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Keyport Central School

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Keyport Central School ranks 708 th of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-8

708^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 47% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

Keyport Central School is an elementary school serving grades PK-8 in the Keyport School District in Keyport, New Jersey, with 616 students. The school's overall performance is generally below the state average, with lower proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics compared to the state. However, the school's performance in Algebra I is relatively strong, with 80% of students proficient, compared to the state average of 38.2%.

Keyport Central School's performance varies significantly across different student subgroups. The school's Hispanic and English Language Learner students perform better than the overall student population, while the White and Special Education students perform worse. Additionally, the school has consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 14.9% to 18.1% over the past few years, which is higher than the state average. The school also has a relatively high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 40.36% to 54.87% over the past few years.

Compared to nearby schools in the Hazlet Township Public School District and the Matawan-Aberdeen Regional School District, Keyport Central School's performance is generally lower. For example, Middle Road School and Lloyd Road Elementary School both have higher proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics compared to Keyport Central School.

605

Students ?

8.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,296

Per pupil spending ?

47.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

335 Broad Street
Keyport, NJ 07735-1694

(732) 212-6100

District: Keyport School District

Students who attend Keyport Central School usually attend:

High:

Keyport High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

45.3%

White:

42.5%

African American:

5.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 27th percentile in 2015 → 47th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 20 percentile points since 2015

✓Small classes — about 9 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Science scores 11 pts below the New Jersey average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school43%

District avg42%

New Jersey avg44%

Elementary school

708^th of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Bottom 47%▲ up 20 pts since 2015

From bottom 27% (2015) to bottom 47% (2025)

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★★★★★

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Middle school

376^th of 752

New Jersey public middle schools ?

Top 50%▲ up 13 pts since 2015

From bottom 37% (2015) to top 50% (2025)

