Best Public Schools in Pine Beach, NJ

Pine Beach has one listed public school, Pine Beach Elementary School, serving pre-K through Grade 5, with 371 students and a student–teacher ratio of 13.7:1 in 2024–2025. The school’s clearest concern is that it was below the state in all seven reported 2025–2026 grade-and-subject results; its average gap was 13 percentage points in ELA and 10 points in mathematics.

There is no school-to-school leader or trailer because Pine Beach Elementary School is the only school listed; comparisons with the Toms River Regional School District and state show where it stands. Grade 3 mathematics was its strongest relative result: 40% proficient, about 1 point above the district, though 9 points below the state. Grade 3 ELA was furthest below the state, at 33% compared with 48%, a 15-point gap. Grade 5 science was 20% proficient, 8 points below the state. Across tested grades, the school’s average proficiency was 36% in ELA and 37% in mathematics, versus state averages of 49% and 47%.

Recent results show different directions by subject: the school’s three-grade mathematics average fell from 43% in 2024–2025 to 37% in 2025–2026, while its ELA average rose from 34% to 36%. Grade 5 mathematics fell 10 points, while Grade 4 ELA fell 5 points despite gains in Grades 3 and 5 ELA. SchoolDigger ranked the school at the 22nd percentile with 1 star in 2023–2024, then at the 31st percentile with 2 stars in both following years. Other context: 47% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible in 2024–2025, and chronic absenteeism was 10%, below the district’s 16% and the state’s 14%. The school’s 13.7:1 student–teacher ratio was also reported for 2024–2025.