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Schools in Swedesboro · Kingsway Regional School District, Swedesboro-Woolwich School District

Swedesboro’s public schools outscore 64% of New Jersey districts

In Swedesboro, 46% of tested students are proficient in math, above the New Jersey average (36%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Swedesboro, 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.

#174of 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 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency
52%
▲ 3 pts vs NJ 49%
2021–22
Math proficiency
46%
▲ 11 pts vs NJ 36%
2021–22
Graduate on time
95%
▲ 4 pts vs NJ 90%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$19.4K
▼ 32% vs NJ $28.4K
FY2024 · Kingsway Regional
Students per teacher
12.3
NJ 11.6 · larger classes
Schools in town
2
3,935 students on the public path
In brief

Swedesboro’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 362 New Jersey towns with household incomes within a quarter of Swedesboro’s, its schools beat 87%, higher than their 64% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Swedesboro runs its own schools through grade 6, then shares

Margaret C. Clifford School (PK–K) and General Charles G. Harker School (3–5) are Swedesboro’s own. From grade 7, students attend the Kingsway Regional School District with East Greenwich, South Harrison and Woolwich: Kingsway Regional Middle School in Woolwich Twp, then Kingsway Regional High School in Woolwich Twp. The high school’s own results earn a B, the highest on the path; the middle school earns a B. See the path ↓

Above the state on both counts

Reading proficiency is 52% and math 46% across both districts in spring 2022, against 49% and 36% statewide; 95% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 90%. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

Kingsway Regional spends $19,369 per student and Swedesboro-Woolwich $23,015, 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 Swedesboro’s grade

B Test scoresB Graduation

B: better than 64% of New Jersey school districts, #174 of 465 New Jersey towns. Test scores and graduation are both above the New Jersey average; graduation is the stronger of the two.

New Jersey school districts we grade (651)Better than 64%
Lower resultsHigher results
New Jersey towns with similar household incomes (362)Better than 87%
BB+A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 2,333 test results and a graduating class of 484 could put Swedesboro anywhere from B to B+. The tests are from spring 2022, when 98% of Swedesboro’s students in the tested grades sat them (2,343 in math, 2,324 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–KMargaret C. Clifford SchoolSwedesboro-Woolwich School DistrictNo scores
3–5General Charles G. Harker Schoolin Woolwich TownshipB
7–8Kingsway Regional Middle Schoolin Woolwich TwpB
9–12Kingsway Regional High Schoolin Woolwich TwpB

Swedesboro runs its own schools through grade 6 (Swedesboro-Woolwich School District). From grade 7, students attend the Kingsway Regional School District, shared with East Greenwich, South Harrison and Woolwich. Its elementary school is in Woolwich Township. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Two districts serve Swedesboro

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

Kingsway Regional School DistrictGrades 7–12 · 2 schools · 2,761 students, down 2% since 2020–21 · 13.3 per teacher (NJ 11.6)
$19,369NJ $28,441 · FY2024
B
Swedesboro-Woolwich School DistrictGrades PK–6 · 4 schools · 1,607 students, up 7% since 2020–21 · 10.9 per teacher (NJ 11.6)
$23,015NJ $28,441 · FY2024
A−
Test scores · 2021–22

Above the state in reading

Reading · 7–12, Kingsway Regional School District48%
State average 48.6% · 1414 students tested
Math · 7–12, Kingsway Regional School District38%
State average 35.5% · 1432 students tested
Reading · PK–6, Swedesboro-Woolwich School District57%
State average 48.6% · 910 students tested
Math · PK–6, Swedesboro-Woolwich School District59%
State average 35.5% · 911 students tested

Swedesboro vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
SwedesboroBSwedesboro-Woolwich PK–6 · Kingsway Regional 7–12

Every school in Swedesboro

5 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 Swedesboroby address
Margaret C. Clifford School
Elementary · Grades PK–K
251 students11:1Rate it →
Walter Hill School
Middle · Grades 6
B
227 students11:1Rate it →
Also serving Swedesboroin other towns
General Charles G. Harker School
Elementary · Grades 3–5 · Woolwich Township
B
696 students11:1Rate it →
Kingsway Regional Middle School
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Woolwich Twp
B
939 students12:1Rate it →
Kingsway Regional High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Woolwich Twp
B
1,822 students14:1Rate it →

Questions about Swedesboro’s schools

Are Swedesboro’s schools good?

They sit near the middle of New Jersey: the public schools Swedesboro children attend outscore 64% of New Jersey’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B Schools grade, #174 of 465 New Jersey towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 87%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Swedesboro in?

Two districts: Swedesboro-Woolwich School District runs grades PK–6, and Kingsway Regional School District runs grades 7–12, shared with East Greenwich, South Harrison and Woolwich.

Where do Swedesboro kids go to high school?

Kingsway Regional High School in Woolwich Twp, with 1,822 students; its own test results earn a B.

What is Swedesboro’s graduation rate?

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

How much does Swedesboro spend per student?

$19,369 in Kingsway Regional School District and $23,015 in Swedesboro-Woolwich 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.