{"id":138,"date":"2024-08-30T03:04:57","date_gmt":"2024-08-30T03:04:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/neighborswantingchange.com\/?p=138"},"modified":"2025-12-29T15:09:55","modified_gmt":"2025-12-29T15:09:55","slug":"academic-performance-part-i","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/neighborswantingchange.com\/index.php\/2024\/08\/30\/academic-performance-part-i\/","title":{"rendered":"Academic Performance &#8211; Parts I and II"},"content":{"rendered":"\n[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;|auto|1px|auto||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<p>You can\u2019t fix something until you admit there is a problem.<\/p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<p>Often we hear parents cite stats that FTS is the top school in the county and receives amazing ratings!<\/p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<p>It even says on State reports that, \u201cOut of the 35 K-8 schools in the NHV sending district, Franklin Township School proudly stands as the leader.\u201d This is listed under the \u201cSchool Highlights Reported by The District\u201d sections of the New Jersey State Performance Report for Franklin Township School\/District.<\/p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<p>That\u2019s a massively impressive claim, so we decided to put the numbers to the test.<\/p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<p>Every year New Jersey State releases NJ School Performance Reports. They rate schools in four main categories:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>MATH GROWTH<\/li>\n<li>ELA GROWTH<\/li>\n<li>MATH ASSESSMENT<\/li>\n<li>ELA ASSESSMENT.<\/li>\n<\/ul>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; min_height=&#8221;49.6px&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<p>We gathered all of the April 2024 NJ Performance Reports for every elementary school in Hunterdon County and used the data to rank them from leader to last place in all four categories and combined averages.<\/p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<p>We\u2019re not going to add any commentary to the numbers until a later posts and videos; rather we\u2019ll just share these rankings based on facts and let you decide who is the leader &amp; who is within fractional percentages from failing state standards.<\/p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.0&#8243; 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