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Shark River Hills Elementary School

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Shark River Hills Elementary School ranks 831 st of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

831^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 38% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

Shark River Hills Elementary School is a public elementary school in Neptune, New Jersey, serving 235 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Neptune Township School District, which is ranked 536 out of 609 districts in the state.

Shark River Hills Elementary School consistently outperforms the district and the state of New Jersey in English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics proficiency across grades 3-5. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's 3rd grade ELA proficiency was 56.5% compared to the district's 28.5% and the state's 44.9%. The school's 5th grade Mathematics proficiency was also higher at 18.2% compared to the district's 25.5% and the state's 44.2%. However, the school faces challenges with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 14.9% to 26.9% over the past few years, which is higher than the state average.

Compared to nearby schools, Shark River Hills Elementary generally outperforms other schools in the Neptune Township School District, such as Green Grove Elementary and Summerfield Elementary, in academic proficiency. However, some schools outside the district, such as Avon Elementary and Belmar Elementary, have higher academic performance and rankings compared to Shark River Hills.

244

Students ?

11.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,635

Per pupil spending ?

23.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

312 Brighton Avenue
Neptune, NJ 07753-5599

(732) 776-2200

District: Neptune Township School District

Students who attend Shark River Hills Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Neptune Middle School
High:	Neptune High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

66.4%

Hispanic:

13.9%

Two or more races:

9.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 24th percentile in 2015 → 38th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 14 percentile points since 2015

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Jersey average (39% vs 46% meeting standards)

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

!Science scores 22 pts below the New Jersey average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school39%

District avg29%

New Jersey avg46%

831^st of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Bottom 38%▲ up 14 pts since 2015

From bottom 24% (2015) to bottom 38% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 5Elementary Schools in the Neptune Township School District

536^th of 609Neptune Township 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	38.7	831 of 1347	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.6	829 of 1338	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.9	992 of 1342	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.5	1184 of 1345	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.7	972 of 1317	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.7	964 of 1360	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	39.5	880 of 1353	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2017	37.1	891 of 1352	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2016	45.4	780 of 1346	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2015	25.8	1027 of 1357	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	28.6	1065 of 1363	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	35.7	995 of 1367	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	41.6	936 of 1363	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2011	37.0	996 of 1360	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	30.1	1066 of 1354	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	38.3	976 of 1346	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	42.4	941 of 1338	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	48.2	896 of 1329	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2006	44.0	908 of 1314	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2005	44.2	896 of 1303	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2004	29.7	1033 of 1298	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	45.0	780 of 1204	35.2%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2022	11.5	487 of 494	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	47.8	262 of 522	49.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	20.0	416 of 517	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	34.0	872 of 1326	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.4	655 of 1317	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	35.1	843 of 1318	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	15.5	1113 of 1326	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.1	960 of 1290	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.7	1062 of 1331	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	39.6	859 of 1333	35.6%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2022	22.2	756 of 953	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.1	640 of 896	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	39.5	657 of 1023	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	20.1	736 of 910	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.9	611 of 863	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	34.9	559 of 839	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.2	571 of 948	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.8	484 of 942	48.6%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	20.6	1051 of 1318	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	43.0	733 of 1313	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.4	728 of 1315	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	14.5	1134 of 1324	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	33.5	800 of 1297	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	52.6	659 of 1335	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	39.1	847 of 1334	36.5%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	53.2	378 of 1023	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	19.8	767 of 958	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	39.1	609 of 970	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.7	627 of 963	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.4	645 of 975	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	14.3	915 of 1023	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	44.3	591 of 1022	42.2%	★★☆☆☆

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 (2025)63rd percentile+25 vs school

White (2025)37th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)36th percentile-3 vs school

Female (2025)34th percentile-4 vs school

Hispanic (2022)21st percentile+9 vs school

Male (2025)20th percentile-18 vs school

African American (2022)1st percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts48%~ state avg

