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Best Elementary Schools in Zip Code 08217

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School

371

Students

Top rankedMullica Township Primary School939^th of 1,347 New Jersey elementary schools

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Mullica Township Primary School up 77 spots statewide this year

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Summary:

The 08217 zip code in New Jersey is home to a single elementary school, Mullica Township Primary School, which serves grades PK-4 with a total enrollment of 368 students. The school is part of the Mullica Township School District, which is ranked 440 out of 609 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Mullica Township Primary School's academic performance, as measured by NJSLA proficiency rates, is consistently below the state averages in both English Language Arts and Mathematics for 3rd and 4th grades. The school has a relatively high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch at 41.03%, indicating a significant population of students from low-income families. The school's ranking and rating within the state have fluctuated in recent years, with the school ranking in the bottom third of New Jersey elementary schools.

The school's per-student spending was $9,923 in the 2018-2019 school year, and the student-teacher ratio was 9.6 in the 2023-2024 school year. These metrics suggest that the school may have access to adequate resources, but further investigation is needed to determine how these resources are being utilized to support student learning and address the school's academic challenges.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NJSLA English Language Arts (2025)		NJSLA Mathematics (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	NJSLA English Language Arts 3rd Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 4th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 3rd Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 4th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Mullica Township Primary School	Public	PK, KG-4	500 Elwood Road	Elwood	08217	Atlantic County	Mullica Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 561-3868	371	39	9.5	47.4%	252 (67.9%)	20 (5.4%)	76 (20.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (6.2%)	31.2	939^th of 1347 public elementary schools	30.3%		24.4	1016^th of 1338 public elementary schools	24.1%	77	37.2	40.0	37.3	38.2	$9,923	$598	$9,325

Cities Near Zip Code 08217

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Elwood	0.2 mi	2	402^nd
Egg Harbor City	5.05 mi	6	482^nd
Hammonton	6.46 mi	6	365^th
Mays Landing	8.64 mi	7	437^th
Williamstown	8.81 mi	7	344^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the New Jersey Department of Education.

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