Best Public Schools in Sea Girt, NJ

Summary:

The city of Sea Girt, New Jersey is home to two elementary schools: Sea Girt Elementary School and Old Mill Elementary School. These schools serve students from pre-kindergarten through 8th grade and are part of the Sea Girt Borough School District and the Wall Township Public School District, respectively.

Sea Girt Elementary School stands out as the top-performing school in the area, ranking 89th out of 1,347 New Jersey elementary schools for the 2024-2025 school year. The school boasts consistently high test scores, with the majority of its students scoring proficient or better on the NJSLA assessments across all grade levels and subject areas. In contrast, Old Mill Elementary School is ranked 303rd in the state. Sea Girt Elementary School also has a much lower student-teacher ratio of 5.5, compared to 9.4 at Old Mill Elementary School, which may contribute to its academic success.

While Sea Girt Elementary School spends significantly more per student ($19,511) than Old Mill Elementary School ($10,056), the higher spending does not appear to be the sole factor in the school's strong performance. Sea Girt Elementary School is part of the highly-ranked Sea Girt Borough School District, which is ranked 19th out of 609 districts in New Jersey and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

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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 7th 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
Sea Girt Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	451 Bell Place	Sea Girt	08750	Monmouth County	Sea Girt Borough School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 449-3422	148	25	6.0		118 (79.7%)	5 (3.4%)	19 (12.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (4.1%)	91.6	89^th of 1347 public elementary schools	93.4%		95	32^nd of 1338 public elementary schools	97.6%	57	61.1	41.1	80.0	75.0	83.4	93.4	94.7	94.1	100.0	68.8	77.8	89.5	100.0	100.0	$19,511	$387	$19,124
Old Mill Elementary School	Public	K-5	2119 Old Mill Road	Sea Girt	08750	Monmouth County	Wall Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 556-2140	396	44	9.0	6.3%	341 (86.1%)	1 (0.3%)	35 (8.8%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.3%)	79	303^rd of 1347 public elementary schools	77.5%		77.7	312^th of 1338 public elementary schools	76.7%	9	51.3		55.1	75.7	68.9				66.7	69.7	59.4				$10,056	$08	$10,048

Cities Near Sea Girt

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Manasquan	0.49 mi	2	137^th
Spring Lake	1.43 mi	2	37^th
Brielle	1.78 mi	1	115^th
Wall	1.91 mi	7	117^th
Point Pleasant Beach	2.68 mi	6	189^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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