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11-05-2025
- Science
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NJ SAT scores drop for 3rd year, but participation remains high
Newly released data from the state indicates that the average SAT score in New Jersey has fallen for the third consecutive year, a trend that coincided with the statewide transition to online SAT testing for the first time during the 2023/2024 academic year. Once a cornerstone of college applications, scores from standardized tests like the SAT are increasingly viewed with less weight by colleges and universities. These institutions are now placing greater emphasis on a comprehensive evaluation of a student's achievements and extracurricular involvement throughout their high school career. Despite this shift, the latest School Performance Reports from the New Jersey Department of Education reveal that nearly 63% of high school seniors in the 2023-2024 academic year, or in prior years, still opted to take the SAT. This figure represents a slight increase compared to the preceding year. During the 2023-2024 school year, New Jersey students achieved an average math SAT score of 519 and an average reading/writing score of 530, resulting in a combined average score of approximately 1,049. This represents a decrease from the previous year's average combined score of 1,058. A perfect score on the SAT is a combined 1600, with 800 being the maximum score for each section. The data consistently shows that students attending magnet schools and specialized public high schools generally attained the highest overall SAT scores. For instance, students at High Technology High School in Monmouth County recorded an impressive average SAT score of 1,512. Here's a look at districts in Monmouth and Ocean counties: Math score: 557 Reading and writing score: 563 Combined score: 1,120 Math score: 396 Reading and writing score: 407 Combined score: 803 Math score: 581 Reading and writing score: 588 Combined score: 1,169 Math score: 581 Reading and writing score: 579 Combined score: 1,160 Math score: 556 Reading and writing score: 569 Combined score: 1,125 Math score: 542 Reading and writing score: 555 Combined score: 1,097 Math score: 567 Reading and writing score: 565 Combined score: 1,132 Math score: 594 Reading and writing score: 585 Combined score: 1,179 Math score: 550 Reading and writing score: 575 Combined score: 1,125 Math score: 602 Reading and writing score: 603 Combined score: 1,205 Math score: 469 Reading and writing score: 505 Combined score: 974 Math score: 437 Reading and writing score: 451 Combined score: 888 Math score: 574 Reading and writing score: 581 Combined score: 1,155 Math score: 534 Reading and writing score: 554 Combined score: 1,088 Math score: 569 Reading and writing score: 562 Combined score: 1,131 Math score: 478 Reading and writing score: 477 Combined score: 955 Math score: 749 Reading and writing score: 725 Combined score: 1,474 Math score: 642 Reading and writing score: 670 Combined score: 1,312 Math score: 772 Reading and writing score: 740 Combined score: 1,512 Math score: 666 Reading and writing score: 663 Combined score: 1,329 Math score: 704 Reading and writing score: 694 Combined score: 1,398 Math score: 516 Reading and writing score: 542 Combined score: 1,058 Math score: 528 Reading and writing score: 548 Combined score: 1,076 Math score: 468 Reading and writing score: 503 Combined score: 971 Math score: 517 Reading and writing score: 520 Combined score: 1,037 Math score: 608 Reading and writing score: 601 Combined score: 1,209 Math score: 524 Reading and writing score: 543 Combined score: 1,067 Math score: 547 Reading and writing score: 557 Combined score: 1,104 Math score: 500 Reading and writing score: 509 Combined score: 1,009 Math score: 520 Reading and writing score: 545 Combined score: 1,065 Math score: 507 Reading and writing score: 529 Combined score: 1,036 Math score: 500 Reading and writing score: 528 Combined score: 1,028 Math score: 526 Reading and writing score: 545 Combined score: 1,071 Math score: 530 Reading and writing score: 540 Combined score: 1,070 Math score: 523 Reading and writing score: 537 Combined score: 1,060 Math score: 455 Reading and writing score: 458 Combined score: 913 Math score: 452 Reading and writing score: 460 Combined score: 912 Math score: 512 Reading and writing score: 559 Combined score: 1,071 Math score: 555 Reading and writing score: 571 Combined score: 1,126 Math score: 515 Reading and writing score: 550 Combined score: 1,065 Math score: 539 Reading and writing score: 544 Combined score: 1,083 Math score: 539 Reading and writing score: 554 Combined score: 1,093 Math score: 535 Reading and writing score: 536 Combined score: 1,071 Math score: 541 Reading and writing score: 544 Combined score: 1,085 Math score: 506 Reading and writing score: 533 Combined score: 1,039 This article originally appeared on Asbury Park Press: SAT scores in New Jersey down; 2024 results for Jersey Shore
