New Jerusalem
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 4.0% |
| Met Standard | 18.0% |
| Below Standard | 78.0% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "22% proficient" for New Jerusalem and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
4.0% of students exceeded standard while 18.0% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 17.0 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 3.7 points below the New Jerusalem Elementary district average of 7.7%. The 2 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 9.6% exceeded — 5.6 points higher. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.
Proficiency drops by 20.9 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 20.8%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 32 | 9.4% | 3.1% | 12.5% |
| 4th | 29 | 6.9% | 24.1% | 31.0% |
| 5th | 20 | 0.0% | 5.0% | 5.0% |
| 6th | 29 | 3.5% | 24.1% | 27.6% |
| 7th | 31 | 0.0% | 29.0% | 29.0% |
| 8th | 28 | 7.1% | 46.4% | 53.6% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 32 | 3.1% | 31.3% | 34.4% |
| 4th | 29 | 3.5% | 17.2% | 20.7% |
| 5th | 20 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 6th | 29 | 3.5% | 6.9% | 10.3% |
| 7th | 31 | 0.0% | 9.7% | 9.7% |
| 8th | 28 | 10.7% | 17.9% | 28.6% |
Nearby schools
2 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 38.5