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Hugh J. Boyd Junior Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-6

1128^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,331 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 15% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

Hugh J. Boyd Junior Elementary School serves 157 students in prekindergarten through grade 6 in Seaside Heights, New Jersey. Its 2025–26 test proficiency results were below state averages in English language arts (ELA), math and science, and the school’s reported results matched those of the Seaside Heights School District. The most important finding for families is that low proficiency is evident across all three tested subjects, not just one.

Compared with the state, the school’s grades 3–6 averages were 26% proficient in ELA versus 49% statewide and 21% in math versus 46%; fifth-grade science was 0% versus 27%. Science was also a particular weakness compared with nearby schools: the school’s 0% was below all eight nearby schools with reported fifth-grade results, which averaged 29%. Sixth-grade math is a relative bright spot: 35% were proficient, closer to the state’s 40% than the school’s other math-grade results, though still below the 43% average for three nearby schools with results. Fourth-grade math was weakest, at 13% versus 47% statewide.

Over four years, ELA improved by 2 points, from 24% to 26%, but remained well below the state; math fell by 7 points, and science by 12. SchoolDigger ranked the school in the 15th percentile and gave it 1 star in 2025–26, the lowest percentile among the 11 nearby schools. Its 2024–25 student-teacher ratio was 7.4, the second-lowest nearby, while chronic absenteeism was 37%—the highest among nearby schools and 23 points above the state rate. In 2024–25, 80% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible, the highest share among nearby schools with the same measure. SchoolDigger’s measure of how well the school serves Special Education Students ranked it in the 57th percentile in 2025–26, compared with the school’s overall 15th percentile; its Hispanic Students ranking fell from the 63rd percentile in 2024–25 to the 21st in 2025–26.

157

Students ?

7.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$34,224

Per pupil spending ?

79.6%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

1200 Bay Boulevard
Seaside Heights, NJ 08751

(732) 793-8485

District: Seaside Heights School District

Students who attend Hugh J. Boyd Junior Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Central Regional Middle School
High:	Central Regional High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

52.2%

White:

29.9%

African American:

9.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 27th percentile in 2024 → 15th in 2026

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 7 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Jersey average (22% vs 45% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (15th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (37% vs 14% New Jersey)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school22%

District avg22%

New Jersey avg45%

1,128^th of 1,331

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Bottom 15%▲ up 6 pts since 2016

From bottom 9% (2016) to bottom 15% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

574^th of 607Seaside Heights 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
2026	16.5	1128 of 1331	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	25.5	1016 of 1347	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.4	977 of 1338	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.0	1040 of 1342	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.7	1195 of 1345	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.4	1110 of 1317	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	10.1	1242 of 1360	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.7	1171 of 1353	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	8.8	1245 of 1352	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	9.9	1225 of 1346	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	11.4	1224 of 1357	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	18.9	1158 of 1363	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	23.3	1114 of 1367	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	27.3	1081 of 1363	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	35.8	1009 of 1360	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	32.6	1042 of 1354	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	40.7	941 of 1346	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2008	46.7	893 of 1338	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2007	48.6	888 of 1329	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2006	28.4	1063 of 1314	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	29.9	1032 of 1303	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	31.5	1019 of 1298	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	3.9	1131 of 1204	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2023	39.4	262 of 499	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	13.5	402 of 434	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2026	44.1	743 of 1311	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	24.1	971 of 1317	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.6	923 of 1318	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	17.3	1089 of 1326	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.4	1104 of 1290	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	11.8	1185 of 1331	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.4	1151 of 1333	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2026	27.8	780 of 991	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	55.7	386 of 1032	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.2	458 of 989	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	36.1	615 of 982	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	21.3	767 of 953	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	37.6	554 of 896	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	22.5	698 of 899	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.4	727 of 870	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2026	27.9	799 of 1002	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	39.8	647 of 1023	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	28.8	640 of 839	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.5	678 of 942	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2026	28.5	932 of 1306	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.3	1017 of 1313	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.0	992 of 1315	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	9.4	1226 of 1324	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	18.7	1028 of 1297	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	9.9	1212 of 1335	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.0	1214 of 1334	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2026	48.9	418 of 970	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	32.7	603 of 989	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.8	650 of 958	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	12.5	910 of 949	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

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 (2026)57th percentile+42 vs school

English Language Learner (2023)47th percentile+25 vs school

Female (2026)43rd percentile+28 vs school

Male (2026)29th percentile+13 vs school

Hispanic (2026)21st percentile+6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)20th percentile+5 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts27%-22 vs state

Mathematics22%-23 vs state

Science0%-27 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				NJSLA-S Science (2026)		NJSLA English Language Arts (2026)						NJSLA Mathematics (2026)						NJSLA Algebra I (2026)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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
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%)	16.5	1128^th of 1331 public elementary schools	15.3%		25.5	1016^th of 1347 public elementary schools	24.6%	112	0.0		26.3	20.0	23.1	35.0			21.1	13.3	15.4	35.0					$34,224	$2,985	$31,239
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%)	47.3	704^th of 1331 public elementary schools	47.1%		42.7	776^th of 1347 public elementary schools	42.4%	72	40.0	16.6	46.2		53.3	33.3	63.7	75.0	46.2		40.0	33.3	27.3				$25,656	$566	$25,090
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%)	79.2	292^nd of 1331 public elementary schools	78.1%		79.3	297^th of 1347 public elementary schools	78.0%	5	50.0		46.7	58.8	90.9	72.3			40.0	64.7	72.7	77.8					$21,043	$303	$20,740
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%)	23.7	1021^st of 1331 public elementary schools	23.3%		20.5	1093^rd of 1347 public elementary schools	18.9%	72	20.0		46.2	21.4	46.6	35.3			7.7	7.1	33.4	17.7					$23,604	$1,850	$21,754
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%)	40.9	786^th of 1331 public elementary schools	40.9%		29.9	959^th of 1347 public elementary schools	28.8%	173	21.9		41.5	36.7	49.0				50.0	40.6	41.7						$9,770	$653	$9,117
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%)	28.6	942^nd of 1331 public elementary schools	29.2%		33	911^th of 1347 public elementary schools	32.4%	31			34.8	33.3					40.3	33.7							$17,779	$528	$17,251
Bayville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	356 Atlantic City Blvd	Bayville	08721	Ocean County	Berkeley Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 269-1300	475	44	10.8	37.5%	295 (62.1%)	21 (4.4%)	131 (27.6%)	11 (2.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	15 (3.2%)	31.2	910^th of 1331 public elementary schools	31.6%		46	726^th of 1347 public elementary schools	46.1%	184			43.8	36.9					37.0	29.8							$18,273	$520	$17,753
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%)	49.8	675^th of 1331 public elementary schools	49.3%		41.7	791^st of 1347 public elementary schools	41.3%	116	31.3		58.8	32.0	53.0				51.0	44.4	46.3						$9,051	$450	$8,601
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%)	41.1	784^th of 1331 public elementary schools	41.1%		43.7	761^st of 1347 public elementary schools	43.5%	23	18.8		38.6	45.0	48.1				40.1	52.0	39.1						$9,462	$163	$9,299
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%)	48.6	683^rd of 1331 public elementary schools	48.7%		40.7	800^th of 1347 public elementary schools	40.6%	117	26.6		49.3	49.4	46.7				41.0	49.3	46.7						$10,982	$55	$10,927

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