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District reports 15.6-point gain in 9th-grade ELA proficiency on NJSLA
Summary
Assessment staff highlighted a 15.6 percentage-point increase in 9th-grade ELA proficiency (from 41% to 57%) and overall district proficiency growth from 42% to 45%; presenters provided subgroup and cohort comparisons and invited board members to review school-level reports.
Presentation of New Jersey Student Learning Assessments (NJSLA) data focused on cohort comparisons and subgroup performance. The presenter said, "we had a 15.6% drop in the numbers of students that were partially meeting or not meeting and a 15% increase in the numbers of students in grade 9 that were... meeting or exceeding," noting the jump from roughly 41% to 57% proficiency at ninth grade.
The presenter emphasized the district is analyzing subgroup results and cohort progression to better target instruction, noted that some grade levels remain below state averages, and invited board members and the public to review detailed school reports online or to bring additional questions to future meetings. Staff said home-school and academy assignments affect how school-level scores are reported and offered to provide school-by-school breakdowns.
