Summary:
Bridgeton Public Charter School is the sole elementary school serving grades K-4 in the Bridgeton Public Charter School district located in Bridgeton, New Jersey. With an enrollment of 119 students, the school has a diverse student population that is predominantly Hispanic (71.43%), with smaller percentages of African American (21.01%) and White (5.04%) students.
Academically, Bridgeton Public Charter School has struggled, with only 4.5% of 3rd-grade students and 37% of 4th-grade students proficient or better in English Language Arts, and 13.6% of 3rd-grade students and 14.8% of 4th-grade students proficient or better in mathematics, all well below the state averages. The school's overall performance has been consistently low, ranking 1192 out of 1342 New Jersey elementary schools and receiving a rating of only 1 out of 5 stars from SchoolDigger.
The school's challenges extend beyond academics, with a high chronic absenteeism rate of 31.0% and a relatively low per-student spending of $7,729. The student-to-teacher ratio of 9.1 to 1 suggests the school may be underresourced, which could be a contributing factor to the academic struggles. Overall, Bridgeton Public Charter School faces significant challenges in improving student outcomes and addressing attendance and resource allocation issues.
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