"NPJHS was a four-star school for years. Now, under ESEA, we are facing our third year as a failing school. This is due strictly to our special education population. While this population has shown dramatic improvement over the past four years, they are not at the 85 percent level. The irony is that our total school passing rate is 87 percent when the special education students are included and 90 percent without the special education students.

"Our school is extremely active in academic competitions—we were State Spell Bowl champions 16 out of the last 17 years, and math, English, and social studies area champions."

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