Summary:
The Gloucester City Public School District has only one elementary school, Cold Springs School, which serves students from pre-kindergarten through 5th grade. The school has consistently ranked in the bottom half of New Jersey elementary schools, with a ranking of 1110 out of 1338 schools in the 2023-2024 school year. The school's performance has declined over the past three years, dropping from a 2-star rating in 2021-2022 to a 1-star rating in the current and previous school years.
Cold Springs School faces significant academic challenges, with proficiency rates in both English Language Arts and Mathematics for 3rd-grade students well below the state averages. In 2023-2024, only 26.6% of students were proficient in ELA, and 23.8% were proficient in Math, compared to the state averages of 43.6% and 47.6%, respectively. The school has a high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, at 67.81% in the 2022-2023 school year, which may contribute to the academic struggles.
Despite the school's high per-student spending of $11,740 for the 2018-2019 school year, which is higher than the state average, the declining performance and achievement gaps suggest that the resources may not be effectively utilized or targeted to address the specific needs of the school and its students. Further investigation and targeted interventions may be necessary to improve the educational outcomes for the students at Cold Springs School.
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