Summary:
The Commercial Township School is the sole elementary school serving grades PK-8 in the Commercial Township School District in New Jersey. With an enrollment of 482 students, the school has consistently ranked in the bottom quarter of New Jersey elementary schools, performing significantly below the state average on standardized tests across multiple grade levels and subject areas.
The school's academic performance is a significant concern, with proficiency rates in English Language Arts ranging from 21.9% to 60% and Mathematics proficiency ranging from 4.2% to 46.7%, compared to state averages of 44.9% to 57.1% and 20.7% to 72.7%, respectively. Science proficiency is also low, with only 16.3% of 5th graders and 5% of 8th graders scoring proficient or better, compared to state averages of 30.1% and 19%.
The school's challenges may be exacerbated by its high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, at 50.41% in the 2023-2024 school year. While the student-teacher ratio of 11.4 is slightly lower than the state average, the school's per-student spending of $9,500 for the 2018-2019 school year suggests a need for additional resources and targeted interventions to improve academic outcomes for its students.
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