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Schools in Somers Point · Mainland Regional School District, Somers Point City School District

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

22% of students in Somers Point’s public schools are proficient in math, below the New Jersey average (36%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Somers Point, 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 95% 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
34%
▼ 15 pts vs NJ 49%
2021–22
Math proficiency
22%
▼ 14 pts vs NJ 36%
2021–22
Graduate on time
95%
▲ 4 pts vs NJ 90%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$30.1K
▲ 6% vs NJ $28.4K
FY2024 · Mainland Regional
Students per teacher
10.9
NJ 11.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
3
1,840 students on the public path
In brief

Somers Point’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 192 New Jersey towns with household incomes within a quarter of Somers Point’s, its schools beat 42%, higher than their 21% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Somers Point runs its own schools through grade 8, then shares

Dawes Avenue Elementary School (PK–3) and Jordan Road Elementary School (4–8) are Somers Point’s own. From grade 9, students attend the Mainland Regional School District with Linwood and Northfield: Mainland Regional High School in Linwood. The high school’s own results earn a B+, the highest on the path. See the path ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 34% of tested students were proficient in reading and 22% in math, against 49% and 36% statewide; 95% 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

Mainland Regional spends $30,140 per student and Somers Point City $29,958, against $28,441 across New Jersey (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓

Choice beyond the district

Chartertech High School for the Performing Arts 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.

The School Grade

What’s behind Somers Point’s grade

C− 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 (192)Better than 42%
C−CA fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 766 test results and a graduating class of 310 could put Somers Point anywhere from C− to C. The tests are from spring 2022, when 95% of Somers Point’s students in the tested grades sat them (762 in math, 769 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–3Dawes Avenue Elementary SchoolSomers Point City School DistrictD
4–8Jordan Road Elementary SchoolSomers Point City School DistrictC−
9–12Mainland Regional High Schoolin LinwoodB+

Somers Point runs its own schools through grade 8 (Somers Point City School District). From grade 9, students attend the Mainland Regional School District, shared with Linwood and Northfield. Its high school is in Linwood. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Two districts serve Somers Point

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

Mainland Regional School DistrictGrades 9–12 · 1 schools · 1,160 students, down 6% since 2020–21 · 12.1 per teacher (NJ 11.6)
$30,140NJ $28,441 · FY2024
B−
Somers Point City School DistrictGrades PK–8 · 2 schools · 680 students, down 6% since 2020–21 · 9.3 per teacher (NJ 11.6)
$29,958NJ $28,441 · FY2024
D
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading · 9–12, Mainland Regional School District45%
State average 48.6% · 288 students tested
Math · 9–12, Mainland Regional School District28%
State average 35.5% · 280 students tested
Reading · PK–8, Somers Point City School District27%
State average 48.6% · 481 students tested
Math · PK–8, Somers Point City School District18%
State average 35.5% · 482 students tested

Somers Point vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Somers PointC−Somers Point City PK–8 · Mainland Regional 9–12
Egg HarborC+Egg Harbor Township
LinwoodA−Linwood City PK–8 · Mainland Regional 9–12
UpperA−Upper Township
Ocean CityB+Ocean City

Every school in Somers Point

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).

District schools in Somers Pointby address
Dawes Avenue Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–3
D
341 students8:1Rate it →
Jordan Road Elementary School
Middle · Grades 4–8
C−
339 students11:1Rate it →
Also serving Somers Pointin other towns
Mainland Regional High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Linwood
B+
1,160 students12:1Rate it →
Charter schoolsfree, open by application
Chartertech High School for the Performing Arts
High · Grades 9–12
C−
Charter
253 students6:1Rate it →

Questions about Somers Point’s schools

Are Somers Point’s schools good?

On New Jersey’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Somers Point 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 42%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Somers Point in?

Two districts: Somers Point City School District runs grades PK–8, and Mainland Regional School District runs grades 9–12, shared with Linwood and Northfield.

Where do Somers Point kids go to high school?

Mainland Regional High School in Linwood, with 1,160 students; its own test results earn a B+.

What is Somers Point’s graduation rate?

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

How much does Somers Point spend per student?

$30,140 in Mainland Regional School District and $29,958 in Somers Point City 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 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.