Bay Head Borough School District

Bay Head Borough School District has one listed school, Bay Head Elementary, serving kindergarten through grade 8 and enrolling 125 students. Its 2025–2026 grade-level averages were above New Jersey’s in all three core subjects: ELA averaged 74% versus 52% statewide, a 23-point advantage; math averaged 64% versus 39%, a 25-point advantage; and science averaged 38% versus 23%, a 15-point advantage. The main takeaway is that the school’s results are stronger than state averages overall, but vary considerably by grade.

Bay Head Elementary’s clearest high points were grade 7 ELA, with 100% proficient—44 points above the state—and grade 5 math, with 85%, 39 points above the state. Grade 7 math was another standout at 82%, 44 points above the state. The sharpest exception was grade 8 math: 15% proficient, 7 points below New Jersey. That contrast is important for families considering the middle-school years: the school’s math results were above state levels in grades 4–7, but not grade 8.

Recent results moved in different directions: from 2024–2025 to 2025–2026, the matched-grade ELA average fell 13 points and science fell 24 points, while math rose 4 points. Grade 7 ELA bucked the broader ELA decline, rising 4 points; science dropped in both tested grades. SchoolDigger ranked Bay Head Elementary 204th of 1,331 schools, in the 85th percentile with four stars in 2025–2026, down from 122nd and five stars the prior year. The school reported a student-teacher ratio of 6.7 and 2.4% free/reduced lunch eligible in 2022–2023. Chronic absenteeism was 16%, 2 points above the state’s 14% in 2024–2025.