Here's How Chatham Schools Rank Statewide

CHATHAM, NJ — For the first time since 2020, New Jersey's school rankings are back, showing how your local schools compare to 2,300 others across the state. The new data offers insight into how Chatham schools compare on a statewide scale.

Along with the school performance reports, which were released during the first week of April, the data shows school-by-school summative scores and ratings, which compare districts and provide a score that measures how well each school is doing in academic achievement and progress. See all school ratings here.

This is the first time parents and teachers have seen results of the rating system since 2020, because state testing was postponed during COVID-19. New Jersey also identifies schools that need support with its ESSA accountability system.

Summative scores range from 1 to 100 and are based on the factors mentioned above, such as graduation rates and progress in English and math.

Higher scores are preferred, and schools with lower scores are placed in support and improvement categories.

Schools are compared to one another based on grade level, as well, in the "summative ratings." For example, schools that serve high school students only are compared with one another. These are percentile ratings from 1-100, so a school with a rating closer to 100 is among the best of its peers.

Here's how Chatham schools performed:

Here's more data on the School District of the Chathams:

• total students: 3,746
• English learners: 0.7 percent
• students with disabilities: 18.0 percent
• average teaching experience: 11.8 years
• economically disadvantaged: 1.7 percent
• student-to-teacher ratio: 11 to 1

How students performed on assessments:

• English Language Arts: 78.0 percent proficient (met state average but fell short of New Jersey's 80 percent goal)
• Math: 68.2 percent proficient (met state average but fell short of New Jersey's 80 percent goal)

Are students at risk?

In Chatham, 9.1 percent of students were "chronically absent" — absent on at least 10 percent of school days. The state rate was 18.1 percent of students.

Are students graduating?

• four-year graduation rate: 98.2 percent (met state average and surpassed New Jersey's goal of 95 percent)
• five-year graduation rate: 99.2 percent (met state average and surpassed New Jersey's goal of 96 percent)