Summary:
Zip code 07648 has two schools: Norwood Public School, serving pre-K through grade 8 with 583 students, and Northern Valley Central, an alternative school serving pre-K through grade 12 with 178 students. The strongest available results come from Norwood, which in 2025–2026 scored above state averages in every reported ELA grade and all but one math grade. The most important takeaway is that Norwood is the only school with reportable state-test results, so it is the only school in the area whose achievement can be assessed from these data.
Norwood stands out for above-state results across subjects, especially ELA: its 2025–2026 grade averages were 72% in ELA versus 51% statewide, 59% in math versus 40%, and 35% in science versus 23%. Algebra I was a particular strength: 97% of eighth graders were proficient, compared with 75% statewide, and the End-of-Course result was 98% versus 40%. Results vary by grade, however: fifth-grade science was 24% versus 27% statewide, while eighth-grade science was 45% versus 19%. Northern Valley Central cannot be placed above or below Norwood because its state-test scores are suppressed.
Norwood’s grade averages fell from 2024–2025 to 2025–2026 by 5 percentage points in ELA and 4 in math, while science was essentially unchanged; its advantage over the state narrowed in ELA and math but grew in science. Math also has the widest grade spread: results ranged from 35% in grade 8 to 86% in grade 3, and grade 5 matched the state. SchoolDigger’s ranking declined from 196th of 1,338 schools (85th percentile) in 2023–2024 to 429th of 1,331 (68th percentile) in 2025–2026, despite Norwood’s generally above-state scores. For context, in 2024–2025 Norwood’s student–teacher ratio was 11.8 and 2% were free/reduced lunch eligible; Northern Valley Central’s ratio was 4.8 and 3% were free/reduced lunch eligible. Those are differences between schools, not explanations for results.
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