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Best High Schools in Zip Code 08037

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School

1,315

Students

Top rankedHammonton High School219^th of 434 New Jersey high schools

Summary:

The 08037 zip code is home to a single high school, Hammonton High School, which serves grades 9-12 and is part of the Hammonton School District. The school has a total enrollment of 1,318 students and a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 13.8.

Hammonton High School's performance has been mixed, with the school scoring above the state average in some areas, such as 9th grade English Language Arts and Geometry, but below average in others, like Algebra I and 11th grade Science. The school's four-year graduation rate is 91.3%, and its dropout rate is 1.0%. However, the school faces challenges, with a 14.9% chronic absenteeism rate and a relatively high 31.34% free and reduced-price lunch rate, indicating a significant portion of economically disadvantaged students.

Despite these challenges, Hammonton High School has maintained a consistent 3-star rating from SchoolDigger, though its statewide ranking has fluctuated in recent years, ranging from 168th out of 429 high schools in 2023-2024 to 219th out of 434 in 2024-2025. The school's per-student spending for the 2018-2019 school year was $9,983, which may contribute to the resources available to support student success.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NJGPA Mathematics (2025)	NJSLA-S Science (2025)	NJSLA English Language Arts (2025)	NJSLA Algebra I (2025)		NJSLA Geometry (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	NJGPA Mathematics 11th Grade	NJSLA-S Science 11th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 9th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 9th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I End of Course	NJSLA Geometry 9th Grade	NJSLA Geometry End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Hammonton High School	Public	9-12	566 Old Forks Road	Hammonton	08037	Atlantic County	Hammonton School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 567-7000	1,315	94	13.9	34.4%	891 (67.8%)	63 (4.8%)	323 (24.6%)	6 (0.5%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (2.2%)	47.3	219^th of 434 public high schools	49.5%		55.8	168^th of 429 public high schools	60.8%	51	57.7	21.1	55.8	26.0	25.7	81.0	81.0	$9,983	$316	$9,667

Cities Near Zip Code 08037

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Hammonton	1.81 mi	6	365^th
Elwood	4.73 mi	2	402^nd
Williamstown	6.58 mi	7	344^th
Blue Anchor	7.11 mi	1	519^th
Waterford Works	7.89 mi	1	370^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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