Best Public Schools in Port Norris, NJ

The city of Port Norris, New Jersey has only one school, the Commercial Township School, which serves grades PK-8 with a total enrollment of 482 students. The school is part of the Commercial Township School District, which is ranked 530 out of 609 districts in New Jersey and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

The Commercial Township School's performance on the NJSLA (New Jersey Student Learning Assessment) tests is generally below the state average across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2024-2025, the percentage of students proficient or better in English Language Arts ranged from 21.9% (3rd grade) to 60% (8th grade), compared to the state averages of 44.9% to 57.1%. In Mathematics, the school's proficiency rates ranged from 4.2% (8th grade) to 46.7% (Algebra I), compared to state averages of 20.7% to 72.7%. The school's science proficiency rates are also low, with 5th grade students at 16.3% proficient or better and 8th grade students at 5%, compared to state averages of 30.1% and 19%, respectively.

The Commercial Township School also faces other challenges, including a high chronic absenteeism rate of 14.9% in the 2023-2024 school year, a high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch at 50.41% in the 2023-2024 school year, and a relatively low spending per student of $9,500 for the 2018-2019 school year. The school has a student-teacher ratio of 11.4 to 1 in the 2023-2024 school year, which may indicate resource challenges. Overall, the data suggests that the Commercial Township School is facing significant challenges in providing a high-quality education to its students.