Summary:
The 08097 zip code is home to a single public elementary school, Woodbury Heights Elementary, which serves grades PK-6 and has 255 students. The school is part of the Woodbury Heights Public School District, which is ranked 300 out of 613 districts in New Jersey and has a 3-star rating.
Woodbury Heights Elementary has a relatively high chronic absenteeism rate of 16.6%, which is higher than the state average. The school's academic performance is mixed, with some grade levels exceeding state averages in English Language Arts and Mathematics, while others fall below. Notably, the school's 5th-grade science test scores are lower than the state average. However, the school has a low percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, suggesting a relatively affluent student population. The school is well-resourced, with a high spending per student and a low student-teacher ratio.
Overall, Woodbury Heights Elementary appears to be a reasonably well-performing school, with some areas of strength and some areas that could use improvement. The data suggests the school may benefit from further investigation and potential interventions to address the challenges identified, such as the high chronic absenteeism rate and the uneven academic performance across grade levels and subject areas.
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