Somerdale School District

The Somerdale School District has one school, Somerdale Park School, serving prekindergarten through grade 8 in Somerdale, with 447 students. Because it is the only school listed, there is no local school-to-school comparison. The clearest overall finding is that its grade 3–8 averages moved from below New Jersey’s to slightly above the state’s in both English and math.

Grade 4 was the school’s strongest state-relative result in 2025–2026: 63% proficient in English versus 46% statewide, and 67% in math versus 47% statewide. Grade 8 math was the clearest concern, at 5% versus 23% statewide, an 18-point gap; grade 5 was also below the state in English (47% versus 52%) and science (21% versus 27%). Science varied by grade: grade 8 was 20%, slightly above the state’s 19%. Algebra results also depend on the reporting category: Algebra I End of Course was 67% versus 40% statewide, while the separate grade 8 Algebra I result was 67% versus 75%.

Results improved from 2024–2025 to 2025–2026: the school’s grade-level English average rose 9 points to 53%, while the state average fell 3 points to 51%; its math average rose 8 points to 42%, compared with a state average of 40%. All six math grades improved, although grade 8 remained far below the state. SchoolDigger’s rating also rose over three years, from the 23rd percentile and 1 star in 2023–2024 to the 52nd percentile and 3 stars in 2025–2026. In 2024–2025, chronic absenteeism was 5%, compared with 14% statewide. Other context that year: the student-teacher ratio was 10.3:1, and 56% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible.