Best Public Schools in Zip Code 08053

Summary:

The 08053 zip code area in Evesham Township, New Jersey is home to 9 schools, including 6 elementary schools, 2 middle schools, and 1 high school, all part of the Evesham Township School District. While the district as a whole is ranked 310 out of 609 in the state, several individual schools stand out for their strong performance.

At the high school level, Cherokee High School ranks 140 out of 434 New Jersey high schools, with 86.8% of 11th graders proficient or better in English Language Arts and 68.6% in Mathematics on the NJGPA. The school also boasts a high 91.3% four-year graduation rate and a low 1.0% dropout rate. At the middle school level, Marlton Middle and Frances DeMasi Middle School rank 273 and 281 out of 752 New Jersey middle schools, respectively, with strong test scores in English Language Arts.

Among the elementary schools, Frances DeMasi Elementary and Robert B Jaggard School stand out, ranking 408 and 537 out of 1,347 New Jersey elementary schools, with 65.9% and 64.5% of 4th graders proficient or better in English Language Arts, respectively. However, the district as a whole faces challenges, including a high 14.9% chronic absenteeism rate across all schools and varying spending per student, from around $7,000 to $11,800.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NJGPA English Language Arts (2025)	NJGPA Mathematics (2025)	NJSLA-S Science (2025)			NJSLA English Language Arts (2025)							NJSLA Mathematics (2025)						NJSLA Algebra I (2025)			NJSLA Geometry (2025)		NJSLA Algebra II (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 English Language Arts 11th Grade	NJGPA Mathematics 11th Grade	NJSLA-S Science 5th Grade	NJSLA-S Science 8th Grade	NJSLA-S Science 11th 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 English Language Arts 9th 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	NJSLA Algebra I 8th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 9th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I End of Course	NJSLA Geometry 9th Grade	NJSLA Geometry End of Course	NJSLA Algebra II 9th Grade	NJSLA Algebra II End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Frances DeMasi Elementary School	Public	K-5	199 Evesboro Medford Rd	Marlton	08053	Burlington County	Evesham Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(856) 988-0777	332	27	12.5	10.5%	205 (61.7%)	12 (3.6%)	24 (7.2%)	59 (17.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (9.6%)	71	408^th of 1347 public elementary schools	69.7%		58.3	566^th of 1338 public elementary schools	57.7%	158			43.6			55.0	65.9	59.6					63.3	62.5	58.1											$8,998	$41	$8,957
Frances DeMasi Middle School	Public	6-8	199 Evesboro Medford Rd	Marlton	08053	Burlington County	Evesham Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(856) 988-0777	720	63	11.5	15.3%	472 (65.6%)	66 (9.2%)	38 (5.3%)	101 (14.0%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	41 (5.7%)	59.7	281^st of 752 public middle schools	62.6%		58.6	288^th of 743 public middle schools	61.2%	7				26.0					42.6	61.1	59.7					44.9	53.0	25.8	100.0		100.0					$8,233	$07	$8,226
Marlton Elementary	Public	K-5	190 Tomlinson Mill Road	Marlton	08053	Burlington County	Evesham Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(856) 988-9811	567	37	15.3	10.9%	426 (75.1%)	20 (3.5%)	48 (8.5%)	37 (6.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (6.3%)	47.9	710^th of 1347 public elementary schools	47.3%		52.4	640^th of 1338 public elementary schools	52.2%	70			28.1			42.5	58.7	35.8					50.5	60.7	37.4											$9,212	$21	$9,191
Helen L Beeler	Public	K-5	60 Caldwell Ave	Marlton	08053	Burlington County	Evesham Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 988-0619	557	42	13.4	16.2%	334 (60.0%)	44 (7.9%)	44 (7.9%)	83 (14.9%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.4%)	47 (8.4%)	47.5	714^th of 1347 public elementary schools	47.0%		42.3	764^th of 1338 public elementary schools	42.9%	50			28.5			39.8	41.3	42.9					56.2	54.4	50.0											$7,091	$189	$6,902
J Harold Van Zant	Public	K-5	270 Conestoga Drive	Marlton	08053	Burlington County	Evesham Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 988-0687	621	40	15.7	19.0%	410 (66.0%)	52 (8.4%)	45 (7.2%)	67 (10.8%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	43 (6.9%)	49.2	690^th of 1347 public elementary schools	48.8%		38.8	813^th of 1338 public elementary schools	39.2%	123			22.8			41.1	56.9	55.3					53.3	48.6	43.0											$8,694	$146	$8,548
Marlton Middle	Public	6-8	150 Tomlinson Mill Road	Marlton	08053	Burlington County	Evesham Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(856) 988-0684	744	59	12.7	13.7%	544 (73.1%)	53 (7.1%)	56 (7.5%)	68 (9.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	20 (2.7%)	60.4	273^rd of 752 public middle schools	63.7%		58.9	285^th of 743 public middle schools	61.6%	12				18.5					70.6	48.0	62.7					53.0	43.1	24.5	100.0		100.0					$8,495	$09	$8,486
Robert B Jaggard School	Public	K-5	2 Westcott Road	Marlton	08053	Burlington County	Evesham Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 988-0679	483	45	10.7	23.6%	271 (56.1%)	78 (16.1%)	45 (9.3%)	54 (11.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	33 (6.8%)	60	537^th of 1347 public elementary schools	60.1%		73.2	375^th of 1338 public elementary schools	72.0%	162			27.9			57.1	64.5	55.7					48.6	58.1	50.8											$10,326	$284	$10,042
Richard L Rice School	Public	PK, KG-5	50 Crown Royal Parkway	Marlton	08053	Burlington County	Evesham Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(856) 988-0685	492	39	12.6	7.7%	297 (60.4%)	37 (7.5%)	66 (13.4%)	37 (7.5%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	51 (10.4%)	45.8	729^th of 1347 public elementary schools	45.9%		55.5	601^st of 1338 public elementary schools	55.1%	128			28.3			46.3	48.6	45.3					53.7	54.3	34.0											$8,190	$15	$8,175
Cherokee High School	Public	9-12	120 Tomlinson Mill Road	Marlton	08053	Burlington County	Lenape Regional High School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(856) 983-5140	2,082	155	13.4	16.9%	1,412 (67.8%)	136 (6.5%)	189 (9.1%)	224 (10.8%)	4 (0.2%)	7 (0.3%)	107 (5.1%)	61.9	140^th of 434 public high schools	67.7%		63.4	131^st of 429 public high schools	69.5%	9	86.8	68.6			45.2							53.1								27.4	27.3	52.7	50.9	97.4	95.2	$11,792		$11,792

Cities Near Zip Code 08053

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Marlton	0.58 mi	9	278^th
Cherry Hill	1.99 mi	19	215^th
Voorhees	2.02 mi	6	114^th
Mount Laurel	3.29 mi	9	345^th
Medford	3.54 mi	10	149^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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