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Middletown Township Public School District

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At a glance

203^rdof 607 New Jersey districts▼ 10

Better than 66% of New Jersey districts

Elementary 11 Middle 3 High 2Grades PK, KG-12

834 Leonardville Road
Leonardo, NJ 07748·(732) 671-3850·All New Jersey district rankings →

Statewide performance 2018–2026

2026: better than 66.6% of districts

Schools

8,752

Students

5-star school

Top rankedRiver Plaza Elementary School75^th of 1,331 New Jersey elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Ocean Avenue Elementary School up 124 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Bayshore Middle School 9.3 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

4★

3★

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Summary:

Middletown Township Public School District has 16 schools—11 elementary, three middle and two high schools—serving students from elementary through high school. In 2025–2026, elementary-school averages were above state rates in every listed subject and grade, by 4 to 17 percentage points. But those averages hide wide differences: Grade 3 math results ranged from 12% to 89%, a 77-point spread. The most important finding is that strong overall results do not reflect the experience at every school.

River Plaza Elementary is a standout in Grade 3, with 85% proficient in ELA and 89% in math, compared with school averages of 57% and 58%. Nut Swamp Elementary and Navesink Elementary also post strong Grade 5 results: Navesink leads in ELA (86%), math (75%) and science (50%). At the other end, Ocean Avenue Elementary has the lowest Grade 3 ELA and math results, at 17% and 12%, and Grade 5 results of 47% in ELA, 38% in math and 19% in science. Thompson Middle School leads in most middle-school comparisons, including Grade 8 Algebra I at 99% proficient. At high school, Middletown High School South leads Middletown High School North by 15 points in Grade 9 ELA and 18 points in end-of-course Geometry.

