Elk Township School District

Elk Township School District is a small school district in New Jersey that contains only one school, Aura Elementary School. The school serves students from kindergarten through 6th grade and has a student population of 334. While the school's performance on state assessments has fluctuated in recent years, with some grades and subjects performing better than the state average, the school faces challenges in terms of academic achievement, socioeconomic factors, and chronic absenteeism.

Aura Elementary School's statewide ranking has ranged from 613 out of 1,338 New Jersey elementary schools in 2023-2024 to 706 out of 1,345 in 2021-2022, indicating inconsistent performance. The school's proficiency rates on NJSLA tests in English Language Arts and Mathematics have been mixed, with some grades outperforming the state average and others underperforming. However, the school's 5th grade Science proficiency rate has been higher than the state average in the past two years.

Aura Elementary School serves a population with a relatively high percentage of free and reduced-price lunch recipients, at 30.24% in 2022-2023, suggesting a lower socioeconomic status. Additionally, the school has a chronic absenteeism rate of 16.6%, which is relatively high and could be a contributing factor to the school's academic performance. Without additional schools in the Elk Township School District to compare to, it is difficult to fully assess the school's performance, but the available data indicates areas for improvement and further analysis.