Summary:
ZIP code 08202 has one listed school, Avalon Elementary School, a middle school serving grades 5–8 with 97 students. Its chronic absenteeism was higher than the state rate in 2024–2025: 22%, compared with 14% statewide, an 8-point gap. The clearest overall takeaway is that the school exceeded state proficiency results in 11 of 12 reported grade-and-subject comparisons in 2025–2026.
Because it is the only school listed, Avalon is both the area’s top and bottom school by default, rather than one of several local options to compare. Its strongest results were in ELA and Algebra I: grade 7 ELA proficiency was 89%, versus 56% statewide, and Algebra I was 90% on both reported measures, compared with 40% statewide on the end-of-course measure and 75% for grade 8. Grade 5 math was the clear exception: 33% proficient, versus 46% statewide, a 12-point shortfall. Across grades, the average ELA result was 80%, compared with 53% statewide; math and science averages were also above state results, though less strongly.
Recent changes were mixed, not a uniform rise or fall: from 2024–2025 to 2025–2026, Avalon’s average ELA proficiency fell 1 point and its science average fell 4 points, while its grades 5–7 math average rose 2 points. The school’s SchoolDigger rating was 5 stars, and its statewide rank improved from 80th of 743 schools in 2023–2024 to 46th of 743 in 2025–2026, at the 94th percentile. Other context includes a 7.5 student–teacher ratio in 2024–2025 and 4% free/reduced lunch eligible in school year 2022–2023; these are descriptive details, not explanations for test results.
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