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Long Beach Island Grade School

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Long Beach Island Grade School ranks 559 th of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 3-6

559^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 59% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

Long Beach Island Grade School is a public elementary school located in Ship Bottom, New Jersey, serving grades 3-6 with a total enrollment of 91 students. The school is part of the Long Beach Island School District, which is ranked 292 out of 609 districts in New Jersey and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Long Beach Island Grade School consistently performs above the state average in English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics proficiency across all grades, with 3rd grade ELA proficiency at 64.2% in 2024-2025 compared to the state average of 44.9%. However, the school's performance in Science is relatively weaker, with 5th grade Science proficiency at 20% in 2024-2025, compared to the state average of 30.1%. The school also faces challenges with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 14.9% to 22.0% in recent years, which is higher than the state average.

Compared to nearby schools, Ethel A. Jacobsen Elementary School has a similar student population and performance profile, while schools in other districts, such as Frog Pond Elementary School and Lillian M. Dunfee Elementary, have lower academic performance and higher rates of free/reduced-price lunch recipients. Long Beach Island Grade School's small class sizes and higher per-student spending suggest a focus on providing a quality educational experience for its students.

Students ?

5.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,591

Per pupil spending ?

14.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

201 West 20TH STREET
Ship Bottom, NJ 08008

(609) 494-8851

District: Long Beach Island School District

Students who attend Long Beach Island Grade School usually attend:

Middle:	Southern Regional Middle School
High:	Southern Regional High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

85.9%

Hispanic:

7.6%

Asian:

6.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 59th percentile in 2015 → 59th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New Jersey average (52% vs 46% meeting standards)

✓Above the New Jersey median (59th percentile)

✓Small classes — about 6 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Science scores 10 pts below the New Jersey average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school52%

District avg52%

New Jersey avg46%

559^th of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Top 41%▼ down 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

292^nd of 609Long Beach Island 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	58.9	559 of 1347	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.2	528 of 1338	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.6	673 of 1342	49.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	61.1	534 of 1345	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	56.2	512 of 1317	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	40.5	855 of 1360	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	52.5	675 of 1353	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2017	74.5	377 of 1352	72.1%	★★★★☆
2016	75.2	353 of 1346	73.8%	★★★★☆
2015	60.3	556 of 1357	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2014	66.9	541 of 1363	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2013	61.3	656 of 1367	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2012	78.5	264 of 1363	80.6%	★★★★☆
2011	65.2	594 of 1360	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2010	50.1	822 of 1354	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2009	58.5	677 of 1346	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2008	67.7	513 of 1338	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2007	66.7	564 of 1329	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2006	60.0	705 of 1314	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2005	62.0	647 of 1303	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2004	54.3	751 of 1298	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2003	70.3	437 of 1204	63.7%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	70.9	387 of 1326	70.8%	★★★★☆
2024	83.9	201 of 1317	84.7%	★★★★☆
2023	74.6	343 of 1318	74.0%	★★★★☆
2022	76.2	326 of 1326	75.4%	★★★★☆
2021	63.4	415 of 1290	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	41.3	831 of 1331	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	52.0	671 of 1333	49.7%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2019	49.1	432 of 899	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	10.8	782 of 870	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2019	61.2	281 of 948	70.4%	★★★★☆
2018	13.3	888 of 942	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	56.8	559 of 1318	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.1	625 of 1313	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.8	648 of 1315	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.3	581 of 1324	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	66.3	380 of 1297	70.7%	★★★★☆
2019	40.0	829 of 1335	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.2	706 of 1334	47.1%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2022	82.1	113 of 949	88.1%	★★★★☆
2019	12.9	941 of 1007	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	18.4	815 of 1001	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	54.2	462 of 970	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.3	428 of 963	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	41.7	581 of 975	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	50.1	489 of 976	49.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	54.3	401 of 964	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	32.8	733 of 1023	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	57.1	466 of 1022	54.4%	★★★☆☆

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)

Special Education (2022)88th percentile+28 vs school

Female (2025)71st percentile+12 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2019)70th percentile+33 vs school

Male (2025)58th percentile~ school

White (2025)52nd percentile-6 vs school

Hispanic (2019)52nd percentile+15 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts59%+7 vs state

