Photo: Smallbones · Public domainAvalon’s public schools outscore 92% of New Jersey districts
Reading proficiency in Avalon’s districts is 84%, above the New Jersey average (49%). The grade covers the public school district serving Avalon, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within New Jersey, not nationally.
From New Jersey state tests taken in spring 2022, when 95% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2020’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Avalon’s schools, in brief
Better than its incomes would predict
Among the 405 New Jersey towns with household incomes within a quarter of Avalon’s, its schools beat 98%, higher than their 92% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Above the state on tests
Reading proficiency is 84% and math 54% in spring 2022, against 49% and 36% statewide. Test scores ↓
Spending and class size
The district spends $53,120 per student, against $28,441 across New Jersey (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓
Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2020; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.
What’s behind Avalon’s grade
A: better than 92% of New Jersey school districts. Test scores are above the New Jersey average; there is no graduation rate to add.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Avalon, with each school’s own grade.
Avalon’s public schools are run by Avalon Borough School District. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
The district
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Well above the state in reading
Avalon vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the New Jersey towns that share Avalon’s borders.
Every school in Avalon
1 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with New Jersey’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).
Questions about Avalon’s schools
Are Avalon’s schools good?
By New Jersey’s own tests, yes: the public schools Avalon children attend outscore 92% of New Jersey’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 98%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2020.
What school district is Avalon in?
Avalon Borough School District, which runs grades 5–8 and enrolls 97 students in 1 schools (2024–25).
How much does Avalon spend per student?
$53,120 in Avalon Borough School District (FY2024), against $28,441 across New Jersey. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Avalon families are saying about school.
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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2020) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within New Jersey. Stars are from neighbors.