Summary:
ZIP code 08515 has one school, Chesterfield Township Elementary School, serving prekindergarten through grade 6; with no other local school, there is no school-to-school comparison. The most important finding is that every reported grade-level result in ELA, math, and science is above the state comparison in 2025–2026, with grade 6 ELA and math each about 25 points ahead.
Within the school, grade 6 stands out most: 77% were proficient in ELA, 26 points above the state, and 66% in math, 25 points above. Grade 3 math was another strong result at 66%, 17 points above the state. The closest result to the state was grade 5 science: 29% proficient versus 27%, a 2-point advantage. Grade 5 ELA was also close, at 55% versus 52% statewide, a 3-point advantage. These are differences among grades at the same school, not a ranking of local schools.
Average ELA and math results improved from 2024–2025 to 2025–2026, though changes varied by grade. The unweighted ELA average rose from 59% to 63%, while its average advantage over the state grew from 7 to 14 points; the math average increased from 50% to 60%, with its advantage growing from 4 to 14 points. Grade 5 science was the exception: proficiency fell 18 points, from 47% to 29%, narrowing the school’s lead over the state from 17 points to 2. SchoolDigger’s percentile ranking rose from 59th in 2023–2024 to 70th in 2025–2026; its latest rank was 405 out of 1,331 schools. In 2024–2025, enrollment was 675, the student–teacher ratio was 10.4, and 6% were free/reduced lunch eligible. Chronic absenteeism was 9%, compared with 14% statewide.
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