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Lavallette Elementary School

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Lavallette Elementary School ranks 776 th of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-8

776^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 42% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

Lavallette Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades PK-8 in the small coastal town of Lavallette, New Jersey. With just 160 students, the school is part of the Lavallette Borough School District, which is ranked 345 out of 609 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Lavallette Elementary consistently outperforms the state average in English Language Arts (ELA) proficiency across all grade levels, with 3rd grade ELA proficiency reaching 81.8% in 2024-2025 compared to the state's 44.9%. In Mathematics, the school also exceeds the state average, with 3rd grade Math proficiency at 63.7% compared to 49.8% statewide. However, the school's performance in Science is more mixed, with 5th and 8th grade Science proficiency below the state averages. Lavallette Elementary has a low student-teacher ratio, ranging from 8.5 to 9.0 over the past few years, suggesting a more personalized learning environment. But the school also faces challenges with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 14.9% to 20.9% in recent years.

Compared to nearby schools, Hooper Avenue Elementary and Island Heights Elementary, Lavallette Elementary outperforms in ELA but has more mixed results in Mathematics and Science. The school also has a significantly higher percentage of White students (89.4%) and a lower percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch (12.5%) than the nearby schools, which tend to have more diverse student populations and higher rates of economic disadvantage.

142

Students ?

7.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,143

Per pupil spending ?

18.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

105 Brooklyn Ave.
Lavallette, NJ 08735-2321

(732) 793-7722

District: Lavallette Borough School District

Racial breakdown:

White:

85.2%

Hispanic:

7.0%

African American:

3.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 66th percentile in 2015 → 42nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 7 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 24 percentile points since 2015

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school44%

District avg44%

New Jersey avg45%

Elementary school

776^th of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Bottom 42%▼ down 23 pts since 2015

From top 34% (2015) to bottom 42% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

311^th of 752

New Jersey public middle schools ?

Top 41%▼ down 22 pts since 2015

From top 19% (2015) to top 41% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

345^th of 609Lavallette Borough 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	42.7	776 of 1347	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.8	685 of 1338	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.0	778 of 1342	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	52.2	643 of 1345	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	30.3	864 of 1317	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	75.4	363 of 1360	73.3%	★★★★☆
2018	69.5	455 of 1353	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2017	76.4	346 of 1352	74.4%	★★★★☆
2016	79.3	278 of 1346	79.3%	★★★★☆
2015	67.3	464 of 1357	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2014	76.8	321 of 1363	76.4%	★★★★☆
2013	79.5	248 of 1367	81.9%	★★★★☆
2012	73.6	406 of 1363	70.2%	★★★★☆
2011	70.3	461 of 1360	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2010	78.5	250 of 1354	81.5%	★★★★☆
2009	83.7	121 of 1346	91.0%	★★★★★
2008	81.4	123 of 1338	90.8%	★★★★★
2007	81.3	92 of 1329	93.1%	★★★★★
2006	53.6	796 of 1314	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2005	74.7	340 of 1303	73.9%	★★★★☆
2004	80.9	160 of 1298	87.7%	★★★★☆
2003	65.7	512 of 1204	57.5%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2021	54.9	516 of 1290	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	74.8	335 of 1331	74.8%	★★★★☆
2018	56.3	612 of 1333	54.1%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2019	97.4	3 of 1335	99.8%	★★★★★
2018	77.3	298 of 1334	77.7%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	10.8	889 of 970	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	19.6	813 of 963	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.6	870 of 975	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	41.1	598 of 976	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	21.0	836 of 964	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	53.1	495 of 1023	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.6	471 of 1022	53.9%	★★★☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	55.0	311 of 752	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	79.9	125 of 743	83.2%	★★★★☆
2023	71.4	186 of 748	75.1%	★★★★☆
2022	72.7	171 of 745	77.0%	★★★★☆
2021	61.8	214 of 652	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	90.3	24 of 745	96.8%	★★★★★
2018	85.7	62 of 716	91.3%	★★★★★
2017	81.0	118 of 712	83.4%	★★★★☆
2016	80.6	97 of 713	86.4%	★★★★☆
2015	76.0	136 of 713	80.9%	★★★★☆
2014	82.8	98 of 717	86.3%	★★★★☆
2013	82.7	95 of 704	86.5%	★★★★☆
2012	83.6	89 of 677	86.9%	★★★★☆
2011	82.3	104 of 684	84.8%	★★★★☆
2010	67.4	274 of 677	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2009	83.6	63 of 664	90.5%	★★★★★
2008	88.7	16 of 640	97.5%	★★★★★
2007	84.8	35 of 631	94.5%	★★★★★
2006	88.0	15 of 615	97.6%	★★★★★
2005	89.2	12 of 599	98.0%	★★★★★
2004	84.9	54 of 588	90.8%	★★★★★
2003	87.7	26 of 574	95.5%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2021	54.7	238 of 625	61.9%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2019	97.4	7 of 697	99.0%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	38.6	319 of 502	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	75.7	90 of 510	82.4%	★★★★☆
2023	52.6	234 of 509	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.6	212 of 512	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	47.0	208 of 435	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	77.2	86 of 497	82.7%	★★★★☆

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

Male (2019)100th percentile+26 vs school

Female (2021)60th percentile+26 vs school

White (2025)8th percentile-34 vs school

Middle school

Male (2019)99th percentile~ school

Female (2021)62nd percentile-5 vs school

White (2025)36th percentile-22 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts50%-4 vs state

