Summary:
Haledon Public School District in New Jersey has only one elementary school, Haledon Public School, which serves students from pre-kindergarten through 8th grade. The school has a diverse student population, with a high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a relatively low-income community.
Academically, Haledon Public School's performance is consistently below the state average across all grade levels and subject areas, with proficiency rates ranging from 30% to 45.8% in English Language Arts and 15.4% to 36.5% in Mathematics, compared to the state averages of 42% to 55.7% and 17.8% to 45.9%, respectively. The school's Science proficiency rates are particularly low, with 5th-grade students at 8.4% and 8th-grade students at 1.7% proficient, compared to the state averages of 26.8% and 18.6%. Additionally, the school has a high chronic absenteeism rate of 22.2%, which may be a contributing factor to its low academic performance.
Despite spending $12,560 per student, which is above the state average, and having a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 10.6, Haledon Public School District is ranked 966 out of 1,342 New Jersey elementary schools, placing it in the bottom third of the state. The school is rated 1 out of 5 stars by SchoolDigger, indicating a relatively low performance compared to other schools in the state. These findings suggest that the school may be facing systemic challenges that require targeted interventions and support to improve student outcomes.
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