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Roxbury superintendent outlines steps after 2025 NJGPA results show drop in math proficiency
Summary
Superintendent Dr. Santora presented February 2025 NJGPA results showing an overall graduation-ready rate of 73.3% and flagged a sharp deficit for students receiving ELL services; the district described curricular, assessment and support changes to address gaps.
Roxbury Township School District Superintendent Dr. Christopher Santora presented the district’s February 2025 New Jersey Graduation Proficiency Assessment (NJGPA) results at the July 14 Board of Education meeting, saying the district’s overall graduation-ready rate is 73.3 percent while English language arts (ELA) is 84.2 percent and mathematics is 62.5 percent.
“Why is that important? In mathematics, that means 38 percent did not perform within the graduation-ready band,” Dr. Santora said, describing the scores as a signal that “we have more work to do in preparing our students.”
The presentation put the district slightly above the 2025 statewide rates cited by the superintendent (state ELA 80.7 percent; state math 58 percent) but stressed declines from prior years in both subjects. Dr. Santora singled out results by subgroup: nearly every racial subgroup declined from prior years, Hispanic students showed a 7-point drop, and students…
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