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Summerfield Elementary School

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Summerfield Elementary School ranks 595 th of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

595^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 56% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

Summerfield Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Neptune, New Jersey, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 380 students. The school is part of the Neptune Township School District, which is ranked 536 out of 609 districts in New Jersey and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Summerfield Elementary School consistently outperforms the Neptune Township School District and the state of New Jersey in standardized test scores across all grade levels and subjects. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, Summerfield's 3rd-grade students scored 44.6% proficient or better in ELA, compared to 28.5% for the district and 44.9% for the state. The school's performance is particularly strong in ELA, with 4th-grade and 5th-grade students scoring well above the district and state averages. Additionally, Summerfield Elementary School has experienced a significant decrease in chronic absenteeism, from 26.9% in the 2023-2024 school year to 14.9% in the 2023-2024 school year.

While Summerfield Elementary School outperforms the other schools in the Neptune Township School District, including Midtown Community Elementary School and Green Grove Elementary School, its performance is not as strong when compared to schools outside the district, such as Wanamassa Elementary School in the Township of Ocean School District, which outperforms Summerfield in both ELA and Math.

389

Students ?

10.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,148

Per pupil spending ?

52.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1 Summerfield La
Neptune, NJ 07753-3598

(732) 776-2200

District: Neptune Township School District

Students who attend Summerfield Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Neptune Middle School
High:	Neptune High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

33.9%

White:

30.6%

Hispanic:

26.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 16th percentile in 2015 → 56th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 40 percentile points since 2015

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Neptune Township School District

✓Above the New Jersey median (56th percentile)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school50%

District avg29%

New Jersey avg46%

595^th of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Top 44%▲ up 40 pts since 2015

From bottom 16% (2015) to top 44% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st 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	56.1	595 of 1347	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.3	660 of 1338	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.5	701 of 1342	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	49.7	671 of 1345	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	46.4	640 of 1317	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	25.9	1042 of 1360	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.4	969 of 1353	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	18.2	1124 of 1352	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	21.5	1096 of 1346	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	17.4	1146 of 1357	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	25.6	1095 of 1363	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	34.4	1012 of 1367	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	28.3	1072 of 1363	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	21.7	1145 of 1360	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	13.6	1205 of 1354	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	10.6	1218 of 1346	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	13.2	1201 of 1338	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	17.4	1160 of 1329	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	29.7	1054 of 1314	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	24.6	1082 of 1303	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	36.4	971 of 1298	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	15.8	1017 of 1204	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	79.9	57 of 463	87.7%	★★★★☆
2024	69.9	94 of 469	80.0%	★★★★☆
2023	71.1	108 of 463	76.7%	★★★★☆
2022	64.8	140 of 494	71.7%	★★★★☆
2021	59.3	133 of 456	70.8%	★★★★☆
2019	32.3	389 of 522	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	40.1	286 of 517	44.7%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	56.9	550 of 1326	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.4	683 of 1317	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.7	786 of 1318	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.9	704 of 1326	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	44.6	659 of 1290	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.5	937 of 1331	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.1	956 of 1333	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	70.0	244 of 1032	76.4%	★★★★☆
2024	64.6	290 of 989	70.7%	★★★★☆
2023	61.1	318 of 982	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.4	343 of 953	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	46.1	423 of 896	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	50.0	417 of 899	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	62.0	279 of 870	67.9%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	68.5	233 of 1023	77.2%	★★★★☆
2024	67.1	212 of 939	77.4%	★★★★☆
2023	53.2	359 of 910	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.3	320 of 863	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	40.7	479 of 839	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	27.2	695 of 948	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.7	756 of 942	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	54.0	598 of 1318	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.7	599 of 1313	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.3	559 of 1315	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.3	591 of 1324	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	49.0	589 of 1297	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	20.4	1074 of 1335	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.6	912 of 1334	31.6%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	36.5	587 of 1023	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	56.6	340 of 989	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.0	262 of 958	72.7%	★★★★☆
2022	28.5	635 of 949	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	27.1	616 of 868	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.6	726 of 1007	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.3	657 of 1001	34.4%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	64.9	328 of 970	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	71.5	240 of 963	75.1%	★★★★☆
2023	62.9	351 of 975	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	74.0	230 of 976	76.4%	★★★★☆
2021	54.5	399 of 964	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	25.8	806 of 1023	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	51.3	526 of 1022	48.5%	★★☆☆☆

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)

African American (2025)88th percentile+32 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)77th percentile+21 vs school

Hispanic (2025)76th percentile+21 vs school

White (2025)66th percentile+10 vs school

Female (2025)59th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)55th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)43rd percentile-13 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts53%+3 vs state

Mathematics51%+4 vs state

Science33%+3 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 (2025)	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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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
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
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
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
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
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
Midtown Community Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1155 Corlies Ave	Neptune	07753	Monmouth County	Neptune Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 776-2200	437	44	9.9	90.2%	16 (3.7%)	154 (35.2%)	251 (57.4%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.0%)	7.3	1291^st of 1347 public elementary schools	4.2%		8.5	1263^rd of 1338 public elementary schools	5.6%	28	1.9		12.8	23.3	28.5				11.9	6.5	11.5				$13,354	$919	$12,435
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
Bradley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-2	1100 Third Avenue	Asbury Park	07712	Monmouth County	Asbury Park School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 776-3100	345	44	7.9	81.4%	12 (3.5%)	163 (47.2%)	160 (46.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.6%)	5.6	1316^th of 1347 public elementary schools	2.3%		5.4	1312^th of 1338 public elementary schools	1.9%	4	1.3		13.0	12.6	6.7	15.6			8.8	8.0	7.7	13.3			$18,986	$346	$18,640
Wanamassa Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	901 Bendermere Avenue	Ocean	07712	Monmouth County	Township of Ocean School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 531-5700	356	38	9.4	15.4%	278 (78.1%)	7 (2.0%)	53 (14.9%)	9 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	7 (2.0%)	81	272^nd of 1347 public elementary schools	79.8%		77	321^st of 1338 public elementary schools	76.0%	49			81.3	75.5					71.5	54.4					$8,896		$8,896

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