Summary:
The Brigantine Public School District in New Jersey is home to a single school, Brigantine Community School, which serves grades PK-8 and has a total enrollment of 390 students.
Brigantine Community School has a diverse student population, with a racial makeup of 74.62% white, 13.59% Hispanic, 9.23% Asian, and 1.28% African American and two or more races. The school's academic performance is generally strong, with proficiency rates in English Language Arts (ELA) ranging from 41.8% in grade 6 to 78.1% in grade 7, and Mathematics proficiency rates ranging from 13% in grade 8 to 81.8% in Algebra I for grade 8. However, the school's Science proficiency rates, at 25% in grade 5 and 20.6% in grade 8, are slightly lower than the state averages.
Despite the school's overall academic success, Brigantine Community School faces some challenges. The school's chronic absenteeism rate of 21.7% is higher than the state's target of 10% or less, and 31.03% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a significant population of economically disadvantaged students. The school's statewide ranking among New Jersey elementary schools has fluctuated in recent years, ranging from 591 out of 1,317 schools in 2020-2021 to 739 out of 1,345 schools in 2021-2022.
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