Summary:
Zip code 08205 has seven schools: five elementary schools, one middle school and one high school, with results that vary considerably by school and subject. In 2025–26, the five elementary schools averaged 36% proficiency in grades 3–6 ELA, compared with 49% statewide, and 28% in math, compared with 46% statewide. The gaps were 13 percentage points in ELA and 17 in math, making math the clearest area of concern across the elementary schools.
Reeds Road Elementary School led the elementary schools in grades 3–6 math, averaging 36%; Arthur Rann Elementary School led in ELA, at 43%. At the other end, Atlantic Community Charter School averaged 21% in ELA and 14% in math, the lowest among the five schools in those shared grades. Galloway Township Middle School had a standout eighth-grade Algebra I result: 90% proficient, 15 points above the state. But just 9% were proficient in its eighth-grade math, so the Algebra I result does not reflect across-the-board strength in math. Absegami High School also had mixed results: Geometry was 54%, above the state’s 52%, while its 2024–25 graduation rate was 92%, compared with 89% statewide.
Elementary ELA improved more than math: the average rose from 30% in 2024–25 to 36% in 2025–26, while the state average fell from 52% to 49%; the math average edged up from 27% to 28%, and its gap with the state narrowed only from 18 to 17 points. SchoolDigger ranks Atlantic Community Charter School in the 6th statewide percentile and Galloway Township Middle School in the 45th, up from the 31st in 2023–24. Student-teacher ratios range from 8.8 to 12.4, averaging 10.6. As context, all seven schools reported the same measure—free/reduced lunch eligible—in 2024–25, ranging from 50% at Smithville Elementary School to 93% at Atlantic Community Charter School; these figures do not explain school results. The averages are unweighted and do not account for how many students are behind each result.
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