Best Public Schools in Zip Code 08247

Summary:

The 08247 zip code is home to a single standout public elementary school, Stone Harbor Elementary School, which serves grades K-4 with an enrollment of 85 students. The school has consistently outperformed state averages in English Language Arts and Mathematics on the NJSLA assessments, with particularly strong performance in 3rd-grade ELA. In the 2021-2022 school year, the school ranked 102 out of 1,345 New Jersey elementary schools, earning a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger, a significant improvement from the previous year's 2-star rating.

Stone Harbor Elementary School's academic performance is a standout, with 72.3% of 3rd-grade students and 53.9% of 4th-grade students proficient or better in ELA, compared to state averages of 43.6% and 50.8%, respectively. The school also has a very low student-teacher ratio of 9:1, which likely provides students with more individualized attention and support. However, the school's chronic absenteeism rate of 16.6% in the 2022-2023 school year is an area for potential improvement.

The Stone Harbor School District, which Stone Harbor Elementary School is a part of, is ranked 301 out of 613 districts in New Jersey and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's spending per student for the 2018-2019 school year was $19,958, which is higher than the state average. While the school serves a relatively affluent population, with only 3.53% of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, the data suggests that Stone Harbor Elementary School is providing a high-quality education to its students.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				NJSLA English Language Arts (2024)		NJSLA Mathematics (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 English Language Arts 3rd Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 4th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 3rd Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 4th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Stone Harbor Elementary School	Public	K-4	275 93rd St	Stone Harbor	08247	Cape May County	Stone Harbor School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(609) 368-4413	78	10	8.0		72 (92.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.8%)	57.1	578^th of 1338 public elementary schools	56.8%		47.4	702^nd of 1342 public elementary schools	47.7%	124	72.3	53.9	50.0	23.1	$19,958	$173	$19,785

Cities Near Zip Code 08247

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Stone Harbor	0.29 mi	1	277^th
Cape May Court House	3.52 mi	9	444^th
Avalon	3.56 mi	1	52^nd
North Wildwood	4.19 mi	1	407^th
Wildwood	4.92 mi	3	528^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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