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Wantage Elementary School

PublicElementaryGrades 3–5

815 Route 23, Wantage, NJ 07461 · (973) 875-4589 · Part of Sussex-Wantage Regional School District

Wantage Township’s School Grade C better than 31% of New Jersey school districts

Directions
Students
396
Students per teacher
10:1
Free or reduced lunch
35%
Setting
Rural
Grades
3–5
The gist

What stands out about Wantage Elementary School

  • Its own letter, C+: better results than 40% of New Jersey’s public schools
  • Reading / language arts 7 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 10 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 21.5% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Wantage Township kids: Sussex Middle School

On the path

Where Wantage Township kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–2Clifton E. Lawrencein Wantage
3–5Wantage Elementary SchoolYou are here
6–8Sussex Middle Schoolin Sussex

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency22%
State average 25.4%
Reading / language arts40%
State average 47.3%

Its own letter, C+, places these results among New Jersey’s 2,144 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

815 Route 23, Wantage

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K17
Grade 3117
Grade 4139
Grade 5123
Enrollment over time
326’20
317’21
338’22
354’23
396’24

Up 21.5% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 85%Hispanic 11%Two or more races 3%Asian 1%Black <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Wantage Elementary School from Wantage Township families.

Other schools in Sussex-Wantage Regional School District

The district →
Clifton E. Lawrence
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Wantage
426 students11:1
Sussex Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Sussex
C+
291 students9:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against New Jersey’s other public schools; Wantage Township’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.