Summary:
The Laurel Springs School District in New Jersey has only one elementary school, Laurel Springs School, which serves students from pre-kindergarten through 6th grade. The school has a diverse student population, with a mix of White, African American, Hispanic, and Asian students. While the school's academic performance on state assessments varies across grade levels and subject areas, it has some notable strengths and areas for improvement.
Laurel Springs School's strongest performance is in 5th-grade English Language Arts, where 75% of students are proficient or better, significantly higher than the state average of 53.2%. However, the school's 3rd-grade ELA proficiency rate of 28.1% is well below the state average of 42%, indicating potential challenges in the lower grades. The school also has a higher-than-average chronic absenteeism rate of 23.3%, which could be contributing to the academic performance issues observed in some grade levels.
Despite the school's academic performance challenges, it has a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 11.7, and its per-student spending of $11,410 is higher than the state average. The Laurel Springs School District as a whole is ranked 297 out of 615 school districts in New Jersey and is rated 3 out of 5 stars by SchoolDigger, suggesting that the district's performance is at or slightly below the state average. Understanding the district's overall performance and how it compares to other districts in the state could provide valuable context for interpreting the findings at the individual school level.
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