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Schools in Commercial Township · Commercial Township School District

Commercial Township’s public schools score below 97% of New Jersey districts on tests and graduation

On the state math tests, 10% of Commercial Township’s students scored proficient, below the New Jersey average (36%). The grade covers the public school district serving Commercial Township, 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.

#455of 465 New Jersey townsK–12Where will my kid go?

From New Jersey state tests taken in spring 2022, when 96% 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.

Reading proficiency
17%
▼ 32 pts vs NJ 49%
2021–22
Math proficiency
10%
▼ 26 pts vs NJ 36%
2021–22
Spent per student
$26.2K
▼ 8% vs NJ $28.4K
FY2024
Students per teacher
12.3
NJ 11.6 · larger classes
Schools in town
1
505 students on the public path
In brief

Commercial Township’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 79 New Jersey towns with household incomes within a quarter of Commercial Township’s, its schools beat 8%, higher than their 3% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 17% of tested students were proficient in reading and 10% in math, against 49% and 36% statewide; 96% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $26,176 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.

The School Grade

What’s behind Commercial Township’s grade

D− Test scores

D−: better than 3% of New Jersey school districts, #455 of 465 New Jersey towns. Test scores are below the New Jersey average; there is no graduation rate to add.

New Jersey school districts we grade (651)Better than 3%
Lower resultsHigher results
New Jersey towns with similar household incomes (79)Better than 8%
Towns in Cumberland County (10)Better than 10%
D−DA fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 274 test results could put Commercial Township anywhere from D− to D. The tests are from spring 2022, when 96% of Commercial Township’s students in the tested grades sat them (274 in math, 274 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Commercial Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–8Commercial Township SchoolCommercial Township School DistrictD

Commercial Township’s public schools are run by Commercial Township 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.

Commercial Township School DistrictGrades PK–8 · 1 schools · 505 students, up 10% since 2020–21 · 12.3 per teacher (NJ 11.6)
$26,176NJ $28,441 · FY2024
D−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading17%
State average 48.6% · 274 students tested
Math10%
State average 35.5% · 274 students tested

Commercial Township vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the New Jersey towns that share Commercial Township’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Commercial TownshipD−Commercial Township
DowneD−Downe Township
Maurice RiverDMaurice River Township
MillvilleDMillville City

Every school in Commercial Township

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).

District schools in Commercial Townshipby address
Commercial Township School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Port Norris
D
505 students12:1Rate it →

Questions about Commercial Township’s schools

Are Commercial Township’s schools good?

On New Jersey’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Commercial Township children attend score below 97% of New Jersey’s school districts on tests and graduation, a D− Schools grade, #455 of 465 New Jersey towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 8%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2020.

What school district is Commercial Township in?

Commercial Township School District, which runs grades PK–8 and enrolls 505 students in 1 schools (2024–25).

How much does Commercial Township spend per student?

$26,176 in Commercial Township School District (FY2024), against $28,441 across New Jersey. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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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.