Summary:
Zip code 08078 has two elementary schools in Runnemede: Aline Bingham Elementary School serves PK–3 and Grade Downing Elementary School serves K–3. In the latest third-grade results, Downing’s math proficiency was above the state rate, while Aline Bingham’s was well below it; the area’s most important finding is how sharply the schools’ results differ.
Grade Downing stands out in 2025–2026, leading both subjects: 40% were proficient in ELA and 51% in math, compared with 23% at Aline Bingham in each subject. Downing’s lead was 17 percentage points in ELA and 28 in math. Its math result was 2 points above the state’s 49%, although its ELA result remained below the state’s 48%. Aline Bingham was the lower-performing school in the latest results. The earlier results offer a useful exception: in 2024–2025, Aline led ELA, with 28% versus Downing’s 24%, while Downing led math, 29% to 26%.
Recent results moved in opposite directions: from 2024–2025 to 2025–2026, Downing gained 16 percentage points in ELA and 22 in math, while Aline Bingham fell 5 points in ELA and 3 in math. SchoolDigger’s latest rankings reflect the difference, placing Downing at the 43rd percentile with 2 stars and Aline Bingham at the 9th percentile with 0 stars. The schools reported similar free/reduced lunch eligible shares for 2024–2025—45% at Aline and 46% at Downing—alongside different student–teacher ratios: 7.2 and 17.5, respectively; these are context, not explanations for score differences. Results cover two years and should be read as school-level figures.
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