Summary:
The LONG BRANCH PUBLIC SCHOOL District contains a single high school, Long Branch High School, which serves students in grades 9-12. The school faces significant challenges, with academic performance generally lagging behind state averages across key metrics like English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science proficiency.
Long Branch High School had a 91.3% four-year graduation rate in the 2023-2024 school year, which is relatively high, but the school also had a 1.0% dropout rate. The school's chronic absenteeism rate was 14.9% in the same year. Academically, the school's proficiency rates were well below state averages, with only 21.1% of 9th graders and 63.9% of 11th graders proficient or better in ELA, and just 5.3% of 9th graders proficient or better in Algebra I, 17.4% in Geometry, and 31.4% of 11th graders proficient or better in Mathematics.
The school's student population faces significant economic disadvantages, with 71.22% of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch. The school's spending per student was $11,214 in the 2018-2019 school year, slightly below the state average. The school's student-teacher ratio of 12.4 is relatively low, which could be a positive factor in supporting student learning. Overall, the data suggests that Long Branch High School requires targeted interventions and strategies to address the academic and demographic challenges facing its student population.
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