Summary:
The Gloucester City Public School District in New Jersey contains a single middle school, Gloucester City Middle School, which serves grades 5-8. The school has struggled with consistently low academic performance, with proficiency rates well below the state averages in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science. Despite a slightly lower student-teacher ratio than the state average, the school's statewide ranking has fluctuated between 504 and 546 out of 743-752 middle schools, and it is currently rated 2 out of 5 stars by SchoolDigger.
Gloucester City Middle School's academic challenges are evident across multiple subject areas and grade levels. In the 2024-2025 school year, only 54.7% of 8th graders were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to the state average of 57.1%. The school's Mathematics proficiency rates are particularly low, with just 9% of 8th graders and 15.9% of 5th graders reaching proficiency. The school's performance on the Science assessment is also significantly below the state averages, with only 14.8% of 5th graders and 3.8% of 8th graders achieving proficiency.
In addition to the academic struggles, Gloucester City Middle School faces other challenges, including a high chronic absenteeism rate of 14.9% in 2023-2024, which is higher than the state average. The school also serves a predominantly low-income population, with 64.68% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2023-2024. While the school's per-student spending of $8,820 in 2018-2019 is not significantly lower than the state average, addressing the needs of the school's student population and ensuring equitable resource allocation may be key areas for improvement.
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