Moorestown Ranked Among Top 20 School Districts In NJ

MOORESTOWN, NJ — The Moorestown Public School District has been ranked among the top 20 districts in the state by data compiler Niche. Moorestown was ranked No. 18 in the state in the rankings for the 2019-2020 school year, released Monday as part of the website's 2020 K-12 rankings.

Each New Jersey district received a letter grade in the following categories: Academics; Diversity; Teachers; College Prep; Clubs & Activities; Health & Safety; Administration; Sports; Food; and Resources & Facilities.

Moorestown received an overall grade of A+. It received an A+ for academics and college prep; an A for health & safety; an A- for teachers and clubs & activities; and a B- for diversity. It is the highest ranked district in Burlington County.

According to Niche, Moorestown has 3,802 students in grades PK, K-12 with a student-teacher ratio of 11 to 1. According to state test scores, 64 percent of students are at least proficient in math and 70 percent in reading.

To arrive at the rankings, Niche looked at data from the U.S. Department of Education as well as test scores, college data, and ratings collected from Niche users. (You can read more about the methodology here.)

According to Niche, the Glenbrook High Schools District 225 in Illinois is the best school district in the country overall.

With an overall Niche grade of A+, the district received a grade of A+ in academics, teachers, clubs and activities, college prep and health and safety. In the category of diversity, Niche awarded the school district a B.

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