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Egg Harbor City Community School

Public Grades 4-8

636^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 752 New Jersey Middle Schools

Better than 15% of New Jersey middle schools

Summary

Egg Harbor City Community School is a public middle school serving grades 4-8 in Egg Harbor City, New Jersey, with 287 students. The school is part of the Egg Harbor City School District, which is ranked 600 out of 609 districts in the state and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academically, Egg Harbor City Community School consistently ranks among the lowest-performing middle schools in New Jersey, with proficiency rates on state assessments significantly below the state averages. For example, the school's proficiency rates range from just 1.6% to 32.2% in English Language Arts and 0% to 20% in Mathematics across different grade levels and years. In comparison, Belhaven Middle School, located 13.5 miles away, consistently ranks among the top 15% of middle schools in the state and has much higher proficiency rates.

The school also faces challenges with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 14.9% to 24.1% in recent years, which is significantly higher than the state average. Additionally, the school has a high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, with 69.34% to 76.09% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. These factors may contribute to the school's poor academic performance, which has shown little improvement over the years.

266

Students ?

8.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,120

Per pupil spending ?

79.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

730 Havana Avenue
Egg Harbor City, NJ 08215-1547

(609) 965-1034

District: Egg Harbor City School District

Students who attend Egg Harbor City Community School usually attend:

High:

Cedar Creek High School

Feeder schools for Egg Harbor City Community School:

Elementary:

Charles L. Spragg School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

47.7%

African American:

24.8%

White:

19.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 14th percentile in 2015 → 15th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 9 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Jersey average (16% vs 44% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (15th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (27% vs 14% New Jersey)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school16%

District avg16%

New Jersey avg44%

636^th of 752

New Jersey public middle schools ?

Bottom 15%▲ up 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

600^th of 609Egg Harbor City School District among New Jersey districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	17.0	636 of 752	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	9.6	709 of 743	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.9	705 of 748	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.8	717 of 745	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.4	595 of 652	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.6	725 of 745	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.0	703 of 716	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	7.5	672 of 712	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	12.6	628 of 713	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	14.9	613 of 713	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	20.0	584 of 717	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	24.8	549 of 704	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	28.9	537 of 677	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	31.1	524 of 684	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	35.6	490 of 677	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	31.1	512 of 664	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	20.2	528 of 640	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	21.0	526 of 631	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	43.7	420 of 615	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2005	15.2	513 of 599	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	21.3	485 of 588	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	24.6	455 of 574	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	28.0	267 of 359	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.2	298 of 352	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.5	331 of 361	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.3	351 of 356	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	24.0	249 of 291	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	11.0	321 of 326	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.5	301 of 326	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	16.5	620 of 728	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.9	657 of 717	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.0	682 of 720	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.5	677 of 726	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	15.1	545 of 625	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	7.3	666 of 703	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.1	654 of 680	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	25.7	472 of 608	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.2	565 of 589	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.7	567 of 587	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.6	573 of 591	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	20.1	434 of 480	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.6	510 of 524	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.5	479 of 504	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	19.0	545 of 613	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	8.4	539 of 584	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.6	486 of 568	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.7	490 of 549	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.3	375 of 467	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	7.1	490 of 541	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.9	468 of 522	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	19.9	587 of 726	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	7.0	711 of 719	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.3	669 of 718	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.2	709 of 730	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.6	587 of 635	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.5	680 of 697	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.3	655 of 675	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	21.0	456 of 507	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.3	429 of 510	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.8	407 of 505	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.4	340 of 535	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	25.3	310 of 401	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.8	415 of 492	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.0	442 of 471	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	4.5	484 of 502	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	20.6	429 of 510	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.0	475 of 512	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.0	426 of 435	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.8	484 of 504	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.4	481 of 497	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

African American (2025)26th percentile+10 vs school

Hispanic (2025)22nd percentile+7 vs school

Male (2025)19th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)15th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)11th percentile-4 vs school

Special Education (2025)10th percentile-5 vs school

White (2025)4th percentile-12 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts21%-34 vs state

