Middletown Township Public School District

Summary:

The Middletown Township Public School District consists of 16 schools, including 11 elementary schools, 3 middle schools, and 2 high schools, serving students from pre-kindergarten through 12th grade. The district is ranked 193 out of 609 school districts in New Jersey and is rated 3 stars out of 5 by SchoolDigger.

Within the district, a few schools stand out as top performers. Thompson Middle School ranks 76th out of 752 middle schools in New Jersey and is rated 5 stars, with exceptional performance in English Language Arts and Algebra I. Navesink Elementary School and River Plaza Elementary School are also high-performing, ranking 165th and 143rd out of 1,347 elementary schools in the state, respectively, and both earning 4-star ratings.

The district generally outperforms the state average in most subject areas, particularly in Algebra I, Geometry, and English Language Arts. However, there are significant variations in performance between the top-performing and lower-performing schools, suggesting a need to understand the factors contributing to these differences and share best practices across the district. Additionally, the district faces a consistent challenge with chronic absenteeism, with all schools reporting a 14.9% rate, which is an area that requires attention.

District Detail

834 Leonardville Road
Leonardo, NJ 07737

(732) 671-3850

SchoolDigger Rank:
193^rd of 609 New Jersey districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 8,752

Primary Schools: 11
Middle Schools: 3
High Schools: 2
Alternative Schools: 0

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NJGPA English Language Arts (2025)	NJGPA Mathematics (2025)	NJSLA-S Science (2025)			NJSLA English Language Arts (2025)							NJSLA Mathematics (2025)						NJSLA Algebra I (2025)			NJSLA Geometry (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	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 8th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 10th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I End of Course	NJSLA Geometry 9th 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%)	59.3	148^th of 434 public high schools	65.9%		59.7	147^th of 429 public high schools	65.7%	1	86.6	61.8			27.2							60.1								35.5	35.4	68.0	66.7	$9,145		$9,145
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%)	73.5	74^th of 434 public high schools	82.9%		72.7	89^th of 429 public high schools	79.3%	15		77.6			36.0							67.6								43.9	43.7	85.7	84.4	$9,833		$9,833
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%)	71.7	183^rd of 752 public middle schools	75.7%		74.4	166^th of 743 public middle schools	77.7%	17				29.0					63.9	68.6	84.9					47.3	41.1	29.6	96.4		96.4			$10,894	$156	$10,738
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%)	86	76^th of 752 public middle schools	89.9%		82.5	98^th of 743 public middle schools	86.8%	22				32.9					78.6	78.8	77.1					64.1	65.7	42.1	99.2		99.1			$8,182		$8,182
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%)	57.4	293^rd of 752 public middle schools	61.0%		53.6	318^th of 743 public middle schools	57.2%	25				19.2					56.9	66.1	57.3					35.4	39.7	31.2	97.2		97.2			$12,095	$33	$12,062
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%)	53.3	637^th of 1347 public elementary schools	52.7%		43.3	752^nd of 1338 public elementary schools	43.8%	115			17.0			60.4	54.5	54.1					60.4	41.8	47.9									$11,243	$167	$11,076
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%)	26.3	1006^th of 1347 public elementary schools	25.3%		33.8	883^rd of 1338 public elementary schools	34.0%	123			19.2			33.4	44.2	42.5					22.2	25.0	33.4									$8,747	$190	$8,557
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%)	81.8	256^th of 1347 public elementary schools	81.0%		80.4	278^th of 1338 public elementary schools	79.2%	22			30.9			60.5	75.0	73.8					81.4	87.5	69.1									$9,003	$10	$8,993
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%)	73.2	372^nd of 1347 public elementary schools	72.4%		55.9	594^th of 1338 public elementary schools	55.6%	222			42.8			60.0	67.2	63.5					61.5	55.8	66.7									$9,359	$121	$9,238
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%)	66.1	467^th of 1347 public elementary schools	65.3%		56.8	582^nd of 1338 public elementary schools	56.5%	115			36.5			54.3	60.9	63.4					63.0	56.1	51.2									$9,254	$236	$9,018
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%)	71.1	407^th of 1347 public elementary schools	69.8%		75.6	348^th of 1338 public elementary schools	74.0%	59			35.9			48.1	60.2	66.7					76.9	68.7	57.7									$8,048	$10	$8,038
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%)	70.3	421^st of 1347 public elementary schools	68.7%		75.1	353^rd of 1338 public elementary schools	73.6%	68			46.7			46.1	72.4	60.0					56.1	63.8	63.4									$8,779	$10	$8,769
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%)	87.5	165^th of 1347 public elementary schools	87.8%		92.9	63^rd of 1338 public elementary schools	95.3%	102			55.3			61.4	86.2	86.8					68.2	75.8	76.3									$10,198	$303	$9,895
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%)	52.5	645^th of 1347 public elementary schools	52.1%		62.5	511^th of 1338 public elementary schools	61.8%	134			29.7			48.4	58.5	55.4					42.9	57.3	40.6									$13,439	$153	$13,286
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%)	82.1	247^th of 1347 public elementary schools	81.7%		70.2	417^th of 1338 public elementary schools	68.8%	170			46.9			51.7	78.7	74.7					73.0	77.3	69.6									$7,091	$10	$7,081
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%)	89	143^rd of 1347 public elementary schools	89.4%		73.7	367^th of 1338 public elementary schools	72.6%	224			51.0			71.2	78.8	76.6					84.6	72.7	74.4									$8,973	$10	$8,963

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Hazlet Township Public School District	3.22 mi	8	348^th
Monmouth County Vocational School District	3.22 mi	8	93^rd
Henry Hudson Regional School District	3.28 mi	3
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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.