Mathematics47%+3 vs state

Science22%~ state avg

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Schools Near Lavallette Elementary School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NJSLA-S Science (2025)		NJSLA English Language Arts (2025)						NJSLA Mathematics (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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Lavallette Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	105 Brooklyn Ave.	Lavallette	08735	Ocean County	Lavallette Borough School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 793-7722	142	20	7.2	18.3%	121 (85.2%)	5 (3.5%)	10 (7.0%)	5 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	42.7	776^th of 1347 public elementary schools	42.4%		48.8	685^th of 1338 public elementary schools	48.8%	91	23.1	21.4	81.8	46.7	7.7	45.5	66.7	57.1	63.7	60.0	23.1	18.2	66.7	$18,143	$726	$17,417
Hugh J. Boyd Junior Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1200 Bay Boulevard	Seaside Heights	08751	Ocean County	Seaside Heights School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 793-8485	157	21	7.4	79.6%	47 (29.9%)	15 (9.6%)	82 (52.2%)	5 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (5.1%)	25.5	1016^th of 1347 public elementary schools	24.6%		27.4	977^th of 1338 public elementary schools	27.0%	39	15.0		14.3	20.0	42.1	46.7			13.3	6.3	47.4	40.0		$16,802		$16,802
East Dover Elementary School	Public	K-5	725 Vaughn Avenue	Toms River	08753	Ocean County	Toms River Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 505-5840	584	47	12.4	44.0%	383 (65.6%)	21 (3.6%)	138 (23.6%)	6 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	34 (5.8%)	29.9	959^th of 1347 public elementary schools	28.8%		22	1044^th of 1338 public elementary schools	22.0%	85	7.6		44.4	42.4	30.5				45.3	43.5	23.7			$7,109	$329	$6,780
Island Heights Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	115 Summit Ave	Island Heights	08732	Ocean County	Island Heights School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 929-1222	142	15	9.5	2.1%	122 (85.9%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (9.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (4.2%)	79.3	297^th of 1347 public elementary schools	78.0%		78.2	305^th of 1338 public elementary schools	77.2%	8	29.4		53.3	81.8	64.7	92.4			53.4	77.3	82.4	84.7		$14,138	$293	$13,845
Silver Bay Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	100 Silver Bay Road	Toms River	08753	Ocean County	Toms River Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 505-5880	585	41	14.2	34.0%	431 (73.7%)	14 (2.4%)	106 (18.1%)	11 (1.9%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.6%)	40.7	800^th of 1347 public elementary schools	40.6%		49.3	677^th of 1338 public elementary schools	49.4%	123	25.1		52.2	42.7	48.8				41.2	44.8	32.1			$7,524		$7,524
Ocean Gate Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	126 West Arverne Avenue	Ocean Gate	08740	Ocean County	Ocean Gate School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 269-3023	141	17	8.1	58.2%	101 (71.6%)	3 (2.1%)	27 (19.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (7.1%)	20.5	1093^rd of 1347 public elementary schools	18.9%		25	1006^th of 1338 public elementary schools	24.8%	87	20.0		7.1	25.1	33.3	31.6			7.1	31.3	46.7	21.1		$18,531	$897	$17,634
Cedar Grove Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	179 Cedar Grove Road	Toms River	08753	Ocean County	Toms River Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 505-5830	931	53	17.7	39.8%	601 (64.6%)	22 (2.4%)	247 (26.5%)	29 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	31 (3.3%)	43.7	761^st of 1347 public elementary schools	43.5%		39.6	803^rd of 1338 public elementary schools	40.0%	42	30.4		38.8	42.2	56.2				47.8	47.4	34.6			$4,999	$101	$4,898
Washington Street Elementary School	Public	K-5	500 West Earl Court	Toms River	08753	Ocean County	Toms River Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 505-5910	354	25	14.3	42.4%	230 (65.0%)	11 (3.1%)	92 (26.0%)	8 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.7%)	41.7	791^st of 1347 public elementary schools	41.3%		47.1	708^th of 1338 public elementary schools	47.1%	83	19.7		34.3	46.0	51.7				44.6	49.2	47.5			$6,399	$280	$6,119
H & M Potter School	Public	PK, KG-4	60 Veeder Lane	Bayville	08721	Ocean County	Berkeley Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 269-5700	627	55	11.4	43.7%	420 (67.0%)	29 (4.6%)	127 (20.3%)	7 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (6.9%)	33	911^th of 1347 public elementary schools	32.4%		34.1	879^th of 1338 public elementary schools	34.3%	32			30.8	43.4					41.8	40.6				$12,702	$734	$11,968
Hooper Avenue Elementary School	Public	K-5	1517 Hooper Avenue	Toms River	08753	Ocean County	Toms River Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 505-5850	693	47	14.7	23.2%	521 (75.2%)	15 (2.2%)	107 (15.4%)	10 (1.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (5.6%)	45.7	732^nd of 1347 public elementary schools	45.7%		48.6	688^th of 1338 public elementary schools	48.6%	44	22.9		39.8	46.1	56.6				54.9	44.3	43.4			$6,561	$346	$6,215

Frequently Asked Questions about Lavallette Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Lavallette Elementary School?

Students at Lavallette Elementary School are 85% White, 7% Hispanic, 4% African American, 4% Asian.

What district is Lavallette Elementary School in?

Lavallette Borough School District

How many students attend Lavallette Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 142 students attended Lavallette Elementary School.

Is Lavallette Elementary School a good school?

Lavallette Elementary School ranks 776^th of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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