Best Public Schools in Linwood, NJ

Summary:

The city of Linwood, New Jersey is home to 3 schools that serve students from elementary through high school. The schools in this area demonstrate a range of performance, with Belhaven Middle School and Seaview Elementary School emerging as standout performers, while Mainland Regional High School has some areas for improvement.

Belhaven Middle School is a particularly high-performing school, ranking 105 out of 743 New Jersey middle schools and earning a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school consistently achieves strong results on NJSLA tests, with over 65% proficiency in both English Language Arts and Mathematics across grades 5-8. Additionally, Belhaven Middle School boasts a low chronic absenteeism rate of 16.6% and a low percentage of free/reduced lunch recipients at 10.61%.

Seaview Elementary School is also a standout performer, ranking 291 out of 1,338 New Jersey elementary schools and earning a 4-star rating. The school demonstrates impressive NJSLA test results, with over 70% proficiency in both English Language Arts and Mathematics for 4th graders. Seaview Elementary School also has a low percentage of free/reduced lunch recipients at 9.44%. In contrast, Mainland Regional High School has mixed performance, with strong results in English Language Arts but lower proficiency in Algebra I and Science compared to state averages.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				NJSLA-S Science (2024)			NJSLA English Language Arts (2024)							NJSLA Mathematics (2024)						NJSLA Algebra I (2024)			NJSLA Geometry (2024)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	NJSLA-S Science 5th Grade	NJSLA-S Science 8th Grade	NJSLA-S Science 11th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 3rd Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 4th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 5th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 6th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 7th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 8th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 9th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 3rd Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 4th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 5th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 6th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 7th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 8th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 8th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 9th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I End of Course	NJSLA Geometry 9th Grade	NJSLA Geometry End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Belhaven Middle School	Public	5-8	51 Belhaven Avenue	Linwood	08221	Atlantic County	Linwood City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 926-6700	356	33	10.7	8.1%	295 (82.9%)	1 (0.3%)	24 (6.7%)	21 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.2%)	82.2	105^th of 743 public middle schools	85.9%		84.7	84^th of 748 public middle schools	88.8%	21	44.9	22.0				65.2	89.8	75.9	79.2				67.8	65.0	71.4	17.9	88.4		88.4			$9,797	$260	$9,537
Seaview Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	2015 Wabash Ave	Linwood	08221	Atlantic County	Linwood City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 926-6700	431	38	11.3	9.3%	348 (80.7%)	5 (1.2%)	36 (8.4%)	14 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (6.5%)	79.2	291^st of 1338 public elementary schools	78.3%		75.3	355^th of 1342 public elementary schools	73.5%	64				46.2	79.7						71.4	78.6										$10,304	$345	$9,959
Mainland Regional High School	Public	9-12	1301 Oak Avenue	Linwood	08221	Atlantic County	Mainland Regional High School	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 927-4151	1,171	106	11.0	18.2%	740 (63.2%)	50 (4.3%)	243 (20.8%)	66 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	71 (6.1%)	52	156^th of 426 public high schools	63.4%		48.2	166^th of 422 public high schools	60.7%	10			26.7							71.2								28.9	28.9	50.0	50.0	$16,480	$184	$16,296

Cities Near Linwood

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Somers Point	1.37 mi	4	493^rd
Egg Harbor Township	1.81 mi	9	440^th
Northfield	1.96 mi	2	218^th
Pleasantville	4.03 mi	6	522^nd
Ocean City	4.13 mi	3	182^nd

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the New Jersey Department of Education.

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