Summary:
Zip code 08037 has one middle school, Hammonton Middle School, serving grades 6–8 with 795 students in the Hammonton School District. In 2025–2026, the school’s average proficiency across grades 6–8 was 47% in ELA and 27% in math, compared with state averages of 53% and 34%. Across the six ELA and math grade results, the school averaged 37%, versus 44% statewide—a 7-point shortfall, the most important overall finding.
Algebra I is the school’s standout: 92% were proficient in the end-of-course result, 52 points above the state’s 40%, and 92% in the grade 8 result, 18 points above the state’s 75%. The weakest comparisons were grade 7 math, at 28% versus 38% statewide (10 points below), and grade 8 math, at 13% versus 23% (9 points below). Grade 8 science was also below the state, at 11% versus 19%. Because this is the only school in the group, these figures show strengths and weaknesses against state results, not a local school ranking.
Results changed unevenly over time: from 2024–2025 to 2025–2026, ELA fell 15 points in grade 6, 8 in grade 7, and 11 in grade 8, while the corresponding state declines were 5, 1, and 4 points. Math was steadier in grade 6, rising 1 point, but grade 7 fell 8 points and grade 8 fell 2; Algebra I rose 5 points in both reporting categories. SchoolDigger’s ranking moved from 336 of 743 schools (55th percentile) in 2023–2024 to 445 of 743 (40th percentile) in 2025–2026, and its rating changed from 3 stars to 2. Context figures for 2024–2025 include a 12.2:1 student–teacher ratio and 40% free/reduced lunch eligible.
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