Summary
Cold Springs School is an elementary school located in Gloucester City, New Jersey, serving grades PK-3 with a total enrollment of 854 students. The school is part of the Gloucester City Public School District, which is ranked 465 out of 609 districts in the state and has a rating of 1 out of 5 stars by SchoolDigger.
Cold Springs School has consistently ranked in the bottom quarter of New Jersey elementary schools over the past decade, with a 1 or 2-star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating below-average performance compared to other schools in the state. The school struggles to perform well across different student subgroups, with below-average rankings for female, male, Hispanic, and White students, as well as for English Language Learners and Special Education students. However, the school performs relatively better for African American students, ranking in the middle third of schools in this category. Additionally, low-income students at Cold Springs School perform better than the overall student population, ranking in the middle third of schools for this subgroup.
Compared to nearby schools, such as Oaklyn Public School and Mary Bray Elementary School, Cold Springs School generally performs worse across academic achievement, with proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics for 3rd-grade students consistently below the state and district averages. The school's performance on the Start Strong assessments for 4th-grade students in 2020-2021 was particularly low, with only 16.6% proficient in ELA and 5% proficient in Math, compared to state averages of 36.9% and 28.9%, respectively. Additionally, Cold Springs School has struggled with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 14.9% to 23.6% over the past few years, which is significantly above the state average.
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