Summary:
The Alpha Borough School District in New Jersey has only one elementary school, Alpha Borough School, which serves students from kindergarten through 8th grade. The school's performance has fluctuated in recent years, with a statewide ranking ranging from 736 out of 1,338 New Jersey elementary schools in 2023-2024 to 834 out of 1,342 in 2022-2023, and a rating of 2 out of 5 stars from SchoolDigger.
Alpha Borough School's performance on NJSLA (New Jersey Student Learning Assessments) tests is mixed compared to state averages. In English Language Arts, the school's proficiency rates are generally lower than the state average, ranging from 31.3% to 51.8% across different grade levels. In Mathematics, the school's proficiency rates are also lower than the state average, with 8th-grade students scoring 0% proficient or better. In Science, the school's proficiency rates are significantly lower than the state average, with 5th and 8th-grade students scoring only 18.8% proficient or better.
The school has a relatively high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, at 37.88% in the 2023-2024 school year, and a student-teacher ratio of 10.1, which is lower than the state average. The school's per-student spending for the 2018-2019 school year was $12,813, which is higher than the state average, but it's unclear how these resources are being allocated and whether they are being used effectively to support student learning and achievement.
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