15 Cherry Hill Schools Among Best For Grades K-8: U.S. News

CHERRY HILL, NJ — Several elementary and middle schools in Cherry Hill have been ranked among the best in New Jersey, according to a brand-new ranking released Tuesday by U.S. News & World Report.

For the inaugural list, U.S. News published rankings and data on more than 80,000 public elementary and middle schools across the United States.

Schools are ranked at the state and district levels. The best charter schools and best magnet schools ranked as stand-alone categories.

Here’s a look at where the elementary schools in the Cherry Hill Public School District ranked compared with others in the state:

• 47. Joseph D. Sharp Elementary School
• 78. Richard Stockton Elementary School
• 100. A. Russell Knight Elementary School
• 480. Bret Harte Elementary School
• 504. Thomas Paine Elementary School
• 527. James F. Cooper Elementary School
• 552. Horace Mann Elementary School
• 559. Woodcrest Elementary School
• 668. Joyce Kilmer Elementary School
• 681. Clara Barton Elementary School
• 693. Kingston Elementary School
• 774. James Johnson Elementary School

Here’s a look at where the middle schools in the Cherry Hill Public School District ranked compared with others in the state:

• 63. Rosa International Middle School
• 145. Henry C. Beck Middle School
• 658. John A. Carusi Middle School

To determine the rankings, U.S. News used data from the U.S. Department of Education to analyze two areas at each school:

• Math and reading proficiency — or how well students perform on state assessments.
• Math and reading performance — or how well they perform compared with expectations.

The state assessment data used in the rankings is from the 2018-19 school year and, therefore, predates any effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on test-taking.

Nationally, California has 5,534 ranked elementary schools — the most of any state — followed by Texas at 4,446; New York at 2,211; Florida at 2,128; and Illinois at 2,038 schools.

California also has the most ranked middle schools with 2,319, followed by Texas at 1,942; Illinois at 1,243; New York at 1,219; and Florida at 997.

See the complete list of 2021’s Best K-8 Schools.