Island Heights School District

Summary:

The Island Heights School District consists of a single school, Island Heights Elementary School, which serves grades PK-6. This standout school is ranked in the top 22% of New Jersey elementary schools, consistently maintaining a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger over the past 3 school years.

Island Heights Elementary School demonstrates exceptional academic performance, with students significantly outperforming the state average on NJSLA tests in both English Language Arts and Mathematics across multiple grade levels. The school has a low student-teacher ratio of 10.5 to 1, which likely contributes to its success. Additionally, the school's per-student spending of $14,138 is higher than the state average, which may also be a factor in its strong student outcomes.

While the school has a relatively low percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a more affluent student population, this does not diminish the school's impressive achievements. Island Heights School District can be proud of the exceptional performance of Island Heights Elementary School, which serves as a shining example of educational excellence in the region.

District Detail

115 Summit Avenue
Island Heights, NJ 08732

(732) 929-1222

SchoolDigger Rank:
138^th of 609 New Jersey districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-6
Students: 142

Primary Schools: 1
Middle Schools: 0
High Schools: 0
Alternative Schools: 0

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NJSLA-S Science (2025)	NJSLA English Language Arts (2025)				NJSLA Mathematics (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 English Language Arts 3rd Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 4th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 5th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 6th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 3rd Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 4th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 5th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 6th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Island Heights Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	115 Summit Ave	Island Heights	08732	Ocean County	Island Heights School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 929-1222	142	15	9.5	2.1%	122 (85.9%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (9.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (4.2%)	79.3	297^th of 1347 public elementary schools	78.0%		78.2	305^th of 1338 public elementary schools	77.2%	8	29.4	53.3	81.8	64.7	92.4	53.4	77.3	82.4	84.7	$14,138	$293	$13,845

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Toms River Regional School District	1.42 mi	18	460^th
Ocean Gate School District	1.44 mi	1	552^nd
Berkeley Township School District	1.93 mi	4	414^th
Office Of Education Department Of Children And Families	3.43 mi	20
Seaside Heights School District	3.7 mi	1	521^st

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the New Jersey Department of Education.

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