Schools in Zip Code 08804

Schools in ZIP code 08804 consist of one school, Bloomsbury Borough School, a Pre-K–8 school with 98 students; its most important result is that it scored above New Jersey in all four reported 2025–26 grade-and-subject comparisons, led by grade 3 math at 80% proficient versus 49% statewide, a 31-point advantage.

Because it is the only school listed, there is no area school at the top or bottom to compare with it. Its strongest reported result against the state was grade 3 math, while its narrowest leads were in grade 3 ELA and grade 7 math: 50% versus 48% in ELA and 40% versus 38% in math, both about 2 points higher. Grade 7 ELA was also notably above the state, at 70% versus 56%, a 14-point lead. Across grades 3 and 7, the school averaged 60% in both subjects; the state averages were 52% in ELA and 44% in math, leaving school averages about 8 points higher in ELA and 16 points higher in math. The math comparison is especially influenced by the large grade 3 lead.

Results over time show a sharp grade 3 ELA drop but steady grade 3 math: ELA fell from 70% in 2024–25 to 50% in 2025–26, a 20-point decrease, while math remained at 80%. The school’s grade 3 ELA advantage over the state narrowed by 23 points, from 25 points to about 2. SchoolDigger ranked the school at the 38th percentile in 2023–24, 91st in 2024–25, and 71st in 2025–26, with 2, 5, and 4 stars, respectively. For additional context, its 2024–25 student-teacher ratio was 6.5, 24% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible, and chronic absenteeism was 12%, matching the district and about 3 points below the state. Only some grades have reported test results; the other listed grade-and-subject cells are suppressed.