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Best Public Schools in Belmar, NJ

At a glance

School

400

Students

Top rankedBelmar Elementary538^th of 1,347 New Jersey elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Belmar Elementary up 51 spots statewide this year

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Summary:

The city of Belmar, New Jersey is home to a single school, Belmar Elementary, which serves grades PK-8 and has a total enrollment of 398 students. Belmar Elementary is part of the Belmar Elementary School District, which is ranked 324 out of 609 districts in New Jersey and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Belmar Elementary appears to be a relatively strong-performing school within its district and the state of New Jersey. The school consistently outperforms the state average in English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics proficiency across all grade levels, with proficiency rates ranging from 48.3% to 64.7% in ELA and 0% to 67.6% in Mathematics in the 2024-2025 school year. Belmar Elementary also had a lower chronic absenteeism rate of 14.9% compared to the state average, and a favorable student-teacher ratio of 7.7.

While Belmar Elementary's performance is generally strong, there is a potential concern in 8th grade Mathematics, where the proficiency rate was 0% in 2024-2025, significantly lower than the state average of 20.7%. Additionally, with over 52% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, Belmar Elementary serves a relatively high-need population, yet still manages to outperform the state average in many areas. The school's statewide ranking has also improved over the past three school years, from 589th in 2023-2024 to 538th in 2024-2025, indicating the school is making progress.

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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 (2025)	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

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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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