Summary:
The 16327 zip code is home to a single public high school, Maplewood Junior/Senior High School, which serves grades 7-12 and is part of the Penncrest School District. While the school has a relatively low student-teacher ratio and higher-than-average spending per student, its academic performance on standardized tests and Keystone Exams is generally below the district and state averages.
Maplewood Junior/Senior High School's proficiency rates on the PSSA Math and English Language Arts tests range from 6.8% to 16.9% and 32.2% to 45%, respectively, compared to the district's 25.5% to 39.1% and 51.7% to 54.1%, and the state's 30.5% to 41.7% and 49.2% to 49.3%. Similarly, the school's Keystone Exam proficiency rates in Algebra I, Biology, and Literature are lower than the district and state averages. The school's four-year graduation rate of 87.9% and dropout rate of 1.4% are also areas that could be improved.
The school's relatively high free and reduced-price lunch rate of 48.94% suggests that it may be serving a population of economically disadvantaged students who require additional resources and support to succeed academically. While the district appears to be investing in the school, these investments have not yet translated into improved academic outcomes. To better understand the school's performance and identify areas for improvement, it would be helpful to analyze trends over time and compare the school's performance to similar schools with comparable demographics.
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