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★★★★★

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405^th of 609Keyport School District among New Jersey districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	47.9	708 of 1347	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	50.8	655 of 1338	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	39.4	812 of 1342	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.5	969 of 1345	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.7	974 of 1317	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.2	982 of 1360	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.7	956 of 1353	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	34.8	918 of 1352	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2016	26.1	1042 of 1346	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	29.2	984 of 1357	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	42.9	913 of 1363	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2013	49.0	836 of 1367	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2012	40.4	951 of 1363	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2011	38.8	973 of 1360	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	32.2	1043 of 1354	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	39.4	960 of 1346	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	25.3	1116 of 1338	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	41.3	973 of 1329	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	26.6	1083 of 1314	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	49.8	815 of 1303	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2004	46.9	855 of 1298	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2003	52.6	687 of 1204	42.9%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2019	51.8	240 of 522	54.0%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	50.2	242 of 597	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.3	226 of 559	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	25.0	403 of 499	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.8	376 of 489	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.1	313 of 411	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.2	329 of 463	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	44.6	224 of 434	48.4%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	51.9	623 of 1326	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.7	644 of 1317	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	39.6	776 of 1318	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	24.3	988 of 1326	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.8	1125 of 1290	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.5	979 of 1331	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.0	917 of 1333	31.2%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	56.4	379 of 1032	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.1	421 of 989	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	38.9	576 of 982	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	23.0	747 of 953	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.2	671 of 896	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	41.7	519 of 899	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.3	462 of 870	46.9%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	64.0	289 of 1023	71.7%	★★★★☆
2024	74.0	154 of 939	83.6%	★★★★☆
2023	57.3	306 of 910	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	31.0	601 of 863	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	29.8	627 of 839	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.3	633 of 948	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.3	559 of 942	40.7%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	44.9	716 of 1318	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	50.6	634 of 1313	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	40.4	772 of 1315	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.1	868 of 1324	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.5	772 of 1297	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.3	887 of 1335	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.8	919 of 1334	31.1%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	41.7	514 of 1023	49.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.4	661 of 989	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	55.3	346 of 958	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.4	427 of 949	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	44.5	416 of 868	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	28.4	694 of 1007	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	61.4	324 of 1001	67.6%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	39.4	602 of 970	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.4	530 of 963	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.8	653 of 975	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	23.0	800 of 976	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.9	862 of 964	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.0	832 of 1023	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.6	865 of 1022	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	47.0	376 of 752	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	36.6	448 of 743	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.8	501 of 748	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.9	466 of 745	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	24.6	475 of 652	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	54.6	336 of 745	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.5	303 of 716	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2017	52.7	334 of 712	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2016	31.3	508 of 713	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	37.6	452 of 713	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2014	60.0	342 of 717	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2013	64.6	290 of 704	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2011	45.5	450 of 684	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2010	41.9	466 of 677	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2009	45.5	447 of 664	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2008	46.5	425 of 640	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2007	58.9	342 of 631	45.8%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	33.3	219 of 343	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.5	153 of 320	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	22.1	257 of 288	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	54.1	84 of 270	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	34.2	135 of 197	31.5%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	40.2	419 of 728	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.2	456 of 717	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.2	468 of 720	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.1	486 of 726	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	20.2	496 of 625	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	58.4	302 of 703	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.3	314 of 680	53.8%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	43.4	323 of 608	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.4	419 of 589	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.5	439 of 587	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	41.2	330 of 591	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	30.4	346 of 480	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	51.7	238 of 524	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.9	221 of 504	56.2%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	53.0	259 of 613	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.7	298 of 584	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.7	406 of 568	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	50.5	215 of 549	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	37.4	289 of 467	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	59.6	153 of 541	71.7%	★★★★☆
2018	62.6	140 of 522	73.2%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	53.3	308 of 726	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	38.3	421 of 719	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.6	481 of 718	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.0	411 of 730	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.7	384 of 635	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	50.5	341 of 697	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.6	282 of 675	58.2%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	46.2	230 of 507	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	28.7	374 of 510	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	46.2	217 of 505	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	39.1	278 of 535	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	49.3	167 of 401	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	59.2	154 of 492	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	64.4	126 of 471	73.2%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	41.5	294 of 502	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.1	318 of 510	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.6	385 of 509	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.7	433 of 512	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.8	404 of 435	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	48.8	264 of 504	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	53.0	235 of 497	52.7%	★★★☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Elementary school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)72nd percentile+24 vs school

Hispanic (2025)63rd percentile+16 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)59th percentile+12 vs school

African American (2019)54th percentile+26 vs school

Female (2025)53rd percentile+6 vs school

Special Education (2025)50th percentile~ school

Male (2025)46th percentile~ school

White (2025)38th percentile-10 vs school

Middle school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)58th percentile+8 vs school

Male (2025)58th percentile+8 vs school

Special Education (2025)55th percentile+5 vs school

Hispanic (2025)47th percentile-3 vs school

Female (2025)42nd percentile-8 vs school

White (2025)41st percentile-9 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)36th percentile-14 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

