Summary:
The 08742 zip code area in New Jersey is home to 7 schools, including 4 elementary schools, 1 middle school, and 2 high schools, across the Point Pleasant Borough School District and Point Pleasant Beach School District. While the schools show a range of performance, a few stand out as top performers in the area.
Bay Head Elementary, part of the Bay Head Borough School District, is a high-achieving school with 80-90% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts and Mathematics, and a very low student-teacher ratio of 7.9. Similarly, G. Harold Antrim Elementary in the Point Pleasant Beach School District has excellent test scores and a low student-teacher ratio of 8.4. Memorial Middle School in the Point Pleasant Borough School District is also a standout, consistently ranking in the top 30% of New Jersey middle schools.
The two high schools, Point Pleasant Borough High School and Point Pleasant Beach High School, have some notable differences, with Point Pleasant Beach High School having slightly higher test scores and a higher 4-year graduation rate, despite being smaller in size. Overall, the schools in the 08742 zip code area show a mix of strong performance and areas for potential improvement, with chronic absenteeism being a concern across the district.
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