Summary:
The 08518 zip code has only one school, Florence Riverfront School, a public middle school serving grades 4-8 with a total enrollment of 649 students. The school is part of the Florence Township School District, which is ranked 489 out of 613 districts in New Jersey and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.
Florence Riverfront School faces significant challenges in terms of academic achievement, with consistently low test scores well below the state averages across all grade levels and subject areas. In the 2023-2024 school year, the percentage of students proficient or better in English Language Arts ranged from 20.6% to 27.8%, compared to the state average of 50.8% to 53.9%. In Mathematics, the proficiency rates ranged from 9.8% to 41.3%, compared to the state average of 19.4% to 45%. The school also has a high chronic absenteeism rate of 16.6%, which is higher than the state average.
The data suggests that the school serves a population with a relatively high level of economic disadvantage, with 33.59% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The school's low spending per student of $8,562 and high student-teacher ratio of 11.6 to 1 may also contribute to the academic challenges faced by the school. Overall, the data indicates that Florence Riverfront School is in need of targeted interventions and strategies to improve student outcomes and address the significant achievement gap.
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