Summary:
The city of Keyport, New Jersey is home to three schools: two elementary schools, Keyport Central School and Leroy Gordon Cooper Elementary School, as well as one high school, Keyport High School. While the elementary schools have shown steady improvement in their statewide rankings and outperform the state averages in English Language Arts and mathematics proficiency, the high school's test scores lag behind the state's.
Keyport Central School and Leroy Gordon Cooper Elementary School have both made significant progress, moving up in the statewide rankings over the past few years. Their 3rd grade students excel in ELA and math, with proficiency rates well above the state averages. In contrast, Keyport High School's performance is a concern, with only 58.2% of 9th graders proficient or better in ELA and just 7% proficient or better in Algebra I.
One common challenge across all three schools is the high chronic absenteeism rate, which exceeds the state's target of 10%. Additionally, the schools serve a population with a relatively high percentage of free and reduced-price lunch recipients, suggesting that socioeconomic factors may be impacting student outcomes. The Keyport School District and the Old Bridge Township School District will need to continue monitoring these issues and implement targeted interventions to improve attendance and academic performance across the district.
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