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Haddonfield Borough School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 2 towns

Serves Haddonfield and Tavistock.

Haddonfield’s School Grade A better than 89% of New Jersey school districts

Students
2,740
Schools
5
Spent per student
$20,243
NJ $28,441
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
2%
Debt
$30M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Haddonfield Borough School District

  • Its letter, A: results better than 89% of New Jersey districts
  • Math proficiency 35 pts above the state
  • Reading proficiency 26 pts above the state
  • Graduation rate 7 pts above the state
  • Spends 29% less per student than the NJ average
  • 13 students per teacher
  • Debt of $30M, about $10,942 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

A: better than 89% of the 651 New Jersey school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math well above the state, 2021–22
A
GraduationFour-year graduation well above the state, class of 2023
A−
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
AHaddonfield 12,740Tavistock 3

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Haddonfield. Grade by grade →

PK–53 elementary schoolsThis district
6–8Haddonfield Middle SchoolThis district
9–12Haddonfield Memorial High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. NJ

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency70%
State average 35.5% · 1,418 students tested
Reading / language arts75%
State average 48.6% · 1,417 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)97%
State average 90.5% · 221 in the class

100% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$20,243 per student · 29% below NJ
Spending
Classroom instruction 58%Support & administration 40%Other 2%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 73%State 24%Federal 3%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
2,645’20
2,699’21
2,758’22
2,756’23
2,740’24

Up 3.6% since 2020–21.

Students
White 86%Two or more races 5%Hispanic 4%Asian 4%Black <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

5 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with New Jersey’s other public schools.

Central School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Haddonfield
A+
447 students14:1
J. Fithian Tatem School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Haddonfield
A
433 students15:1
Elizabeth Haddon School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Haddonfield
A
402 students14:1
Haddonfield Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Haddonfield
A
631 students18:1
Haddonfield Memorial High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Haddonfield
A
827 students10:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Lawnside Borough School DistrictLawnside
$29,427per student
Audubon Borough School DistrictAudubon
$26,277per student
Barrington Borough School DistrictBarrington
$27,828per student
Cherry Hill Township School DistrictCherry Hill Township
$26,519per student

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within New Jersey.