Summary:
ZIP code 08089 has one listed school, Waterford Elementary School, serving grades 3–6 with 431 students. In 2025–2026, its average results across grades were below state averages in both English language arts (ELA) and math: 45% versus 49% in ELA, and 39% versus 46% in math. The clearest concern is grade 6 math, where 28% of students were proficient, 13 points below the state.
There are no other listed schools to compare, so the notable differences are among Waterford’s grade-level results. ELA was strongest in grade 5, at 49%, and lowest in grade 4, at 38%; math was strongest in grade 5, at 44%, and lowest in grade 6, at 28%. Waterford scored below the state in every reported grade and subject that year. Its closest result was grade 5 math, 2 points below the state; its largest gap was grade 6 math, 13 points below. Grade 5 science proficiency was 22%, compared with 27% statewide.
Results shifted in different directions by subject: ELA moved closer to the state average, while math fell farther behind. From 2024–2025 to 2025–2026, Waterford’s four-grade ELA average rose from 44% to 45%, and its gap to the state narrowed from 8 to 4 points. Its math average fell from 44% to 39%, widening the gap from 1 to 6 points; within that pattern, grade 6 math dropped 16 points, from 44% to 28%. SchoolDigger’s ranking also declined, from the 47th percentile in 2023–2024 to the 41st percentile in 2025–2026. For context, the school’s 2024–2025 student–teacher ratio was 10.2, and 35% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible. These figures describe one school and do not allow school-to-school comparisons.
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