Sparta Alpine School
151 Andover Rd
Sparta NJ, 07871, Sussex County
Phone: 973-729-3107
Ranking:
(381 out of 1,847, top 21%)*

Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 1 to Grade 3
School District: Sparta 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: | 36 | 50 | 49 | 41 | 44 | 53 | 41 | |||||||
Total Students: | 679 | 733 | 838 | 843 | 709 | 798 | 850 | |||||||
Grade 1: | 202 | 29.7% | 227 | 31.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | 141 | 19.9% | 150 | 18.8% | 137 | 16.1% |
Grade 2: | 218 | 32.1% | 259 | 35.3% | NA | NA | NA | NA | 143 | 20.2% | 135 | 16.9% | 169 | 19.9% |
Grade 3: | 252 | 37.1% | 246 | 33.6% | 269 | 32.1% | 271 | 32.1% | 138 | 19.5% | 166 | 20.8% | 190 | 22.4% |
Ungraded: | 7 | 1.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 4 | 0.5% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | 3 | 0.4% |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 325 | 47.9% | 367 | 50.1% | 446 | 53.2% | 445 | 52.8% | 389 | 54.9% | 437 | 54.8% | 455 | 53.5% |
Female: | 354 | 52.1% | 366 | 49.9% | 392 | 46.8% | 398 | 47.2% | 320 | 45.1% | 361 | 45.2% | 391 | 46.0% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% |
Asian: | 17 | 2.5% | 16 | 2.2% | 39 | 4.7% | 33 | 3.9% | 29 | 4.1% | 25 | 3.1% | 31 | 3.6% |
Hispanic: | 31 | 4.6% | 30 | 4.1% | 30 | 3.6% | 31 | 3.7% | 19 | 2.7% | 22 | 2.8% | 21 | 2.5% |
Black: | 8 | 1.2% | 7 | 1.0% | 6 | 0.7% | 9 | 1.1% | 4 | 0.6% | 8 | 1.0% | 8 | 0.9% |
White: | 622 | 91.6% | 677 | 92.4% | 762 | 90.9% | 769 | 91.2% | 657 | 92.7% | 743 | 93.1% | 789 | 92.8% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 18 | 2.7% | 29 | 4.0% | 26 | 3.1% | 19 | 2.3% | 15 | 2.1% | 10 | 1.3% | 6 | 0.7% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 7 | 1.0% | 10 | 1.4% | 7 | 0.8% | 9 | 1.1% | 12 | 1.7% | 9 | 1.1% | 11 | 1.3% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 18.77 | 14.55 | 17.17 | 20.36 | 16.11 | 12.60 | 20.70 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
ASK | ||||||
2004 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 82.9% | 88.1% | 79.4% |
2005 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 96.2% | 95.9% | 83.2% |
2006 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 94.2% | 94.9% | 82.4% |
2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 95.2% | 93.4% | 83.4% |
2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 94.2% | 94.3% | 86.1% |
2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 72.8% | 74.5% | 62.9% |
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 72.5% | 70.2% | 59.8% |
2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 67.4% | 67.4% | 63.0% |
2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 74.1% | 74.1% | 66.7% |
2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 76.9% | 76.9% | 66.4% |
2004 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 74.5% | 79.3% | 76.6% |
2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 93.0% | 94.8% | 82.5% |
2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 93.0% | 94.2% | 86.8% |
2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 97.3% | 95.5% | 87.3% |
2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 97.3% | 96.8% | 86.8% |
2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 91.5% | 89.3% | 75.4% |
2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 99.3% | 93.6% | 78.3% |
2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 88.5% | 88.5% | 78.9% |
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 92.7% | 92.7% | 78.4% |
2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 89.8% | 89.8% | 77.7% |
2003 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 87.1% | 89.9% | 77.6% |
2004 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 93.1% | 94.2% | 82.2% |
2005 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 89.1% | 90.7% | 81.6% |
2006 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 94.6% | 93.6% | 80.0% |
2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 94.0% | 94.2% | 80.6% |
2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 92.6% | 90.9% | 82.7% |
2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 80.6% | 76.9% | 63.2% |
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 68.6% | 69.5% | 59.7% |
2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 77.4% | 77.4% | 62.7% |
2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 62.8% | 62.8% | 58.5% |
2003 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 82.8% | 81.6% | 68.0% |
2004 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 81.5% | 84.6% | 72.1% |
2005 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 90.4% | 91.3% | 80.2% |
2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 94.1% | 93.6% | 82.3% |
2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 94.1% | 93.2% | 84.7% |
2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 93.1% | 93.1% | 84.9% |
2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 90.0% | 88% | 73.1% |
2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 90.9% | 90.8% | 77.2% |
2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 91.0% | 91.0% | 79.3% |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 88.2% | 88.2% | 77.4% |
2005 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 94.9% | 94.5% | 81.1% |
2006 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 95.6% | 93.6% | 82.3% |
2007 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 95.3% | 93.5% | 83.1% |
2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 97.4% | 93.5% | 85.1% |
2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 99.5% | 98.7% | 91.1% |
2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 99.4% | 98.6% | 93.5% |
2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 97.8% | 97.8% | 90.0% |
2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 98.2% | 98.2% | 91.3% |
2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 72.6% | 72.6% | 60.9% |
2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 75.5% | 75.5% | 62.1% |
2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 91.4% | 91.4% | 80.6% |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 95.7% | 95.7% | 83.3% |
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* Sparta Alpine School was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.