Summary:
The Mahwah Township Public School District in New Jersey is home to four exceptional elementary schools: Betsy Ross Elementary, George Washington School, Joyce Kilmer School, and Lenape Meadows. These schools serve students from pre-kindergarten through 5th grade and have consistently demonstrated strong academic performance, with Betsy Ross Elementary and George Washington School ranking among the top elementary schools in New Jersey.
Betsy Ross Elementary and George Washington School stand out as the district's top performers, with both schools earning 5-star ratings from SchoolDigger and ranking in the top 100 elementary schools in the state. These schools boast exceptional test scores, with Betsy Ross Elementary having 78.4% and 77.3% of 3rd-grade students proficient or better in ELA and Math, respectively, and George Washington School achieving an impressive 83.3% proficiency rate in 3rd-grade Math. Additionally, these schools have remarkably low free/reduced lunch rates, indicating a more affluent student population.
While the district as a whole faces challenges related to chronic absenteeism, with all four schools reporting a rate of 16.6% in 2022-2023, the schools exhibit varying levels of socioeconomic diversity. Joyce Kilmer School and Lenape Meadows have higher free/reduced lunch rates, suggesting a more diverse student population. The differences in spending per student and student-teacher ratios across the schools may also contribute to the observed variations in academic performance and other school characteristics, and further analysis could explore these relationships.
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