Best Public Schools in Zip Code 08069

Summary:

The 08069 zip code area is home to 5 schools in the Penns Grove-Carneys Point Regional School District, including 3 elementary schools, 1 middle school, and 1 high school. Overall, the schools in this area are struggling academically, with consistently low test scores well below state averages across all grade levels and subject areas.

Penns Grove High School stands out as the largest school with 576 students and a relatively high 91.1% 4-year graduation rate, but it also has a concerning 16.6% chronic absenteeism rate and only 30% proficiency in ELA and 3.7% proficiency in Algebra I. Penns Grove Middle School and Field Street School also have significantly below-average test scores, with only 11.4% and 17.4% proficiency in 6th grade ELA, respectively.

The high poverty levels, with 59.9% to 75.42% of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, and the district's overall 0-star rating from SchoolDigger, ranking 600 out of 613 in New Jersey, suggest that the Penns Grove-Carneys Point Regional School District is facing significant challenges that need to be addressed to improve educational outcomes for students in this area.

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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
Penns Grove High School	Public	9-12	334 Harding Highway	Carneys Point	08069	Salem County	Penns Grove-Carneys Point Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 299-6300	621	42	14.7	72.5%	108 (17.4%)	229 (36.9%)	270 (43.5%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.1%)	12.9	384^th of 426 public high schools	9.9%		12.4	387^th of 422 public high schools	8.3%	3			10.8							30.0								3.8	3.7	0.0	0.0	$12,770	$969	$11,801
Paul W Carleton	Public	4-5	251 Maple Avenue	Penns Grove	08069	Salem County	Penns Grove-Carneys Point Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 299-1706	319	28	11.3	76.2%	50 (15.7%)	116 (36.4%)	147 (46.1%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)								(n/a)	5.1				22.9	15.2						15.4	12.5									$14,250	$1,204	$13,046
Field Street School	Public	1-3	144 Field Street	Carneys Point	08069	Salem County	Penns Grove-Carneys Point Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 299-0170	493	43	11.4	81.1%	75 (15.2%)	170 (34.5%)	235 (47.7%)	6 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.2%)	10	1238^th of 1338 public elementary schools	7.5%		28	974^th of 1342 public elementary schools	27.4%	264				17.4							18.6											$10,390	$793	$9,597
Lafayette - Pershing	Public	PK-K	237 Shell Road	Carneys Point	08069	Salem County	Penns Grove-Carneys Point Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 299-3230	296	27	10.9	69.9%	46 (15.5%)	108 (36.5%)	133 (44.9%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.4%)								(n/a)																						$14,469	$53	$14,416
Penns Grove Middle School	Public	6-8	351 Maple Avenue	Penns Grove	08069	Salem County	Penns Grove-Carneys Point Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 299-0576	465	39	11.9	77.2%	56 (12.0%)	177 (38.1%)	221 (47.5%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	6 (1.3%)	10	706^th of 743 public middle schools	5.0%		9.3	715^th of 748 public middle schools	4.4%	9		2.7					11.4	10.2	18.7					7.0	12.3	3.1	27.3		27.3			$11,510	$765	$10,745

Cities Near Zip Code 08069

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Carneys Point	0.88 mi	3	527^th
Penns Grove	1.57 mi	2	530^th
Pedricktown	4 mi	1	358^th
Pennsville	4.48 mi	5	445^th
Woolwich Township	5.67 mi	1	158^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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Best Public Schools in Zip Code 08069

Penns Grove High School

Field Street School

Penns Grove Middle School

Lafayette - Pershing

Paul W Carleton

Cities Near Zip Code 08069