Best Public Schools in Zip Code 08850

ZIP code 08850 includes two public schools in Milltown: Parkview School, serving pre-K through grade 3, and Joyce Kilmer School, serving grades 4–8, in the Milltown School District. Their latest reported test results cover different grades, so they do not provide a same-grade comparison between the schools. The clearest bright spot is Parkview’s grade 3 performance: students scored well above state results in both ELA and math.

Parkview’s 2025–2026 grade 3 proficiency was 64% in ELA, compared with 48% statewide—a 16-point advantage—and 74% in math, versus 49% statewide, a 25-point advantage. At Joyce Kilmer, the strongest reported result was Algebra I: 49% proficient, 9 points above the state’s 40%. Its most concerning result was grade 8 math, where 0% were proficient compared with 23% statewide; science was also below state results in both reported grades, at 15% versus 27% in grade 5 and 11% versus 19% in grade 8. Because the schools serve different grade spans, these results cannot establish which school performs better at the same grade.

Parkview’s grade 3 results rose from 48% to 64% in ELA and from 61% to 74% in math between 2024–2025 and 2025–2026. Joyce Kilmer’s average ELA proficiency across grades 4–8 fell 4 points, from 53% to 49%, while its average science gap with the state narrowed slightly. SchoolDigger’s latest ranking places Parkview 242nd of 1,331 schools, at the 82nd percentile with four stars; Joyce Kilmer ranks 411th of 743, at the 45th percentile with two stars. In 2024–2025, Parkview had 338 students and a 9.5 student-teacher ratio; Joyce Kilmer had 444 students and a 10.3 ratio. Free/reduced lunch eligible shares that year were 28% at Parkview and 22% at Joyce Kilmer. Chronic absenteeism was 6% and 6%, respectively, compared with 14% statewide.