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Best Middle Schools in Zip Code 08234

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Schools

1,730

Students

Top rankedAlder Avenue Middle School492^nd of 752 New Jersey middle schools

Summary:

The 08234 zip code in New Jersey is home to two middle schools, Alder Avenue Middle School and Fernwood Avenue Middle School, both part of the Egg Harbor Township School District. While these schools have some areas of strength, they also face challenges in academic performance and student engagement.

Alder Avenue Middle School stands out for its higher proficiency rates in NJSLA/Algebra I and NJSLA/Geometry compared to the district and state averages. In 2024-2025, 100% of Alder Avenue students were proficient or better in NJSLA/Geometry, a remarkable achievement. Fernwood Avenue Middle School also excels in NJSLA/Algebra I, with 90.9% of its students proficient or better in 2024-2025, outpacing the district and state. However, both schools struggle with relatively low proficiency rates in NJSLA/Mathematics, with the highest rate being 27.2% for 7th grade at Alder Avenue in 2023-2024.

A concerning trend across both schools is the high chronic absenteeism rate, at 14.9% for the 2023-2024 school year, which is higher than the state average. Additionally, the schools have a relatively high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a lower socioeconomic status of the student population. The Egg Harbor Township School District as a whole is ranked 483 out of 609 school districts in New Jersey, which may impact the resources and support available to these middle schools.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NJSLA-S Science (2025)	NJSLA English Language Arts (2025)			NJSLA Mathematics (2025)			NJSLA Algebra I (2025)			NJSLA Geometry (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-S Science 8th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 6th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 7th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 8th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 6th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 7th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 8th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 7th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 8th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I End of Course	NJSLA Geometry 8th Grade	NJSLA Geometry End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Alder Avenue Middle School	Public	6-8	25 Alder Avenue	Egg Harbor Township	08234	Atlantic County	Egg Harbor Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(609) 383-3366	919	79	11.5	50.1%	353 (38.4%)	87 (9.5%)	291 (31.7%)	142 (15.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (4.9%)	31.9	492^nd of 752 public middle schools	34.6%		36.3	451^st of 743 public middle schools	39.3%	41	10.1	40.2	46.3	60.0	18.7	19.7	7.4	100.0	83.6	86.8	100.0	100.0	$14,148	$84	$14,064
Fernwood Avenue Middle School	Public	6-8	4034 Fernwood Avenue	Egg Harbor Township	08234	Atlantic County	Egg Harbor Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(609) 383-3355	811	79	10.2	52.8%	304 (37.5%)	114 (14.1%)	220 (27.1%)	122 (15.0%)	2 (0.2%)	3 (0.4%)	46 (5.7%)	30.4	512^th of 752 public middle schools	31.9%		37.5	437^th of 743 public middle schools	41.2%	75	11.7	36.2	42.1	49.8	22.5	23.7	6.4	100.0	88.4	90.9	100.0	100.0	$12,722	$78	$12,644

Cities Near Zip Code 08234

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Egg Harbor Township	0.57 mi	9	444^th
Pleasantville	2.63 mi	6	520^th
Northfield	3.29 mi	2	179^th
Absecon	4.59 mi	2	332^nd
Linwood	4.66 mi	3	170^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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