South Toms River Elementary School 419 Dover Road South Toms River, NJ 08757 (732) 505-5890 Mrs. Eileen Matus - Principal Mrs. Catherine Mellon - Supervisor of Curriculum Meet The Staff PTO News Current Newsletter New Jersey Assessment of Skills and Knowledge (NJASK3)** LANGUAGE ARTS LITERACY Year Number Tested Proficiency Percentages Partial Proficient Advanced All Students »details for subgroups for Language Arts Literacy School 2008-09 50 46% 52% 2% District 2008-09 1238 29.8% 63.7% 6.5% DFG 2008-09 12480 34.6% 60.7% 4.7% State 2008-09 101040 37.1% 57.1% 5.8% *To protect the privacy of students, the Department of Education suppresses sufficient information to eliminate the possibility that personally identifiable information will be disclosed. **New test administered in spring 2009. New Jersey Assessment of Skills and Knowledge (NJASK3)** MATHEMATICS Year Number Tested Proficiency Percentages Partial Proficient Advanced All Students »details for subgroups for Mathematics School 2008-09 51 21.6% 51% 27.5% District 2008-09 1239 13.8% 48.6% 37.6% DFG 2008-09 12513 22% 45.8% 32.2% State 2008-09 101351 24.6% 43.4% 32% *To protect the privacy of students, the Department of Education suppresses sufficient information to eliminate the possibility that personally identifiable information will be disclosed. **New test administered in spring 2009.   New Jersey Assessment of Skills and Knowledge (NJASK4)** LANGUAGE ARTS LITERACY Year Number Tested Proficiency Percentages Partial Proficient Advanced All Students »details for subgroups for Language Arts Literacy School 2008-09 44 43.2% 56.8% 0% District 2008-09 1217 26% 66.2% 7.7% DFG 2008-09 12709 33.9% 60.5% 5.6% State 2008-09 101643 36.8% 56.4% 6.8% *To protect the privacy of students, the Department of Education suppresses sufficient information to eliminate the possibility that personally identifiable information will be disclosed. **New test administered in spring 2009. National Assessment Educational Progress (NAEP) GRADE 4 READING Year Proficiency Percentages Below Basic Basic Proficient Advanced All Students »details for subgroups State (NJ) 2007 22.8% 34.1% 31.1% 12.0% Nation 2007 34.3% 34.1% 24.3% 7.4% New Jersey Assessment of Skills and Knowledge (NJASK4)** MATHEMATICS Year Number Tested Proficiency Percentages Partial Proficient Advanced All Students »details for subgroups for Mathematics School 2008-09 44 20.5% 56.8% 22.7% District 2008-09 1218 17.4% 49.7% 32.9% DFG 2008-09 12740 24% 49% 26.9% State 2008-09 101987 26.8% 45.5% 27.6% *To protect the privacy of students, the Department of Education suppresses sufficient information to eliminate the possibility that personally identifiable information will be disclosed. **New test administered in spring 2009. National Assessment Educational Progress (NAEP) GRADE 4 MATHEMATICS Year Proficiency Percentages Below Basic Basic Proficient Advanced All Students »details for subgroups State (NJ) 2009 12.5% 38.7% 39.9% 9.0% Nation 2009 18.8% 42.8% 32.5% 5.8% New Jersey Assessment of Skills and Knowledge (NJASK4) SCIENCE Year Number Tested Proficiency Percentages Partial Proficient Advanced All Students »details for subgroups for Science School 2008-09 2007-08 44 54 6.8% 5.6% 50% 55.6% 43.2% 38.9% District 2008-09 2007-08 1219 1225 3% 3.8% 33.3% 44.3% 63.7% 51.8% DFG 2008-09 2007-08 12732 12743 5.9% 10.8% 43.9% 49.1% 50.3% 40.1% State 2008-09 2007-08 101873 100529 8.9% 15% 44% 45.8% 47.1% 39.2% *To protect the privacy of students, the Department of Education suppresses sufficient information to eliminate the possibility that personally identifiable information will be disclosed.   New Jersey Assessment of Skills and Knowledge (NJASK5) LANGUAGE ARTS LITERACY Year Number Tested Proficiency Percentages Partial Proficient Advanced All Students »details for subgroups for Language Arts Literacy School 2008-09 2007-08 56 60 48.2% 55% 50% 45% 1.8% 0% District 2008-09 2007-08 1272 1319 22.9% 30.1% 68.5% 65.8% 8.6% 4.1% DFG 2008-09 2007-08 12940 12866 31.5% 39.3% 61.3% 57.6% 7.3% 3.1% State 2008-09 2007-08 101457 100304 33.9% 39.9% 57.4% 55.9% 8.8% 4.2% *To protect the privacy of students, the Department of Education suppresses sufficient information to eliminate the possibility that personally identifiable information will be disclosed. New Jersey Assessment of Skills and Knowledge (NJASK5) MATHEMATICS Year Number Tested Proficiency Percentages Partial Proficient Advanced All Students »details for subgroups for Mathematics School 2008-09 2007-08 56 60 14.3% 21.7% 60.7% 58.3% 25% 20% District 2008-09 2007-08 1272 1321 10.8% 13.8% 48.4% 52.9% 40.8% 33.3% DFG 2008-09 2007-08 12968 12892 20.6% 20.7% 48.6% 51.8% 30.8% 27.5% State 2008-09 2007-08 101769 100714 22.4% 23.3% 45.4% 48.7% 32.2% 28% *To protect the privacy of students, the Department of Education suppresses sufficient information to eliminate the possibility that personally identifiable information will be disclosed.     OTHER PERFORMANCE MEASURES Attendance Rates  2008-2009 2007-2008 Percentage of students present on average each day. School State School State Kindergarten 94.7% 94.4% 94.9% 94.4% Grade 1 95.0% 95.1% 95.0% 95.2% Grade 2 95.2% 95.5% 94.9% 95.6% Grade 3 95.9% 95.7% 95.6% 95.8% Grade 4 95.3% 95.8% 95.0% 96.0% Grade 5 94.4% 95.8% 94.5% 95.9% SE students in specialized classes 94.1% 92.0% 94.2% 91.0% Total School 95.0% 94.6% 94.9% 94.5% Student Suspensions Percentage of students who were suspended from the school during the school year.   School District Average State Average 2008-09 2% 10% 4% 2007-08 2% 8% 5% 2006-07 2% 8% 5% Student Expulsions The number of students who were expelled during the school year.   School District State Total 2008-09 0 0 35 2007-08 0 0 66 2006-07 0 0 76