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South Main Street Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades PK-5 in Pleasantville, New Jersey, with 463 students. The school is part of the Pleasantville Public School District, which is ranked 592 out of 613 districts in the state and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.
South Main Street Elementary School has consistently ranked in the bottom 15% of New Jersey elementary schools over the past 10 years, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger for most of that time period. The school significantly underperforms the state and district averages on standardized tests, with only 15.8% of 3rd graders, 32.6% of 4th graders, and 30% of 5th graders scoring proficient or better on the NJSLA English Language Arts exam, compared to state averages of 43.6%, 50.8%, and 52.3% respectively. The school's math proficiency rates are even lower, with only 13.1% of 3rd graders, 23.2% of 4th graders, and 12.3% of 5th graders scoring proficient or better on the NJSLA Math exam, compared to state averages of 47.6%, 45%, and 40.1%. The school also struggles with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 16.6% to 28.2% over the past few years, significantly higher than the state average.
Interestingly, the other elementary schools in the Pleasantville Public School District, Leeds Avenue Elementary and Washington Avenue Elementary, also perform poorly on standardized tests and have high rates of chronic absenteeism, suggesting that the challenges facing South Main Street Elementary School are systemic issues within the district. Additionally, the school's performance on standardized tests varies significantly by student subgroup, with the school ranking in the top 50% of New Jersey elementary schools for its African American and English Language Learner student populations, but in the bottom 25% for its Hispanic, Special Education, and Low Socioeconomic Status student populations.
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