Summary:
The Sterling Regional School District in New Jersey is home to a single high school, Sterling High School, which serves students in grades 9-12. The school's performance has been inconsistent in recent years, with its statewide ranking fluctuating between 285 out of 429 high schools in 2023-2024 and 344 out of 422 in 2022-2023. The school's SchoolDigger rating has also varied, ranging from 2 stars out of 5 to 1 star out of 5 during this period.
Academically, Sterling High School's proficiency rates on standardized tests are significantly lower than the state averages in several subject areas, particularly in Algebra I and Science. For example, in 2024-2025, the school's proficiency rates in Algebra I (7.5%) and Science (19.8%) were less than half the state averages. The school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts (ELA) are closer to the state averages, but still lag behind in some years, such as 9th grade ELA in 2024-2025 (32.6% vs. 49.9% statewide). The school's four-year graduation rate for 2023-2024 was 91.3%, slightly higher than the state average, while its dropout rate for the same year was 1.0%, lower than the state average.
The school serves a relatively high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch (32.46% in 2023-2024), indicating a higher proportion of students from low-income families. The school's per-student spending for the 2018-2019 school year was $12,772, slightly higher than the state average, and it has a student-teacher ratio of 12.2 for the 2023-2024 school year, slightly lower than the state average. These factors suggest that the district may be allocating resources to support the school, but the academic performance data indicates that these efforts may not be fully effective in improving student outcomes.
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