Schools in Zip Code 08505

ZIP code 08505 has five schools—three elementary schools, one middle school and one high school—with 2,167 students across Bordentown Regional High School, Bordentown Regional Middle School, Peter Muschal Elementary, Mac Farland Intermediate and Clara Barton Elementary, all in the Bordentown Regional School District. Enrollment ranges from 202 to 728 students. The clearest overall finding is a sharp contrast between the middle school’s strong results across subjects and the high school’s weak latest science result: Grade 8 math is 22 points above the state, while Grade 11 science is 20 points below.

The middle school is the strongest standout in the latest results: its English and math scores exceed state results in all reported Grades 6–8, with advantages ranging from 5 to 22 points. The largest is Grade 8 math, at 45% proficient compared with 23% statewide. Elementary results are generally positive but not uniform: Clara Barton is 14 points above the state in Grade 3 English, while Mac Farland is 14 points above in Grade 5 English but 3 points below in Grade 4 math. At the high school, Grade 11 science is 8% versus 29% statewide. Algebra I results also differ greatly: 98% at the middle school and 25% at the high school, a 73-point gap.

Recent changes are mixed, not a consistent upward trend: high school Grade 9 English rose 34 points from 2024–25 to 2025–26, while its Grade 11 science score fell 21 points; Mac Farland Grade 4 math fell 16 points. SchoolDigger ranks the middle school in the 73rd percentile, up from the 57th in 2023–24, while the high school is in the 55th percentile. Student-teacher ratios range from 10.0 at Peter Muschal to 13.2 at the high school. All five schools report free/reduced lunch eligible figures for 2024–25, ranging from 17% at Peter Muschal to 31% at Mac Farland; these are context, not explanations for scores. Results cover different grades and years, and state-suppressed scores are unknown.