Recent elementary trends are mixed: the Grade 3 ELA average rose 3 points from 2024–2025 to 2025–2026, while Grade 4 ELA fell 7 points and Grade 5 science fell 6. SchoolDigger gives River Plaza five stars and a 94th-percentile ranking; Ocean Avenue has two stars and ranks in the 34th percentile. Low-income measures also differ: free/reduced lunch eligible, school year 2024–2025, ranges from 2% at Nut Swamp to 39% at Ocean Avenue. Attendance offers another point of comparison: chronic absenteeism in 2024–2025 was 2% at River Plaza and 21% at Ocean Avenue. These figures provide context, not an explanation for differences in school results.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				NJGPA English Language Arts (2026)	NJGPA Mathematics (2026)	NJSLA-S Science (2026)			NJSLA English Language Arts (2026)							NJSLA Mathematics (2026)						NJSLA Algebra I (2026)					NJSLA Geometry (2026)			Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	NJGPA English Language Arts 11th Grade	NJGPA Mathematics 11th Grade	NJSLA-S Science 5th Grade	NJSLA-S Science 8th Grade	NJSLA-S Science 11th 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 English Language Arts 9th 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 7th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 8th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 9th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 10th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I End of Course	NJSLA Geometry 9th Grade	NJSLA Geometry 10th Grade	NJSLA Geometry End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Middletown High School North	Public	9-12	63 Tindall Road	Middletown	07748	Monmouth County	Middletown Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 706-6061	1,289	104	12.3	21.7%	985 (76.4%)	40 (3.1%)	178 (13.8%)	37 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	45 (3.5%)	59.1	158^th of 434 public high schools	63.6%		59.3	148^th of 434 public high schools	65.9%	10	81.8	63.1			27.0							50.9										38.8	38.6	53.5		50.0	$19,465	$132	$19,333
Middletown High School South	Public	9-12	900 Nut Swamp Road	Middletown	07748	Monmouth County	Middletown Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 706-6111	1,406	114	12.3	7.8%	1,226 (87.2%)	9 (0.6%)	116 (8.3%)	23 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (2.3%)	74.8	70^th of 434 public high schools	83.9%		73.5	74^th of 434 public high schools	82.9%	4	84.0	77.8			40.6							65.7										44.1	44.1	68.1		68.1	$19,169	$54	$19,115
Bayshore Middle School	Public	6-8	834 Leonardville Road	Leonardo	07737	Monmouth County	Middletown Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 291-1380	534	57	9.3	18.2%	421 (78.8%)	10 (1.9%)	67 (12.5%)	12 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.5%)	71.8	180^th of 743 public middle schools	75.8%		71.7	183^rd of 752 public middle schools	75.7%	3				28.3					70.9	65.0	61.1					45.7	58.6	21.5		93.4			93.4				$23,343	$136	$23,207
Thompson Middle School	Public	6-8	1001 Middletown Lincroft Road	Middletown	07748	Monmouth County	Middletown Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 671-2212	862	70	12.3	4.9%	725 (84.1%)	6 (0.7%)	76 (8.8%)	16 (1.9%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	37 (4.3%)	81.4	109^th of 743 public middle schools	85.3%		86	76^th of 752 public middle schools	89.9%	33				28.2					63.2	76.7	73.2					52.6	67.6	36.0		99.2			98.5				$16,478	$54	$16,424
Thorne Middle School	Public	6-8	70 Murphy Road	Port Monmouth	07758	Monmouth County	Middletown Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 787-1220	597	62	9.6	24.8%	447 (74.9%)	19 (3.2%)	88 (14.7%)	11 (1.8%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	29 (4.9%)	60.4	261^st of 743 public middle schools	64.9%		57.4	293^rd of 752 public middle schools	61.0%	32				20.0					54.8	56.8	59.2					45.2	40.6	30.2		97.5			97.5				$22,134	$185	$21,949
Bayview Elementary School	Public	K-5	300 Leonardville Road	Belford	07718	Monmouth County	Middletown Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 787-3590	364	37	9.9	16.5%	287 (78.8%)	7 (1.9%)	53 (14.6%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	12 (3.3%)	54.1	626^th of 1331 public elementary schools	53.0%		53.3	637^th of 1347 public elementary schools	52.7%	11			18.4			60.4	54.9	56.7					51.7	49.1	41.7												$21,850	$159	$21,691
Ocean Avenue Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	235 Ocean Avenue	North Middletown	07748	Monmouth County	Middletown Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 787-0092	283	26	10.8	38.9%	180 (63.6%)	22 (7.8%)	53 (18.7%)	7 (2.5%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (7.1%)	34	882^nd of 1331 public elementary schools	33.7%		26.3	1006^th of 1347 public elementary schools	25.3%	124			19.2			17.1	50.0	46.8					12.2	55.9	38.3												$18,701	$183	$18,518
Fairview Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	230 Cooper Road	Red Bank	07701	Monmouth County	Middletown Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 747-3308	291	28	10.3	11.7%	236 (81.1%)	3 (1.0%)	23 (7.9%)	17 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.1%)	76.4	331^st of 1331 public elementary schools	75.1%		81.8	256^th of 1347 public elementary schools	81.0%	75			39.1			51.1	59.1	76.1					57.5	84.1	69.6												$17,974	$53	$17,921
Harmony Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	100 Murphy Road	New Monmouth	07748	Monmouth County	Middletown Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 671-2111	481	37	12.9	14.1%	376 (78.2%)	7 (1.5%)	75 (15.6%)	10 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.7%)	61.1	546^th of 1331 public elementary schools	59.0%		73.2	372^nd of 1347 public elementary schools	72.4%	174			25.3			45.8	68.2	61.9					49.2	66.7	45.1												$17,489	$142	$17,347
Leonardo Elementary School	Public	K-5	14 Hosford Avenue	Leonardo	07737	Monmouth County	Middletown Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 291-1330	283	28	10.2	15.2%	220 (77.7%)	6 (2.1%)	44 (15.5%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	10 (3.5%)	51.7	652^nd of 1331 public elementary schools	51.0%		66.1	467^th of 1347 public elementary schools	65.3%	185			21.6			54.0	55.5	59.4					40.5	47.3	43.2												$16,825	$184	$16,641
Lincroft Elementary School	Public	K-5	729 Newman Springs Road	Lincroft	07738	Monmouth County	Middletown Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 741-5838	486	39	12.5	2.9%	425 (87.4%)	1 (0.2%)	28 (5.8%)	17 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.1%)	70.2	420^th of 1331 public elementary schools	68.4%		71.1	407^th of 1347 public elementary schools	69.8%	13			26.9			62.7	50.6	60.3					78.8	60.8	60.3												$13,547	$54	$13,493
Middletown Village Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	147 Kings Highway	Middletown	07748	Monmouth County	Middletown Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 671-0267	426	38	11.1	13.6%	323 (75.8%)	7 (1.6%)	56 (13.1%)	14 (3.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (5.9%)	78.4	304^th of 1331 public elementary schools	77.2%		70.3	421^st of 1347 public elementary schools	68.7%	117			35.0			74.2	59.4	72.2					70.7	58.0	68.8												$16,163	$54	$16,109
Navesink Elementary School	Public	K-5	151 Monmouth Avenue	Atlantic Highlands	07716	Monmouth County	Middletown Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 291-0289	210	21	10.1	11.0%	170 (81.0%)	3 (1.4%)	19 (9.0%)	3 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (7.1%)	86.4	184^th of 1331 public elementary schools	86.2%		87.5	165^th of 1347 public elementary schools	87.8%	19			50.0			75.6	65.9	85.7					75.6	61.4	75.0												$19,332	$54	$19,278
New Monmouth Elementary School	Public	K-5	121 New Monmouth Road	Middletown	07748	Monmouth County	Middletown Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 671-5317	508	42	12.0	17.9%	419 (82.5%)	9 (1.8%)	60 (11.8%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.0%)	55.7	605^th of 1331 public elementary schools	54.5%		52.5	645^th of 1347 public elementary schools	52.1%	40			23.4			51.7	44.0	70.5					50.6	51.0	49.4												$17,527	$144	$17,383
Nut Swamp Elementary School	Public	K-5	925 Nut Swamp Road	Middletown	07748	Monmouth County	Middletown Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 671-5795	464	40	11.5	1.5%	417 (89.9%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (7.3%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.4%)	81.2	257^th of 1331 public elementary schools	80.7%		82.1	247^th of 1347 public elementary schools	81.7%	10			40.0			51.3	74.4	85.3					64.1	77.8	65.3												$13,275	$54	$13,221
River Plaza Elementary School	Public	K-5	155 Hubbard Avenue	Red Bank	07701	Monmouth County	Middletown Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 747-3679	268	23	11.5	5.6%	232 (86.6%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (7.8%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.9%)	92	75^th of 1331 public elementary schools	94.4%		89	143^rd of 1347 public elementary schools	89.4%	68			48.5			84.8	77.3	81.8					88.9	77.3	66.7												$15,874	$54	$15,820

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Keansburg School District	2.86 mi	4	592^nd
Hazlet Township Public School District	3.22 mi	8	401^st
Monmouth County Vocational School District	3.22 mi	8	80^th
Henry Hudson Regional School District	3.28 mi	3	218^th
Red Bank Charter School	4 mi	1	452^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.