Summary:
Schools in ZIP code 08085 include nine schools serving early childhood/PK through high school: five elementary schools, three middle schools and one high school; six have proficiency results in the supplied data. The clearest overall finding is that results vary substantially by grade and subject, although General Charles G. Harker School and Walter Hill School are the strongest consistent reference points in the grades reported for them.
Harker was above state results in all six reported grade 3–5 ELA and math comparisons, by 13 to 21 percentage points, and was 9 points above the state in grade 5 science. Walter Hill was 18 points above the state in grade 6 ELA and 17 points above in math. Other schools have more uneven profiles: Kingsway Regional Middle School was 14 points above the state in grade 7 math, but 13 points below in grade 8 general math; both it and Logan Middle School were below the state in grade 8 math. Logan Township Elementary School was 19 points above the state in grade 5 math, but 2 points below in grade 4 math. Kingsway Regional High School had strong grade 11 NJGPA results, while its reported Algebra I, Geometry and Algebra II results were below state rates.
Changes over time were mixed: across 44 matched results, the average margin against the state declined by about 1 point, but Harker improved its ELA margins in all three tested grades, while Logan Township Elementary fell 23 percentage points in grade 4 math. SchoolDigger rankings also moved in different directions: Harker rose from the 70th to the 73rd percentile, while Logan Township Elementary fell from the 72nd to the 58th. Student-teacher ratios ranged from 9.7 at Logan Middle School to 13.9 at Kingsway Regional High School; all nine schools reported free/reduced lunch eligible figures for 2024–2025, ranging from 15% to 26%. Three schools serving PK–2 have no test results in the supplied data.
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