Summary:
The city of Rochelle Park, New Jersey has only one public school, Midland School #1, which serves students from pre-kindergarten through 8th grade. As the sole school in the area, Midland School #1 is part of the Rochelle Park School District, which is ranked 269 out of 613 districts in New Jersey and has a 3 out of 5 star rating from SchoolDigger.
Midland School #1 generally performs above the state average in English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics assessments, with some exceptions in 5th and 8th grade. The school's strongest performance is in 7th grade ELA, where 82% of students scored proficient or better, compared to the state average of 53.9%. In Mathematics, the school excels in 3rd grade, with 85.4% of students scoring proficient or better, compared to the state average of 47.6%. However, the school struggles in 8th grade Mathematics, with only 18.8% of students scoring proficient or better, compared to the state average of 19.4%.
Midland School #1 has a chronic absenteeism rate of 16.6%, which is higher than the state's average. Additionally, 26.72% of the school's students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a significant population of students from lower-income families. The school's spending per student is $14,087, and it has a student-teacher ratio of 10.2 to 1. While Midland School #1 has maintained a consistent 3-star rating from SchoolDigger, the data suggests opportunities for improvement, particularly in addressing the challenges in the upper grades and chronic absenteeism.
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