Avalon School District

Summary:

The Avalon School District in New Jersey is home to a single middle school, Avalon Elementary School, which serves grades 5-8 with a total enrollment of 92 students. This standout school is ranked 50th out of 752 New Jersey middle schools and has received a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating its exceptional performance within the state.

Avalon Elementary School's academic achievements are particularly noteworthy, with students consistently scoring above the state average in both English Language Arts and Mathematics on the NJSLA assessments. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, 100% of 7th-grade students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to the state average of 57%. The school's low chronic absenteeism rate of 14.9% in 2023-2024 further demonstrates its strong student engagement and attendance.

The school's exceptional performance is supported by its high spending per student, which was $27,633 in the 2018-2019 school year, significantly higher than the state average. Additionally, the school's low student-teacher ratio of 8:1 suggests a strong focus on individualized attention and support for students, contributing to their academic and personal growth.

District Detail

235 32nd Street
Avalon, NJ 08202-1776

(609) 967-7544

SchoolDigger Rank:
38^th of 609 New Jersey districts

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Grades served: 5-8
Students: 97

Primary Schools: 0
Middle Schools: 1
High Schools: 0
Alternative Schools: 0

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NJSLA-S Science (2025)		NJSLA English Language Arts (2025)				NJSLA Mathematics (2025)			Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	NJSLA-S Science 5th Grade	NJSLA-S Science 8th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 5th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 6th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 7th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 8th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 5th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 6th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 7th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Avalon Elementary School	Public	5-8	235 32nd Street	Avalon	08202	Cape May County	Avalon School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(609) 967-7544	97	13	7.5		85 (87.6%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (8.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (4.1%)	89.7	50^th of 752 public middle schools	93.4%		85.2	80^th of 743 public middle schools	89.2%	30	27.3	50.0	54.5	82.6	100.0	85.7	54.5	60.9	56.3	$27,633	$384	$27,249

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Stone Harbor School District	3.29 mi	1	224^th
Cape May County Technical High School District	3.97 mi	1	567^th
Office Of Education Department Of Children And Families	3.99 mi	20
Cape May County Special Services School District	4 mi	2
Middle Township Public School District	5.25 mi	4	493^rd

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the New Jersey Department of Education.

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