Summary:
The 08501 zip code area is home to a single elementary school, Newell Elementary School, which serves grades PK-4 and is part of the Upper Freehold Regional School District. While the school has a relatively small class size and low percentage of free and reduced-price lunch recipients, indicating a more affluent student population, its academic performance has been declining in recent years.
Newell Elementary School's statewide ranking has dropped from 649 out of 1,342 New Jersey elementary schools in 2022-2023 to 840 out of 1,347 in 2024-2025, and its rating has also decreased from 3 stars to 2 stars during this period. The school's English Language Arts (ELA) proficiency scores are significantly below the state average, particularly in 3rd grade, while its Math proficiency scores are on par with or slightly 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 may be a contributing factor to its declining performance. Further investigation into the specific factors driving these trends, such as changes in curriculum, teaching quality, or student demographics, could provide valuable insights to help improve student outcomes at Newell Elementary School.
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