Summary:
The Highland Park Boro School District consists of 4 schools, including 2 elementary schools, 1 middle school, and 1 high school, serving students from pre-kindergarten through 12th grade. The district is located in Highland Park, New Jersey, and the schools provide educational opportunities for the local community.
Highland Park High School stands out as the top-performing school in the district, ranking 176 out of 429 New Jersey high schools and earning a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school boasts a strong 4-year graduation rate of 91.3% and impressive performance in NJGPA English Language Arts and Algebra II. In contrast, Bartle Elementary School demonstrates relatively strong performance in NJSLA English Language Arts and Mathematics, with some grades outperforming the district and state averages.
However, the district as a whole has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger, ranking 392 out of 609 districts in New Jersey. This suggests that while some individual schools may excel, the overall academic performance across the district is below the state average. Additionally, all schools in the district share a concerning chronic absenteeism rate of 14.9%, which is higher than the state average. The district's financial information, including spending per student and student-teacher ratios, varies across the schools, indicating potential opportunities for resource allocation and targeted interventions to address the disparities in academic performance.
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