National Park Boro School District

The National Park Boro School District in New Jersey has only one school, National Park School, which serves grades PK-6 with a total enrollment of 291 students. The school has consistently performed poorly, ranking in the bottom quarter of New Jersey elementary schools over the past 3 years and receiving a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

National Park School's academic achievement is significantly below state averages, with proficiency rates ranging from 20% to 35.1% in English Language Arts and 23.7% to 37.8% in Mathematics, compared to state averages of 43.6% to 53.2% and 36.2% to 47.6%, respectively. The school's 5th-grade proficiency rate in Science is also low at 10.8%, compared to the state average of 27.5%. Additionally, the school has a concerning chronic absenteeism rate of 16.6%.

Despite higher per-student spending and a relatively low student-teacher ratio, the school continues to struggle, suggesting that simply allocating more resources may not be the sole solution. The school's challenges may be exacerbated by the high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch (44.67%) and the low overall ranking of the school district, indicating significant socioeconomic disadvantages faced by the school community. Addressing these issues will likely require a comprehensive, multi-faceted approach to improve the educational outcomes for the students at National Park School.