Best Public Schools in Zip Code 08071

Zip code 08071 includes three schools in the Pitman Boro School District: Memorial Elementary School (pre-K–grade 1), Pitman Elementary School (grades 2–6), and Pitman Junior/Senior High School (grades 7–12). Attendance is a shared bright spot: chronic absenteeism in 2024–25 was 8%–10% at these schools, compared with 14% statewide. Because the schools serve different grades and Memorial has no supplied proficiency results, the available scores cannot fairly rank all three against one another. The main takeaway is that achievement varies substantially by grade and subject, especially in math.

Pitman Elementary stands out in third-grade math, with 75% proficient—26 percentage points above the state’s 49%. Its clearest low result is sixth-grade math: 14%, 26 points below the state’s 40%. At Pitman Junior/Senior High, eighth-grade English language arts is a strength at 67%, 13 points above the state’s 53%; eighth-grade Algebra I is also high at 91%, versus 75% statewide. In contrast, ninth-grade Algebra I is 8%, 14 points below the state, and Geometry results are below state levels in both reported comparisons. The supplied data do not establish a proficiency leader or trailer among all three schools.

Recent results show gains overall, but not in every grade or course. Elementary average English proficiency across grades 3–6 rose from 55% to 58% between 2024–25 and 2025–26, while its average gap over the state widened from 3 to 9 points. High-school grades 7–9 English rose from an average of 53% to 63%, moving from 2 points below the state to 10 points above; however, elementary sixth-grade math fell from 31% to 14%, and high-school Algebra I and Geometry results also weakened relative to the state. SchoolDigger rates the district 3 stars, at rank 275 of 607 and in the 55th percentile; its school percentiles rose to 56 for both tested schools in the latest year shown. For context, 2024–25 free/reduced lunch eligible shares were 27% at Pitman Elementary, 25% at Memorial Elementary, and 23% at Pitman Junior/Senior High; student-teacher ratios ranged from 10.7 to 13.1. These are useful context measures, not explanations for achievement differences.