Top Rankings
Sparta Township Public School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in New Jersey for:
Category
Attribute
Graduation Rate
Highest graduation rate (Top 20%)
Community Size
Largest student body (number of students) (Top 1%)
For the 2025 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 747 students in Sparta Township Public School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 7/10, which is in the top 50% of public middle schools in New Jersey.
Public Middle School in Sparta Township Public School District have an average math proficiency score of 46% (versus the New Jersey public middle school average of 32%), and reading proficiency score of 55% (versus the 48% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 21% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the New Jersey public middle school average of 68% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (NJ)
# Schools
5 Schools
835 Schools
# Students
3,290 Students
458,046 Students
# Teachers
293 Teachers
39,885 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
11:1
11:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
Sparta Township Public School District, which is ranked within the top 50% of all 646 school districts in New Jersey (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 95% has decreased from 99% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#210 out of 650 school districts
(Top 50%)
(Top 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
47%
36%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
58%
49%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
34%
23%
Graduation Rate
95%
85%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.38
0.72
% American Indian
n/a
n/a
% Asian
5%
9%
% Hispanic
13%
38%
% Black
2%
18%
% White
78%
32%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
2%
3%
All Ethnic Groups
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $26,594 in this school district is less than the state median of $26,931. The school district revenue/student has declined by 7% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $25,026 is less than the state median of $25,828. The school district spending/student has declined by 7% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$88 MM
$36,642 MM
Spending
$82 MM
$35,142 MM
Revenue / Student
$26,594
$26,931
Spending / Student
$25,026
$25,828
Best Sparta Township Public School District Public Middle Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Sparta Middle School
(Math: 46% | Reading: 55%)
Rank:
Rank:
7/
Top 50%10
350 Main Street
Sparta, NJ 07871
(973) 729-3151
Sparta, NJ 07871
(973) 729-3151
Grades: 6-8
| 747 students
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