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Schools in Zip Code 08036


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744
Students
Top rankedHainesport Township School521st of 1,331 New Jersey elementary schools
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Biggest riser
Hainesport Township School up 93 spots statewide this year
Summary:

Zip code 08036 has one listed school, Hainesport Township School, serving prekindergarten through grade 8, with 523 students. With no other listed schools in the zip code, the results offer a picture of this school rather than a basis for comparing local school options. In 2025–26, performance varied sharply by subject and grade: Algebra I proficiency was far above the state result, while eighth-grade math was well below it. The most important finding is that a single overall impression of the school’s math results would miss this pronounced contrast.

Hainesport Township School stands out most positively in Algebra I and most negatively in eighth-grade math. Algebra I proficiency was 92%, compared with 40% statewide for the End of Course result, a 52-point advantage; the grade 8 Algebra I result was also 92%, 18 points above the state’s 75%. In contrast, just 6% were proficient in eighth-grade math, compared with 23% statewide, a 17-point shortfall. Eighth-grade ELA was another weak spot at 34%, 19 points below the state. Fourth-grade results were stronger: ELA was 15 points above the state and math was 16 points above.

Recent results show both progress and setbacks. The unweighted ELA average improved from 48% in 2024–25 to 49% in 2025–26, while the state average moved from 54% to 51%; Hainesport’s gap narrowed from 6 points below the state to 2 points below. Its math average fell from 47% to 43%, and its advantage over the state narrowed from 7 points to 2; eighth-grade math dropped 23 points, from 29% to 6%. SchoolDigger’s overall ranking rose from 762nd of 1,338 schools (43rd percentile, 2 stars) in 2023–24 to 521st of 1,331 (61st percentile, 3 stars) in 2025–26. Context figures include a 9:1 student-teacher ratio and 14% free/reduced lunch eligible in 2024–25; chronic absenteeism was 13%, compared with 14% statewide. These measures describe the school but do not explain its test results.

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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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