Summary:
The Downe Township School District in New Jersey has only one elementary school, Downe Township Elementary School, which serves grades PK-8 with a total enrollment of 153 students.
Downe Township Elementary School has consistently ranked in the bottom 10-15% of New Jersey elementary schools over the past 3 school years, with a ranking of 1196 out of 1338 schools in 2023-2024. The school's performance on state assessments is significantly below the state average, with proficiency rates ranging from 11.1% to 38.5% in English Language Arts and 5.6% to 31.3% in mathematics, compared to state averages of 43.6% to 53.9% and 36.2% to 47.6%, respectively. Science proficiency rates are also low, with 5th graders at 10.5% proficient or better compared to the state average of 27.5%, and 8th graders at 9.5% compared to 18.8% statewide.
The school has a high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, at 45.75% in 2022-2023, and a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 9.3. The district's per-student spending was $15,041 in the 2018-2019 school year. These factors suggest that the school may be facing significant challenges in providing a high-quality education to its students, despite having adequate resources, and further investigation into the root causes of the school's low performance would be valuable in understanding how to improve outcomes for the students.
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