Summary:
Zip code 07823 has three schools: Belvidere High School serves grades 9–12, while Belvidere Elementary School and White Township Consolidated School each serve PK–8. The elementary schools each enroll 274 students and can be compared grade by grade; high-school results cover different tests. The clearest overall contrast is between the elementary schools: White Township generally performs much better than Belvidere Elementary.
White Township stands out at the top in the latest elementary results, averaging 57% in ELA and 42% in math across grades 3–8, compared with 25% and 13% at Belvidere Elementary. The school-to-school gaps are 31 points in ELA and 29 in math; White Township also leads in both reported science grades. It exceeds the state average in three of six ELA grades and three of six math grades, while Belvidere Elementary is below the state in every reported ELA and math grade. The notable exception is grade 5 math, where Belvidere Elementary scores 32% to White Township’s 23%, though both are below the state’s 46%. At the high school, NJGPA ELA is closest to the state result: 75% versus 76%; all three reported Algebra I results are 0%.
Recent trends are mixed: Belvidere Elementary’s average ELA rose 9 points, but White Township’s fell 8, and the area’s ELA shortfall to the state narrowed from 13 to 10 points. Math weakened at both schools, and the area’s shortfall widened from 9 to 13 points. SchoolDigger rates White Township at the 59th percentile with 3 stars, versus the 13th percentile and 1 star for Belvidere Elementary; Belvidere High is at the 28th percentile with 1 star. For 2024–2025, free/reduced lunch eligible students were 23% at White Township and 44% at Belvidere Elementary; student-teacher ratios were 8.3 and 10.7, respectively. These are useful context, not explanations for differences in scores. Results can vary by grade, and year-to-year scores reflect different student cohorts.
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