Summary:
The Matawan-Aberdeen Regional School District in New Jersey is home to one standout middle school, Matawan-Aberdeen Middle School. This school consistently ranks in the top half of New Jersey middle schools, earning a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger and outperforming state averages in both English Language Arts and Mathematics proficiency.
Matawan-Aberdeen Middle School's academic excellence is evident in its impressive proficiency rates. In English Language Arts, 6th-8th grade students score between 67.8% and 74.5% proficient, well above the state average of 56.1% to 57.1%. In Mathematics, the school's proficiency rates for 6th-8th grade range from 40.3% to 46.1%, outperforming the state average of 39.8% to 20.7%. The school's Algebra I and Geometry proficiency rates are particularly noteworthy, with 95.5% to 100% of students scoring proficient or better, compared to the state averages of 72.7% to 87.6%.
The school's strong academic performance is supported by its resource allocation, with a higher-than-average spending per student of $14,477 and a low student-teacher ratio of 9.1 in the 2023-2024 school year. While the school's overall performance is impressive, the relatively low percentage of free/reduced lunch recipients (22.77%) may suggest that the school serves a more affluent population, potentially raising questions about equity and access for economically disadvantaged students.
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