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Lucy N. Holman Elementary School is a public elementary school serving 498 students in grades PK-5 in Jackson, New Jersey, which is part of the Jackson Township School District. However, the school has faced significant challenges in recent years, with a declining statewide ranking and a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.
The school's performance across different student subgroups is concerning, as it ranks in the bottom quartile of New Jersey elementary schools for female, male, Hispanic, white, English language learner, special education, and low socioeconomic status students. Additionally, Lucy N. Holman Elementary School has consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 16.6% to 19.0% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state average. Academically, the school's proficiency rates on the NJSLA assessments are well below state and district averages across all grade levels and subject areas.
Interestingly, the nearby schools in the Jackson Township School District, such as Crawford-Rodriguez Elementary, Switlik Elementary, and Sylvia Rosenauer Elementary, generally outperform Lucy N. Holman Elementary across various metrics, including statewide ranking, academic proficiency, and student group performance. Additionally, the school's spending per student ($8,913 in 2018-2019) is lower than the state average and some of the nearby schools, such as Sylvia Rosenauer Elementary ($13,203) and Land O'Pines Elementary ($10,422).
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