Summary:
The 07512 zip code is home to a single middle school, Washington Park School, which serves students in grades 6-8. This school has consistently ranked in the top half of New Jersey middle schools, with a 3-out-of-5-star performance rating on the SchoolDigger scale.
Washington Park School's academic performance is mixed, with strong proficiency rates in English Language Arts (ELA) and exceptional results in Algebra I, but relatively low proficiency in Mathematics and Science. The school's ELA proficiency rates range from 44% to 72.3%, outperforming the state average, while its Mathematics proficiency rates are mostly lower than the state average, ranging from 20.2% to 41.9%. However, the school's Algebra I proficiency rate is an impressive 95%, significantly exceeding the state average.
The school serves a student population of 491, with a moderate level of economic disadvantage as indicated by a 23.83% free and reduced-price lunch rate. The school's per-student spending is $11,100, and it maintains a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 12.3. While the school's chronic absenteeism rate of 14.9% is slightly higher than the state's target of 10% or less, it suggests an area for potential improvement to support student success.
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