Point Pleasant Area Schools Graded In Newly Released State Report

For the second year in a row, New Jersey has released its controversial rating system that graded every school on a 1-100 scale — a system educators say paints an incomplete picture of the state's 2,100 schools. See below how Point Pleasant area schools performed.

The new ratings, which were released Wednesday, were established to comply with the federal Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), which replaced the controversial No Child Left Behind Act.
The ratings for high schools are based on graduation and absenteeism rates and PARCC scores, while elementary and middle school scores are based on absenteeism, PARCC and student progress on PARCC tests, according to the state Department of Education.

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Based on the reports, it appears that schools that finished with at least a 50 score could be considered average. Schools that finish in the top 20 percent are considered above average.

Patch obtained the "summative scores" from the state Department of Education, which shows schools in Cresskill, Millburn and Fair Haven as having the highest scores, getting a 96.73 or higher. Some schools got a 1.18 or lower (see below).

Schools that have third grade or higher also have "summative percentile rating," which shows how they compare to other high schools, middle and elementary schools. Those give elementary schools more weight in their scoring because they don't have the exact same criteria as high schools (like graduation rates).

Here's how the Point Pleasant area peformed:

Scores:

• #628 G. HAROLD ANTRIM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, POINT PLEASANT BEACH 62.71
• #658 NELLIE F. BENNETT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, POINT PLEASANT BORO 61.60
• #802 OCEAN ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, POINT PLEASANT BORO, OCEAN 57.91
• #894 POINT PLEASANT BOROUGH HIGH SCHOOL, POINT PLEASANT BORO 55.45
• #925 MEMORIAL MIDDLE SCHOOL, POINT PLEASANT BORO 54.29
• #935 POINT PLEASANT BEACH HIGH SCHOOL, POINT PLEASANT BEACH 54.06

Percentile rating:

• #614 G. HAROLD ANTRIM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, POINT PLEASANT BEACH 70.68
• #643 NELLIE F. BENNETT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, POINT PLEASANT BORO 69.25
• #790 OCEAN ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, POINT PLEASANT BORO 62.20
• #912 MEMORIAL MIDDLE SCHOOL, POINT PLEASANT BORO 56.34
• #964 POINT PLEASANT BOROUGH HIGH SCHOOL, POINT PLEASANT BORO 53.87
• #999 POINT PLEASANT BEACH HIGH SCHOOL, POINT PLEASANT BEACH BORO, OCEAN 52.15