Eastampton Township Community School, Eastampton NJ

Original Research by School Decision on Eastampton Township Community School

Eastampton Township Community School serves students from prekindergarten through eighth grade and is the sole public school in Eastampton Township, a small residential community in Burlington County. Because the school does not include high school grades, there is no graduation rate to report, and families should expect that students will attend Rancocas Valley Regional High School in nearby Mount Holly for grades nine through twelve. The school is a regular public school within the Eastampton Township School District.

On the most recent state assessments, Eastampton Township Community School placed above the midpoint among districts in Burlington County on an overall proficiency index that averages results across tested subjects and grades. That is a solid position, though the pattern within the building varies noticeably by grade and subject. In mathematics, proficiency rates were highest in third grade and declined through the upper grades, with the lowest rate in eighth grade. English language arts followed a similar trajectory: the share of students meeting the state’s proficiency bar was relatively stronger in third, fourth, and sixth grades, while fifth and seventh grades showed softer results. Science results were available for fifth and eighth grades; the eighth grade science proficiency rate was markedly lower than the fifth grade rate. A parent exploring the school may want to ask how the school addresses this pattern of declining proficiency in the upper middle school years and what supports are in place for students who are not yet meeting benchmarks.

The school enrolls a student body that is roughly half white, with sizable shares of Black and Hispanic students and a smaller Asian and multiracial population. About a quarter of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a measure that reflects the income profile of the community. The school serves roughly the same number of students in each grade from kindergarten through eighth grade, with a separate prekindergarten program that has been expanding. The district recently grew its preschool from four classrooms to five and plans to add a Head Start collaboration classroom, a sustained effort to increase early childhood access.

Eastampton itself is a low-density, car-dependent township with no traditional downtown and limited commercial activity. Most residents commute to work, and the township’s historic landmark is Smithville Park, a county park on the site of a former industrial village. Housing in the area is predominantly single-family homes; home values and rents have been rising modestly, and the broader Burlington County market shows active listings and steady demand. The township is undergoing a property reassessment that, according to the district, is expected to reduce the tax ratable base, a development that could affect school funding and local property taxes.

Inside the school, the district has reorganized staff to provide supplemental instruction in English language arts and math for kindergarten through fifth grade, a response to learning loss that is likely visible in the classroom. For a family considering this school, the academic picture is one where the school performs about as well as many of its county peers overall, but with notable soft spots in the upper grades that a parent would want to understand firsthand. The community setting is quiet and suburban, and the preschool expansion signals a deliberate investment in early learning.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

Math

Grade 359%

School 59% · District 59%

▲ 9 pts above state median · ▲ 12 pts above county median

Grade 452%

School 52% · District 52%

▲ 6 pts above state median · ▲ 7 pts above county median

Grade 542%

School 42% · District 42%

▼ 1 pts below state median · ▼ 2 pts below county median

Grade 650%

School 50% · District 50%

▲ 16 pts above state median · ▲ 14 pts above county median

Grade 737%

School 37% · District 37%

▲ 2 pts above state median · ▼ 1 pts below county median

Grade 824%

School 24% · District 24%

▲ 7 pts above state median · ▲ 2 pts above county median

English language arts

Grade 348%

School 48% · District 48%

▲ 2 pts above state median · ▲ 6 pts above county median

Grade 448%

School 48% · District 48%

▼ 7 pts below state median · even with county median

Grade 535%

School 35% · District 35%

▼ 19 pts below state median · ▼ 12 pts below county median

Grade 648%

School 48% · District 48%

▼ 6 pts below state median · even with county median

Grade 731%

School 31% · District 31%

▼ 27 pts below state median · ▼ 14 pts below county median

Grade 845%

School 45% · District 45%

▼ 12 pts below state median · ▼ 7 pts below county median

Science

Grade 532%

School 32% · District 32%

▲ 5 pts above state median · ▲ 5 pts above county median

Grade 816%

School 16% · District 16%

▲ 3 pts above state median · ▲ 1 pts above county median

This schoolEastampton Township School District, same grade

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.

Proficiency by household income

English language arts

Grade 3Lower-income31%Higher-income53%22 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income28%Higher-income58%30 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income26%Higher-income39%13 pp gap

Grade 6Lower-income50%Higher-income48%2 pp gap

Grade 7Lower-income8%Higher-income39%32 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income57%Higher-income42%15 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 3Lower-income44%Higher-income65%21 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income39%Higher-income58%19 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income37%Higher-income44%8 pp gap

Grade 6Lower-income29%Higher-income58%29 pp gap

Grade 7Lower-income8%Higher-income49%41 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income27%Higher-income23%4 pp gap