Summary:
Parlin, New Jersey is home to a single middle school, Sayreville Middle School, which serves students in grades 6-8. The school's performance has fluctuated in recent years, with its statewide ranking ranging from 367 out of 743 New Jersey middle schools in 2023-2024 to 419 out of 752 in 2024-2025, earning a 2-star rating out of 5 in the most recent year.
Sayreville Middle School's academic proficiency rates vary significantly across different subjects and grade levels. While the school excels in Algebra I and Geometry, with 100% proficiency rates in those subjects, its performance in 8th grade math is much lower at just 6% proficiency. Compared to the broader Sayreville School District and the state of New Jersey, the middle school's proficiency rates are generally lower, with some exceptions.
The school faces socioeconomic challenges, with a free and reduced-price lunch rate of 40.45% for the 2023-2024 school year, indicating a significant population of economically disadvantaged students. Additionally, the school's chronic absenteeism rate of 14.9% for the same year suggests that attendance may be an area of concern. Despite these challenges, Sayreville Middle School maintains a student-teacher ratio of 10.7 for the 2023-2024 school year, which could be a positive factor in supporting student learning.
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