Mathematics39%-8 vs state

Science9%-22 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
Shark River Hills Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	312 Brighton Avenue	Neptune	07753	Monmouth County	Neptune Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 776-2200	244	21	11.6	23.4%	162 (66.4%)	20 (8.2%)	34 (13.9%)	4 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (9.8%)	38.7	831^st of 1347 public elementary schools	38.3%		37.6	829^th of 1338 public elementary schools	38.0%	2	8.6		56.5	56.7	27.2				52.2	43.3	18.2						$12,635	$631	$12,004
Woodrow Wilson	Public	PK, KG-8	210 West Sylvania Ave	Neptune City	07753	Monmouth County	Neptune City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 775-5319	264	34	7.8	56.1%	59 (22.3%)	79 (29.9%)	105 (39.8%)	6 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.7%)	21	1080^th of 1347 public elementary schools	19.8%		15.9	1131^st of 1338 public elementary schools	15.5%	51	14.3	3.2	25.0	12.0	52.4	24.1	0.0	23.3	41.7	16.0	42.9	10.0	0.0	3.8			$16,187	$742	$15,445
Summerfield Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1 Summerfield La	Neptune	07753	Monmouth County	Neptune Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 776-2200	389	37	10.5	52.2%	119 (30.6%)	132 (33.9%)	104 (26.7%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	26 (6.7%)	56.1	595^th of 1347 public elementary schools	55.8%		50.3	660^th of 1338 public elementary schools	50.7%	65	33.4		44.6	60.0	55.3				54.5	49.3	48.9						$11,148	$607	$10,541
Gables Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1 Gables Court	Neptune	07753	Monmouth County	Neptune Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 776-2200	284	26	10.9	76.1%	14 (4.9%)	172 (60.6%)	77 (27.1%)	5 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	15 (5.3%)	16.5	1155^th of 1347 public elementary schools	14.3%		13.3	1180^th of 1338 public elementary schools	11.8%	25	10.8		15.4	32.0	45.9				12.8	22.0	27.0						$12,304	$927	$11,377
Avon Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	505 Lincoln Avenue	Avon by the Sea	07717	Monmouth County	Avon Boro School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 775-4328	112	18	6.2	14.3%	99 (88.4%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (8.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.7%)	83.4	226^th of 1347 public elementary schools	83.2%		57	581^st of 1338 public elementary schools	56.6%	355		46.2	73.3	84.6				100.0	60.0	69.2							$17,400	$587	$16,813
Belmar Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	1101 Main Street	Belmar	07719	Monmouth County	Belmar Elementary School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 681-2388	400	49	8.1	56.0%	138 (34.5%)	10 (2.5%)	230 (57.5%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.5%)	60	538^th of 1347 public elementary schools	60.1%		56.5	589^th of 1338 public elementary schools	56.0%	51	29.4	12.8	57.4	55.9	64.7	48.3	56.7	63.1	62.5	41.2	67.6	34.5	45.9	0.0	56.0	56.0	$15,538	$1,241	$14,297
Central Elementary School	Public	K-5	2007 Allenwood Road	Wall	07719	Monmouth County	Wall Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 556-2540	494	46	10.7	12.1%	408 (82.6%)	24 (4.9%)	40 (8.1%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.6%)	70.5	417^th of 1347 public elementary schools	69.0%		76.5	330^th of 1338 public elementary schools	75.3%	87	45.6		50.6	62.8	71.9				58.8	47.5	62.3						$8,202	$85	$8,117
West Belmar Elementary School	Public	K-5	925 17th Avenue	Wall	07719	Monmouth County	Wall Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 556-2560	171	24	7.0	33.3%	118 (69.0%)	7 (4.1%)	38 (22.2%)	5 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.8%)	76.1	338^th of 1347 public elementary schools	74.9%		77.3	315^th of 1338 public elementary schools	76.5%	23	23.1		77.4	64.0	73.1				83.9	72.0	53.8						$13,457	$308	$13,149
Bradley Beach Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	515 Brinley Avenue	Bradley Beach	07720	Monmouth County	Bradley Beach School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 775-4413	193	30	6.4	64.8%	58 (30.1%)	12 (6.2%)	118 (61.1%)	4 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	43.8	759^th of 1347 public elementary schools	43.7%		35.6	858^th of 1338 public elementary schools	35.9%	99	35.7	25.0	26.7	75.0	50.0	59.1	63.2	68.8	33.3	40.0	35.7	20.9	26.4				$15,320	$1,194	$14,126
Green Grove Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	909 Green Grove Road	Neptune	07753	Monmouth County	Neptune Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 776-2200	296	27	10.9	71.6%	25 (8.4%)	137 (46.3%)	104 (35.1%)	9 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (7.1%)	8.3	1278^th of 1347 public elementary schools	5.1%		13.7	1171^st of 1338 public elementary schools	12.5%	107	9.4		13.2	13.7	25.0				13.2	16.7	15.6						$11,042	$808	$10,234

Frequently Asked Questions about Shark River Hills Elementary School

Is Shark River Hills Elementary School a good school?

Shark River Hills Elementary School ranks 831^st of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Shark River Hills Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Shark River Hills Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Neptune Middle School
High : Neptune High School

How many students attend Shark River Hills Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 244 students attended Shark River Hills Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Shark River Hills Elementary School?

Students at Shark River Hills Elementary School are 66% White, 14% Hispanic, 10% Two or more races, 8% African American, 2% Asian.

What district is Shark River Hills Elementary School in?

Neptune Township School District

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