Mathematics52%+6 vs state

Science20%-10 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)				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 English Language Arts 3rd Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 4th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 5th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 6th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 3rd Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 4th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 5th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 6th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Long Beach Island Grade School	Public	3-6	201 West 20TH STREET	Ship Bottom	08008	Ocean County	Long Beach Island School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 494-8851	92	16	5.6	14.1%	79 (85.9%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (7.6%)	6 (6.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	58.9	559^th of 1347 public elementary schools	58.5%		61.2	528^th of 1338 public elementary schools	60.5%	31	20.0	64.2	70.6	50.0	51.8	60.7	66.6	35.0	44.4	$22,591	$673	$21,918
Ethel A. Jacobsen Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-2	200 S. Barnegat Avenue	Surf City	08008	Ocean County	Long Beach Island School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 494-2341	104	14	7.5	12.5%	90 (86.5%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (7.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (5.8%)								(n/a)										$22,806	$673	$22,133
Eagleswood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	511 Route 9	West Creek	08092	Ocean County	Eagleswood Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 597-3663	136	17	8.1	39.0%	116 (85.3%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (12.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.2%)	29.9	957^th of 1347 public elementary schools	29.0%		35	870^th of 1338 public elementary schools	35.0%	87	41.6	30.8	33.3	16.7	41.2	38.5	20.0	25.0	41.2	$16,244	$867	$15,377
Beach Haven School	Public	PK, KG-6	700 North Beach Ave.	Beach Haven	08008	Ocean County	Beach Haven School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 492-7411	56	11	5.0		42 (75.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (19.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (5.4%)	63	504^th of 1347 public elementary schools	62.6%		67.8	443^rd of 1338 public elementary schools	66.9%	61	36.4	70.0		60.0		40.0		54.6		$23,211	$544	$22,667
Ronald L. Meinders Primary Learning Center	Public	PK-K	1000 McKinley Avenue	Manahawkin	08050	Ocean County	Stafford Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 978-5700	332	26	12.7	25.0%	265 (79.8%)	3 (0.9%)	50 (15.1%)	6 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.4%)								(n/a)										$7,736	$118	$7,618
McKinley Avenue Elementary School	Public	3-4	1000 McKinley Avenue	Manahawkin	08050	Ocean County	Stafford Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 978-5700	630	50	12.6	29.7%	491 (77.9%)	13 (2.1%)	106 (16.8%)	6 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	13 (2.1%)	51.4	663^rd of 1347 public elementary schools	50.8%		59.6	552^nd of 1338 public elementary schools	58.7%	111		43.2	59.6			47.2	49.0			$7,441	$102	$7,339
Frog Pond Elementary School	Public	3-6	305 Frog Pond Road	Little Egg Harbor	08087	Ocean County	Little Egg Harbor Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 296-1719	780	55	14.1	54.0%	611 (78.3%)	33 (4.2%)	91 (11.7%)	6 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	37 (4.7%)	37.4	850^th of 1347 public elementary schools	36.9%		33	904^th of 1338 public elementary schools	32.4%	54	23.2	30.9	46.1	46.3	55.7	35.6	32.3	39.8	42.3	$13,004	$1,045	$11,959
Cecil S. Collins Elementary	Public	K-2	570 Barnegat Blvd North	Barnegat	08005	Ocean County	Barnegat Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 698-5832	744	61	12.1	48.1%	464 (62.4%)	57 (7.7%)	170 (22.8%)	10 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	42 (5.6%)								(n/a)										$5,306		$5,306
Ocean Acres Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-2	489 Nautilus Drive	Manahawkin	08050	Ocean County	Stafford Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 978-5700	747	58	12.9	27.2%	603 (80.7%)	9 (1.2%)	111 (14.9%)	6 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	17 (2.3%)								(n/a)										$7,933	$136	$7,797
Tuckerton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	Marine Street	Tuckerton	08087	Ocean County	Tuckerton Borough School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 296-2858	308	35	8.8	51.3%	225 (73.1%)	9 (2.9%)	54 (17.5%)	5 (1.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.5%)	37.1	856^th of 1347 public elementary schools	36.5%		28.7	957^th of 1338 public elementary schools	28.5%	101	19.5	55.9	54.0	31.7	36.1	55.9	43.2	17.0	32.4	$13,791	$531	$13,260

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