Summary:
The Long Beach Island Consolidated School District is a small school district in New Jersey that serves two elementary schools: Ethel A. Jacobsen Elementary School and Long Beach Island Grade School. While the district as a whole has room for improvement, the schools within it have some notable differences in their student demographics and academic performance.
Ethel A. Jacobsen Elementary School stands out for its very high percentage of white students at 90.99%, which is significantly higher than the state average. In contrast, Long Beach Island Grade School has a higher percentage of Hispanic students at 17.35%. Both schools, however, have relatively low student-teacher ratios, with Ethel A. Jacobsen at 8.3 and Long Beach Island Grade School at 5.5, well below the state average.
Academically, Long Beach Island Grade School has mixed performance, with some grades performing above the state average in ELA and Math, while others are below. Ethel A. Jacobsen's academic performance data is not provided. The district as a whole is ranked 361 out of 615 districts in New Jersey and is rated 2 out of 5 stars by SchoolDigger, indicating room for improvement. Additionally, both schools have relatively high chronic absenteeism rates, which may be an area for the district to address.
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