Summary:
Zip code 08501 has three public schools serving preschool through grade 12: Newell Elementary School (PK–4), Stonebridge Middle School (grades 5–8) and Allentown High School (grades 9–12). Their enrollments total about 2,014 students, but the schools serve different ages, so the most useful comparisons are against state results for the same grade and subject. The clearest area-wide strength is at Stonebridge: in 2025–26, its results were above the state in all four tested grades in both ELA and math.
Stonebridge stands out for consistent middle-grade results: its math scores topped state results by 8 to 19 percentage points, and its ELA scores were also above state results in every grade, by less than 1 to 17 points. Newell is more uneven: grade 4 math was 68%, 21 points above the state, while grade 3 math was 42%, 8 points below. Allentown had strong NJGPA results—86% in ELA and 79% in math, respectively 11 and 18 points above state results—and grade 11 science was 38%, 9 points above the state. Its Geometry results were below the state by 7 points in grade 9 and 9 points at end of course, so its strengths do not extend to every test.
Recent changes are mixed rather than a uniform upward trend. From 2024–25 to 2025–26, Newell’s grade 4 math rose 20 points, but its grade 3 math fell 7; Stonebridge’s grade 6 ELA fell 24 points even as its math rose in grades 5–7. Allentown’s grade 11 science rose 7 points, while grade 9 Geometry fell 21. SchoolDigger’s 2025–26 percentile rankings were highest for Stonebridge at 76, followed by Allentown at 71 and Newell at 53; since 2023–24, Newell rose 16 percentile points, Allentown 4 and Stonebridge fell 4. In 2024–25, student-teacher ratios were 10.3 at Newell, 10.8 at Stonebridge and 13.7 at Allentown. The schools’ 2024–25 free/reduced lunch eligible shares were 9%, 11% and 6%, respectively; these are context, not explanations for achievement. These findings are descriptive, and grade-level results can vary with the students tested.
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