Summary:
The 08348 zip code is home to a single elementary school, Maurice River Township School, which serves grades PK-8 and has a total enrollment of 393 students. The school is part of the Maurice River Township School District, which is ranked 463 out of 613 districts in New Jersey and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.
Maurice River Township School's academic performance, as measured by NJSLA test scores, is generally below the state average across all grade levels and subject areas. In English Language Arts, the school's proficiency rates range from 24% to 50%, compared to the state average of 43.6% to 53.9%. In Mathematics, the school's proficiency rates range from 0% to 46.3%, compared to the state average of 19.4% to 47.6%. The school also has a higher-than-average chronic absenteeism rate of 16.6%, which is significantly higher than the state's target of 10% or less.
Despite the school's relatively high per-student spending of $11,252 and a low student-teacher ratio of 10.3, the academic performance remains below state averages. Additionally, 39.19% of the school's students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high level of economic disadvantage among the student population. These factors suggest that the school may need to re-evaluate its resource allocation and implement targeted interventions to improve student outcomes.
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