Summary:
Gloucester City Public School District has only one middle school, Gloucester City Middle School, which serves grades 6-8. The school's academic performance is generally below state averages, with low proficiency rates in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science. Gloucester City Middle School has a high percentage of economically disadvantaged students, with 65.21% receiving free or reduced-price lunch.
Gloucester City Middle School's statewide ranking has fluctuated between 504 and 546 out of 743-748 New Jersey middle schools over the past three school years, and it is rated only 1-2 stars out of 5 by SchoolDigger. The school's strongest performance is in 8th grade English Language Arts, where 61.6% of students were proficient or better in 2023-2024, compared to the state average of 52.9%. However, the school struggles in Mathematics, with proficiency rates ranging from only 4.5% in 8th grade to 19.7% in 6th grade, well below the state averages.
The school's chronic absenteeism rate of 16.6% in the 2022-2023 school year is concerning and likely impacting student learning and achievement. Additionally, the school's per-student spending for the 2018-2019 school year was $8,820, which is below the state average. While the student-teacher ratio of 13.3 to 1 is relatively low, suggesting the school may have adequate staffing resources, the overall data indicates that Gloucester City Public School District and Gloucester City Middle School have significant room for improvement to better serve their students and community.
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