Summary:
The Vernon Township School District in New Jersey has only one middle school, Glen Meadow Middle School, which serves grades 6-8. The school has a student population of 645, with a predominantly White student body (76.12%) and a relatively low percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch (17.21%).
Academically, Glen Meadow Middle School is struggling, with proficiency rates in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Algebra I falling below the state averages. The school's Mathematics proficiency rates are particularly concerning, with the 8th-grade rate at 0%, significantly lower than the state average of 17.8%. The school's performance has also declined in recent years, with its statewide ranking dropping from 307 out of 652 New Jersey middle schools in 2020-2021 to 400 out of 748 in 2022-2023, and its SchoolDigger rating decreasing from 3 stars to 2 stars out of 5.
Despite the school's academic challenges, it has a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 9.7 to 1 and a per-student spending of $11,241 for the 2018-2019 school year. However, the school's chronic absenteeism rate of 17% in the 2021-2022 school year suggests that there may be other factors contributing to the school's underperformance. The school's diverse student population, with a notable percentage of Hispanic students (15.66%), presents both challenges and opportunities for the district to address the unique needs of its learners.
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