Summary:
ZIP code 08348 has one listed school, Maurice River Township School, serving prekindergarten through grade 8. In 2025–2026, its unweighted average proficiency was 44% in ELA and 31% in math, compared with 51% and 40% statewide. Results vary considerably from grade to grade, especially in math. The most important takeaway is that this school’s overall averages are below the state, but they hide sharp differences in performance across grades.
Within the school, grade 5 stands out as the strongest result: 58% were proficient in ELA, 6 points above the state, and 64% in math, 18 points above. The weakest results were in grade 4 ELA, at 22% compared with 46% statewide, and grade 8 math, at 8% compared with 23%. Other bright spots include grade 8 Algebra I, where 88% were proficient versus 75% statewide, and grade 8 science, at 25% versus 19%. Grade 5 science was a weaker result: 17% compared with 27% statewide. With only one listed school, there is no local school-to-school comparison.
Results over time are mixed rather than steadily improving or declining: ELA proficiency rose in grades 3, 5 and 7 but fell in grades 4, 6 and 8 between 2024–2025 and 2025–2026; math rose in grades 5, 7 and 8 and fell in grades 3, 4 and 6. The average ELA gap with the state narrowed from 9 points to 8, while the math gap widened from 6 points to 9. Grade 8 science moved from 1 point below the state to 6 points above. SchoolDigger’s reported school percentile declined from 39 in 2023–2024 to 35 in 2025–2026. In 2024–2025, the school had 369 students, a 9.9 student–teacher ratio, and 44% free/reduced lunch eligible; these figures describe context, not a cause of test results.
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