Point Pleasant Beach School District

Point Pleasant Beach School District has two schools in Point Pleasant Beach serving students from prekindergarten through grade 12: G. Harold Antrim Elementary School serves PK–8, and Point Pleasant Beach High School serves grades 9–12. The schools enroll 633 students altogether. Their results are not direct school-to-school comparisons because they serve different grades, but Antrim’s broad advantage against state results is the clearest overall academic finding: in 2025–2026, it was above the state in every listed grade-and-subject comparison with a reported result.

Antrim stands out for strong results across its tested grades: its 2025–2026 average was 74% in ELA for grades 3–8, compared with 51% statewide, and 65% in math, compared with 40%. Its science results were also above the state in grades 5 and 8. The high school has a more mixed profile. Its 11th-grade NJGPA ELA result was 82%, 7 points above the state, but Geometry was a notable weakness: end-of-course proficiency was 28%, versus 52% statewide, a gap of 24 points. In grade 9 Geometry, the school was 21 points below the state.

Trends offer additional context: Antrim’s average math result rose from 60% in 2024–2025 to 65% in 2025–2026, while its science average fell from 42% to 36%. The high school’s NJGPA math advantage over the state narrowed from 12 points to 1 point, even as several NJSLA comparisons improved relative to the state. SchoolDigger’s ranking percentile rose for Antrim, from 79th to 84th, and fell for the high school, from 58th to 53rd. Student–teacher ratios were similar—8.2 at Antrim and 8.4 at the high school. In 2024–2025, free/reduced lunch eligibility was 23% at Antrim and 20% at the high school; both schools also had lower chronic absenteeism than the 14% state rate.