Schools in Zip Code 08021

Schools in ZIP code 08021 include 10 schools—six elementary, two middle and two high schools—with results that vary considerably by school and grade. Across the reported 2025–2026 grade 3–8 results, the average was 38% in ELA compared with 51% statewide, and 24% in math compared with 42% statewide. Only 7 of 25 ELA results and 3 of 25 math results exceeded their grade’s state result. The clearest area-wide concern is math, where the average shortfall was 19 points, compared with 13 points in ELA.

Clementon Elementary School is the strongest all-around standout in the latest grade-matched results, leading in seven of 12 ELA and math comparisons for grades 3–8; its 8th-grade Algebra I result was 93%, versus 75% statewide. Laurel Springs School led ELA in grades 3, 5 and 6, but its latest math results in grades 3–5 were below state results. At the lower end, 6th-grade math was 7% at Lindenwold Middle School, compared with 61% at Clementon; 7th-grade ELA ranged from 23% at Pine Hill Middle School to 66% at Clementon. John H. Glenn School also had a strong 3rd-grade ELA result at 57%, second among the five schools with results in that grade.

Overall results were essentially flat relative to the state between years, but individual grades changed sharply: John H. Glenn’s 3rd-grade ELA rose 35 points, while Laurel Springs’ 5th-grade ELA fell 31 points. SchoolDigger places Clementon at the 43rd state percentile and Laurel Springs at the 40th. Clementon also has the lowest reported student–teacher ratio, 9.5, while Overbrook Senior High School and Laurel Springs are at 13.2; the figures do not show a simple relationship between ratio and results. All schools report free/reduced lunch eligible for 2024–2025, ranging from 25% at Laurel Springs to 89% at Lindenwold School Four. These characteristics offer context, not an explanation for school results.