Summary:
The 08619 zip code in New Jersey is home to a single public high school, Hamilton North - Nottingham, which serves grades 9-12 with an enrollment of 1,086 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 North - Nottingham is a struggling school, with test scores significantly below state averages across all subjects and grade levels. For example, in 2024-2025, only 24.8% of 9th graders were proficient or better in ELA, compared to the state average of 49.9%. The school's four-year graduation rate of 91.3% is slightly below the state average, and its 14.9% chronic absenteeism rate is higher than the state average. Additionally, the school's statewide ranking has declined over the past few years, going from 325 out of 422 NJ high schools in 2022-2023 to 362 out of 434 in 2024-2025.
The high percentage of students (54.6%) receiving free or reduced-price lunch at Hamilton North - Nottingham indicates a high level of economic disadvantage, and the school's spending per student of $10,323 is lower than the state average. However, the school's student-teacher ratio of 12.7 is slightly lower than the state average, suggesting that the school may have adequate staffing resources, but this does not appear to be translating into improved academic outcomes for students.
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