Summary:
The LONG BRANCH PUBLIC SCHOOL District consists of 8 schools, including 6 elementary schools, 1 middle school, and 1 high school. The district as a whole is ranked 584 out of 609 districts in New Jersey and is rated 0 stars out of 5 by SchoolDigger, indicating significant academic challenges.
Within the district, a few schools stand out. Long Branch Middle School is the highest-ranked school in the district, ranked 633 out of 752 New Jersey middle schools. It has relatively strong performance on NJSLA tests, particularly in 7th and 8th grade Algebra I, and a lower chronic absenteeism rate compared to the district average. A.A. Anastasia Elementary School is the highest-ranked elementary school in the district, outperforming the district and state averages on NJSLA English Language Arts and Mathematics tests, especially in 4th and 5th grades.
However, the majority of schools in the LONG BRANCH PUBLIC SCHOOL District struggle academically, with proficiency rates on NJSLA tests often less than half the state's. Long Branch High School has particularly low proficiency rates, with only 21.1% proficient in 9th grade English Language Arts and 5.3% proficient in 9th grade Algebra I. The district also faces high rates of poverty, with free and reduced lunch recipients ranging from 62.33% to 82.95%, and chronic absenteeism, with all schools in the district reporting a rate of 14.9%, significantly higher than the state average.
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