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Hugh J. Boyd Junior Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-6

1016^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 25% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

Hugh J. Boyd Junior Elementary School is a public elementary school in Seaside Heights, New Jersey, serving 176 students from pre-kindergarten to 6th grade. The school is part of the Seaside Heights School District, which is ranked 521 out of 609 districts in the state and has a rating of 1 out of 5 stars from SchoolDigger.

The school faces several key challenges. It has consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 36.1% to 39.1% in recent years, significantly higher than the state average and nearby schools like Bayville Elementary (14.9%) and Washington Street Elementary (14.9%). Additionally, the school's performance on standardized tests is consistently low compared to the state and nearby schools, with only 14.3% of 3rd-grade students proficient or better in English Language Arts and 40% of 6th-grade students proficient in mathematics.

While the school faces these challenges, some nearby schools, such as Island Heights Elementary and Lavallette Elementary, perform significantly better on standardized tests and have lower chronic absenteeism rates. This suggests that the issues faced by Hugh J. Boyd Junior Elementary School may be unique to its specific context, and the school may require targeted interventions to address the unique needs of its diverse student population and the broader socioeconomic challenges faced by the Seaside Heights community.

157

Students ?

7.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,802

Per pupil spending ?

79.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

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: Improving — 10th percentile in 2015 → 25th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 15 percentile points since 2015

✓Small classes — about 7 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Jersey average (28% vs 46% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (25th percentile)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school28%

District avg28%

New Jersey avg46%

1,016^th of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Bottom 25%▲ up 15 pts since 2015

From bottom 10% (2015) to bottom 25% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

521^st of 609Seaside 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
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
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
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
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
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
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)

Hispanic (2025)63rd percentile+38 vs school

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

Special Education (2024)39th percentile+12 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)37th percentile+12 vs school

Female (2024)26th percentile~ school

Male (2024)23rd percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts32%-20 vs state

Mathematics28%-17 vs state

Science15%-15 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-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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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%)	46	726^th of 1347 public elementary schools	46.1%		43.3	751^st of 1338 public elementary schools	43.9%	25			35.1	59.8					39.2	50.6				$12,564	$923	$11,641
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Hugh J. Boyd Junior Elementary School

What district is Hugh J. Boyd Junior Elementary School in?

Seaside Heights School District

What schools do graduates of Hugh J. Boyd Junior Elementary School attend?

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

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

What is the racial makeup of Hugh J. Boyd Junior Elementary School?

Students at Hugh J. Boyd Junior Elementary School are 52% Hispanic, 30% White, 10% African American, 5% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

How many students attend Hugh J. Boyd Junior Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 157 students attended Hugh J. Boyd Junior Elementary School.

Is Hugh J. Boyd Junior Elementary School a good school?

Hugh J. Boyd Junior Elementary School ranks in the bottom 24.6% of New Jersey elementary schools.

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