Summary:
The Lawnside School District in Lawnside, New Jersey, is home to a single elementary school serving grades PK-8 with a total enrollment of 342 students. The school has consistently underperformed, ranking 587 out of 609 school districts in the state and receiving a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger for the past three school years.
Academically, the school's performance on the NJSLA (New Jersey Student Learning Assessments) is significantly below the state average across all grade levels and subject areas. In English Language Arts, the percentage of students proficient or better ranges from 14.3% in 3rd grade to 40% in 8th grade, compared to the state averages of 44.9% to 57.1%. In Mathematics, the percentage of students proficient or better ranges from 0% in 6th grade to 24.4% in 5th grade, compared to the state averages of 39.8% to 49.8%. The school's Science proficiency rates are also alarmingly low, with only 4.5% of 5th-grade students and 4% of 8th-grade students scoring proficient or better, compared to the state averages of 30.1% and 19%, respectively.
Despite the school district's higher-than-average spending per student ($13,798) and smaller class sizes (student-teacher ratio of 9.5), the academic outcomes do not reflect the investment. The high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch (50.58%) suggests that the school serves a predominantly low-income population, which may contribute to the academic challenges faced by the students. The Lawnside School District faces significant challenges in providing a quality education to its students and requires targeted interventions and resource allocation to improve student outcomes.
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