Summary:
The Pinelands Regional School District in New Jersey contains a single middle school, Pinelands Regional Junior High School, which serves grades 7-8. The school has consistently performed below the state average on standardized tests, ranking in the bottom half of New Jersey middle schools.
Pinelands Regional Junior High School's academic performance is significantly below the state averages in core subjects like English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 33% of 7th graders and 45.5% of 8th graders were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to the state averages of 57% and 57.1%, respectively. In Mathematics, the performance is even worse, with only 22% of 7th graders and 3.8% of 8th graders proficient or better, compared to state averages of 38.8% and 20.7%.
The school also faces challenges related to socioeconomic factors, with 49.11% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in the 2023-2024 school year. Additionally, the school has a chronic absenteeism rate of 14.9%, which can have a significant impact on student learning and academic outcomes. While the school district's spending per student was $15,596 in the 2018-2019 school year, the data suggests that resources may not be effectively allocated to support student learning and achievement.
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