Schools
State Report Shows District Above Average in Class Size, Student Faculty Ratio
The New Jersey Department of Education has released its School Report Cards for the 2010-2011 school year.
School report cards from the state Department of Education were released Thursday for the 2010-2011 school year which includes such information as school environment, school performance, student information and other district information.
Patch took a look at how the district compares with the state averages in class size and student to faculty ratio. Take a look at the charts below to see how the district fares against the state average.
Class size
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All four district schools continue to show above average class size in most grades with the exception being at the high school grades 11 and 12 which come in below the state average and grade 4 at Euclid School which also comes in below average.
Across the board state average has also increased up from the which shows growth in most schools across the state.
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At at least three grades show the largest difference in class size compared to the state average. The largest being grade 5 which shows 34 compared to the 21.5 state average.
Euclid School
Average Class Size
2010-2011
School
State
Kindergarten
20.7
19.5
Grade 1
23.3
19.9
Grade 2
22.3
20.2
Grade 3
20.0
20.5
Grade 4
16.3
21.2
Grade 5
34.0
21.5
SE students
in specialized classes
8.0
7.3
Total School
21.3
19.1
which has a pre-K program is just about at the average mark with 14.3. The largest difference is in the Kindergarten class which is 23 compared with 19.5 average.
Lincoln School
Average Class Size
2010-2011
School
State
Pre-K
14.0
14.3
Kindergarten
23.0
19.5
Grade 1
20.7
19.9
Grade 2
22.3
20.2
Grade 3
22.3
20.5
Grade 4
21.7
21.2
Grade 5
20.7
21.5
SE students
in specialized classes
7.3
7.3
Total School
20.0
19.1
All levels at the are well above the state average. The largest is grade 8 with 27.2 compared with 19.1.
HH Middle School
Average Class Size
2010-2011
School
State
Grade 6
25.0
20.7
Grade 7
25.2
20.5
Grade 8
27.2.
19.1
Total School
25.8
19.1
The grades are most in line with the state average with small differences for grades 9 and 10 and grades 11 and 12 coming in below average.
HH High School
Average Class Size
2010-2011
School
State
Grade 9
21.3
20.4
Grade 10
22.7
21.0
Grade 11
19.0
20.4
Grade 12
17.2
20.6
Total School
20.0
19.1
Student to faculty ratio
District schools once again are somewhat above the state average when it comes to the number of students per faculty member. The lowest numbers are once again at the high school which comes in just slightly under below the state average of 11.0 with 10.9. This is a reduction from the 2009-2010 school year where the student to faculty ratio was 11.3, above the 10.8 state average for that school year.
The middle school shows the largest student to faculty ratio of 16.2 well above the state average of 11. Compared with the previous school year the difference in ratio has grown as the school had a ratio of 13 compared with the then state average of 10.6
At the elementary school level, Lincoln School has a higher student to faculty ratio of 15, where Euclid has a 14.2. Both are above the state average of 11. Compared with last year’s figures the numbers are generally the same as Lincoln had a ratio of 15 and Euclid had 14.3 for the 2009-2010 school year.
Patch will continue to bring readers more information from the state released report cards, including 2010-2011 test scores. Stay tuned.
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