Summary:
The Manasquan School District has two schools serving prekindergarten through grade 12: Manasquan Elementary School (475 students, PK–8) and Manasquan High School (917 students, grades 9–12). In 2025–2026, the elementary school’s six-grade averages were 68% proficient in English Language Arts and 58% in math, above state averages of 51% and 40%; the high school’s results varied by subject, with strong ELA and NJGPA scores but several NJSLA math results below state averages. The clearest same-test difference was Algebra I End-of-Course: the elementary school scored 85% and the high school 31%, a 54-point gap.
Manasquan Elementary stands out for results generally above the state: in 2025–2026, it exceeded state averages in five of six ELA grades and all six math grades. Its exception was grade 8 ELA, at 51% versus 53% statewide. Manasquan High stands out in grade 9 ELA (69%, 17 points above the state) and NJGPA ELA and math (90% and 84%, respectively, 14 and 23 points above). Its weaker results were concentrated in NJSLA math: Algebra II End-of-Course was 13 points below the state, and Geometry End-of-Course was 11 points below. These differences are specific to the tests and grades, not an overall ranking of the schools.
Recent results show mixed movement. The elementary school’s average state advantage narrowed from 19 to 17 points in ELA and from 20 to 18 points in math between 2024–2025 and 2025–2026; grade 8 results were a notable weakness. At the high school, grade 9 ELA improved by 11 points and NJGPA math by 5, while science fell 14 points and Algebra II End-of-Course fell 57. SchoolDigger rates the district four stars and ranks it 137th of 607 districts; its school percentiles are 77th for the elementary school and 75th for the high school. For 2024–2025, student-teacher ratios were 7.9 and 11.5, respectively, and the reported free/reduced lunch eligible shares were 9% and 16%; these are differences between the schools, not explanations for their results.
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