Summary:
The Ocean Gate School District in New Jersey consists of a single school, Ocean Gate Elementary School, which serves students from pre-kindergarten through 5th grade. Despite the school's small size, with only 133 students, it faces significant academic challenges, with consistently low proficiency rates on state assessments compared to the state average.
Ocean Gate Elementary School's performance on the New Jersey Student Learning Assessment (NJSLA) exams is a major concern. In the 2024-2025 school year, the percentage of students proficient or better in English Language Arts ranged from just 7.1% (3rd grade) to 33.3% (5th grade), well below the state averages of 44.9% to 56.1%. The school's Mathematics proficiency rates were similarly low, ranging from 7.1% (3rd grade) to 46.7% (5th grade), compared to the state average of 39.8% to 49.8%. Additionally, the school's 5th-grade Science proficiency rate was only 20%, compared to the state average of 30.1%.
Compounding the academic struggles, Ocean Gate Elementary School also faces high rates of chronic absenteeism, at 14.9% in the 2023-2024 school year. The school serves a significant population of economically disadvantaged students, with 49.62% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in the same school year. Despite these challenges, the school's spending per student, at $18,531 for the 2018-2019 school year, is higher than the state average, raising questions about the effective allocation of resources to support student learning and achievement.
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