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2020-07-15 09 45 53 View south along Interstate 295 and U.S. Route 130 at Exit 20 (TO New Jersey State Route 44 and Gloucester County Route 643, Mantua, Thorofare) in West Deptford Township, Gloucester County, New JerseyPhoto: Famartin · CC BY-SA 4.0
Schools in Thorofare

Thorofare’s public schools

West Deptford Township School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Thorofare. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?2/3schools above New Jersey’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 98% of students in New Jersey’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
44%
2021–22
Math proficiency
33%
2021–22
Graduate on time
90%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$25.0K
▼ 12% vs NJ $28.4K
FY2024
Students per teacher
11.9
NJ 11.6
Schools in town
0
2,816 students on the public path
In brief

Thorofare’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of Thorofare’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of New Jersey’s 2,144 public schools. West Deptford High School places highest (better than 67%); Green-Fields Elementary School lowest (47%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Three elementary schools serve Thorofare, graded from B− to B−, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then one elementary school, one middle school and one high school: West Deptford High School. See the path ↓

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.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Thorofare, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–23 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressB−
3–4Green-Fields Elementary Schoolin WoodburyB−
5–8West Deptford Middle Schoolin West DeptfordB−
9–12West Deptford High Schoolin West DeptfordB+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the West Deptford Township School District.

The district

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

West Deptford Township School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 5 schools · 2,816 students, down 3% since 2020–21 · 11.9 per teacher (NJ 11.6)
$25,026NJ $28,441 · FY2024
C+
Test scores · 2021–22

Below the state in reading

Reading44%
State average 48.6% · 1449 students tested
Math33%
State average 35.5% · 1447 students tested

Thorofare vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Thorofare—West Deptford Township
West DeptfordC+West Deptford Township
National ParkCNational Park Borough PK–6 · Gateway Regional 7–12

Philadelphia, PA and Tinicum, PA border Thorofare but are graded on their own state’s tests, so they’re left out.

Every school in Thorofare

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).

Also serving Thorofarein other towns
Green-Fields Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Woodbury
B−
479 students13:1Rate it →
Oakview Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · West Deptford
475 students14:1Rate it →
Red Bank Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · West Deptford
253 students12:1Rate it →
West Deptford Middle School
Middle · Grades 4–8 · West Deptford
B−
859 students11:1Rate it →
West Deptford High School
High · Grades 9–12 · West Deptford
B+
750 students11:1Rate it →

Questions about Thorofare’s schools

Are Thorofare’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Thorofare. West Deptford Township School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Thorofare. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 2 of its 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of New Jersey’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Thorofare in?

West Deptford Township School District.

Where do Thorofare kids go to high school?

West Deptford High School.

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What Thorofare 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 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). Stars are from neighbors.