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Best Public Schools in Zip Code 08562

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Top rankedClarence B. Lamb Elementary School880^th of 1,347 New Jersey elementary schools

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Summary:

The 08562 zip code area is home to two elementary schools: Clarence B. Lamb Elementary School and New Hanover Township School. Both schools serve students in grades K-6 and are part of the North Hanover Township School District and the New Hanover Township district.

Clarence B. Lamb Elementary School is ranked 880 out of 1,347 New Jersey elementary schools and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school has a relatively high chronic absenteeism rate of 14.9% and performs below the state and district averages in both English Language Arts and Mathematics proficiency for 3rd-grade students. However, it has a lower student-teacher ratio of 7.5 and spends $11,042 per student, which is lower than the spending at New Hanover Township School.

New Hanover Township School is ranked 1,017 out of 1,347 New Jersey elementary schools and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school also has a high chronic absenteeism rate of 14.9% and performs significantly below the state averages in both English Language Arts and Mathematics proficiency across all grade levels. It has a higher student-teacher ratio of 9.5 and spends $20,216 per student, which is significantly higher than the spending at Clarence B. Lamb Elementary School.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NJSLA-S Science (2025)		NJSLA English Language Arts (2025)						NJSLA Mathematics (2025)						Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	NJSLA-S Science 5th Grade	NJSLA-S Science 8th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 3rd Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 4th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 5th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 6th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 7th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 8th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 3rd Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 4th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 5th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 6th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 7th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
New Hanover Township School	Public	PK, KG-8	122 Fort Dix Street	Wrightstown	08562	Burlington County	New Hanover Township	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 723-2139	185	20	9.0	52.4%	76 (41.1%)	27 (14.6%)	72 (38.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (5.4%)	25.4	1017^th of 1347 public elementary schools	24.5%		28	969^th of 1338 public elementary schools	27.6%	48	20.0	0.0	28.6	31.6	47.4	46.2	33.4	37.6	31.8	10.5	25.0	38.5	22.7	0.0	$20,216	$933	$19,283
Clarence B. Lamb Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-3	46 Schoolhouse Road	Wrightstown	08562	Burlington County	North Hanover Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 738-2630	294	37	7.8	36.7%	179 (60.9%)	18 (6.1%)	74 (25.2%)	5 (1.7%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	16 (5.4%)	35.1	880^th of 1347 public elementary schools	34.7%		44.4	740^th of 1338 public elementary schools	44.7%	140			35.7						42.8						$11,042	$678	$10,364

Cities Near Zip Code 08562

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Wrightstown	1.24 mi	3	450^th
Joint Base Mdl	1.78 mi	1	355^th
New Egypt	4.18 mi	3	358^th
Columbus	4.54 mi	4	160^th
Fort Dix	4.95 mi	1	292^nd

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the New Jersey Department of Education.

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