NJ Public School Facts

Excellent News About  NJ Public Schools!

 NEW JERSEY'S PUBLIC SCHOOL GRADUATION RATE IS THE

HIGHEST, 1ST OUT OF 50, IN THE COUNTRY!

NEW JERSEY RANKS 1ST OF ALL STATES IN THE PERCENT OF

ENTERING 9TH GRADE STUDENTS WHO GO ON TO

GRADUATE HIGH SCHOOL!

NEW JERSEY RANKS 2ND IN THE NATION IN THE

PERCENTAGE OF HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES GOING ON TO

COLLEGE!

NEW JERSEY PUBLIC SCHOOLS RANK #1 IN THE NATION IN

HOW WELL THEY PREPARE STUDENTS FOR COLLEGE AND

THE WORKFORCE!

THE NATIONAL CENTER FOR PUBLIC POLICY AND HIGHER

EDUCATION GIVES NEW JERSEY A GRADE OF "A" FOR HOW

WELL ITS SCHOOLS PREPARE STUDENTS FOR COLLEGE ~

ONE OF ONLY 3 STATES TO RECEIVE SUCH A HIGH GRADE!

NEW JERSEY RANKS 2ND IN THE NATION IN THE

PERCENTAGE OF ADVANCED PLACEMENT (AP) EXAMS

TAKEN BY PUBLIC SCHOOL STUDENTS THAT RESULT IN

SCORES HIGH ENOUGH TO QUALIFY FOR COLLEGE CREDIT!

NEW JERSEY HAS BEEN NAMED ONE OF THE FOUR

"SMARTEST STATES" IN THE COUNTRY BASED ON THE

QUALITY OF ITS PUBLIC ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY

SCHOOLS!

NEW JERSEY PUBLIC SCHOOL RANK 3RD IN THE NATION IN

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT!

MORE EXCELLENT NEWS!

~ New Jersey is among the TOP 2 STATES in the NATION for

having the largest proportion of public school 4th grade students

scoring at the highest two levels in Reading in the National

Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP). ~

~ New Jersey ranks 2nd HIGHEST in the NATION for having the

largest proportion of public school 4th grade students scoring at the

highest two levels in Mathematics in the NAEP. ~

~ New Jersey ranks among the TOP 3 STATES in the NATION for

having the largest proportion of public school 8th grade students

scoring at the highest two levels in Reading in the NAEP. ~

~ New Jersey is among the TOP 5 STATES in the NATION for

having the largest proportion of public school 8th grade students

scoring at the highest two levels in Mathematics in the NAEP. ~

~ New Jersey public school students score HIGHER than private

school students on their AP exams. ~

~ New Jersey ranks #1 in the nation, with the percentage of African-

American and Latino students graduating from high school. ~

~ On a typical day, the attendance rate of New Jersey's public school

students is over 94%. ~ 

Pre-School

New Jersey ranks #1 in the nation in the percentage of 3 and 4 year

old students who are enrolled in preschool.

New Jersey ranks among the Top 7 states in the nation in the quality

of its public preschool.

Elementary School

ESPA Language Arts scores for 4th grade students have risen 42%

in Proficiency and Advanced Proficiency levels in the past 8 years.

ESPA Mathematics scores for 4th grade students have risen 40% in

Proficiency and Advanced Proficiency levels in the past 8 years.

The proportion of NJ public school 4th grade students who scored

at the highest two levels in Reading in the NAEP increased by 30%

 since 1994. 

ESPA Science scores for 4th grade students have doubled in

Advanced Proficiency in the past 3 years.

Middle School

GEPA Language Arts scores for 8th grade students have doubled

in Advanced Proficiency in the past 3 years.

GEPA Mathematics scores for 8th grade students have risen 21% in

Proficiency and Advanced Proficiency in the past 5 years.

GEPA Science scores for 8th grade students have doubled in

Advanced Proficiency in the past 4 years.

High School

The number of New Jersey public school high school students

taking and testing in an AP course has increased 64% since 2000.

The number of New Jersey public school high school students

scoring 3 or higher on AP exams has increased 64% since 2000.

88% of New Jersey students taking the SATs have high school grade

point averages of "B" or better.

New Jersey is one of the TOP 10 STATES in the proportion of high

school graduates with scores in the TOP 20% NATIONALLY on

either the ACT or SAT college entrance examinations.

For more in-depth information about the excellent

performance levels of New Jersey public school students,

select the web link listed below.

http://www.njea.org/page.aspx?z=1013&pz=3

  Source:  New Jersey Education Association (NJEA)