Laurel Springs School District

The Laurel Springs School District in New Jersey consists of a single elementary school, Laurel Springs School, serving students from pre-kindergarten through 6th grade. While the school has some areas of strength, such as higher-than-average proficiency rates in English Language Arts, it also faces challenges in ensuring consistent academic performance across all grade levels and subject areas.

Laurel Springs School's statewide ranking has fluctuated in recent years, ranging from 458 out of 1,338 New Jersey elementary schools in 2023-2024 to 616 out of 1,347 in 2024-2025. The school's overall rating by SchoolDigger is 3 out of 5 stars, which is below the state average. Its proficiency rates in English Language Arts are generally higher than the district and state averages, but its Mathematics and Science proficiency rates are lower. The school has a relatively high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch (29.1%), which suggests it may be serving a population with greater socioeconomic challenges.

Despite the school's above-average per-student spending and relatively small class sizes, its academic performance is not consistently strong. This raises questions about the effectiveness of the school's resource allocation and the need to ensure that resources are being used in the most impactful way to support student learning. Additionally, the school's chronic absenteeism rate of 14.9% is higher than the state average, which could be a contributing factor to its academic performance. Addressing attendance issues may be an important area of focus for the school and the district.