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Best Elementary Schools in Zip Code 08030

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1,116

Students

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Top rankedAlice Costello Elementary School849^th of 1,347 New Jersey elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Cold Springs School up 126 spots statewide this year

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Summary:

The 08030 zip code area is home to two elementary schools - Alice Costello Elementary School and Cold Springs School, both serving students from kindergarten through 8th grade. Based on the available data, Alice Costello Elementary School appears to be the stronger performing of the two, with higher statewide rankings, better proficiency scores, and more efficient resource utilization.

Alice Costello Elementary School consistently ranks higher than Cold Springs School, placing in the 849th and 834th positions out of 1,347 and 1,338 New Jersey elementary schools in the 2024-2025 and 2023-2024 school years, respectively. Additionally, Alice Costello Elementary has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger, compared to the 1-star rating for Cold Springs School. In terms of academic performance, Alice Costello Elementary outperforms Cold Springs School and the state average on most NJSLA proficiency metrics across grade levels in both English Language Arts and Mathematics.

While both schools have similar chronic absenteeism rates, Alice Costello Elementary spends slightly more per student ($12,492 vs. $11,740) and has a lower student-teacher ratio (7.8 vs. 11.2), suggesting more efficient resource utilization and potentially more individualized attention for students. However, Cold Springs School has a higher percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch (66.39% vs. 58.94%), indicating a lower socioeconomic status of its student population, which could be a contributing factor to its lower academic performance.

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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-S Science 8th 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 English Language Arts 8th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 3rd Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 4th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 5th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 6th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 7th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Alice Costello Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	301 Haakon rd.	Brooklawn	08030	Camden County	Brooklawn Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 456-4039	277	32	8.5	70.0%	143 (51.6%)	28 (10.1%)	82 (29.6%)	13 (4.7%)	1 (0.4%)	3 (1.1%)	7 (2.5%)	37.4	849^th of 1347 public elementary schools	37.0%		37.2	834^th of 1338 public elementary schools	37.7%	15	25.0	0.0	50.0	50.0	56.2	21.2	71.9	42.9	62.5	45.0	18.8	18.8	54.9	10.0	$12,492	$561	$11,931
Cold Springs School	Public	PK, KG-3	1194 Market Street	Gloucester City	08030	Camden County	Gloucester City Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 456-7000	839	75	11.2	65.9%	414 (49.3%)	115 (13.7%)	210 (25.0%)	32 (3.8%)	5 (0.6%)	3 (0.4%)	60 (7.2%)	28	984^th of 1347 public elementary schools	26.9%		17.4	1110^th of 1338 public elementary schools	17.0%	126			38.3						30.2						$11,740	$261	$11,479

Cities Near Zip Code 08030

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Gloucester City	0.1 mi	3	424^th
Brooklawn	0.67 mi	1	400^th
Camden	1.3 mi	29	526^th
Bellmawr	1.4 mi	3	320^th
Mount Ephraim	1.4 mi	2	297^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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