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Spring Lake Heights Elementary School

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Spring Lake Heights Elementary School ranks 304 th of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-8

304^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 77% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

Spring Lake Heights Elementary School is a top-performing public school serving grades PK-8 in Spring Lake, New Jersey. With just 262 students, the school boasts a low student-teacher ratio of around 6.5, allowing for personalized attention. Spring Lake Heights Elementary consistently ranks in the top 25% of New Jersey elementary schools, earning a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

The school's academic performance is truly exceptional, with students significantly outperforming state averages on NJSLA assessments across all grade levels and subjects. In 2024-2025, 86.9% of 3rd graders were proficient or better in ELA, compared to the state average of 44.9%. The school's 7th graders also achieved a remarkable 100% proficiency rate in ELA, far surpassing the state's 57% average. In mathematics, 78.2% of 3rd graders at Spring Lake Heights Elementary were proficient or better, compared to the state's 49.8%.

The school's strong performance extends beyond just test scores. With a low percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, around 6.5%, and spending $13,667 per student, Spring Lake Heights School District is able to provide a high-quality education. When compared to nearby schools like Avon Elementary and Belmar Elementary, Spring Lake Heights Elementary consistently outperforms on NJSLA assessments, demonstrating its exceptional educational standards.

292

Students ?

6.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,667

Per pupil spending ?

9.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1110 Highway 71
Spring Lake, NJ 07762-2009

(732) 449-6149

District: Spring Lake Heights School District

Racial breakdown:

White:

89.7%

Hispanic:

7.2%

Two or more races:

2.7%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 77th percentile in 2015 → 77th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New Jersey average (68% vs 44% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 23% of New Jersey elementary schools

✓Small classes — about 7 students per teacher

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school68%

District avg68%

New Jersey avg44%

Elementary school

304^th of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Top 23%▬ steady since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

64^th of 752

New Jersey public middle schools ?

Top 9%▲ up 28 pts since 2015

From top 37% (2015) to top 9% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

90^th of 609Spring Lake 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	78.8	304 of 1347	77.4%	★★★★☆
2024	76.3	332 of 1338	75.2%	★★★★☆
2023	76.8	322 of 1342	76.0%	★★★★☆
2022	68.7	441 of 1345	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	78.2	250 of 1317	81.0%	★★★★☆
2019	81.7	239 of 1360	82.4%	★★★★☆
2018	77.5	312 of 1353	76.9%	★★★★☆
2017	78.0	314 of 1352	76.8%	★★★★☆
2016	81.0	249 of 1346	81.5%	★★★★☆
2015	77.6	311 of 1357	77.1%	★★★★☆
2014	70.8	459 of 1363	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2013	67.4	558 of 1367	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2012	61.6	647 of 1363	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2011	69.3	498 of 1360	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2010	76.6	298 of 1354	78.0%	★★★★☆
2009	73.0	399 of 1346	70.4%	★★★★☆
2008	59.7	682 of 1338	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2007	63.5	642 of 1329	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2006	62.1	664 of 1314	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2005	52.0	791 of 1303	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2004	65.4	562 of 1298	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2003	68.8	464 of 1204	61.5%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	73.3	353 of 1326	73.4%	★★★★☆
2024	74.2	343 of 1317	74.0%	★★★★☆
2023	75.7	324 of 1318	75.4%	★★★★☆
2022	72.1	388 of 1326	70.7%	★★★★☆
2021	77.4	234 of 1290	81.9%	★★★★☆
2019	74.6	340 of 1331	74.5%	★★★★☆
2018	73.0	382 of 1333	71.3%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	75.2	329 of 1318	75.0%	★★★★☆
2024	75.4	324 of 1313	75.3%	★★★★☆
2023	76.7	298 of 1315	77.3%	★★★★☆
2022	64.2	474 of 1324	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	77.9	245 of 1297	81.1%	★★★★☆
2019	84.0	177 of 1335	86.7%	★★★★☆
2018	80.6	244 of 1334	81.7%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	51.0	403 of 1023	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.8	283 of 989	71.4%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	83.4	115 of 970	88.1%	★★★★☆
2024	59.5	383 of 963	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	67.6	292 of 975	70.1%	★★★★☆
2022	55.9	427 of 976	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	69.8	232 of 964	75.9%	★★★★☆
2019	68.0	302 of 1023	70.5%	★★★★☆
2018	67.1	325 of 1022	68.2%	★★★☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	87.7	64 of 752	91.5%	★★★★★
2024	90.6	38 of 743	94.9%	★★★★★
2023	84.1	88 of 748	88.2%	★★★★☆
2022	82.8	101 of 745	86.4%	★★★★☆
2021	81.6	98 of 652	85.0%	★★★★☆
2019	77.8	148 of 745	80.1%	★★★★☆
2018	79.2	130 of 716	81.8%	★★★★☆
2017	67.2	223 of 712	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2016	52.6	337 of 713	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2015	59.8	262 of 713	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2014	75.8	186 of 717	74.1%	★★★★☆
2013	86.2	44 of 704	93.8%	★★★★★
2012	83.7	85 of 677	87.4%	★★★★☆
2011	87.2	27 of 684	96.1%	★★★★★
2010	80.6	112 of 677	83.5%	★★★★☆
2009	77.1	147 of 664	77.9%	★★★★☆
2008	67.7	247 of 640	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2007	74.3	177 of 631	71.9%	★★★★☆
2006	85.1	53 of 615	91.4%	★★★★★
2005	75.2	179 of 599	70.1%	★★★★☆
2004	76.4	165 of 588	71.9%	★★★★☆
2003	78.1	139 of 574	75.8%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	90.0	48 of 728	93.4%	★★★★★
2024	92.4	29 of 717	96.0%	★★★★★
2023	86.9	77 of 720	89.3%	★★★★☆
2022	65.2	218 of 726	70.0%	★★★★☆
2021	56.5	225 of 625	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	80.9	126 of 703	82.1%	★★★★☆
2018	74.4	170 of 680	75.0%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	80.3	132 of 726	81.8%	★★★★☆
2024	87.0	77 of 719	89.3%	★★★★☆
2023	81.8	111 of 718	84.5%	★★★★☆
2022	89.2	57 of 730	92.2%	★★★★★
2021	86.5	67 of 635	89.4%	★★★★☆
2019	87.5	75 of 697	89.2%	★★★★☆
2018	90.4	48 of 675	92.9%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	78.8	72 of 502	85.7%	★★★★☆
2024	83.7	52 of 510	89.8%	★★★★☆
2023	70.5	125 of 509	75.4%	★★★★☆
2022	80.2	74 of 512	85.5%	★★★★☆
2021	66.7	106 of 435	75.6%	★★★★☆
2019	80.0	65 of 504	87.1%	★★★★☆
2018	80.7	62 of 497	87.5%	★★★★☆

