Top Rankings
Wharton Borough School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in New Jersey for:
Category
Attribute
Student Attention
Lowest student-teacher ratio (Top 1%)
For the 2026 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 265 students in Wharton Borough School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 4/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in New Jersey.
Public Middle School in Wharton Borough School District have an average math proficiency score of 29% (versus the New Jersey public middle school average of 34%), and reading proficiency score of 43% (versus the 48% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 80% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is more than the New Jersey public middle school average of 69% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (NJ)
# Schools
2 Schools
833 Schools
# Students
699 Students
459,259 Students
# Teachers
80 Teachers
39,700 Teachers
Student-Teacher Ratio
9:1
9:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
Wharton Borough School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 642 school districts in New Jersey (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2022-2023 school year.
Overall District Rank
#406 out of 648 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
32%
38%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
44%
49%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
15-19%
23%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.42
0.72
% American Indian
n/a
n/a
% Asian
4%
9%
% Hispanic
74%
39%
% Black
3%
18%
% White
19%
31%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
n/a
3%
All Ethnic Groups
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $28,270 is higher than the state median of $27,031. The school district revenue/student has grown by 13% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $25,810 is less than the state median of $25,924. The school district spending/student has grown by 12% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$20 MM
$36,642 MM
Spending
$18 MM
$35,142 MM
Revenue / Student
$28,270
$27,031
Spending / Student
$25,810
$25,924
Best Wharton Borough School District Public Middle Schools (2026)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Quick Facts
Rank: #11.
Alfred C. Mackinnon Middle School
(Math: 29% | Reading: 43%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
137 East Central Avenue
Wharton, NJ 07885
(973) 361-1253
Wharton, NJ 07885
(973) 361-1253
Gr: 6-8 | 265 students Student-teacher ratio: 9:1 Minority enrollment: 80%
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