Summary:
The 07848 zip code is home to a single elementary school, Lafayette Township School, which serves grades PK-8 with a total enrollment of 205 students. The school is part of the Lafayette Township School District, which is ranked 318 out of 615 districts in New Jersey and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.
While Lafayette Township School has a predominantly White student population (75.61%), its academic performance is generally below the state averages in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science proficiency. The school's proficiency rates range from 11.8% in 3rd grade ELA to 66.7% in 8th grade ELA, with most grades performing below the state average. Similarly, the school's math proficiency rates range from 25% in 4th grade to 48.1% in 5th grade, also below the state average. Additionally, the school's chronic absenteeism rate is 5.2%, and only 9.76% of its students receive free or reduced-price lunch.
Despite the school's relatively high spending per student ($16,815) and a favorable student-teacher ratio of 8.5, its statewide ranking has declined over the past three years, from 540 out of 1,317 elementary schools in 2020-2021 to 780 out of 1,342 in 2022-2023, with a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger. This suggests that the school may need to implement targeted interventions and strategies to address the underlying factors contributing to its academic performance and overall school ranking.
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