Summary:
Schools in zip code 08039 include one school, South Harrison Elementary School, serving prekindergarten through grade 6 and enrolling 345 students. The available results cover English language arts (ELA) and math in grades 3–6, plus grade 5 science. The most important finding is that in 2025–2026, the school scored above New Jersey’s results in every reported ELA and math grade and in grade 5 science.
South Harrison Elementary School is the only school in the area data, so there are no other local schools to rank above or below it. Its strongest result against the state was grade 4 math: 78% proficiency, 31 points higher than the state’s 47%. Its narrowest leads were 10 points, in grade 6 math (50% versus 40%) and grade 5 science (37% versus 27%). Within the school, grade 3 had the highest ELA result at 71%, while grade 4 had the highest math result at 78%; the lowest were grade 4 ELA at 58% and grade 6 math at 50%. Across grades 3–6, average results were 62% in ELA, 13 points above the state average, and 65% in math, 20 points above the state average.
Results improved broadly from 2024–2025 to 2025–2026, though science moved in the opposite direction. ELA rose in all four grades, including a 12-point gain in grade 5; math rose 10 points in grade 4, 7 in grade 5, and 17 in grade 6, while grade 3 was essentially unchanged. Grade 5 science fell 10 points, from 47% to 37%, but remained above the state; its lead narrowed from 17 points to 10. SchoolDigger’s statewide ranking also improved, from 652nd of 1,338 schools (51st percentile) in 2023–2024 to 341st of 1,331 (74th percentile) in 2025–2026. In 2024–2025, the student–teacher ratio was 9:1, free/reduced lunch eligible enrollment was 12%, and chronic absenteeism was 4%, compared with 14% statewide. Because the area has only one school, these figures cannot show differences among local schools.
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