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Schools in Mount Ephraim · Mount Ephraim Borough School District

Mount Ephraim’s public schools score below 52% of New Jersey districts on tests and graduation

The grade covers the public school district serving Mount Ephraim, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests. 31% of students in Mount Ephraim’s public schools are proficient in math, below the New Jersey average (36%). Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within New Jersey, not nationally.

#255of 465 New Jersey townsK–12Where will my kid go?

From New Jersey state tests taken in spring 2022, when 98% 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
56%
▲ 7 pts vs NJ 49%
2021–22
Math proficiency
31%
▼ 4 pts vs NJ 36%
2021–22
Spent per student
$25.5K
▼ 10% vs NJ $28.4K
FY2024
Students per teacher
10.0
NJ 11.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
2
426 students on the public path
In brief

Mount Ephraim’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 277 New Jersey towns with household incomes within a quarter of Mount Ephraim’s, its schools beat 78%, higher than their 48% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Above the state in reading, below in math

Reading proficiency is 56% and math 31% in spring 2022, against 49% and 36% statewide. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $25,531 per student, against $28,441 across New Jersey (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then one middle school

From grade 6 the district’s path is Raymond W. Kershaw School. See the path ↓

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 Mount Ephraim’s grade

B− Test scores

B−: better than 48% of New Jersey school districts, #255 of 465 New Jersey towns. Test scores are above the New Jersey average; there is no graduation rate to add.

New Jersey school districts we grade (651)Better than 48%
Lower resultsHigher results
New Jersey towns with similar household incomes (277)Better than 78%
C+BA fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 262 test results could put Mount Ephraim anywhere from C+ to B. The tests are from spring 2022, when 98% of Mount Ephraim’s students in the tested grades sat them (262 in math, 261 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–5Mary Bray Elementary SchoolMount Ephraim Borough School DistrictC
6–8Raymond W. Kershaw SchoolMount Ephraim Borough School DistrictB−

Mount Ephraim’s public schools are run by Mount Ephraim 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.

Mount Ephraim Borough School DistrictGrades PK–8 · 2 schools · 426 students, up 1% since 2020–21 · 10.0 per teacher (NJ 11.6)
$25,531NJ $28,441 · FY2024
B−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading56%
State average 48.6% · 261 students tested
Math31%
State average 35.5% · 262 students tested

Mount Ephraim vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Mount EphraimB−Mount Ephraim Borough
BellmawrC+Bellmawr Borough PK–8 · Black Horse Pike Regional 9–12
AudubonCAudubon Borough
HaddonBHaddon Township
Gloucester CityC−Gloucester City
Haddon HeightsBHaddon Heights Borough

Every school in Mount Ephraim

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 Mount Ephraimby address
Mary Bray Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5
C
289 students11:1Rate it →
Raymond W. Kershaw School
Middle · Grades 6–8
B−
137 students8:1Rate it →

Questions about Mount Ephraim’s schools

Are Mount Ephraim’s schools good?

On New Jersey’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Mount Ephraim children attend score below 52% of New Jersey’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B− Schools grade, #255 of 465 New Jersey towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 78%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2020.

What school district is Mount Ephraim in?

Mount Ephraim Borough School District, which runs grades PK–8 and enrolls 426 students in 2 schools (2024–25).

How much does Mount Ephraim spend per student?

$25,531 in Mount Ephraim Borough School District (FY2024), against $28,441 across New Jersey. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

Parents talk

What Mount Ephraim 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.