Best Public Schools in Belford, NJ

Summary:

The city of Belford, New Jersey is home to a single elementary school, Bayview Elementary School, which serves students from kindergarten to 5th grade and is part of the Middletown Township Public School District. Bayview Elementary stands out for its low student-teacher ratio of 9.4, which is the lowest among the 11 elementary schools in the district. The school also excels in 3rd grade mathematics, with a proficiency rate of 57.8% that exceeds both the district and state averages.

Academically, Bayview Elementary's performance is mixed, with proficiency rates in English Language Arts (ELA) ranging from 41.7% to 46%, which are below the district averages but above the state averages. In mathematics, the school's proficiency rates range from 48% in 4th grade to 57.8% in 3rd grade, with the 3rd and 5th grade scores exceeding the district and state averages. However, the 5th grade Science proficiency rate of 20% is lower than the district and state averages.

The school's student population is predominantly white (77.78%), with smaller percentages of Hispanic (13.21%), African American (3%), and Asian (1.5%) students. The school has a relatively low free and reduced-price lunch rate of 12.31%, indicating a relatively low percentage of students from economically disadvantaged backgrounds. With a per-student spending of $11,243, Bayview Elementary appears to have adequate resources, but further analysis would be needed to determine if this level of funding is optimal for the school's needs.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2023)				Ranking (2022)				NJSLA-S Science (2023)	NJSLA English Language Arts (2023)			NJSLA Mathematics (2023)			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	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	SchoolDigger Rating (2023)	Average Standard Score (2022)	Statewide Rank (2022)	State Percentile (2022)	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
Bayview Elementary School	Public	K-5	300 Leonardville Road	Belford	07718	Monmouth County	Middletown Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 787-3590	333	35	9.4	12.3%	259 (77.8%)	10 (3.0%)	44 (13.2%)	5 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	13 (3.9%)	50.5	659^th of 1342 public elementary schools	50.9%		49.7	669^th of 1345 public elementary schools	50.3%	10	20.0	44.4	41.7	46.0	57.8	48.0	52.0	$11,243	$167	$11,076

Cities Near Belford

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Middletown	1.11 mi	6	161^st
Leonardo	1.59 mi	2	240^th
Port Monmouth	1.65 mi	1	298^th
New Monmouth	1.75 mi	1	209^th
North Middletown	2 mi	1	225^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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