Mathematics14%-25 vs state

Science7%-17 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NJSLA-S Science (2025)		NJSLA English Language Arts (2025)					NJSLA Mathematics (2025)					NJSLA Algebra I (2025)			NJSLA Geometry (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 4th 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 4th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 5th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 6th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 7th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 8th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 7th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 8th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I End of Course	NJSLA Geometry 8th Grade	NJSLA Geometry End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Egg Harbor City Community School	Public	4-8	730 Havana Avenue	Egg Harbor City	08215	Atlantic County	Egg Harbor City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 965-1034	266	31	8.7	79.3%	52 (19.5%)	66 (24.8%)	127 (47.7%)	5 (1.9%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.6%)	17	636^th of 752 public middle schools	15.4%		9.6	709^th of 743 public middle schools	4.6%	73	13.4	1.8	19.1	15.4	11.6	23.1	32.2	10.6	9.6	11.9	20.0	17.5						$12,120	$2,771	$9,349
Mullica Township Middle School	Public	5-8	500 Elwood Road	Elwood	08217	Atlantic County	Mullica Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 561-3868	262	21	12.5	47.7%	176 (67.2%)	13 (5.0%)	68 (26.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.9%)	43.5	414^th of 752 public middle schools	44.9%		43.5	391^st of 743 public middle schools	47.4%	23	21.7	17.7		45.8	52.9	51.8	51.9		25.7	28.3	30.4	16.1		82.6	82.6			$7,419	$598	$6,821
William Davies Middle School	Public	6-8	1876 Dr Dennis Foreman Drive	Mays Landing	08330	Atlantic County	Hamilton Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 476-6241	943	86	11.0	60.3%	317 (33.6%)	240 (25.5%)	275 (29.2%)	38 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.3%)	70 (7.4%)	30.6	508^th of 752 public middle schools	32.4%		27.1	537^th of 743 public middle schools	27.7%	29		9.0			42.0	37.9	47.8			22.2	23.7	17.6		81.4	81.7			$8,975	$298	$8,677
Galloway Township Middle School	Public	7-8	100 S Reeds Road	Galloway	08205	Atlantic County	Galloway Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 748-1250	705	62	11.3	56.2%	264 (37.4%)	155 (22.0%)	188 (26.7%)	86 (12.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	11 (1.6%)	30.4	513^th of 752 public middle schools	31.8%		29.3	514^th of 743 public middle schools	30.8%	1		15.5				34.3	34.7				30.5	10.6		79.7	79.7			$7,079	$557	$6,522
Alder Avenue Middle School	Public	6-8	25 Alder Avenue	Egg Harbor Township	08234	Atlantic County	Egg Harbor Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(609) 383-3366	919	79	11.5	50.1%	353 (38.4%)	87 (9.5%)	291 (31.7%)	142 (15.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (4.9%)	31.9	492^nd of 752 public middle schools	34.6%		36.3	451^st of 743 public middle schools	39.3%	41		10.1			40.2	46.3	60.0			18.7	19.7	7.4	100.0	83.6	86.8	100.0	100.0	$14,148	$84	$14,064
Fernwood Avenue Middle School	Public	6-8	4034 Fernwood Avenue	Egg Harbor Township	08234	Atlantic County	Egg Harbor Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(609) 383-3355	811	79	10.2	52.8%	304 (37.5%)	114 (14.1%)	220 (27.1%)	122 (15.0%)	2 (0.2%)	3 (0.4%)	46 (5.7%)	30.4	512^th of 752 public middle schools	31.9%		37.5	437^th of 743 public middle schools	41.2%	75		11.7			36.2	42.1	49.8			22.5	23.7	6.4	100.0	88.4	90.9	100.0	100.0	$12,722	$78	$12,644
Emma C Attales	Public	5-8	800 Irelan Avenue	Absecon	08201	Atlantic County	Absecon Public Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 641-5375	392	35	11.1	57.4%	171 (43.6%)	53 (13.5%)	122 (31.1%)	32 (8.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.6%)	51.9	337^th of 752 public middle schools	55.2%		48.9	354^th of 743 public middle schools	52.4%	17	25.3	12.6		49.5	60.7	56.7	55.4		34.1	40.5	36.6	29.6		72.7	72.7			$8,518	$339	$8,179
Pleasantville Middle School	Public	6-8	801 Mill Road	Pleasantville	08232	Atlantic County	Pleasantville Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 383-6865	847	73	11.6	82.6%	15 (1.8%)	226 (26.7%)	591 (69.8%)	6 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (0.9%)	10.5	701^st of 752 public middle schools	6.8%		11.4	693^rd of 743 public middle schools	6.7%	8		1.6			16.3	15.7	26.8			7.0	8.2	6.0		56.2	56.2			$14,470	$581	$13,889
Hammonton Middle School	Public	6-8	75 North Liberty Street	Hammonton	08037	Atlantic County	Hammonton School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 567-7007	795	65	12.2	39.5%	511 (64.3%)	26 (3.3%)	234 (29.4%)	5 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (2.4%)	48.4	365^th of 752 public middle schools	51.5%		51.1	336^th of 743 public middle schools	54.8%	29		13.5			60.7	55.2	58.2			38.2	36.4	15.0		87.0	87.0			$11,518	$447	$11,071
Northfield Community Middle School	Public	5-8	2000 New Road	Northfield	08225	Atlantic County	Northfield City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 407-4008	397	42	9.5	25.9%	266 (67.0%)	11 (2.8%)	71 (17.9%)	25 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (6.0%)	73.8	166^th of 752 public middle schools	77.9%		69.3	198^th of 743 public middle schools	73.4%	32	39.4	29.9		52.0	72.6	82.3	62.0		50.5	54.3	60.4	17.9		87.8	87.8			$10,083	$307	$9,776

Frequently Asked Questions about Egg Harbor City Community School

How many students attend Egg Harbor City Community School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 266 students attended Egg Harbor City Community School.

What high school do graduates of Egg Harbor City Community School attend?

Students who attend Egg Harbor City Community School usually go on to attend Cedar Creek High School

Is Egg Harbor City Community School a good school?

Egg Harbor City Community School ranks in the bottom 15.4% of New Jersey middle schools.

What is the racial makeup of Egg Harbor City Community School?

Students at Egg Harbor City Community School are 48% Hispanic, 25% African American, 20% White, 6% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

What district is Egg Harbor City Community School in?

Egg Harbor City School District

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