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)

Elementary school

White (2025)88th percentile+11 vs school

Male (2025)75th percentile~ school

Female (2025)73rd percentile-4 vs school

Special Education (2025)61st percentile-17 vs school

Middle school

Female (2025)93rd percentile~ school

White (2025)86th percentile-6 vs school

Male (2025)82nd percentile-10 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

Algebra I100%+62 vs state

English Language Arts78%+24 vs state

Mathematics63%+22 vs state

Science43%+19 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)		NJSLA Geometry (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	NJSLA Geometry 8th Grade	NJSLA Geometry End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Spring Lake Heights Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	1110 Highway 71	Spring Lake	07762	Monmouth County	Spring Lake Heights School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 449-6149	292	43	6.7	9.9%	262 (89.7%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (7.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.7%)	78.8	304^th of 1347 public elementary schools	77.4%		76.3	332^nd of 1338 public elementary schools	75.2%	28	59.4	25.0	86.9	54.1	71.9	80.0	100.0	82.8	78.2	48.6	65.6	62.5	81.0	47.1		100.0			$13,667	$484	$13,183
H W Mountz Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	411 Tuttle Ave	Spring Lake	07762	Monmouth County	Spring Lake Borough	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 449-6380	130	23	5.5	3.8%	123 (94.6%)	3 (2.3%)	3 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	97.8	3^rd of 1347 public elementary schools	99.8%		97.2	8^th of 1338 public elementary schools	99.4%	5	76.9	46.2	92.9		84.7	100.0	100.0	84.6	100.0		92.3	92.8	78.6						$25,190	$1,406	$23,784
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
Old Mill Elementary School	Public	K-5	2119 Old Mill Road	Sea Girt	08750	Monmouth County	Wall Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 556-2140	396	44	9.0	6.3%	341 (86.1%)	1 (0.3%)	35 (8.8%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.3%)	79	303^rd of 1347 public elementary schools	77.5%		77.7	312^th of 1338 public elementary schools	76.7%	9	51.3		55.1	75.7	68.9				66.7	69.7	59.4								$10,056	$08	$10,048
Sea Girt Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	451 Bell Place	Sea Girt	08750	Monmouth County	Sea Girt Borough School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 449-3422	148	25	6.0		118 (79.7%)	5 (3.4%)	19 (12.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (4.1%)	91.6	89^th of 1347 public elementary schools	93.4%		95	32^nd of 1338 public elementary schools	97.6%	57	61.1	41.1	80.0	75.0	83.4	93.4	94.7	94.1	100.0	68.8	77.8		89.5		100.0	100.0			$19,511	$387	$19,124
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
Manasquan Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	168 Broad Street	Manasquan	08736	Monmouth County	Manasquan School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 528-8810	475	60	7.9	9.1%	420 (88.4%)	2 (0.4%)	40 (8.4%)	6 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.5%)	81.7	259^th of 1347 public elementary schools	80.8%		67.1	456^th of 1338 public elementary schools	65.9%	197	45.2	21.7	70.6	70.2	81.0	72.7	65.9	75.0	78.5	59.5	54.8	65.4	54.3	47.2	57.1	68.4	100.0	100.0	$16,394	$263	$16,131
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
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
Brielle Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	605 Union Lane	Brielle	08730	Monmouth County	Brielle Boro School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 528-6400	471	51	9.3	2.3%	441 (93.6%)	4 (0.8%)	21 (4.5%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	79.3	298^th of 1347 public elementary schools	77.9%		83.6	227^th of 1338 public elementary schools	83.0%	71	35.8	35.7	62.2	69.6	66.0	80.4	73.8	73.2	73.3	71.8	64.2	60.8	61.4	16.7	92.3	93.3			$12,663	$155	$12,508

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Is Spring Lake Heights Elementary School a good school?

Spring Lake Heights Elementary School ranks 304^th of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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Spring Lake Heights School District

How many students attend Spring Lake Heights Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 292 students attended Spring Lake Heights Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Spring Lake Heights Elementary School?

Students at Spring Lake Heights Elementary School are 90% White, 7% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races.

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