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STUDENT PERFORMANCE INDICATORSASSESSMENTS (HSPA)The statewide assessment system comprises state tests that are designed to measure student progress in theattainment of the Core Curriculum Content Standards. Under the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001(NCLB), all states are required to assess student progress in language arts and math in grades 3-8. Highschools show assessment results from four administrations of the High School Proficiency Assessment(HSPA), the test that students must pass in order to graduate from high school.High School Proficiency Assessment(HSPA)LANGUAGE ARTS LITERACYYearAll StudentsSchool 2004-052003-042002-032001-02District 2004-052003-042002-032001-02DFG 2004-052003-042002-032001-02State 2004-052003-042002-032001-02Proficiency PercentagesNumberTested Partial Proficient Advanced207154206229503473525535118031173511200104959485890946883208450964.7%78.6%76.7%70.3%55.3%56.0%57.9%58.1%41.6%42.0%44.9%43.4%16.8%17.8%19.8%18.9%34.8%21.4%23.3%29.3%43.3%42.9%40.6%40.2%54.2%53.7%51.1%53%63.6%65.0%65%66.3%0.5%0.0%0%0.4%1.4%1.1%1.5%1.7%4.2%4.3%4%3.5%19.6%17.2%15.1%14.8%High School Proficiency Assessment(HSPA)MATHEMATICSYearAll StudentsSchool 2004-052003-042002-032001-02District 2004-052003-042002-032001-02DFG 2004-052003-042002-032001-02State 2004-052003-042002-032001-02Proficiency PercentagesNumberTested Partial Proficient Advanced194148197226478465509529115051165611134103299393990712881238403080.4%89.9%82.7%85%69.9%76.1%76.4%74.7%54.0%62.4%68.2%65.3%24.5%30.0%34.2%31.4%19.6%10.1%17.3%15%27.2%21.9%22.8%24.6%38.6%32.5%28.9%31.4%47.1%45.6%46.4%49.5%0%0%0%0%2.9%1.9%0.8%0.8%7.4%5.1%3%3.3%28.4%24.5%19.5%19.1%

OTHER PERFORMANCE MEASURESThese are the grade-level percentages of students on average who are present at school each day. They arecalculated by dividing the sum of days present in each grade level by the sum of possible days for allstudents in each grade. The school and state totals are calculated by the sum of days present in allapplicable grade levels divided by the total possible days for all students.ATTENDANCE RATES2004-2005 2003-2004 2002-2003 2001-2002Percentage of studentspresent on average each day.School State School State School State School StateGrade 9 76.3% 93.7% 68.8% 93.5% 77.1% 93.4% 73.7% 93.3%Grade 10 82.4% 93.7% 72.4% 93.6% 80.8% 93.5% 81.9% 93.5%Grade 11 82.9% 93.4% 77.8% 93.2% 83.8% 9.1% 81.4% 93.3%Grade 12 83.7% 92.1% 84.9% 92.0% 87.0% 91.9% 85.1% 91.9%Special Ed. (ungraded) 74.4% 91.3% 67.0% 90.9% 74.8% 91.0% 69.8% 90.9%Total School 78.6% 94.4% 71.7% 94.4% 79.4% 94.3% 77.2% 94.4%These are the percentages of students who dropped out of grades 9-12 presented by various subgroups. Thepercentages are calculated by dividing the number of students in grades 9 through 12 who dropped out ofschool during the period of July to June each school year by the October enrollment reported for grades 9through 12.DROPOUT RATESPercentage of students in grades9-12 who dropped out during theschool year.2004-2005 2003-2004 2002-2003 2001-2002School State School State School State School StateWhite 30.0% 1.2% 10.0% 1.0% 42.9% 1.2% 125.0% 1.5%Black 23.7% 3.4% 10.4% 3.4% 10.7% 3.2% 20.3% 5.3%Hispanic 23.4% 3.8% 26.3% 3.6% 17.1% 3.9% 24.9% 5.0%American Indian &Alaska Native 0.0% 4.9% 0.0% 4.9% 0.0% 2.8% 0.0% 2.3%Asian & Pacific Islander 200.0% 0.7% 0.0% 0.7% 0.0% 0.7% 50.0% 0.9%Male 26.7% 2.2% 19.4% 2.0% 13.6% 2.2% 28.7% 3.0%Female 21.2% 1.6% 11.9% 1.6% 12.7% 1.6% 17.2% 2.2%With Disabilities -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --Limited English Proficiency -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --Economically Disadvantaged -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --Total 23.8% 1.9% 15.4% 1.8% 13.1% 1.9% 22.3% 2.6%

OTHER PERFORMANCE MEASURESGraduation RateSchool State AverageClass of 2005 (2004-05) 38.0% 91.3%Class of 2004 (2003-04) 28.7% 90.5%Class of 2003 (2002-03) 47.0% 89.5%Post-Graduation PlansPercentage of graduating seniors pursuing various selfreportedpost-high school plans.Intended Pursuits 2005 2004 2003Four-year College/University 26.1% 24.5% 34.8%Two-year College 47.0% 51.7% 39.5%Other CollegeOther Post-secondary School 12.2% 7.0% 2.9%Military 0.9% 0.7% 1.9%Full-time Employment 13.9% 4.2% 21.0%Part-time Employment -- -- --Undecided -- 11.9% --Other -- -- --Student SuspensionsPercentage of students who were suspended from the schoolduring the school year.SchoolState Average2004-05 0.0% 13.6%2003-04 19.4% 14.9%2002-03 11.6% 14.4%Student ExpulsionsThe number of students who were expelled from the schoolduring the school year.SchoolState Total2004-05 0 692003-04 0 1022002-03 1 82

STAFF INFORMATIONStudent/Administrator RatioNumbers of students per administrator.School State Average2004-05 132.8 182.32003-04 139.5 186.72002-03 255.0 189.6Student/Faculty RatioNumbers of students per faculty member.School State Average2004-05 8.0 11.42003-04 8.6 11.62002-03 11.7 11.6Faculty Attendance RatePercentage of faculty present on average each day.School State Average2004-05 95.7 96.32003-04 94.4 96.22002-03 95.6 96.1There are three essential components of ahighly qualified teacher in accordancewith the No Child Left Behind (NCLB)Act:Hold at least a bachelor's degree;Be fully certified/licensed byNew Jersey; andDemonstrate competence in eachof the core academic subjects inwhich the teacher teaches.Teachers can demonstrate competence inthe subject(s) they teach by either:Passing a rigorous state test orcompleting an academic major,graduate degree, courseworkequivalent to an undergraduateacademic major, or nationalcertification or credentialing; ORMeeting the requirements of theNJ High, Objective UniformState Evaluation (HOUSE)Standard.Teacher InformationPercentage of teachers teaching withemergency or conditional certificates.2004-05School DistrictState2.5% 3.6% 1.6%Faculty and Administrator CredentialsPercentage of faculty and administrators possessing abachelor's, master's, or doctoral degree.BA/BS MA/MS PhD/EdD2004-05 68.2% 30.7% 1.1%2003-04 67.4% 31.4% 1.2%2002-03 69.0% 29.6% 1.4%Faculty Mobility Rate% of faculty who entered and left the school during the schoolyear.2004-052003-04SchoolState Average0.0% 7.1%3.1% 6.9National Board CertificationNumber of teachers who have been certified bythe National Board for Professional TeachingStandards.School District State2004-05 0 0 982003-04 0 0 632002-03 0 0 16