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Freehold Township reports mostly stronger ELA and math results, flags drop in science
Summary
District presenter told the board that spring 2024 NJSLA results show 63.7% of grades 3–8 meeting or exceeding expectations in ELA and 56.7% in math, with both up slightly year over year; science proficiency for grades 5 and 8 fell to about 24.6%, prompting discussion of multi-year interventions.
At a board meeting of the Freehold Township School District, a district presenter reviewed spring 2024 NJSLA results and said 63.7% of students in grades 3–8 met or exceeded expectations in English language arts, a 1.2 percentage-point increase from 2023, while 56.7% met or exceeded expectations in math, a 0.6-point increase. The presenter said those results place the district notably above the statewide proficiency averages in both ELA and math.
The presenter described science as the primary concern: "this year, I'm here to tell you that we've lost though that same 4%," the presenter said, reporting that 24.6% of the district's tested students in grades 5 and 8 met or exceeded science expectations, a decline…
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