Best Public Schools in Zip Code 07860

Summary:

The 07860 zip code area is home to 9 schools, including 5 elementary schools, 2 middle schools, and 2 high schools, spanning several districts that range in statewide ranking from 167 to 411 out of 615 in New Jersey. While the schools exhibit a mix of performance levels, a few standouts emerge, including Long Pond School in the Andover Regional School District, which ranks 129 out of 748 New Jersey middle schools and has a 4-star rating, as well as Marian E. McKeown Elementary School in the Hampton Township School District, which ranks 577 out of 1,342 New Jersey elementary schools and has a 3-star rating.

The data reveals significant disparities in performance and student demographics across the schools. For instance, Newton High School has an 88.9% four-year graduation rate, while Kittatinny Regional High School boasts a 95.2% rate. Chronic absenteeism rates range from a low of 6.0% at Frelinghuysen Township Elementary School to a high of 33.1% at Merriam Avenue School. Additionally, free/reduced lunch rates vary significantly, from 3.35% at Fredon Township School to 39.08% at Merriam Avenue School, suggesting a correlation between socioeconomic status and academic performance.

Overall, the schools in the 07860 zip code area exhibit a range of strengths and challenges, with the higher-ranked Andover Regional and Hampton Township districts generally outperforming the lower-ranked Newton Public and Fredon Township districts. Addressing chronic absenteeism and improving math proficiency across the board could be areas of focus for the region's schools.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2023)				Ranking (2022)				NJSLA-S Science (2023)			NJSLA English Language Arts (2023)							NJSLA Mathematics (2023)						NJSLA Algebra I (2023)				NJSLA Geometry (2023)		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 (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	SchoolDigger Rating (2023)	Average Standard Score (2022)	Statewide Rank (2022)	State Percentile (2022)	Rank Change from Previous Year	NJSLA-S Science 5th Grade	NJSLA-S Science 8th Grade	NJSLA-S Science 11th 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 English Language Arts 7th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 8th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 9th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 3rd Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 4th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 5th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 6th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 7th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 8th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 8th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 9th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 10th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I End of Course	NJSLA Geometry 9th Grade	NJSLA Geometry End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Florence M. Burd	Public	PK, KG-4	219 Newton Sparta Road	Newton	07860	Sussex County	Andover Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 315-5257	237	28	8.3	16.5%	171 (72.2%)	9 (3.8%)	40 (16.9%)	7 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.2%)	64.1	494^th of 1342 public elementary schools	63.2%		65	490^th of 1345 public elementary schools	63.6%	4				51.3	52.4						75.7	45.2											$14,461	$243	$14,218
Newton High School	Public	9-12	44 Ryerson Avenue	Newton	07860	Sussex County	Newton Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 383-7573	719	60	11.9	12.2%	426 (59.2%)	36 (5.0%)	199 (27.7%)	32 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.6%)	22 (3.1%)	40.6	204^th of 422 public high schools	51.7%		42.9	190^th of 415 public high schools	54.2%	14			14.2							56.2								28.0	0.0	25.6	44.4	44.4	$10,627		$10,627
Halsted Middle School	Public	5-8	59 Halsted Street	Newton	07860	Sussex County	Newton Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 383-7440	318	37	8.7	37.1%	158 (49.7%)	26 (8.2%)	115 (36.2%)	8 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.5%)	35.2	465^th of 748 public middle schools	37.8%		36.4	464^th of 745 public middle schools	37.7%	1	16.7	9.9				43.1	42.2	59.0	44.3				13.9	10.9	21.0	11.8	70.6			70.6			$8,163	$255	$7,908
Merriam Avenue School	Public	PK, KG-4	81 Merriam Avenue	Newton	07860	Sussex County	Newton Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 383-7202	458	45	10.1	39.1%	225 (49.1%)	40 (8.7%)	165 (36.0%)	9 (2.0%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.5%)	35.3	869^th of 1342 public elementary schools	35.2%		48.3	692^nd of 1345 public elementary schools	48.6%	177				37.3	41.1						43.4	26.0											$9,845	$223	$9,622
Long Pond School	Public	5-8	707 Limecrest Rd	Newton	07860	Sussex County	Andover Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 315-5256	191	25	7.7	14.7%	128 (67.0%)	7 (3.7%)	36 (18.8%)	8 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (6.3%)	79.8	129^th of 748 public middle schools	82.8%		72.8	170^th of 745 public middle schools	77.2%	41	23.0	25.0				63.2	74.1	72.5	73.6				51.3	44.4	53.9	32.4	100.0			100.0			$17,040	$255	$16,785
Fredon Township School	Public	PK, KG-6	459 Route 94	Newton	07860	Sussex County	Fredon Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 383-4151	179	21	8.5	3.4%	148 (82.7%)	1 (0.6%)	25 (14.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.2%)	61.3	529^th of 1342 public elementary schools	60.6%		58.2	575^th of 1345 public elementary schools	57.2%	46	50.0			48.4	68.4	66.6	58.3				32.3	36.8	41.7	45.8									$17,927	$704	$17,223
Frelinghuysen Township Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	780 Route 94	Newton	07860	Sussex County	Frelinghuysen Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 362-6319	131	13	9.9	9.9%	108 (82.4%)	6 (4.6%)	10 (7.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (5.3%)	64.7	489^th of 1342 public elementary schools	63.6%		63.5	514^th of 1345 public elementary schools	61.8%	25	40.0			40.0	70.6	60.0	50.0				70.0	58.9	60.0	20.0									$12,044	$418	$11,626
Marian E. McKeown Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	One School Road	Newton	07860	Sussex County	Hampton Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 383-5300	323	39	8.2	11.8%	280 (86.7%)	3 (0.9%)	30 (9.3%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.2%)	57.8	577^th of 1342 public elementary schools	57.0%		62.3	525^th of 1345 public elementary schools	61.0%	52	27.5			45.3	64.4	62.5	65.8				34.0	42.3	35.0	56.1									$17,454	$552	$16,902
Kittatinny Regional High School	Public	7-12	77 Halsey Road	Newton	07860	Sussex County	Kittatinny Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 383-1800	781	80	9.8	9.2%	686 (87.8%)	12 (1.5%)	59 (7.6%)	9 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (1.7%)	45.1	178^th of 422 public high schools	57.8%		46.8	168^th of 415 public high schools	59.5%	10		20.8	32.2					62.1	47.8	46.6					38.2	23.6	60.0	21.7		30.2	57.2	59.0	$18,501	$170	$18,331

Cities Near Zip Code 07860

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Newton	0.83 mi	9	280^th
Greendell	3.97 mi	1	108^th
Sparta	4.67 mi	8	246^th
Stillwater	5.84 mi	1	259^th
Branchville	7.28 mi	1	284^th

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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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