Best Public Schools in Zip Code 08012

Summary:

The 08012 zip code area is home to 11 schools, including 8 elementary schools, 2 middle schools, and 1 high school, spread across the Gloucester Township Public Schools and Washington Township School District. While the schools vary in their academic performance, a few stand out as top performers in the area.

Whitman Elementary School, part of the Washington Township School District, is the highest-ranked school in the data set, achieving a 4-out-of-5 star rating from SchoolDigger and significantly outperforming the district and state averages in English Language Arts and Mathematics proficiency. Birches Elementary School and Thomas Jefferson Elementary School, also in the Washington Township School District, are the second and third highest-ranked schools, respectively, and have demonstrated strong academic performance as well.

In contrast, some schools in the area, such as Blackwood Elementary School and Gloucester Township Elementary School, have struggled to meet state proficiency standards in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science. Additionally, several schools in the area have higher-than-average chronic absenteeism rates, which can negatively impact student learning and progress. Overall, the data reveals a diverse range of educational experiences for students in the 08012 zip code, with both high-performing and underperforming schools within the same geographic area.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2023)				Ranking (2022)				NJSLA-S Science (2023)			NJSLA English Language Arts (2023)							NJSLA Mathematics (2023)						NJSLA Algebra I (2023)				NJSLA Geometry (2023)		NJSLA Algebra II (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-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 10th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I End of Course	NJSLA Geometry 9th Grade	NJSLA Geometry End of Course	NJSLA Algebra II End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Camden County Jdc	Public	6-12	Woodbury Turnersville Rd Lake	Blackwood	08012	Camden County	Camden County Jdc	No	(n/a)	No	No	(856) 374-6100	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Highland Regional High School	Public	9-12	450 Erial Road	Blackwood	08012	Camden County	Black Horse Pike Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 227-4100	1,204	96	12.4	31.1%	569 (47.3%)	329 (27.3%)	155 (12.9%)	83 (6.9%)	2 (0.2%)	4 (0.3%)	54 (4.5%)	32.3	258^th of 422 public high schools	38.9%		25.1	301^st of 415 public high schools	27.5%	43			19.4							45.1								17.8	0.0	16.1	48.9	40.7	38.5	$10,548	$527	$10,021
Blackwood Elementary School	Public	K-5	260 Blenheim Erial Rd	Blackwood	08012	Camden County	Gloucester Township Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 227-9510	576	45	12.8	55.6%	178 (30.9%)	198 (34.4%)	115 (20.0%)	40 (6.9%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.7%)	40 (6.9%)	20.3	1086^th of 1342 public elementary schools	19.1%		23.3	1029^th of 1345 public elementary schools	23.5%	57	12.9			10.8	36.7	34.7					27.9	29.2	22.0											$11,827	$803	$11,024
Charles W. Lewis Middle School	Public	6-8	875 Erial Road	Blackwood	08012	Camden County	Gloucester Township Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 227-8400	707	63	11.2	54.2%	243 (34.4%)	204 (28.9%)	164 (23.2%)	55 (7.8%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (5.4%)	37.9	436^th of 748 public middle schools	41.7%		34	477^th of 745 public middle schools	36.0%	41		10.9					42.7	39.3	53.5					25.3	23.3	14.0	89.3			90.0				$14,794	$579	$14,215
Chews Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	600 Chewslanding Somerdale Rd	Blackwood	08012	Camden County	Gloucester Township Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	No	(856) 783-6607	716	52	13.7	34.1%	412 (57.5%)	117 (16.3%)	115 (16.1%)	33 (4.6%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	34 (4.7%)	33.6	895^th of 1342 public elementary schools	33.3%		35.6	858^th of 1345 public elementary schools	36.2%	37	17.4			25.4	32.2	51.9					34.5	33.0	43.4											$11,338	$312	$11,026
Glen Landing Middle School	Public	6-8	85 Little Gloucester Road	Blackwood	08012	Camden County	Gloucester Township Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	No	(856) 227-3534	790	69	11.4	34.1%	457 (57.8%)	141 (17.8%)	121 (15.3%)	28 (3.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (5.1%)	45.8	380^th of 748 public middle schools	49.2%		37	458^th of 745 public middle schools	38.5%	78		12.5					37.4	54.1	51.8					27.7	30.4	23.8	100.0			100.0				$13,211	$341	$12,870
Gloucester Township Elementary School	Public	K-5	270 South Black Horse Pike	Blackwood	08012	Camden County	Gloucester Township Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	No	(856) 227-8845	244	17	14.3	33.2%	158 (64.8%)	23 (9.4%)	38 (15.6%)	16 (6.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.7%)	34.2	885^th of 1342 public elementary schools	34.1%		52.7	639^th of 1345 public elementary schools	52.5%	246	11.4			26.2	50.0	35.9					44.2	35.6	30.8											$12,587	$462	$12,125
Loring Flemming Elementary School	Public	K-5	135 Little Gloucester Rd	Blackwood	08012	Camden County	Gloucester Township Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 227-4045	679	49	13.7	41.5%	272 (40.1%)	180 (26.5%)	130 (19.1%)	41 (6.0%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	51 (7.5%)	34.4	882^nd of 1342 public elementary schools	34.3%		37.2	836^th of 1345 public elementary schools	37.8%	46	18.8			26.3	33.6	41.9					44.5	38.2	37.3											$11,389	$611	$10,778
Bells Elementary School	Public	K-5	227 Greentree Rd	Turnersville	08012	Camden County	Washington Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(856) 589-8441	553	50	10.9	15.0%	423 (76.5%)	16 (2.9%)	55 (9.9%)	28 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	30 (5.4%)	45	741^st of 1342 public elementary schools	44.8%		48.7	684^th of 1345 public elementary schools	49.1%	57	33.0			26.3	39.3	69.1					51.6	29.8	29.2											$10,606	$198	$10,408
Birches Elementary School	Public	K-5	416 Westminster Blvd	Turnersville	08012	Camden County	Washington Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(856) 232-1290	457	48	9.4	16.0%	357 (78.1%)	26 (5.7%)	38 (8.3%)	16 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.4%)	66	469^th of 1342 public elementary schools	65.1%		67.1	458^th of 1345 public elementary schools	65.9%	11	29.4			44.0	60.5	69.5					66.7	54.3	47.9											$12,502	$337	$12,165
Whitman Elementary School	Public	K-5	827 Whitman School Dr	Turnersville	08012	Camden County	Washington Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(856) 227-1103	519	47	11.0	18.3%	368 (70.9%)	40 (7.7%)	70 (13.5%)	21 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.9%)	78.1	299^th of 1342 public elementary schools	77.7%		68.4	445^th of 1345 public elementary schools	66.9%	146	41.4			63.8	65.7	78.1					78.8	63.3	43.6											$10,724	$322	$10,402
Thomas Jefferson Elementary School	Public	K-5	95 Altair Dr	Turnersville	08012	Camden County	Washington Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 589-8248	479	53	8.9	25.1%	302 (63.0%)	83 (17.3%)	44 (9.2%)	21 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (6.1%)	54.7	608^th of 1342 public elementary schools	54.7%		45.1	730^th of 1345 public elementary schools	45.7%	122	33.4			43.5	61.1	51.1					46.2	49.3	39.1											$10,138	$625	$9,513

Cities Near Zip Code 08012

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Sicklerville	0.36 mi	8	378^th
Turnersville	0.76 mi	4	247^th
Erial	1.02 mi	2	417^th
Sewell	2.85 mi	11	318^th
Pine Hill	3.07 mi	4	491^st

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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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