Elementary Schools in Berkeley Township School District

Summary:

The Berkeley Township School District in New Jersey is home to three elementary schools serving students from kindergarten through 4th grade. These schools include Clara B. Worth Elementary School, H & M Potter School, and Bayville Elementary School.

Bayville Elementary School stands out as the top-performing school in the district, consistently achieving the highest proficiency rates in both English Language Arts and Mathematics across 3rd and 4th grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, 59.8% of 4th graders at Bayville Elementary School were proficient or better in ELA, compared to the district average of 52.3% and the state average of 53.6%. The school also had the highest 4th grade Mathematics proficiency rate at 50.6%, outpacing the district average of 43.2% and the state average of 46.7%.

Clara B. Worth Elementary School has the lowest chronic absenteeism rate at 14.9%, on par with the other schools in the district, and the lowest student-teacher ratio of 12.1, indicating smaller class sizes. However, H & M Potter School has the highest percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch at 40.89%, which may contribute to its lower proficiency rates, particularly in 4th grade ELA, where only 31.4% of students were proficient or better in 2023-2024, compared to the district average of 42.4% and the state average of 50.8%.

District Detail

53 Central Parkway
Bayville, NJ 08721

(732) 269-2321

SchoolDigger Rank:
414^th of 609 New Jersey districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-6
Students: 2,362

Primary Schools: 3
Middle Schools: 1
High Schools: 0
Alternative Schools: 0

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NJSLA English Language Arts (2025)		NJSLA Mathematics (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 English Language Arts 3rd Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 4th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 3rd Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 4th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Bayville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	356 Atlantic City Blvd	Bayville	08721	Ocean County	Berkeley Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 269-1300	475	44	10.8	37.5%	295 (62.1%)	21 (4.4%)	131 (27.6%)	11 (2.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	15 (3.2%)	46	726^th of 1347 public elementary schools	46.1%		43.3	751^st of 1338 public elementary schools	43.9%	25	35.1	59.8	39.2	50.6	$12,564	$923	$11,641
Clara B. Worth Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	57 Central Parkway	Bayville	08721	Ocean County	Berkeley Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 269-1700	666	55	12.1	26.6%	485 (72.8%)	24 (3.6%)	99 (14.9%)	11 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	46 (6.9%)	44.2	751^st of 1347 public elementary schools	44.2%		48.5	691^st of 1338 public elementary schools	48.4%	60	42.5	55.3	44.3	40.4	$12,146	$498	$11,648
H & M Potter School	Public	PK, KG-4	60 Veeder Lane	Bayville	08721	Ocean County	Berkeley Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 269-5700	627	55	11.4	43.7%	420 (67.0%)	29 (4.6%)	127 (20.3%)	7 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (6.9%)	33	911^th of 1347 public elementary schools	32.4%		34.1	879^th of 1338 public elementary schools	34.3%	32	30.8	43.4	41.8	40.6	$12,702	$734	$11,968

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Ocean Gate School District	0.94 mi	1	552^nd
Toms River Regional School District	1.65 mi	18	460^th
Island Heights School District	1.93 mi	1	138^th
Central Regional School District	3.08 mi	2	475^th
Lacey Township School District	3.77 mi	6	399^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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