Best Public Schools in Zip Code 08097

Summary:

The 08097 zip code is home to a single public elementary school, Woodbury Heights Elementary, which serves grades PK-6 with 255 students. The school stands out for its strong academic performance in English Language Arts, with proficiency rates exceeding the state average across all grade levels. However, its Mathematics and Science proficiency rates are more mixed, with some grades performing above the state average and others below.

Woodbury Heights Elementary has a predominantly White student population, with smaller representations of other racial and ethnic groups. The school's low chronic absenteeism rate and favorable student-teacher ratio suggest a positive learning environment. While the school is part of the Woodbury Heights Public School District, which is ranked 313 out of 615 districts in New Jersey, Woodbury Heights Elementary appears to be a solid-performing school, particularly in English Language Arts.

Overall, the data indicates that Woodbury Heights Elementary is the only school in the 08097 zip code, and it is performing well in certain areas, such as English Language Arts, but has room for improvement in Mathematics and Science. The school's demographic makeup, low absenteeism, and favorable student-teacher ratio suggest a positive learning environment, but the district's overall ranking may have implications for the resources and support available to the school.

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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 English Language Arts 6th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 3rd Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 4th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 5th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 6th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Woodbury Heights Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	100 Academy Ave	Woodbury Hts	08097	Gloucester County	Woodbury Heights Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 848-2610	255	26	9.8	9.0%	192 (75.3%)	14 (5.5%)	31 (12.2%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	16 (6.3%)	56.7	589^th of 1342 public elementary schools	56.1%		46.4	714^th of 1345 public elementary schools	46.9%	125	21.2	46.4	54.8	60.6	61.8	50.0	33.3	45.4	50.0	$12,936	$478	$12,458

Cities Near Zip Code 08097

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Woodbury	0.61 mi	5	490^th
Deptford	0.66 mi	4	443^rd
Woodbury Hts	1.01 mi	2	379^th
West Deptford	1.5 mi	4	307^th
Westville	1.65 mi	2	475^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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