Best Public Schools in Zip Code 07803

ZIP code 07803 has one listed school, Canfield Avenue School, an elementary school serving pre-K through grade 6 with 382 students, in the Mine Hill Township School District. In 2025–2026, Canfield’s average ELA proficiency across grades 3–6 was 62%, compared with 49% statewide, and it outscored the state in every tested ELA grade. Math was more uneven: two grades were above the state and two below. The most important takeaway is a strong, consistent ELA profile alongside a pronounced grade 4 math weakness.

There is no school-to-school leader or trailing school because Canfield is the only school listed, but its grade-level results show clear highs and lows. Grade 5 ELA was a standout at 70%, 18 points above the state; grade 6 math was 54%, 14 points above. Grade 4 math was the sharpest concern: 27% proficiency compared with 47% statewide, a 20-point gap. Grade 5 science was also above the state, at 31% versus 27%. These contrasts show why one schoolwide or subject average may not describe every grade.

Results shifted in Canfield’s favor overall, but not in every grade. Its average ELA result rose 4 points from 2024–2025 to 2025–2026, while the state average fell 3 points; its advantage widened by 7 points. The math average increased 3 points and its deficit narrowed from 4 points to 1, though grade 5 math fell 6 points and grade 4 remained below the state despite improving 11 points. SchoolDigger places Canfield at the 58th statewide percentile in 2025–2026, up from the 53rd percentile the prior year, with three stars in both years. Context figures include a student-teacher ratio of 10.6 and 43% of students free/reduced lunch eligible in 2024–2025; these describe the school, not what explains its results.