Summary:
The Penns Grove-Carneys Point Regional School District in New Jersey operates three elementary schools: Field Street School, Paul W Carleton, and Lafayette - Pershing. The district as a whole is ranked 594 out of 609 districts in New Jersey and is rated 0 stars out of 5 by SchoolDigger, indicating significant challenges in providing quality education to its students.
Based on the available data, none of the three elementary schools in the district stand out as high-performing. All three schools have significantly lower proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics compared to the state average, with 3rd grade students at Field Street School scoring only 24.8% proficiency in ELA and 29.6% in Math, compared to the state averages of 44.9% and 49.8% respectively. The performance gap widens in the upper grades, with 4th and 5th grade students at Paul W Carleton scoring below 20% proficiency in both ELA and Math.
The data also reveals high percentages of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 69.93% at Lafayette - Pershing to 81.14% at Field Street School. Additionally, the chronic absenteeism rate is high across the district, with all three schools reporting 14.9% chronic absenteeism in the 2023-2024 school year. These socioeconomic challenges and attendance issues may be contributing factors to the low academic performance observed in the district.
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