Summary:
Schools in zip code 08330 include seven schools—three elementary, one middle and three high schools—with a mix of reported test results and school programs. The clearest finding is the wide gap between the two tested high schools: Atlantic County Institute of Technology led Oakcrest High School by 18 to 26 percentage points in all six matched 2025–26 results.
ACIT stands out at the top among reporting high schools: it was at or above state proficiency in five of six results, including 83% in grade 11 NJGPA ELA versus 58% at Oakcrest. Oakcrest was below the state in all six, including grade 9 ELA (32% versus 52%). Among the other reporting schools, William Davies Middle School had a bright spot in grade 8 math: 28% proficiency, 6 points above the state; its Algebra I result was also 6 points above state. George L. Hess Educational Complex was below state proficiency in all seven reported results, with its largest shortfall in grade 5 science, at 21 points.
Results have shifted, but not consistently: 18 of 27 matched school-versus-state gaps narrowed from 2024–25 to 2025–26. Oakcrest grade 9 ELA rose 17 points, though it remained 20 points below state; its grade 11 NJGPA ELA fell 20 points. SchoolDigger ranks ACIT 186th of 434 high schools (57th percentile, 3 stars), compared with Oakcrest at 371st (15th percentile, 1 star); Davies is 459th of 743 middle schools (2 stars), and Hess 1,068th of 1,331 elementary schools (1 star). For 2024–25, free/reduced lunch eligible rates were 63% at ACIT and 66% at Oakcrest, while student-teacher ratios were 12.3 and 11.2, respectively—context, not an explanation for their different results. Three schools have no reported test-score results, and results from different grade groups are not directly comparable.
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