Summary:
Zip code 07737 has two schools in Middletown Township Public School District: Leonardo Elementary School (kindergarten–grade 5) and Bayshore Middle School (grades 6–8), with no high school on the list. In 2025–2026, all six school-grade ELA results exceeded state results; the average was 61% proficient versus 51% statewide, a 10-point lead. Math was less consistent: the average was 43% versus 40% statewide, and only three of six grades were above the state. The clearest area-wide strength is ELA, while math results vary widely by grade.
Bayshore stands out for Algebra I: 93% proficient, 54 points above the statewide result of 40%. Its grade 7 math was also strong at 59%, 21 points above the state. But results are not uniformly high: grade 8 math was 22%, 1 point below the state’s 23%. Leonardo’s clearest strength is ELA, where every listed grade beat the state; grade 4 led with 56% versus 46%, a 9-point advantage. Its grade 3 math result was 41%, 9 points below the state, and grade 5 science was 22%, 6 points below. Because the schools serve different grades, these results identify strengths within each school rather than establish a direct school ranking.
The schools’ average advantages over the state narrowed from 2024–2025 to 2025–2026: ELA went from 12 points to 10, and math from 8 points to 2. Some grade-level changes were especially large: Leonardo grade 3 math fell 23 points, while Bayshore grade 8 ELA fell 24 points; Bayshore grade 7 math rose 18 points. SchoolDigger ranked Bayshore at the 78th percentile in 2023–2024 and the 76th percentile in each of the next two years; Leonardo moved from the 57th to 65th, then 51st percentile. In 2024–2025, Bayshore had a 9.3 student–teacher ratio and 18% free/reduced lunch eligible, compared with Leonardo’s 10.2 ratio and 15% free/reduced lunch eligible. These figures describe school context, not reasons for achievement differences.
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