Summary:
The Cedar Grove Township School District has two elementary schools, and both serve pre-K through grade 4. In 2025–2026, their average proficiency across the four tested grade-and-subject comparisons was 73%, compared with 48% statewide. Most importantly, both schools scored above the state in every comparison, though results varied considerably between them.
North End Elementary School stands out, leading South End Elementary School in all four comparisons. North End scored 86% versus South End’s 57% in grade 3 ELA, a 29-point lead; the leads were 14 points in grade 4 ELA, 17 in grade 3 math and 4 in grade 4 math. North End’s average across the four comparisons was 81%, versus 65% for South End. South End was lower in each comparison, but still exceeded the state by 9 to 25 points; North End was 29 to 38 points above the state.
Results moved in different directions over time. From 2024–2025 to 2025–2026, South End’s proficiency fell in all four tested areas, by 7 to 16 points; North End gained 7 points in grade 3 ELA and 8 in grade 4 ELA, while its math results dipped by 1 and 5 points. Across both schools, the average fell from 78% to 73%, a 4-point drop. SchoolDigger’s statewide percentile rose for North End, from the 88th in 2023–2024 to the 96th in 2025–2026, while South End’s went from the 83rd to the 78th. In 2024–2025, North End had a lower student-teacher ratio (9.9 versus 12.4), enrollment of 309 versus 349, and a higher free/reduced lunch eligible share (11% versus 7%). These are comparisons, not explanations for score differences; test results cover 2024–2025 and 2025–2026, while the ranking history spans three years.
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