Photo: Zeete · CC BY-SA 4.0Wharton’s public schools outscore 54% of New Jersey districts
In Wharton, 60% of tested students read at a proficient level, above the New Jersey average (49%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Wharton, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within New Jersey, not nationally.
From New Jersey state tests taken in spring 2022, when 98% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Wharton’s schools, in brief
Better than its incomes would predict
Among the 334 New Jersey towns with household incomes within a quarter of Wharton’s, its schools beat 82%, higher than their 54% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Above the state on both counts
Reading proficiency is 60% and math 37% across both districts in spring 2022, against 49% and 36% statewide; 93% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 90%. Test scores ↓
Spending and class size
Morris Hills Regional spends $34,335 per student and Wharton Borough $26,202, against $28,441 across New Jersey (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓
Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.
What’s behind Wharton’s grade
B−: better than 54% of New Jersey school districts, #220 of 465 New Jersey towns. Test scores and graduation are both above the New Jersey average; test scores are the stronger of the two.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Wharton, with each school’s own grade.
Pre-K in Wharton
Marie V. Duffy Elementary School
Grades PK–5 · 434 students · 9:1 students per teacher
Kindergarten in Wharton
Marie V. Duffy Elementary School
Grades PK–5 · 434 students · 9:1 students per teacher
1st grade in Wharton
Marie V. Duffy Elementary School
Grades PK–5 · 434 students · 9:1 students per teacher
2nd grade in Wharton
Marie V. Duffy Elementary School
Grades PK–5 · 434 students · 9:1 students per teacher
3rd grade in Wharton
Marie V. Duffy Elementary School
Grades PK–5 · 434 students · 9:1 students per teacher
4th grade in Wharton
Marie V. Duffy Elementary School
Grades PK–5 · 434 students · 9:1 students per teacher
5th grade in Wharton
Marie V. Duffy Elementary School
Grades PK–5 · 434 students · 9:1 students per teacher
6th grade in Wharton
Alfred C. MacKinnon Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 265 students · 8:1 students per teacher
7th grade in Wharton
Alfred C. MacKinnon Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 265 students · 8:1 students per teacher
8th grade in Wharton
Alfred C. MacKinnon Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 265 students · 8:1 students per teacher
9th grade in Wharton · depends on your address
Morris Knolls High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,450 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Rockaway
Morris Hills High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,140 students · 10:1 students per teacher · in Rockaway
10th grade in Wharton · depends on your address
Morris Knolls High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,450 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Rockaway
Morris Hills High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,140 students · 10:1 students per teacher · in Rockaway
Wharton runs its own schools through grade 8 (Wharton Borough School District). From grade 9, students attend the Morris Hills Regional School District, shared with Denville, Rockaway and Rockaway. Its high school is in Rockaway. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
Two districts serve Wharton
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Well above the state in reading
Wharton vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the New Jersey towns that share Wharton’s borders.
Every school in Wharton
4 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with New Jersey’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).
Questions about Wharton’s schools
Are Wharton’s schools good?
They sit near the middle of New Jersey: the public schools Wharton children attend outscore 54% of New Jersey’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B− Schools grade, #220 of 465 New Jersey towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 82%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Wharton in?
Two districts: Wharton Borough School District runs grades PK–8, and Morris Hills Regional School District runs grades 9–12, shared with Denville, Rockaway and Rockaway.
Where do Wharton kids go to high school?
One of 2 high schools, depending on your address: Morris Knolls High School and Morris Hills High School.
What is Wharton’s graduation rate?
93% of the class of 2023 in Morris Hills Regional School District graduated in four years, against 90% across New Jersey.
How much does Wharton spend per student?
$34,335 in Morris Hills Regional School District and $26,202 in Wharton Borough School District (FY2024), against $28,441 across New Jersey. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Wharton families are saying about school.
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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within New Jersey. Stars are from neighbors.