Northfield City School District

The Northfield City School District is home to two schools - Northfield Community Elementary School and Northfield Community Middle School. While both schools have their strengths, the middle school stands out as a particularly strong performer within the district and the state.

Northfield Community Middle School has earned a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger and ranks 198 out of 743 New Jersey middle schools for the 2023-2024 school year. The school has outperformed the state average in several key test score metrics, including 65% proficiency in 5th grade ELA (vs. 52.3% statewide), 56.4% proficiency in 6th grade math (vs. 36.2% statewide), and an impressive 87.8% proficiency in Algebra I (vs. 39.7% statewide). These strong academic results suggest the middle school is providing a high-quality education to its students.

In contrast, Northfield Community Elementary School has maintained a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger, despite a decline in its statewide ranking from 359 in 2021-2022 to 573 in 2023-2024. While the elementary school still outperforms the state average in 3rd grade ELA (53.4% vs. 43.6%) and 3rd grade math (58% vs. 47.6%), the district may want to investigate the factors contributing to the school's declining ranking and implement strategies to improve its performance. Additionally, both schools have chronic absenteeism rates that are significantly higher than the state's target of 10%, which is an area the district should prioritize addressing.