Summary:
The Freehold Borough School District in New Jersey has only one middle school, Freehold Intermediate School, which serves students in grades 6-8. The school has consistently ranked in the bottom half of New Jersey middle schools over the past three years, with significantly lower proficiency rates on state assessments compared to the state averages, particularly in Mathematics and Science.
Freehold Intermediate School has a high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, at 80.15% in the 2023-2024 school year. The school's performance on state assessments is concerning, with only 32.7% to 46.8% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts, and 7.9% to 31.5% proficient or better in Mathematics, compared to the state averages of 56.1% to 57.1% and 20.7% to 39.8%, respectively. The school's 8th-grade performance on the NJSLA-S/Science assessment is also very low, with only 5.7% of students proficient or better, compared to the state average of 19%.
Despite the school's low student-teacher ratio of 10.8 to 1, which could be an asset, the academic challenges at Freehold Intermediate School persist. The data suggests a need for targeted interventions and support to improve student learning outcomes and address the significant gaps in proficiency rates compared to state averages.
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