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Best Elementary Schools in Zip Code 08008

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At a glance

Schools

160

Students

Districts

5-star school

Top rankedBeach Haven School108^th of 1,331 New Jersey elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Beach Haven School up 396 spots statewide this year

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Newly ranked this year

Long Beach Island Elementary School

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Summary:

ZIP code 08008 has two elementary schools serving pre-K through grade 6: Long Beach Island Elementary School enrolls 104 students, and Beach Haven School enrolls 56. The clearest direct comparison is in 2025–2026 grade 6, where Beach Haven had the stronger results in both subjects.

Beach Haven stands out in that grade 6 comparison and in SchoolDigger’s current statewide rankings: it scored 79% in English Language Arts (ELA) and 64% in math, compared with 56% in each subject at Long Beach Island—a lead of 23 points in ELA and 9 in math. Both schools exceeded state results in grade 6. Long Beach Island stands out for beating the state in every reported grade and subject, with advantages ranging from 5 to 32 points. Across grades 3–6, its school-level averages were 61% in ELA, 12 points above the state average, and 64% in math, 19 points above the state. SchoolDigger ranks Beach Haven 108th of 1,331 schools (92nd percentile) and Long Beach Island 311th (77th); these rankings place Beach Haven higher, while Long Beach Island’s published results show strength across more grades.

SchoolDigger’s percentile for Beach Haven rose from 63 in 2024–2025 to 92 in 2025–2026, after standing at 67 in 2023–2024; its earlier results were mixed, including grade 3 ELA 25 points above the state but math 10 points below in 2024–2025. Long Beach Island’s listed percentile was 42 in 2011–2012 and 77 in 2025–2026, though the figures do not establish a test-score trend. In 2024–2025, student-teacher ratios were 7.5 at Long Beach Island and 5 at Beach Haven. Long Beach Island reported 13% free/reduced lunch eligible in 2024–2025; Beach Haven reported 4% in 2022–2023, so these are not same-year comparisons. Beach Haven’s 2025–2026 results for grades 3–5 and grade 5 science are suppressed, so its results in those grades cannot be compared with Long Beach Island’s.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				NJSLA-S Science (2026)	NJSLA English Language Arts (2026)				NJSLA Mathematics (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 English Language Arts 3rd Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 4th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 5th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 6th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 3rd Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 4th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 5th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 6th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Beach Haven School	Public	PK, KG-6	700 North Beach Ave.	Beach Haven	08008	Ocean County	Beach Haven School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 492-7411	56	11	5.0	—	42 (75.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (19.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (5.4%)	90	108^th of 1331 public elementary schools	91.9%		63	504^th of 1347 public elementary schools	62.6%	396					78.5				64.3	$39,478	$2,331	$37,147
Long Beach Island Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	200 S. Barnegat Avenue	Surf City	08008	Ocean County	Long Beach Island School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 494-2341	104	14	7.5	12.5%	90 (86.5%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (7.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (5.8%)	77.8	311^th of 1331 public elementary schools	76.6%					(n/a)	58.9	62.5	60.7	64.7	55.5	70.8	60.7	70.6	55.5	$27,145		$27,145

Cities Near Zip Code 08008

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Surf City	0.75 mi	1
Manahawkin	5.37 mi	8	192^nd
West Creek	5.64 mi	1	446^th
Beach Haven	6.08 mi	1	227^th
Barnegat	7.66 mi	6	423^rd

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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.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.