Schools
Hoboken School Goes Out-Of-Focus
Connors Elementary will no longer be designated as a "Focus School" due to improvements in test scores and RAC feedback.
Thomas G. Connors Elementary School in Hoboken will soon be out-of-focus… and district administrators couldn’t be happier.
As of July 1, the school will join 18 others in New Jersey that shed the federal label of “Focus School” due to improved test scores, administrative reviews and other criteria.
According to the New Jersey Department of Education:
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“Focus Schools comprise about 10 percent of schools with the overall lowest subgroup performance, a graduation rate below 75 percent and the widest gaps in achievement between different subgroups of students.”
The DOE alerted the district about the change in status in a recent communication, which stated:
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“Multiple factors informed the decision-making process, including students’ standardized test outcomes, RAC team feedback, and the sustainability of any noted improvements.”
According to the Hoboken Board of Education website, the school met 100 percent of their performance targets in Student Achievement and Student Growth on NJASK 2013-14, making it the only school in the district to reach that achievement.
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