Best Public Schools in Zip Code 08730

In ZIP code 08730, the data list one school, Brielle Elementary School, serving PK–8 and 471 students; no other schools are included for school-to-school comparison. The results cover ELA, mathematics, Algebra I and science, as well as attendance and school context. The clearest overall finding is that every displayed 2025–2026 ELA and mathematics grade result was above its same-grade New Jersey rate: Brielle’s six-grade averages were 71% versus 51% in ELA, a 20-point advantage, and 60% versus 40% in mathematics, a 19-point advantage.

Within Brielle, seventh-grade ELA was the strongest grade-level result: 90% proficient, compared with 56% statewide, a 34-point lead. Other notable results were fifth-grade mathematics at 77% versus 46% (+32 points), and eighth-grade mathematics at 53% versus 23% (+31 points). Eighth-grade science was also well above the state, at 47% versus 19% (+28 points). Algebra I end-of-course results were 98% at Brielle and 40% statewide, a 58-point difference. The school’s smallest advantage among displayed ELA and math grades was in seventh-grade mathematics: 46% versus 38%, or 8 points above the state.

Overall averages changed modestly, but some grades moved sharply in opposite directions. Brielle’s ELA average rose from 70.9% to 71.3% between 2024–2025 and 2025–2026, while the state average fell from 54% to 51%; the average advantage widened from 17 to 20 points. Mathematics averages rose from 58% to 60% at Brielle and from 40% to 40% statewide, with Brielle’s advantage widening from 18 to 19 points. Individual grades varied: seventh-grade ELA rose 16 points, while sixth-grade ELA fell 20; eighth-grade mathematics rose 37 points, while seventh-grade mathematics fell 16. SchoolDigger rated Brielle four stars in the supplied years, but its percentile declined from 83rd in 2023–2024 to 77th in 2025–2026; its rank shifted from 227 of 1,338 schools to 300 of 1,331. Context measures include a 9.3:1 student-teacher ratio and 2% free/reduced lunch eligible in 2024–2025; chronic absenteeism that year was 6%, matching the district and below the state’s 14%.