Summary:
Zip code 07480 has one middle school, Macopin Middle School, serving grades 6–8 with 675 students; families can compare its results with New Jersey’s and its own history, but there is no other school in the ZIP code for a school-to-school comparison. The clearest overall finding is that Macopin’s English results are close to the state average, while its math results are below the state in all three grades.
Results vary by grade: in 2025–26, grade 6 ELA was 43% proficient, 8 percentage points below the state, while grade 8 was 58%, 4 points above; grade 7 was 56.3% versus 55.8% statewide, a 1-point advantage. Math was below the state by 6 points in grade 6, 4 in grade 7 and 3 in grade 8. The three-grade averages were 52% in ELA versus 53% statewide, and 30% in math versus 34%. Algebra I is a standout exception: Macopin reported 100% proficient for both grade 8 and end-of-course results, compared with 75% and 40% statewide, respectively. These are separate reporting categories. Grade 8 science was essentially at the state level: 18.9% versus 19.0% proficient.
Results moved closer to state averages overall from 2024–25 to 2025–26: Macopin’s ELA average rose from 50% to 52% as the state average fell from 57% to 53%, narrowing the gap by 6 points; its math average rose from 26% to 30%, narrowing the gap by 3 points. The improvement was not uniform: grade 6 math fell 6 points, while grades 7 and 8 rose 7 and 11 points. SchoolDigger’s rank improved from 479 of 743 schools (36th percentile) in 2023–24 to 358 of 743 (52nd percentile) in 2025–26; its current rating is 3 stars. As context, the school’s 2024–25 student–teacher ratio was 11.2, and 22% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible.
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