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Best Elementary Schools in Zip Code 07748

At a glance

Schools

2,162

Students

Top rankedNut Swamp Elementary School247^th of 1,347 New Jersey elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Harmony Elementary School up 222 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Ocean Avenue Elementary School 10.8 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

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Summary:

The 07748 zip code in Middletown, New Jersey is home to 5 elementary schools that are part of the Middletown Township Public School District. These schools serve students from kindergarten through 5th grade and showcase a range of academic performance, with some standout schools and others struggling to meet state averages.

Nut Swamp Elementary School and Harmony Elementary School are the top performers in the group, ranking 247th and 372nd out of 1,347 New Jersey elementary schools respectively. Both schools are rated 4 out of 5 stars by SchoolDigger and outperform the district and state averages in English Language Arts and Mathematics proficiency. In contrast, Ocean Avenue Elementary School struggles, with proficiency rates well below the district and state averages across all grade levels and subjects.

The schools in this zip code also vary in their student demographics and funding, with Nut Swamp Elementary having the lowest free/reduced lunch rate at just 1%, while Ocean Avenue Elementary has the highest at 36.69%. Spending per student ranges from $7,091 at Nut Swamp to $13,439 at New Monmouth, suggesting that funding levels may not be the sole driver of academic performance in this area.

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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 English Language Arts 3rd Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 4th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 5th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 3rd Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 4th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Ocean Avenue Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	235 Ocean Avenue	North Middletown	07748	Monmouth County	Middletown Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 787-0092	283	26	10.8	38.9%	180 (63.6%)	22 (7.8%)	53 (18.7%)	7 (2.5%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (7.1%)	26.3	1006^th of 1347 public elementary schools	25.3%		33.8	883^rd of 1338 public elementary schools	34.0%	123	19.2	33.4	44.2	42.5	22.2	25.0	33.4	$8,747	$190	$8,557
Harmony Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	100 Murphy Road	New Monmouth	07748	Monmouth County	Middletown Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 671-2111	481	37	12.9	14.1%	376 (78.2%)	7 (1.5%)	75 (15.6%)	10 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.7%)	73.2	372^nd of 1347 public elementary schools	72.4%		55.9	594^th of 1338 public elementary schools	55.6%	222	42.8	60.0	67.2	63.5	61.5	55.8	66.7	$9,359	$121	$9,238
Middletown Village Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	147 Kings Highway	Middletown	07748	Monmouth County	Middletown Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 671-0267	426	38	11.1	13.6%	323 (75.8%)	7 (1.6%)	56 (13.1%)	14 (3.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (5.9%)	70.3	421^st of 1347 public elementary schools	68.7%		75.1	353^rd of 1338 public elementary schools	73.6%	68	46.7	46.1	72.4	60.0	56.1	63.8	63.4	$8,779	$10	$8,769
New Monmouth Elementary School	Public	K-5	121 New Monmouth Road	Middletown	07748	Monmouth County	Middletown Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 671-5317	508	42	12.0	17.9%	419 (82.5%)	9 (1.8%)	60 (11.8%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.0%)	52.5	645^th of 1347 public elementary schools	52.1%		62.5	511^th of 1338 public elementary schools	61.8%	134	29.7	48.4	58.5	55.4	42.9	57.3	40.6	$13,439	$153	$13,286
Nut Swamp Elementary School	Public	K-5	925 Nut Swamp Road	Middletown	07748	Monmouth County	Middletown Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 671-5795	464	40	11.5	1.5%	417 (89.9%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (7.3%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.4%)	82.1	247^th of 1347 public elementary schools	81.7%		70.2	417^th of 1338 public elementary schools	68.8%	170	46.9	51.7	78.7	74.7	73.0	77.3	69.6	$7,091	$10	$7,081

Cities Near Zip Code 07748

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Middletown	0.71 mi	6	155^th
New Monmouth	1.62 mi	1	165^th
Belford	1.81 mi	1	311^th
Port Monmouth	1.87 mi	1	241^st
Red Bank	2.07 mi	5	296^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the New Jersey Department of Education.

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