Algebra I80%+34 vs state

English Language Arts50%-3 vs state

Mathematics42%~ state avg

Science13%-11 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NJSLA-S Science (2025)		NJSLA English Language Arts (2025)						NJSLA Mathematics (2025)						NJSLA Algebra I (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-S Science 5th Grade	NJSLA-S Science 8th 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 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 End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Keyport Central School	Public	PK, KG-8	335 Broad Street	Keyport	07735	Monmouth County	Keyport School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 212-6100	605	68	8.9	47.3%	257 (42.5%)	35 (5.8%)	274 (45.3%)	10 (1.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (4.6%)	47.9	708^th of 1347 public elementary schools	47.4%		50.8	655^th of 1338 public elementary schools	51.0%	53	20.4	5.7	51.0	47.2	38.9	57.2	62.0	41.5	50.0	47.2	46.3	46.5	40.0	9.1	80.0	80.0	$10,296	$571	$9,725
Sycamore Drive Early Childhood Learning Center	Public	PK-K	37 Sycamore Drive	Hazlet	07730	Monmouth County	Hazlet Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 264-2180	341	19	17.7	16.1%	248 (72.7%)	3 (0.9%)	59 (17.3%)	12 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.6%)								(n/a)																	$7,533		$7,533
Raritan Valley School	Public	1-4	37 Cresci Blvd	Hazlet	07730	Monmouth County	Hazlet Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 264-1333	241	19	12.3	17.4%	181 (75.1%)	5 (2.1%)	45 (18.7%)	5 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	3 (1.2%)	65.6	472^nd of 1347 public elementary schools	65.0%		72.4	389^th of 1338 public elementary schools	70.9%	83			55.4	59.3					60.7	55.4							$10,336		$10,336
Memorial School	Public	PK, KG-8	221 Morningside Avenue	Union Beach	07735	Monmouth County	Union Beach Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 264-5400	630	53	11.8	43.5%	474 (75.2%)	8 (1.3%)	102 (16.2%)	13 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (5.2%)	50.7	674^th of 1347 public elementary schools	50.0%		42	769^th of 1338 public elementary schools	42.5%	95	18.9	4.8	77.3	56.8	43.4	75.0	65.7	38.1	72.7	27.5	30.2	34.0	44.7	2.4	22.7	22.7	$13,079	$853	$12,226
Middle Road School	Public	1-4	305 Middle Road	Hazlet	07730	Monmouth County	Hazlet Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 264-9012	285	19	14.6	17.5%	221 (77.5%)	3 (1.1%)	40 (14.0%)	10 (3.5%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	9 (3.2%)	72.9	379^th of 1347 public elementary schools	71.9%		59.9	545^th of 1338 public elementary schools	59.3%	166			64.5	72.3					64.6	51.1							$8,074		$8,074
Cliffwood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-3	422 Cliffwood Avenue	Cliffwood	07721	Monmouth County	Matawan-Aberdeen Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 705-5600	358	33	10.9	49.4%	162 (45.3%)	53 (14.8%)	94 (26.3%)	28 (7.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.9%)	48.6	701^st of 1347 public elementary schools	48.0%		42.1	767^th of 1338 public elementary schools	42.7%	66			47.1						46.3								$17,457	$548	$16,909
Strathmore Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-3	282 Church Street	Aberdeen	07747	Monmouth County	Matawan-Aberdeen Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 705-5900	481	35	13.8	23.9%	318 (66.1%)	20 (4.2%)	106 (22.0%)	18 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	18 (3.7%)	64.2	489^th of 1347 public elementary schools	63.7%		62.6	510^th of 1338 public elementary schools	61.9%	21			58.0						53.1								$11,082	$89	$10,993
Lloyd Road Elementary School	Public	4-5	401 Lloyd Road	Aberdeen	07747	Monmouth County	Matawan-Aberdeen Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 705-5700	519	42	12.4	36.8%	283 (54.5%)	44 (8.5%)	126 (24.3%)	28 (5.4%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	33 (6.4%)								(n/a)	37.5			57.4	68.6					40.5	42.9						$11,563	$508	$11,055
Cambridge Park Elementary School	Public	PK-K	One Crest Way	Aberdeen	07747	Monmouth County	Matawan-Aberdeen Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 705-4000	286	26	11.0	19.6%	159 (55.6%)	16 (5.6%)	75 (26.2%)	14 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (7.7%)								(n/a)																	$22,683	$380	$22,303
Leroy Gordon Cooper Elementary School	Public	K-5	160 Birchwood Drive	Keyport	07735	Middlesex County	Old Bridge Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 290-3881	216	17	12.5	50.0%	101 (46.8%)	24 (11.1%)	48 (22.2%)	34 (15.7%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.7%)	53.6	633^rd of 1347 public elementary schools	53.0%		58.5	560^th of 1338 public elementary schools	58.1%	73	18.7		51.5	63.9	57.8				62.8	52.8	35.5						$12,805	$1,097	$11,708

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