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Best Elementary Schools in Zip Code 08012

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Schools

4,376

Students

Districts

Top rankedWhitman Elementary School382^nd of 1,347 New Jersey elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Hope Community Charter School up 182 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Birches Elementary School 10.2 students per teacher

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Summary:

The 08012 zip code area is home to 8 elementary schools, a mix of public schools from the Gloucester Township Public Schools and the Washington Township School District, serving students from kindergarten through 5th grade.

Among the standout schools in the area are Whitman Elementary School and Birches Elementary School, both from the Washington Township School District, which consistently rank among the top elementary schools in the state with high proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics. Bells Elementary School, also from Washington Township, performs well above the state and district averages as well. In contrast, schools from the Gloucester Township Public Schools district, such as Gloucester Township Elementary School and Blackwood Elementary School, have lower proficiency rates and rankings.

The data highlights the importance of factors beyond just school funding and resources, such as student demographics and effective instructional practices. While spending per student and student-teacher ratios vary across the schools, the stark differences in performance between the Gloucester Township and Washington Township districts suggest systemic differences that warrant further investigation.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NJSLA-S Science (2025)	NJSLA English Language Arts (2025)					NJSLA Mathematics (2025)					Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	NJSLA-S Science 5th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 3rd Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 4th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 5th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 6th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 7th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 3rd Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 4th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 5th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 6th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 7th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Hope Community Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	836 S. 4th Street	Camden	08012	Camden County	Hope Community Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 379-3448	115	10	11.9	88.7%	0 (0.0%)	53 (46.1%)	60 (52.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	1 (0.9%)	20.8	1084^th of 1347 public elementary schools	19.5%		8.3	1266^th of 1338 public elementary schools	5.4%	182	33.4	33.3	0.0	50.0	23.1	0.0	41.6	0.0	25.0	0.0	0.0	$9,684	$2,493	$7,191
Blackwood Elementary School	Public	K-5	260 Blenheim Erial Rd	Blackwood	08012	Camden County	Gloucester Township Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 227-9510	574	46	12.4	60.3%	155 (27.0%)	196 (34.1%)	115 (20.0%)	45 (7.8%)	3 (0.5%)	3 (0.5%)	57 (9.9%)	23.5	1042^nd of 1347 public elementary schools	22.6%		24	1021^st of 1338 public elementary schools	23.7%	21	15.6	21.0	38.5	43.6			24.8	33.0	33.7			$11,827	$803	$11,024
Chews Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	600 Chewslanding Somerdale Rd	Blackwood	08012	Camden County	Gloucester Township Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	No	(856) 783-6607	716	53	13.5	38.7%	414 (57.8%)	115 (16.1%)	117 (16.3%)	32 (4.5%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	34 (4.7%)	32.5	921^st of 1347 public elementary schools	31.6%		34.4	876^th of 1338 public elementary schools	34.5%	45	17.0	36.2	39.6	40.4			41.8	38.6	39.2			$11,338	$312	$11,026
Gloucester Township Elementary School	Public	K-5	270 South Black Horse Pike	Blackwood	08012	Camden County	Gloucester Township Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	No	(856) 227-8845	222	17	13.0	39.2%	137 (61.7%)	27 (12.2%)	32 (14.4%)	12 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (6.3%)	44.4	748^th of 1347 public elementary schools	44.5%		41.5	775^th of 1338 public elementary schools	42.1%	27	15.4	46.8	52.4	48.8			63.8	47.6	20.9			$12,587	$462	$12,125
Loring Flemming Elementary School	Public	K-5	135 Little Gloucester Rd	Blackwood	08012	Camden County	Gloucester Township Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 227-4045	629	52	12.0	46.6%	251 (39.9%)	160 (25.4%)	141 (22.4%)	32 (5.1%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (6.7%)	37.2	855^th of 1347 public elementary schools	36.5%		35.8	855^th of 1338 public elementary schools	36.1%		27.8	29.3	39.6	53.7			37.3	35.4	47.3			$11,389	$611	$10,778
Bells Elementary School	Public	K-5	227 Greentree Rd	Turnersville	08012	Camden County	Washington Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(856) 589-8441	571	49	11.6	20.8%	423 (74.1%)	27 (4.7%)	91 (15.9%)	25 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	59.4	551^st of 1347 public elementary schools	59.1%		52.8	638^th of 1338 public elementary schools	52.3%	87	35.2	58.4	55.8	57.5			58.4	50.5	44.3			$10,606	$198	$10,408
Birches Elementary School	Public	K-5	416 Westminster Blvd	Turnersville	08012	Camden County	Washington Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(856) 232-1290	472	46	10.2	22.9%	363 (76.9%)	25 (5.3%)	62 (13.1%)	13 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.9%)	70.1	426^th of 1347 public elementary schools	68.4%		79.1	292^nd of 1338 public elementary schools	78.2%	134	30.6	50.7	75.0	80.6			53.6	58.8	60.3			$12,502	$337	$12,165
Whitman Elementary School	Public	K-5	827 Whitman School Dr	Turnersville	08012	Camden County	Washington Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(856) 227-1103	566	48	11.8	23.5%	399 (70.5%)	41 (7.2%)	89 (15.7%)	21 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	15 (2.7%)	72.8	382^nd of 1347 public elementary schools	71.6%		80.5	276^th of 1338 public elementary schools	79.4%	106	51.1	51.6	67.9	83.7			61.1	48.2	58.1			$10,724	$322	$10,402
Thomas Jefferson Elementary School	Public	K-5	95 Altair Dr	Turnersville	08012	Camden County	Washington Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 589-8248	511	46	11.1	35.2%	315 (61.6%)	89 (17.4%)	74 (14.5%)	25 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.6%)	52.2	649^th of 1347 public elementary schools	51.8%		54.8	610^th of 1338 public elementary schools	54.4%	39	31.3	46.9	44.8	67.5			51.6	37.9	45.7			$10,138	$625	$9,513

Cities Near Zip Code 08012

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Sicklerville	0.36 mi	8	374^th
Turnersville	0.76 mi	4	226^th
Erial	1.02 mi	2	433^rd
Sewell	2.85 mi	11	237^th
Pine Hill	3.07 mi	4	506^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the New Jersey Department of Education.

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