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Bear Tavern Elementary School is a public elementary school serving 459 students in grades PK-5 in Titusville, New Jersey. It is part of the Hopewell Valley Regional School District, which is ranked 101 out of 613 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. Bear Tavern Elementary School has consistently been ranked among the top elementary schools in New Jersey, with a current ranking of 188 out of 1,338 schools for the 2023-2024 school year.
Bear Tavern Elementary School outperforms the state and district averages in standardized test scores across all grade levels and subjects. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, 75.3% of 3rd graders, 87.1% of 4th graders, and 73.6% of 5th graders scored proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to the state averages of 43.6%, 50.8%, and 52.3%, respectively. The school also performs well in mathematics, with 81.1% of 3rd graders, 62.9% of 4th graders, and 54.1% of 5th graders scoring proficient or better, compared to the state averages of 47.6%, 45%, and 40.1%. Additionally, Bear Tavern Elementary School has relatively low chronic absenteeism rates compared to the state average, with a rate of 9.2% in the 2022-2023 school year, significantly lower than the state average of 16.6%.
While Bear Tavern Elementary School outperforms the state averages, it is also outperformed by some of the other high-performing schools in the Hopewell Valley Regional School District, such as Stony Brook Elementary School and Toll Gate Grammar School, which have even higher test scores and lower chronic absenteeism rates. Additionally, Bear Tavern Elementary School serves a relatively affluent population, with only around 2.5% of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch in recent years, which may contribute to its strong academic performance.
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