Egg Harbor Commercial Bank · Photo: Smallbones · CC0Egg Harbor City’s public schools score below 87% of New Jersey districts on tests and graduation
On the state math tests, 15% of Egg Harbor City’s students scored proficient, below the New Jersey average (36%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Egg Harbor City, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. 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 99% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Egg Harbor City’s schools, in brief
Better than its incomes would predict
Among the 203 New Jersey towns with household incomes within a quarter of Egg Harbor City’s, its schools beat 20%, higher than their 13% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Egg Harbor City runs its own schools through grade 8, then shares
Charles L. Spragg School (PK–3) and Egg Harbor City Community School (4–8) are Egg Harbor City’s own. From grade 9, students attend the Greater Egg Harbor Regional School District with Galloway, Hamilton and Mullica: Cedar Creek High School. The high school’s own results earn a B, the highest on the path. See the path ↓
Results trail the state
In spring 2022, 31% of tested students were proficient in reading and 15% in math, against 49% and 36% statewide; 99% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓
Graduation
88% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 90% across New Jersey. Districts ↓
Spending and class size
Egg Harbor City spends $25,761 per student and Greater Egg Harbor Regional $30,129, against $28,441 across New Jersey (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓
Choice beyond the district
Kids Place (private) is in town. Every school ↓
Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.
What’s behind Egg Harbor City’s grade
D: better than 13% of New Jersey school districts, #424 of 465 New Jersey towns. Both inputs trail the New Jersey average; graduation is the closer of the two to typical.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Egg Harbor City, with each school’s own grade.
Pre-K in Egg Harbor City
Charles L. Spragg School
Grades PK–3 · 285 students · 9:1 students per teacher
Kindergarten in Egg Harbor City
Charles L. Spragg School
Grades PK–3 · 285 students · 9:1 students per teacher
1st grade in Egg Harbor City
Charles L. Spragg School
Grades PK–3 · 285 students · 9:1 students per teacher
2nd grade in Egg Harbor City
Charles L. Spragg School
Grades PK–3 · 285 students · 9:1 students per teacher
3rd grade in Egg Harbor City
Charles L. Spragg School
Grades PK–3 · 285 students · 9:1 students per teacher
4th grade in Egg Harbor City
Egg Harbor City Community School
Grades 4–8 · 266 students · 9:1 students per teacher
5th grade in Egg Harbor City
Egg Harbor City Community School
Grades 4–8 · 266 students · 9:1 students per teacher
6th grade in Egg Harbor City
Egg Harbor City Community School
Grades 4–8 · 266 students · 9:1 students per teacher
7th grade in Egg Harbor City
Egg Harbor City Community School
Grades 4–8 · 266 students · 9:1 students per teacher
8th grade in Egg Harbor City
Egg Harbor City Community School
Grades 4–8 · 266 students · 9:1 students per teacher
9th grade in Egg Harbor City
Cedar Creek High School
Grades 9–12 · 928 students · 11:1 students per teacher
10th grade in Egg Harbor City
Cedar Creek High School
Grades 9–12 · 928 students · 11:1 students per teacher
11th grade in Egg Harbor City
Cedar Creek High School
Grades 9–12 · 928 students · 11:1 students per teacher
12th grade in Egg Harbor City
Cedar Creek High School
Grades 9–12 · 928 students · 11:1 students per teacher
Egg Harbor City runs its own schools through grade 8 (Egg Harbor City School District). From grade 9, students attend the Greater Egg Harbor Regional School District, shared with Galloway, Hamilton and Mullica. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
Two districts serve Egg Harbor City
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Well below the state in reading
Egg Harbor City vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the New Jersey towns that share Egg Harbor City’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Egg Harbor City | D | Egg Harbor City PK–8 · Greater Egg Harbor Regional 9–12 |
| Washington | — | Washington Township |
| Mullica | C | Mullica Township PK–8 · Greater Egg Harbor Regional 9–12 |
| Galloway | C− | Galloway Township PK–8 · Greater Egg Harbor Regional 9–12 |
2 of the 3 neighbors share Greater Egg Harbor Regional with Egg Harbor City for grades 9–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.
Every school in Egg Harbor City
4 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).
Left off: 2 public programs with fewer than 25 students (Southern RCH and Atlantic Co JDC).
Questions about Egg Harbor City’s schools
Are Egg Harbor City’s schools good?
On New Jersey’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Egg Harbor City children attend score below 87% of New Jersey’s school districts on tests and graduation, a D Schools grade, #424 of 465 New Jersey towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 20%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Egg Harbor City in?
Two districts: Egg Harbor City School District runs grades PK–8, and Greater Egg Harbor Regional School District runs grades 9–12, shared with Galloway, Hamilton and Mullica.
Where do Egg Harbor City kids go to high school?
Cedar Creek High School, with 928 students; its own test results earn a B.
What is Egg Harbor City’s graduation rate?
88% of the class of 2023 in Greater Egg Harbor Regional School District graduated in four years, against 90% across New Jersey.
How much does Egg Harbor City spend per student?
$25,761 in Egg Harbor City School District and $30,129 in Greater Egg Harbor Regional School District (FY2024), against $28,441 across New Jersey. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Are there private schools in Egg Harbor City?
Yes: Kids Place (nonsectarian, grades PK–4, 29 students).
Parents talk
What Egg Harbor City families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Egg Harbor City → They have their own page.
School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) 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.