Summary:
The Township of Union School District in New Jersey is home to three middle schools: Burnet Middle School, Kawameeh Middle School, and Jefferson Elementary, which serves 5th-grade students.
Among the three schools, Kawameeh Middle School stands out as the highest-performing, ranking 301st out of 752 New Jersey middle schools and earning a 3-out-of-5-star rating from SchoolDigger. Kawameeh consistently outperforms the district and state averages on NJSLA test scores, particularly in English Language Arts, where 71.8% of 6th graders were proficient or better, compared to 59.4% for the district and 56.1% statewide. The school also has stronger mathematics performance, with 36.4% of 6th graders proficient or better, compared to 30.8% for the district and 39.8% statewide.
In contrast, Burnet Middle School and Jefferson Elementary appear to be performing below the district and state averages on most metrics. Burnet Middle School has the highest percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch at 50.78%, while Kawameeh and Jefferson have lower rates of 41.43% and 41.65%, respectively. Additionally, Kawameeh spends more per student ($9,597) than the other two schools ($8,436 for Burnet and $9,285 for Jefferson).
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