Daretown School serves 32 students in grades Prekindergarten-12.
The student:teacher ratio of 5:1 is lower than the New Jersey state level of 11:1.
Minority enrollment is 69% of the student body (majority Black), which is higher than the New Jersey state average of 61% (majority Hispanic and Black).
The diversity score of Daretown School is 0.72, which is equal to the diversity score at state average of 0.72. The school's diversity has stayed relatively flat over five school years.
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Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), NJ Dept. of Education
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