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State Releases Its 2010-11 Report Card on Lacey Schools

Take a look at student performance, school spending and other factors that make up the Lacey Township School District

For the second straight year, the school report card for (LTHS) reveals that the number of students taking advanced courses is significantly lower than the state's average and the graduation rate is down to 90.77 percent but state assessment figures are well above the state average.

The State of NJ Department of Education released report cards for schools throughout the state including each of the schools in Lacey Township.

School report cards are released each year and are categorized by school environment, student information, student performance indicators, staff information, and district financial data.

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Data from this year’s report card for LTHS included:

  • The average class sizes for grades nine and 11 at LTHS is above the state average. The total average of the high school is 16.7 while the state is 19.1.
  • The Student/Faculty ratio is down since last year at 10.9 compared to the state's 11.0.
  • The percentage of Students with Disabilities is 15.9 compared to last year’s 16. 5.
  • The number of students ranked proficient in the High School Proficiency Assessment (HSPA) in Language Arts Literacy is 77.1 percent compared to 77.6 percent in 2010. The state’s percentage of proficient students 69.3 percent. 6.9 percent are partially proficient.
  • The number of students ranked proficient in the HSPA in Mathematics is 60.3 percent compared to 59.8 percent in 2010. The state’s percentage of proficient students is 50.5 percent. 23.3 percent are partially proficient.
  • The number of students taking the Scholastic Assessment Test (SAT) increased by 16 since the 2009-2010 school year. The average score for LTHS are as follows: Mathematics- 508 versus the state’s average of 518, Verbal- 478 versus the state’s average of 494, and Essay- 473 versus the state’s average of 496.
  • The Advanced Placement Participation for grades 11 and 12 is significantly lower than the states percentage. Only 11.9 percent of LTHS students take AP courses while 39.9 percent of the state participates. But that is an 80.3 percent increase from the previous year as last year only 6.6 percent of LTHS students took AP courses.
  • The dropout rate of LTHS students increased to 3.0 percent from 2.2 percent while the state’s is at 1.5 percent.
  • The graduation rate for LTHS students also decreased since last year from 94 percent to 90.77 percent.
  • Faculty and Administrator Credentials: 75.7 percent have a Bachelor’s Degree while 24.3 percent have a Masters.
  • The average salary of a school administrator in Lacey is $102,026 down from $104,049 in 2009-2010 and compared to the states $119,491. The average salary of a Lacey Township teacher is $54,391 up from $52,848 in 2009-2010 and compared to the state’s $63,851.
  • The total cost per pupil in Lacey Township is $15,179 up from $15,079 in 2009-2010.

Next year, the Department of Education will develop and publish new school performance reports to replace the current system, a press release from the state said.

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“While these Report Cards provide some helpful information to parents, the general public, and school administrators about school performance, the Department has long acknowledged that we can do a much better job of providing actionable information for the purposes of school improvement,” said Acting Commissioner Chris Cerf. “We are moving to a new School Performance Report next year that will provide unprecedented data on how our schools are doing.”

The state has also developed a new school accountability system, identifying the lowest-performing schools in the state according to Priority (the lowest-performing 5 percent of schools in the state), Focus and Reward classifications. Those schools will receive intensive state intervention. 

Although none of the schools received the above classifications.

Click on the links below for Lacey Township School District’s report cards:

Mill Pond Elementary School

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