Summary:
The Caldwell-West School District in New Jersey is home to one standout middle school, Grover Cleveland Middle School. This school consistently outperforms the state average on standardized tests, ranking in the top 20% of New Jersey middle schools and maintaining a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger for the past three years.
Grover Cleveland Middle School boasts impressive academic achievements, with English Language Arts and Mathematics proficiency rates that exceed the state average by up to 30 percentage points across grades 6-8. The school also achieves 100% proficiency in Algebra I, far surpassing the state averages. Additionally, the school's science proficiency rates are 9 percentage points higher than the state average in 8th grade.
While the school's academic performance is exceptional, it serves a relatively low-poverty student population, with a free/reduced lunch rate of just 6.31%. This raises questions about equity and access to the school's high-quality education for students from diverse socioeconomic backgrounds. The school's per-student spending of $10,655 is higher than the state average, which may contribute to its strong academic outcomes. However, the school's slightly higher chronic absenteeism rate suggests there may be opportunities to further engage students and improve attendance.
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