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Best Elementary Schools in Zip Code 08225

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457

Students

Top rankedNorthfield Community Elementary School496^th of 1,347 New Jersey elementary schools

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Northfield Community Elementary School up 77 spots statewide this year

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Summary:

The 08225 zip code area is home to a single elementary school, Northfield Community Elementary School, which serves students from grades K-6. This school has maintained a consistent 3-star rating from SchoolDigger over the past three school years, indicating a relatively stable level of performance.

Northfield Community Elementary School has shown some academic strengths, with its 3rd and 4th-grade students outperforming the state average in English Language Arts (ELA) proficiency. However, the school's 4th-grade math proficiency scores dip slightly below the state average, suggesting an area for potential improvement. The school's low student-teacher ratio of 9.2 indicates smaller class sizes, which can be beneficial for student learning and engagement.

While the school's per-student spending for the 2018-2019 school year was $10,405, it has a relatively low percentage of free and reduced-price lunch recipients at 22.62% in the 2023-2024 school year, suggesting a relatively affluent student population compared to the state average. Overall, Northfield City School District appears to be a strong-performing district, with Northfield Community Elementary School serving as the sole elementary school option for families in the 08225 zip code area.

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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
Northfield Community Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	2000 New Road	Northfield	08225	Atlantic County	Northfield City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 407-4005	457	50	9.1	26.3%	310 (67.8%)	8 (1.8%)	83 (18.2%)	28 (6.1%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (1.1%)	22 (4.8%)	63.7	496^th of 1347 public elementary schools	63.2%		57.4	573^rd of 1338 public elementary schools	57.2%	77	51.5	63.6	62.3	50.0	$10,405	$320	$10,085

Cities Near Zip Code 08225

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Northfield	0.2 mi	2	179^th
Egg Harbor Township	1.34 mi	9	444^th
Linwood	1.85 mi	3	170^th
Pleasantville	1.94 mi	6	520^th
Somers Point	3.48 mi	3	507^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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