Summary:
Jersey City Golden Door Charter School is the only elementary school in the provided data set, serving students from pre-kindergarten through 8th grade. Located in Jersey City, the school has an enrollment of 687 students and a 3-star rating from School Digger, ranking 545 out of 1,347 New Jersey elementary schools for the 2024-2025 school year.
The school demonstrates some academic strengths, particularly in English Language Arts (ELA) where it outperforms the state average in proficiency across most grade levels. However, its math performance is more uneven, with below-average proficiency in several grades, including a very low 8th grade math proficiency rate of just 9.4% compared to the state average of 20.7%. The school also struggles with science, with 8th grade science proficiency at only 8.1% versus the state average of 19%. Additionally, the school faces challenges with high chronic absenteeism at 14.9%.
Considering the school's socioeconomic factors, with over 58% of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, addressing attendance issues and strengthening math and science instruction could be important priorities to drive better outcomes for the students at Jersey City Golden Door Charter School.
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