Summary:
The Kenilworth School District in New Jersey has only one elementary school, Warren G. Harding Elementary School, which serves students from kindergarten through 5th grade. The school's performance has fluctuated in recent years, with its statewide ranking ranging from 605 to 741 out of 1,347 New Jersey elementary schools and its SchoolDigger rating varying between 2 and 3 stars out of 5.
Academically, the school's proficiency rates on the NJSLA (New Jersey Student Learning Assessments) have been mixed compared to state and district averages. In 2024-2025, the school's English Language Arts (ELA) proficiency rates ranged from 36.8% (3rd grade) to 57.7% (5th grade), while the state averages ranged from 44.9% to 56.1%. In Mathematics, the school's proficiency rates ranged from 35.3% (5th grade) to 47.4% (3rd grade), compared to state averages of 39.8% to 49.8%. The school's 5th grade Science proficiency rate of 30.5% was slightly higher than the state average of 30.1%.
The school serves a relatively high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, at 19.66% in 2023-2024, and has a student-teacher ratio of 10.4, which is lower than the state average. The school's per-student spending for the 2018-2019 school year was $9,535, which may provide insights into the district's resource allocation and priorities, though more recent data would be needed to draw stronger conclusions.
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