Schools in Zip Code 07928

Schools in ZIP code 07928 include six schools in the School District of the Chathams: four elementary schools, one middle school and one high school. The overall picture is strong compared with state results, but performance varies by grade and subject; the clearest concern is Chatham Middle School eighth-grade math, where 7% were proficient in 2025–2026, compared with 23% statewide.

Milton Avenue School leads the shared third-grade comparison: in 2024–2025, 89% were proficient in both ELA and math, ahead of the average of the other three schools by 20 percentage points in ELA and 11 points in math. Southern Boulevard School was lowest among those four, at 65% in ELA and 76% in math, though still 20 and 26 points above state results, respectively. Lafayette Avenue School also stands out in 2025–2026, exceeding state results by 31.5–34.1 points across its reported third- and fourth-grade ELA and math results. At the high school, Chatham High School was above state results in its reported subjects, with advantages ranging from 14 points in tenth-grade Algebra I to 47 points in ninth-grade Algebra I.

Changes over time are mixed rather than uniformly upward: Lafayette’s third-grade ELA and math rose by 6 and 4 points, while its fourth-grade ELA fell by 4 points; at Chatham Middle, eighth-grade math declined by 3 points, and its current low result follows a 10-point deficit the prior year. Chatham High’s graduation rate was 93% in 2024–2025, 4 points above the state; its SchoolDigger rank improved from 65th of 429 to 42nd of 434. Among elementary schools, Southern had a lower student-teacher ratio than Milton (9.4 versus 10.5) despite lower third-grade scores. All six schools reported free/reduced lunch eligible rates for 2024–2025, ranging from 1.9% to 3.9%; these figures are context, not an explanation for results. These comparisons cover different grades and do not track the same students over time.