Summary:
The Hope Township School District in New Jersey is home to a single elementary school, Hope Township School. This small school serves a student population of 135 and has seen a decline in its statewide ranking over the past few years, dropping from 629th out of 1,342 New Jersey elementary schools in 2022-2023 to 851st out of 1,347 in 2024-2025.
Hope Township School's academic performance is mixed, with some grade levels and subjects performing well above the state average, while others struggle significantly. For example, the school's 3rd-grade English Language Arts (ELA) proficiency rate was 27.8% in 2024-2025, compared to the state average of 44.9%, but its 7th-grade ELA proficiency rate was 69.3%, well above the state average of 57%. However, the school's science proficiency rates are particularly low, with only 28.6% of 5th-grade students and 8.3% of 8th-grade students scoring proficient or better in 2024-2025.
Despite its small size and relatively high per-student spending of $19,117 in 2018-2019, Hope Township School faces challenges, including a higher-than-average chronic absenteeism rate of 14.9% in 2023-2024. The school's low percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, at 10.37% in 2023-2024, suggests that it may have access to significant resources, but the school should examine how these resources are being utilized to support student learning and address the areas of concern, such as the declining statewide ranking and uneven academic performance.
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