Summary:
The Maple Shade School District in New Jersey is home to two elementary schools: Maude M. Wilkins Elementary School and Howard Yocum Elementary. Both schools serve students from kindergarten through fourth grade and are part of the larger Maple Shade School District.
Based on the available data, neither Maude M. Wilkins Elementary nor Howard Yocum Elementary appear to be standout performers. Both schools are ranked significantly below the state average, with Maude M. Wilkins Elementary ranked 1,180 out of 1,347 New Jersey elementary schools and the Maple Shade School District ranked 537 out of 609. Additionally, the proficiency rates for both schools in English Language Arts and Mathematics are substantially lower than the state averages for grades 3 and 4. The chronic absenteeism rate at both schools is also higher than the state average, which may be a contributing factor to the low academic performance.
Further analysis reveals that both schools serve a student population with a high percentage of free and reduced lunch recipients, indicating that the students come from economically disadvantaged backgrounds. The spending per student also varies between the two schools, with Maude M. Wilkins Elementary spending $8,864 per student and Howard Yocum Elementary spending $7,810 per student. This difference in resource allocation may be an area for the district to address to ensure equitable funding and support for all students.
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