Summary:
The 08214 zip code in New Jersey is home to a single middle school, Dennis Township Elementary/Middle Schools, which serves students in grades K-8. The school's performance has consistently ranked in the bottom half of New Jersey middle schools, with below-average proficiency rates on state assessments in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science.
Dennis Township Elementary/Middle Schools has a relatively high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch at 27.62%, indicating a higher proportion of economically disadvantaged students. The school's student-teacher ratio of 14.5 is slightly higher than the state average, and its per-student spending for the 2018-2019 school year was $24,469, which is above the state average. The school's chronic absenteeism rate of 14.9% for the 2023-2024 school year is also higher than the state average, which could be a contributing factor to the school's academic performance.
However, the school's proficiency rates in Algebra I, both for the end-of-course exam and for 8th-grade students, are significantly higher than the state averages, suggesting the school may be doing a better job in this subject area. Overall, the data suggests that Dennis Township Elementary/Middle Schools is a relatively low-performing middle school within the Dennis Township School District, with room for improvement in academic outcomes and addressing the factors contributing to the school's challenges.
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