Summary:
The Rockaway Borough School District in New Jersey is home to a single elementary school, Lincoln Elementary School, which serves students from pre-kindergarten through 6th grade. While the school has a diverse student population, its academic performance has been declining in recent years, with test scores falling below the state average in both English Language Arts and Mathematics.
Lincoln Elementary School's student demographics show a mix of 46.49% White, 3.69% African American, 40.96% Hispanic, and 6.64% Asian students. However, the school has a relatively low percentage of free and reduced-price lunch recipients at 19.19%, suggesting the community may not be predominantly low-income. The school's student-teacher ratio of 11.3 is relatively low compared to the state average, but its chronic absenteeism rate of 15.6% in the 2021-2022 school year is higher than the state average, which could be contributing to the school's declining academic performance.
Compared to the state, Lincoln Elementary School's academic performance, as measured by NJSLA test scores, is significantly below average, with only 20.3% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts and 33.9% proficient or better in Mathematics. The school's statewide ranking has also dropped dramatically, from 363 out of 1,317 schools in 2020-2021 to 1,046 out of 1,342 schools in 2022-2023, indicating a concerning trend that warrants further investigation and targeted interventions to address the underlying issues and improve student outcomes.
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