Summary:
High schools in ZIP code 08065 consist of one school, Palmyra High School, serving grades 9–12 with 385 students. Its results vary considerably by subject: in 2025–2026, Geometry proficiency was above the New Jersey average, while several other reported results were below it. The central finding for families is that the school’s academic picture is mixed, with especially large gaps below the state in Algebra I end-of-course and ninth-grade English Language Arts.
Because it is the only school in the area, Palmyra is both the top and bottom performer locally; there is no meaningful comparison among schools. Against the state, its strongest results were ninth-grade Geometry, at 64% proficient versus 50% statewide, and Geometry end-of-course, at 60% versus 52%—advantages of 14 and 8 percentage points. Its weakest were Algebra I end-of-course, at 15% versus 40%, 25 points below, and ninth-grade English Language Arts, at 30% versus 51%, 21 points below. Algebra I ninth-grade proficiency was also below the state, 16% versus 22%.
Changes over time are mixed rather than a clear overall improvement: the average gap from the state across six comparable measures was nearly unchanged, about 12 points below in both years. Science and NJGPA Mathematics improved relative to the state, with their gaps narrowing from 16 to 6 points and from 13 to 7 points below, respectively; NJGPA English Language Arts moved the other way, from 6 points above the state to 6 below. SchoolDigger ranked Palmyra 280th of 429 schools in 2023–2024, 274th of 434 in 2024–2025, and 291st of 434 in 2025–2026. Context includes a 12.9-to-1 student–teacher ratio and 45% free/reduced lunch eligible in 2024–2025. The school’s 94% graduation rate and 1% dropout rate in 2024–2025 compared favorably with state rates, but chronic absenteeism was 27%, versus 14% statewide and 20% in the Palmyra Public School District.
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