Guest, Sign inJoin

Post to Magnolia

We’ll email a one-tap link to publish your post. No password, and nothing is public until you click it.
Already a member? Sign in
Magnolia, NJ former train station, Nov. 2024Photo: Mr. Matté (if there is an issue with this image, contact me using this image's Commons talk page, my Commons user talk page, or my English Wikipedia user talk page; I'll know about it a lot faster) · CC BY-SA 4.0
C−
Schools in Magnolia · Sterling High School School District, Magnolia Borough School District

Magnolia’s public schools score below 79% of New Jersey districts on tests and graduation

11% of students in Magnolia’s public schools are proficient in math, below the New Jersey average (36%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Magnolia, 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.

#385of 465 New Jersey townsK–12Where will my kid go?

From New Jersey state tests taken in spring 2022, when 90% 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.

Reading proficiency
35%
▼ 13 pts vs NJ 49%
2021–22
Math proficiency
11%
▼ 24 pts vs NJ 36%
2021–22
Graduate on time
95%
▲ 4 pts vs NJ 90%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$24.8K
▼ 13% vs NJ $28.4K
FY2024 · Sterling High School
Students per teacher
11.0
NJ 11.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
1
1,235 students on the public path
In brief

Magnolia’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 441 New Jersey towns with household incomes within a quarter of Magnolia’s, its schools beat 16%, lower than their 21% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Magnolia runs its own schools through grade 8, then shares

Magnolia (PK–8) is Magnolia’s own. From grade 9, students attend the Sterling High School School District with Somerdale and Stratford: Sterling High School in Somerdale. The high school’s own results earn a C+, the highest on the path. See the path ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 35% of tested students were proficient in reading and 11% in math, against 49% and 36% statewide; 90% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

95% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 90% across New Jersey. Districts ↓

Spending and class size

Sterling High School spends $24,808 per student and Magnolia Borough $25,640, against $28,441 across New Jersey (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓

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.

The School Grade

What’s behind Magnolia’s grade

D Test scoresB Graduation

C−: better than 21% of New Jersey school districts, #385 of 465 New Jersey towns. Graduation is above the New Jersey average; test scores are below it.

New Jersey school districts we grade (651)Better than 21%
Lower resultsHigher results
New Jersey towns with similar household incomes (441)Better than 16%
DCA fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 458 test results and a graduating class of 222 could put Magnolia anywhere from D to C. The tests are from spring 2022, when 90% of Magnolia’s students in the tested grades sat them (465 in math, 451 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–8MagnoliaMagnolia Borough School DistrictC−
9–12Sterling High Schoolin SomerdaleC+

Magnolia runs its own schools through grade 8 (Magnolia Borough School District). From grade 9, students attend the Sterling High School School District, shared with Somerdale and Stratford. Its high school is in Somerdale. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Two districts serve Magnolia

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Sterling High School School DistrictGrades 9–12 · 1 schools · 839 students, down 8% since 2020–21 · 11.8 per teacher (NJ 11.6)
$24,808NJ $28,441 · FY2024
C−
Magnolia Borough School DistrictGrades PK–8 · 1 schools · 396 students, up 6% since 2020–21 · 9.7 per teacher (NJ 11.6)
$25,640NJ $28,441 · FY2024
C−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading · 9–12, Sterling High School School District27%
State average 48.6% · 190 students tested
Math · 9–12, Sterling High School School District5%
State average 35.5% · 204 students tested
Reading · PK–8, Magnolia Borough School District41%
State average 48.6% · 261 students tested
Math · PK–8, Magnolia Borough School District16%
State average 35.5% · 261 students tested

Magnolia vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
MagnoliaC−Magnolia Borough PK–8 · Sterling High School 9–12
SomerdaleC−Somerdale Borough PK–8 · Sterling High School 9–12
RunnemedeC−Runnemede Borough PK–8 · Black Horse Pike Regional 9–12
LawnsideDLawnside Borough
GloucesterCGloucester Township PK–8 · Black Horse Pike Regional 9–12

Every school in Magnolia

2 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 Magnoliaby address
Magnolia
Elementary · Grades PK–8
C−
396 students10:1Rate it →
Also serving Magnoliain other towns
Sterling High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Somerdale
C+
839 students12:1Rate it →

Questions about Magnolia’s schools

Are Magnolia’s schools good?

On New Jersey’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Magnolia children attend score below 79% of New Jersey’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C− Schools grade, #385 of 465 New Jersey towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 16%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Magnolia in?

Two districts: Magnolia Borough School District runs grades PK–8, and Sterling High School School District runs grades 9–12, shared with Somerdale and Stratford.

Where do Magnolia kids go to high school?

Sterling High School in Somerdale, with 839 students; its own test results earn a C+.

What is Magnolia’s graduation rate?

95% of the class of 2023 in Sterling High School School District graduated in four years, against 90% across New Jersey.

How much does Magnolia spend per student?

$24,808 in Sterling High School School District and $25,640 in Magnolia Borough School District (FY2024), against $28,441 across New Jersey. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

Parents talk

What Magnolia families are saying about school.

Town Square →
Start the conversation

Looking for colleges? Colleges near Magnolia → 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.