Summary:
The city of Harrisonville, New Jersey has a single public elementary school, South Harrison Elementary School, which serves students from pre-kindergarten through 6th grade. This school, part of the South Harrison Township School District, provides education to a predominantly white student population of 333 students.
Academically, South Harrison Elementary School generally performs above the statewide average in English Language Arts proficiency, but falls below the state average in Mathematics and Science. The school's Mathematics proficiency rates range from 18.4% to 49%, compared to the statewide average of 34.3% to 45.9%. In Science, the school's 5th grade proficiency rate is 21.1%, lower than the state's 26.8%. However, the school's English Language Arts proficiency rates, ranging from 42.1% to 61.7%, exceed the state's 42% to 53.2% average.
Despite these academic performance gaps, South Harrison Elementary School maintains a low 2.3% chronic absenteeism rate, suggesting strong student engagement. The school also spends $11,098 per student, in line with state funding levels. While ranked in the middle of New Jersey elementary schools, earning a 3-star rating, the data indicates opportunities for the school to improve its Mathematics and Science instruction to better support student learning across all core subject areas.
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