Summary:
The city of Keyport, New Jersey is home to three schools: two elementary schools, Keyport Central School and Leroy Gordon Cooper Elementary School, as well as one high school, Keyport High School. These schools serve students from the Keyport School District and the neighboring Old Bridge Township School District.
Among the standout schools, Keyport Central School excels in English Language Arts and Algebra I, with proficiency rates exceeding the state averages. However, the school struggles with science proficiency, with only 20.4% of 5th graders and 5.7% of 8th graders scoring proficient or better. Similarly, Leroy Gordon Cooper Elementary School outperforms the state and district averages in English Language Arts and Mathematics, but also lags behind in science proficiency.
Across the district, all three schools face the challenge of high chronic absenteeism rates, with 14.9% of students chronically absent, exceeding the state's target of 10%. Additionally, Keyport High School struggles with low proficiency rates in both English Language Arts and Mathematics, with only 25.3% and 11.5% of 9th graders scoring proficient or better, respectively. The data also reveals that Keyport Central School and Keyport High School serve a significant population of economically disadvantaged students, with high free/reduced lunch rates around 55%.
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