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27-02-2025
- Business
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Schools at the Jersey Shore to receive $11M more in aid from Trenton
Public schools across Monmouth and Ocean counties will receive $11.5 million more in state aid this year, according to figures released Thursday by the New Jersey Department of Education. Schools across both counties are set to receive $519 million from Trenton for the 2025-26 school year. Some districts here saw large increases in their state aid packages, including Barnegat (up $1.4 million), Keansburg (nearly $1.5 million) and Lakewood ($1.6 million). Other public schools saw major cuts, such as Long Branch (down $1.3 million) and the Freehold Regional High School District (down $916,000). This year, state officials said they tweaked the state aid formula, which has been widely criticized for being unpredictable and having wild swings in funding. That lack of predictability made it difficult for New Jersey schools to prepare their annual budgets. For the vast majority of schools, state officials set limits for the first time on how far state aid could swing compared to last year's numbers. Increases were kept to 6% or less while decreases were limited to no more than 3%, in most cases, Education Commissioner Kevin Dehmer said Thursday during a meeting with reporters. "It's no secret that this was a tough budget year for the state, but over the last eight years, Gov. (Phil) Murphy has ensured that the public education system remains at the forefront of his priorities for New Jersey, and this budget is no different," Dehmer told reporters. Across New Jersey, Murphy increased aid to schools by $385 million, for a total of $12.1 billion for the coming school year, according to his staff. The money will help education the state's roughly 1.4 million public school students. At the Central Regional School District in Berkeley Township, Superintendent Michelle CarneyRay-Yoder and Business Administrator Kevin O'Shea were pleased to see their aid package increase. State support to Central Regional will increase by $1 million, about 18% higher than last year's allocation, according to state figures released Thursday. "We are very pleased to get this additional state aid given the economic factors that we're facing, including large anticipated cost increases for electric, natural gas, and employee health insurance," they said in an email to the Asbury Park Press. Central Regional has also seen an increase in the district's population of low-income and English learner students, which has affected the school budget, said CarneyRay-Yoder and O'Shea. The district also receives state money as part of an interdistrict public school choice program, they said. Aid for school choice programs — as well as for students with parents in the military, county vocational schools and money needed to ensure students receive an adequate education — can lead to aid packages that exceed the 6% increase cap and 3% aid reduction limit, according to a spokesman for the Department of Education. At Toms River Regional School District, which is set to receive $1.6 million more state aid than last year, Superintendent Michael Citta said the coming school year will still be painful for students and staff. The aid package is not nearly enough to close a looming budget hole, he said. "We're still projecting a $22 million deficit next year" due to years of previous state aid cuts, Citta said in a phone call with the Press. "This (additional money) doesn't even put a little dent into the crisis that is our financial fiscal cliff." School districts are limited in how quickly they can increase local taxes for education, due to a state-mandated 2% cap on tax levy increases. However, some districts that are paying far less than what the state considers their fair share of school costs will be afforded some "flexibility" to exceed the local tax levy cap, said Dehmer, the state education commissioner. In doing so, those districts will also be eligible for some additional state funding. Details of that program, including which schools would be eligible, are expected to be released later this year, he said. Amanda Oglesby is an Ocean County native who covers education and the environment. She has worked for the Press for more than 17 years. Reach her at @OglesbyAPP, aoglesby@ or 732-557-5701. This article originally appeared on Asbury Park Press: Jersey Shore schools see aid increase, but others face large cuts
