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Best Elementary Schools in Spring Lake, NJ

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5-star school

Top rankedH W Mountz Elementary School3^rd of 1,347 New Jersey elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Spring Lake Heights Elementary School up 28 spots statewide this year

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Summary:

The city of Spring Lake, New Jersey is home to two elementary schools: Spring Lake Heights Elementary School and H.W. Mountz Elementary School. These schools serve students from kindergarten through 6th grade and are part of the Spring Lake Heights School District and the Spring Lake Borough school district.

Based on the available data, H.W. Mountz Elementary School stands out as a high-performing institution, ranking 3rd out of 1,347 New Jersey elementary schools for the 2024-2025 school year and earning a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger. In contrast, Spring Lake Heights Elementary School is ranked 304th out of 1,347 schools for the same year and has a 4-star rating. H.W. Mountz consistently outperforms the state average in English Language Arts and Mathematics proficiency across all grade levels, with 92.9% of 3rd graders proficient or better in ELA, compared to the state average of 44.9%. Spring Lake Heights Elementary School also performs well, with several grade levels exceeding the state average in both subjects, but not as consistently as H.W. Mountz.

The significant difference in per-student spending between the two schools ($25,190 for H.W. Mountz vs. $13,667 for Spring Lake Heights) may contribute to the disparity in their academic performance. Both schools have relatively low student-teacher ratios, with H.W. Mountz at 6.2 and Spring Lake Heights at 6.5. Interestingly, both schools have the same chronic absenteeism rate of 14.9% for the 2023-2024 school year, suggesting that factors beyond just academic achievement may be influencing student attendance.

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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 End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
H W Mountz Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	411 Tuttle Ave	Spring Lake	07762	Monmouth County	Spring Lake Borough	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 449-6380	130	23	5.5	3.8%	123 (94.6%)	3 (2.3%)	3 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	97.8	3^rd of 1347 public elementary schools	99.8%		97.2	8^th of 1338 public elementary schools	99.4%	5	76.9	46.2	92.9		84.7	100.0	100.0	84.6	100.0		92.3	92.8	78.6			$25,190	$1,406	$23,784
Spring Lake Heights Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	1110 Highway 71	Spring Lake	07762	Monmouth County	Spring Lake Heights School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 449-6149	292	43	6.7	9.9%	262 (89.7%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (7.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.7%)	78.8	304^th of 1347 public elementary schools	77.4%		76.3	332^nd of 1338 public elementary schools	75.2%	28	59.4	25.0	86.9	54.1	71.9	80.0	100.0	82.8	78.2	48.6	65.6	62.5	81.0	47.1	100.0	$13,667	$484	$13,183

Cities Near Spring Lake

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Sea Girt	1.15 mi	2	48^th
Wall	1.32 mi	7	117^th
Lake Como	1.37 mi	1	485^th
Manasquan	1.82 mi	2	137^th
Belmar	1.82 mi	1	302^nd

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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.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.