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Metuchen High outperforms state on March 2025 NJGPA; district outlines targeted supports
Summary
At the Aug. 12 Metuchen Board of Education meeting, staff reported that Metuchen High School students exceeded statewide March 2025 NJGPA graduation-ready rates in ELA and math, and described instructional and assessment steps for students who still need to meet the requirement.
Metuchen Public School District staff told the board on Aug. 12 that Metuchen High School students outperformed the state on the March 2025 New Jersey Graduation Proficiency Assessment (NJGPA): 96.9% of MHS students met the graduation-ready standard in English language arts compared with the statewide 80.7% rate, and 83.8% met the math graduation-ready standard compared with the statewide 58% rate.
Why it matters: these results determine whether members of the Class of 2026 will have met state graduation-readiness requirements in ELA and mathematics. District leaders said the scores show overall gains while identifying specific instructional areas and subgroup needs that will receive targeted support before the next administration.
Mr. Praske, a district staff presenter, opened the report by recounting his statutory responsibility to confirm students’ graduation readiness and summarizing the assessment’s…
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