Best Public Schools in Bay Head, NJ

Summary:

The city of Bay Head, New Jersey is home to a single standout school, Bay Head Elementary, which serves grades K-8 and has a total enrollment of 120 students. This school is part of the Bay Head Borough School District, which is ranked 47 out of 609 districts in New Jersey and is rated 5 stars out of 5 by SchoolDigger.

Bay Head Elementary is a high-performing school, ranking 122 out of 1,347 New Jersey elementary schools for the 2024-2025 school year, placing it in the top 10% of elementary schools in the state. The school has consistently received a 4 or 5-star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating it is among the top-performing schools in the state. Students at Bay Head Elementary consistently outperform the state averages in both English Language Arts and Mathematics on the NJSLA assessments, with 86.7% of 3rd graders proficient or better in ELA, compared to the state average of 44.9%.

The school is well-resourced, with a higher-than-average spending per student of $17,883 in 2018-2019 and a significantly lower student-teacher ratio of 7.9 in 2023-2024, compared to the state averages. Additionally, Bay Head Elementary has a lower chronic absenteeism rate of 14.9% in 2023-2024, which is lower than the state average. These factors suggest that Bay Head Elementary is providing a quality education and effectively supporting student learning.

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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-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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Bay Head Elementary	Public	K-8	145 Grove Street	Bay Head	08742	Ocean County	Bay Head Borough School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 892-0668	125	19	6.7		112 (89.6%)	2 (1.6%)	6 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (4.0%)	89.8	122^nd of 1347 public elementary schools	90.9%		78.8	298^th of 1338 public elementary schools	77.7%	176	63.7	58.9	86.7	75.0	90.9	92.3	95.6	82.3	80.0	50.0	81.8	76.9	52.1	36.4	$17,883	$586	$17,297

Cities Near Bay Head

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Point Pleasant Beach	0.3 mi	6	189^th
Brick	1.97 mi	13	352^nd
Brielle	2.27 mi	1	115^th
Manasquan	3.48 mi	2	137^th
Sea Girt	3.91 mi	2	48^th

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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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