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Belmar Elementary

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Belmar Elementary ranks 538 th of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-8

538^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 60% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

Belmar Elementary is a public elementary school serving grades PK-8 in Belmar, New Jersey, with 398 students. The school is part of the Belmar Elementary School District, which is ranked 324 out of 609 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Belmar Elementary has shown consistent improvement in its statewide ranking over the past few years, moving from the bottom quartile to the middle quartile. The school's performance on NJSLA assessments is generally above the state average, particularly in English Language Arts. However, its mathematics scores are more mixed, with some grades exceeding the state average and others lagging behind. The school has a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 7.7, which may contribute to its strong academic performance.

Compared to nearby schools, Belmar Elementary generally outperforms its counterparts in the Neptune Township School District, such as Gables Elementary, Shark River Hills Elementary, and Midtown Community Elementary. However, it lags behind the highly-ranked Spring Lake Heights Elementary and H.W. Mountz Elementary, which are part of the Spring Lake Heights and Spring Lake Borough districts, respectively.

400

Students ?

8.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,538

Per pupil spending ?

56%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1101 Main Street
Belmar, NJ 07719-2727

(732) 681-2388

District: Belmar Elementary School District

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

57.5%

White:

34.5%

Two or more races:

4.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 32nd percentile in 2015 → 60th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 28 percentile points since 2015

✓Above the New Jersey median (60th percentile)

✓Small classes — about 8 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school49%

District avg49%

New Jersey avg44%

Elementary school

538^th of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Top 40%▲ up 28 pts since 2015

From bottom 32% (2015) to top 40% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

396^th of 752

New Jersey public middle schools ?

Bottom 47%▲ up 9 pts since 2015

From bottom 39% (2015) to bottom 47% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

324^th of 609Belmar Elementary School District among New Jersey districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	60.0	538 of 1347	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.5	589 of 1338	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.3	528 of 1342	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.2	676 of 1345	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	44.5	674 of 1317	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.2	845 of 1360	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.0	888 of 1353	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2017	31.2	965 of 1352	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	37.2	877 of 1346	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2015	35.2	916 of 1357	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2014	31.1	1035 of 1363	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	38.6	960 of 1367	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	34.8	1015 of 1363	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	54.1	781 of 1360	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2010	59.9	665 of 1354	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2009	49.2	823 of 1346	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2008	44.8	921 of 1338	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2007	41.8	963 of 1329	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	43.2	918 of 1314	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2005	57.3	729 of 1303	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2004	66.2	549 of 1298	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2003	67.7	482 of 1204	60.0%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	56.4	198 of 597	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	41.8	271 of 559	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	44.1	228 of 499	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.2	200 of 489	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	45.6	155 of 411	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	44.4	224 of 463	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	34.0	284 of 434	34.6%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	59.7	528 of 1326	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.1	629 of 1317	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.9	627 of 1318	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.6	641 of 1326	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	43.5	680 of 1290	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.0	813 of 1331	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.5	900 of 1333	32.5%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	64.1	305 of 1032	70.4%	★★★★☆
2024	63.9	297 of 989	70.0%	★★★★☆
2023	73.7	207 of 982	78.9%	★★★★☆
2022	46.7	448 of 953	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	46.1	422 of 896	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	40.1	537 of 899	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.0	561 of 870	35.5%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	64.8	282 of 1023	72.4%	★★★★☆
2024	71.8	171 of 939	81.8%	★★★★☆
