42
 50%
American Indian00
Asian51
 80%
Hispanic1026
 160%
Pacific Islander00
White332297
 10.5%
Two or More Races412
 200%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients29.6%28.1%
 1.5%


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Wantage Elementary School ranks 891st of 1342 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Students who attend Wantage Elementary School usually go on to attend:

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

Students at Wantage Elementary School are 88% White, 8% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races.

In the 2022-23 school year, 338 students attended Wantage Elementary School.


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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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