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Dr. Leroy McCloud Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades 3-5 in Englewood, New Jersey, which is part of the Englewood Public School District. The school has a diverse student population, with a majority of Hispanic students and a significant number of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds.
Despite the school's diverse population, it consistently performs below the state and district averages in standardized test scores for English Language Arts and Mathematics. For example, in the 2022-2023 school year, the school's proficiency rates were 40% in 3rd grade ELA, 37.9% in 4th grade ELA, and 38.7% in 5th grade ELA, compared to the state averages of 42%, 51.3%, and 53.2%, respectively. In Mathematics, the school's proficiency rates were 27.3% in 3rd grade, 21.9% in 4th grade, and 10.1% in 5th grade, compared to the state averages of 45.9%, 44.3%, and 40.1%. Additionally, the school has experienced a steady increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 6.6% in 2016-2017 to 15.7% in 2021-2022, which is significantly higher than the state average.
When compared to nearby schools, such as the Ralph S Maugham School in Tenafly, which is part of the higher-performing Tenafly Public School District, Dr. Leroy McCloud Elementary School performs significantly worse academically. For instance, the Ralph S Maugham School had proficiency rates of 76.8% in 3rd grade ELA, 71% in 4th grade ELA, and 92.4% in 5th grade ELA, far exceeding the performance of Dr. Leroy McCloud Elementary School.
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