2023	78.5	118 of 910	87.0%	★★★★☆
2022	50.0	374 of 863	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	59.8	231 of 839	72.5%	★★★★☆
2019	46.9	459 of 948	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.8	467 of 942	50.4%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	58.5	543 of 1318	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.8	521 of 1313	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	67.7	421 of 1315	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.8	670 of 1324	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	46.0	629 of 1297	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	40.1	827 of 1335	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.2	795 of 1334	40.4%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2024	37.1	544 of 989	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.4	488 of 958	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	18.1	804 of 949	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.2	796 of 1007	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.6	678 of 1001	32.3%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	82.0	137 of 970	85.9%	★★★★☆
2024	56.6	423 of 963	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.6	380 of 975	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	67.0	300 of 976	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	46.9	486 of 964	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.8	577 of 1023	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.0	557 of 1022	45.5%	★★☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	45.9	396 of 752	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	56.7	298 of 743	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.2	283 of 748	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.1	310 of 745	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	48.8	296 of 652	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	45.6	414 of 745	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	49.7	365 of 716	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2017	42.3	417 of 712	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2016	39.4	454 of 713	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2015	39.7	437 of 713	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2014	48.3	422 of 717	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2013	54.5	386 of 704	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2012	59.2	345 of 677	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2011	48.1	439 of 684	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2010	45.5	446 of 677	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2009	49.1	426 of 664	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2008	55.5	366 of 640	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2007	56.2	367 of 631	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2006	28.3	479 of 615	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	67.6	255 of 599	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2004	55.5	346 of 588	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2003	50.5	368 of 574	35.9%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2021	51.1	55 of 197	72.1%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	42.3	406 of 728	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	53.0	315 of 717	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.6	272 of 720	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.7	309 of 726	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	42.9	319 of 625	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	48.0	390 of 703	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	51.4	357 of 680	47.5%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	42.0	333 of 608	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.7	278 of 589	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.5	170 of 587	71.0%	★★★★☆
2022	42.1	320 of 591	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.5	283 of 480	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.8	308 of 524	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.0	294 of 504	41.7%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	44.9	322 of 613	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	53.7	216 of 584	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	68.8	88 of 568	84.5%	★★★★☆
2022	56.9	156 of 549	71.6%	★★★★☆
2021	57.9	119 of 467	74.5%	★★★★☆
2019	46.0	280 of 541	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	55.8	182 of 522	65.1%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	59.4	265 of 726	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	68.8	189 of 719	73.7%	★★★★☆
2023	63.8	230 of 718	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.5	298 of 730	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	55.0	241 of 635	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	46.6	373 of 697	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	54.5	300 of 675	55.6%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	20.0	468 of 507	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	53.7	171 of 510	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	31.6	331 of 492	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.7	235 of 471	50.1%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	58.6	199 of 502	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	71.9	114 of 510	77.6%	★★★★☆
2023	66.4	151 of 509	70.3%	★★★★☆
2022	63.6	162 of 512	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	61.5	124 of 435	71.5%	★★★★☆
2019	61.5	177 of 504	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	62.7	171 of 497	65.6%	★★★☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Elementary school

