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Washington Township reports gains on 2024–25 state assessments; science remains a challenge
Summary
District staff presented 2024–25 results for the NJSLA, GPA and ACCESS tests, reporting gains in ELA across most grades and improvements in 11th‑grade GPA math proficiency while noting persistent statewide challenges in science and uneven math results by grade and course pathway.
Gretchen Gerber, a district staff member, told the board the district’s 2024–25 New Jersey Student Learning Assessment results showed ‘‘in ELA, we are higher than the state in all grade levels,’’ and highlighted a roughly 19‑percentage‑point advantage over the state in fifth‑grade ELA.
Gerber said the district’s algebra and high‑school mathematics pathways complicate comparisons with the state because students take different assessments (algebra I, geometry, algebra II) depending on course placement. ‘‘Some of them take the algebra assessment,’’ she said, and ‘‘geometry is about 60 of our…
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