Summary:
The Wharton Borough School District in New Jersey is home to a single elementary school, Marie V. Duffy Elementary School, which serves students from pre-kindergarten through 6th grade.
Marie V. Duffy Elementary School has consistently ranked in the lower half of New Jersey elementary schools, with its performance on standardized tests falling below the state average in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science. The school's proficiency rates range from 42.2% to 52.7% in ELA and 33.3% to 41.6% in Mathematics, compared to the state averages of 44.9% to 53.6% and 44.2% to 49.8%, respectively. Additionally, the school's 5th-grade science proficiency rate of 18.8% is significantly lower than the state's 30.1%.
Despite the school's relatively small class sizes and per-student spending that aligns with the state average, the academic performance at Marie V. Duffy Elementary remains a concern. The school's high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, at 55.66%, suggests that socioeconomic factors may be contributing to the challenges. Additionally, the school's chronic absenteeism rate of 14.9% is slightly higher than the state's average, which could also be a factor in the lower academic outcomes.
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