White (2025)86th percentile+26 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)72nd percentile+12 vs school

Hispanic (2025)70th percentile+10 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)67th percentile+7 vs school

Female (2025)60th percentile~ school

Male (2025)59th percentile~ school

Special Education (2024)45th percentile-11 vs school

Middle school

English Language Learner (2021)72nd percentile+17 vs school

Male (2025)63rd percentile+16 vs school

White (2025)60th percentile+13 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)47th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)45th percentile~ school

Female (2025)44th percentile-3 vs school

Special Education (2025)8th percentile-40 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts58%+4 vs state

Algebra I56%+10 vs state

Mathematics48%+7 vs state

Science21%-4 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NJSLA-S Science (2025)		NJSLA English Language Arts (2025)						NJSLA Mathematics (2025)						NJSLA Algebra I (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	NJSLA-S Science 5th Grade	NJSLA-S Science 8th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 3rd Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 4th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 5th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 6th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 7th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 8th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 3rd Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 4th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 5th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 6th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 7th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 8th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 8th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Belmar Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	1101 Main Street	Belmar	07719	Monmouth County	Belmar Elementary School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 681-2388	400	49	8.1	56.0%	138 (34.5%)	10 (2.5%)	230 (57.5%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.5%)	60	538^th of 1347 public elementary schools	60.1%		56.5	589^th of 1338 public elementary schools	56.0%	51	29.4	12.8	57.4	55.9	64.7	48.3	56.7	63.1	62.5	41.2	67.6	34.5	45.9	0.0	56.0	56.0	$15,538	$1,241	$14,297
West Belmar Elementary School	Public	K-5	925 17th Avenue	Wall	07719	Monmouth County	Wall Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 556-2560	171	24	7.0	33.3%	118 (69.0%)	7 (4.1%)	38 (22.2%)	5 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.8%)	76.1	338^th of 1347 public elementary schools	74.9%		77.3	315^th of 1338 public elementary schools	76.5%	23	23.1		77.4	64.0	73.1				83.9	72.0	53.8						$13,457	$308	$13,149
Avon Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	505 Lincoln Avenue	Avon by the Sea	07717	Monmouth County	Avon Boro School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 775-4328	112	18	6.2	14.3%	99 (88.4%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (8.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.7%)	83.4	226^th of 1347 public elementary schools	83.2%		57	581^st of 1338 public elementary schools	56.6%	355		46.2	73.3	84.6				100.0	60.0	69.2							$17,400	$587	$16,813
H W Mountz Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	411 Tuttle Ave	Spring Lake	07762	Monmouth County	Spring Lake Borough	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 449-6380	130	23	5.5	3.8%	123 (94.6%)	3 (2.3%)	3 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	97.8	3^rd of 1347 public elementary schools	99.8%		97.2	8^th of 1338 public elementary schools	99.4%	5	76.9	46.2	92.9		84.7	100.0	100.0	84.6	100.0		92.3	92.8	78.6				$25,190	$1,406	$23,784
Spring Lake Heights Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	1110 Highway 71	Spring Lake	07762	Monmouth County	Spring Lake Heights School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 449-6149	292	43	6.7	9.9%	262 (89.7%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (7.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.7%)	78.8	304^th of 1347 public elementary schools	77.4%		76.3	332^nd of 1338 public elementary schools	75.2%	28	59.4	25.0	86.9	54.1	71.9	80.0	100.0	82.8	78.2	48.6	65.6	62.5	81.0	47.1		100.0	$13,667	$484	$13,183
Bradley Beach Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	515 Brinley Avenue	Bradley Beach	07720	Monmouth County	Bradley Beach School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 775-4413	193	30	6.4	64.8%	58 (30.1%)	12 (6.2%)	118 (61.1%)	4 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	43.8	759^th of 1347 public elementary schools	43.7%		35.6	858^th of 1338 public elementary schools	35.9%	99	35.7	25.0	26.7	75.0	50.0	59.1	63.2	68.8	33.3	40.0	35.7	20.9	26.4				$15,320	$1,194	$14,126
Woodrow Wilson	Public	PK, KG-8	210 West Sylvania Ave	Neptune City	07753	Monmouth County	Neptune City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 775-5319	264	34	7.8	56.1%	59 (22.3%)	79 (29.9%)	105 (39.8%)	6 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.7%)	21	1080^th of 1347 public elementary schools	19.8%		15.9	1131^st of 1338 public elementary schools	15.5%	51	14.3	3.2	25.0	12.0	52.4	24.1	0.0	23.3	41.7	16.0	42.9	10.0	0.0	3.8			$16,187	$742	$15,445
Shark River Hills Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	312 Brighton Avenue	Neptune	07753	Monmouth County	Neptune Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 776-2200	244	21	11.6	23.4%	162 (66.4%)	20 (8.2%)	34 (13.9%)	4 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (9.8%)	38.7	831^st of 1347 public elementary schools	38.3%		37.6	829^th of 1338 public elementary schools	38.0%	2	8.6		56.5	56.7	27.2				52.2	43.3	18.2						$12,635	$631	$12,004
Midtown Community Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1155 Corlies Ave	Neptune	07753	Monmouth County	Neptune Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 776-2200	437	44	9.9	90.2%	16 (3.7%)	154 (35.2%)	251 (57.4%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.0%)	7.3	1291^st of 1347 public elementary schools	4.2%		8.5	1263^rd of 1338 public elementary schools	5.6%	28	1.9		12.8	23.3	28.5				11.9	6.5	11.5						$13,354	$919	$12,435
Gables Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1 Gables Court	Neptune	07753	Monmouth County	Neptune Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 776-2200	284	26	10.9	76.1%	14 (4.9%)	172 (60.6%)	77 (27.1%)	5 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	15 (5.3%)	16.5	1155^th of 1347 public elementary schools	14.3%		13.3	1180^th of 1338 public elementary schools	11.8%	25	10.8		15.4	32.0	45.9				12.8	22.0	27.0						$12,304	$927	$11,377

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Belmar Elementary School District

How many students attend Belmar Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 400 students attended Belmar Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Belmar Elementary?

Students at Belmar Elementary are 58% Hispanic, 35% White, 5% Two or more races, 3% African American.

Is Belmar Elementary a good school?

Belmar Elementary ranks 538^th of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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