Best Public Schools in Zip Code 08002

Summary:

The 08002 zip code area has only one school, Joyce Kilmer Elementary School, a public elementary school serving grades K-5 with a total enrollment of 430 students. The school has a diverse student population, with a mix of racial and ethnic backgrounds, but its academic performance, as measured by standardized test scores, is consistently below the district and state averages in both English Language Arts and Mathematics.

Joyce Kilmer Elementary School's chronic absenteeism rate of 17.5% is significantly higher than the state's target of 10% or less, which could be a contributing factor to the school's academic underperformance. The school's per-student spending for the 2018-2019 school year was $7,774, and the student-teacher ratio for the 2022-2023 school year was 14.3, slightly lower than the national average of 16:1.

The Cherry Hill School District, which Joyce Kilmer Elementary School is a part of, is ranked 212 out of 615 school districts in New Jersey and is rated 3 out of 5 stars by SchoolDigger. This suggests that the district may have room for improvement in overall academic performance and resource allocation to support the success of all its schools, including Joyce Kilmer Elementary.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2023)				Ranking (2022)				NJSLA-S Science (2023)	NJSLA English Language Arts (2023)			NJSLA Mathematics (2023)			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 (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	SchoolDigger Rating (2023)	Average Standard Score (2022)	Statewide Rank (2022)	State Percentile (2022)	Rank Change from Previous Year	NJSLA-S Science 5th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 3rd Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 4th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 5th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 3rd Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 4th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Joyce Kilmer Elementary School	Public	K-5	2900 Chapel Ave.	Cherry Hill	08002	Camden County	Cherry Hill School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 667-3903	430	30	14.3	26.3%	175 (40.7%)	69 (16.0%)	78 (18.1%)	78 (18.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	28 (6.5%)	42.3	776^th of 1342 public elementary schools	42.2%		38.2	822^nd of 1345 public elementary schools	38.9%	46	16.3	41.3	60.0	53.8	39.0	34.9	29.3	$7,774	$217	$7,557

Cities Near Zip Code 08002

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Cherry Hill	0.35 mi	20	195^th
Maple Shade	1.18 mi	4	483^rd
Pennsauken	1.64 mi	11	458^th
Merchantville	1.93 mi	1	292^nd
Westmont	2 mi	4	206^th

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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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