Sussex Avenue School
125 Sussex Ave
Morristown NJ, 07960, Morris County
Phone: 973-292-2250
Ranking: (1,139 out of 1,847, bottom 38%)*
Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 3 to Grade 5
School District: Morris Township School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 26 | 27 | 25 | 22 | 23 | 26 | 22 | |||||||
Total Students: | 329 | 329 | 308 | 326 | 324 | 328 | 327 | |||||||
Grade 3: | 107 | 32.5% | 105 | 31.9% | 96 | 31.2% | 105 | 32.2% | 117 | 36.1% | 93 | 28.4% | 110 | 33.6% |
Grade 4: | 104 | 31.6% | 108 | 32.8% | 100 | 32.5% | 116 | 35.6% | 96 | 29.6% | 118 | 36.0% | 109 | 33.3% |
Grade 5: | 108 | 32.8% | 105 | 31.9% | 106 | 34.4% | 96 | 29.4% | 105 | 32.4% | 110 | 33.5% | 99 | 30.3% |
Ungraded: | 10 | 3.0% | 11 | 3.3% | 6 | 1.9% | 9 | 2.8% | 6 | 1.9% | 7 | 2.1% | 9 | 2.8% |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 179 | 54.4% | 178 | 54.1% | 165 | 53.6% | 170 | 52.1% | 161 | 49.7% | 161 | 49.1% | 159 | 48.6% |
Female: | 150 | 45.6% | 151 | 45.9% | 143 | 46.4% | 156 | 47.9% | 163 | 50.3% | 167 | 50.9% | 164 | 50.2% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Asian: | 18 | 5.5% | 16 | 4.9% | 14 | 4.5% | 11 | 3.4% | 14 | 4.3% | 9 | 2.7% | 9 | 2.8% |
Hispanic: | 94 | 28.6% | 84 | 25.5% | 83 | 26.9% | 88 | 27.0% | 78 | 24.1% | 82 | 25.0% | 83 | 25.4% |
Black: | 41 | 12.5% | 45 | 13.7% | 40 | 13.0% | 38 | 11.7% | 43 | 13.3% | 51 | 15.5% | 55 | 16.8% |
White: | 175 | 53.2% | 183 | 55.6% | 170 | 55.2% | 186 | 57.1% | 189 | 58.3% | 185 | 56.4% | 180 | 55.0% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 97 | 29.5% | 85 | 25.8% | 84 | 27.3% | 86 | 26.4% | 59 | 18.2% | 69 | 21.0% | 66 | 20.2% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 16 | 4.9% | 23 | 7.0% | 22 | 7.1% | 14 | 4.3% | 24 | 7.4% | 24 | 7.3% | 33 | 10.1% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 12.65 | 12.19 | 12.35 | 14.82 | 14.09 | 10.50 | 14.90 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
ASK | ||||||
2004 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 83.1% | 87.5% | 79.4% |
2005 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 76.6% | 84.9% | 83.2% |
2006 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 74.6% | 83.9% | 82.4% |
2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 84.0% | 85.7% | 83.4% |
2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 85.6% | 87.4% | 86.1% |
2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 68.8% | 64.8% | 62.9% |
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 64.4% | 58.3% | 59.8% |
2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 62.3% | 63.4% | 63.0% |
2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 63.5% | 64.8% | 66.7% |
2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 58.8% | 69.9% | 66.4% |
2004 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 79.7% | 84.8% | 76.6% |
2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 88.7% | 92% | 82.5% |
2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 75.2% | 82.9% | 86.8% |
2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 86.7% | 89.0% | 87.3% |
2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 83.9% | 86.5% | 86.8% |
2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 79.6% | 75.0% | 75.4% |
2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 77.4% | 72.3% | 78.3% |
2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 73.6% | 75.4% | 78.9% |
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 78.5% | 79.2% | 78.4% |
2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 79.9% | 81.6% | 77.7% |
2003 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 77.7% | 82.9% | 77.6% |
2004 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 76.3% | 85.7% | 82.2% |
2005 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 89.3% | 88% | 81.6% |
2006 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 77.4% | 87.4% | 80.0% |
2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 77.4% | 86.6% | 80.6% |
2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 85.9% | 85.6% | 82.7% |
2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 70.6% | 72.4% | 63.2% |
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 69.8% | 64.3% | 59.7% |
2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 57.4% | 57.2% | 62.7% |
2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 64.9% | 65.9% | 58.5% |
2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 66.3% | 68.1% | 59.4% |
2003 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 74.4% | 73.9% | 68.0% |
2004 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 64.4% | 76.5% | 72.1% |
2005 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 81.4% | 83.3% | 80.2% |
2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 78.5% | 84.8% | 82.3% |
2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 82.2% | 88.3% | 84.7% |
2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 87.7% | 87.9% | 84.9% |
2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 75.0% | 76.3% | 73.1% |
2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 81.2% | 74.9% | 77.2% |
2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 72.6% | 72.9% | 79.3% |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 82.8% | 81.7% | 77.4% |
2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 79.1% | 81.6% | 78.3% |
2005 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 83.7% | 84.5% | 81.1% |
2006 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 75.2% | 82.0% | 82.3% |
2007 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 81.3% | 84.2% | 83.1% |
2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 83.4% | 82.5% | 85.1% |
2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 88.4% | 90.1% | 91.1% |
2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 93.8% | 93.4% | 93.5% |
2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 86.3% | 86.8% | 90.0% |
2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 88.3% | 90.1% | 91.3% |
2013 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 90.0% | 91.2% | 89.5% |
2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 91.1% | 92.7% | 88.8% |
2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 66.1% | 74.7% | 60.0% |
2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 80.0% | 75.9% | 66.2% |
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 75.7% | 73.8% | 63.3% |
2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 71.4% | 68.6% | 60.9% |
2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 68.5% | 70.1% | 62.1% |
2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 67.8% | 69.8% | 61.3% |
2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 81.1% | 88.7% | 84.1% |
2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 77.4% | 85.3% | 76.6% |
2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 87.3% | 85.3% | 77.6% |
2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 84.2% | 82.8% | 79.0% |
2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 91.9% | 85.1% | 80.6% |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 82.6% | 83.5% | 83.3% |
2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 83.0% | 82.3% | 79.9% |
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* Sussex Avenue School was rated 2.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.