Summary:
ZIP code 08884 has one listed high school, Spotswood High School, serving grades 9–12; in 2024–2025, it enrolled 762 students and had a student–teacher ratio of 12.4:1. With no other listed high school for a local comparison, the key picture is how Spotswood compares with New Jersey overall: it is above the state in 9th-grade ELA and both reported NJGPA results, but its Algebra I end-of-course result is far below the state’s.
Spotswood’s strongest latest results relative to the state were NJGPA 11th-grade ELA, at 84% versus 76% (8 points higher), and mathematics, at 69% versus 61% (8 points higher); 9th-grade ELA was 58% versus 51% (7 points higher). Its largest shortfall was Algebra I end-of-course proficiency: 12% versus 40%, or 28 points below the state. It was also below the state in 9th-grade Algebra I (12% versus 22%), Geometry end-of-course (46% versus 52%), 9th-grade Geometry (48% versus 50%), and 11th-grade science (20% versus 29%).
Results have changed unevenly: 9th-grade ELA rose from 39% in 2024–2025 to 58% in 2025–2026, moving from 11 points below the state to 7 points above; 9th-grade Geometry improved its state gap by 10 points. In contrast, science fell from 35% to 20%, and its state gap worsened by 13 points; Algebra I end-of-course proficiency fell from 16% to 12%, widening its shortfall by 6 points. SchoolDigger’s rank improved from 246 of 429 schools (43rd percentile) in 2023–2024 to 185 of 434 (57th percentile) in 2025–2026. Other context is mixed: the 2024–2025 graduation rate was 93% versus 89% statewide, while chronic absenteeism was 16% versus 14%; the dropout rates were 0.5% and 0.8%, respectively. In 2024–2025, 24% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible.
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