Summary:
The Mt. Ephraim School District in New Jersey is home to a single elementary school, Mary Bray Elementary School, which serves students from pre-kindergarten through 5th grade. The school's performance and demographics provide a mixed picture, with some areas of strength and others that warrant further attention.
Over the past few years, Mary Bray Elementary School has seen a decline in its statewide ranking, dropping from 540 out of 1,347 New Jersey elementary schools in 2024-2025 to 803 out of 1,342 in 2022-2023. The school's performance on NJSLA tests has been uneven, with 3rd-grade students performing above the state average in both English Language Arts and Mathematics, but 4th and 5th-grade students performing below the state average in Mathematics. The school's per-student spending is higher than the state average, and it has a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 10.9, which could be a positive factor in providing more individualized attention for students.
One notable characteristic of Mary Bray Elementary School is its relatively high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, at 38.62% in the 2023-2024 school year. This suggests a relatively high level of economic disadvantage among the student population, which may have implications for the school's resource needs and the support required to ensure all students have access to quality education. Overall, the data provides a mixed picture of the school's performance and characteristics, and further analysis would be necessary to identify the specific areas that need to be addressed to improve student outcomes.
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