Summary:
The 08610 zip code in New Jersey is home to a single public high school, Hamilton West-Watson, which serves grades 9-12 and has an enrollment of 1,427 students. The school is part of the Hamilton Township Public School District, which is ranked 473 out of 609 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.
Hamilton West-Watson has seen a decline in its statewide ranking, going from 350 out of 422 high schools in 2022-2023 to 389 out of 434 in 2024-2025. The school's academic performance is generally lower than the district and state averages, with only 19.7% of 9th graders proficient or better in NJSLA/English Language Arts, compared to 26.3% in the district and 49.9% statewide. The school also has a high chronic absenteeism rate of 14.9%, which is higher than the district and state averages.
Despite these challenges, Hamilton West-Watson has a 91.3% four-year graduation rate and a 1.0% dropout rate for the 2023-2024 school year. The school's student-teacher ratio of 14.1 is slightly better than the national average, but its spending per student of $9,849 in 2018-2019 is relatively low compared to the national average. The high percentage of students (50.81%) receiving free or reduced-price lunch indicates a relatively low-income student population, which may be a contributing factor to the school's academic performance.
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