Summary:
Bridgeton Public Charter School is the sole elementary school located in the Bridgeton Public Charter School district in Bridgeton, New Jersey. The school serves students from grades K-4 and has consistently ranked in the bottom 10% of elementary schools in the state over the past few years, indicating significant challenges in improving student outcomes.
Academically, Bridgeton Public Charter School struggles, with proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics well below the state averages. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 13.8% of 3rd graders and 21.7% of 4th graders were proficient or better in ELA, compared to state averages of 44.9% and 53.6%, respectively. The school's mathematics proficiency rates are also low, with only 31% of 3rd graders and 17.3% of 4th graders scoring proficient or better, compared to state averages of 49.8% and 46.7%. Additionally, the school has a higher-than-average chronic absenteeism rate of 14.9% in the 2023-2024 school year.
While the school's per-student spending for the 2018-2019 school year was lower than the state average at $7,729, it has a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 9.4. The school also serves a population with a relatively high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, at 8.33% in the 2023-2024 school year. These factors may contribute to the school's persistent struggles in improving student performance and addressing the significant gaps in academic proficiency.
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