Best Public Schools in Little Egg Harbor, NJ

Summary:

The city of Little Egg Harbor, New Jersey is home to 5 schools, including 3 elementary schools, 1 middle school, and 1 high school. The schools in this area face some challenges, with lower academic performance and higher rates of chronic absenteeism compared to state averages.

Among the elementary schools, Frog Pond Elementary School has the highest student-teacher ratio, while George J. Mitchell Elementary School and Robert C. Wood Senior Early Childhood Center have the lowest ratios. The schools in the Little Egg Harbor Township School District generally have higher percentages of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch compared to the Pinelands Regional School District.

Pinelands Regional High School and Pinelands Regional Junior High School have consistently low statewide rankings and significantly lower proficiency rates in standardized tests compared to state averages. Additionally, these schools have relatively high chronic absenteeism rates, which could be a contributing factor to their academic challenges.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2023)				Ranking (2022)				NJSLA-S Science (2023)			NJSLA English Language Arts (2023)							NJSLA Mathematics (2023)						NJSLA Algebra I (2023)			NJSLA Geometry (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-S Science 8th Grade	NJSLA-S Science 11th 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 English Language Arts 7th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 8th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 9th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 3rd Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 4th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 5th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 6th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 7th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 8th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 8th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 9th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I End of Course	NJSLA Geometry 9th Grade	NJSLA Geometry End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
George J. Mitchell Elementary School	Public	K-2	950 Route 539	Little Egg Harbor	08087	Ocean County	Little Egg Harbor Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 296-7131	585	61	9.6	48.2%	415 (70.9%)	21 (3.6%)	62 (10.6%)	7 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (9.7%)	23 (3.9%)								(n/a)																						$17,733	$977	$16,756
Frog Pond Elementary School	Public	3-6	305 Frog Pond Road	Little Egg Harbor	08087	Ocean County	Little Egg Harbor Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 296-1719	771	67	11.5	47.7%	569 (73.8%)	34 (4.4%)	94 (12.2%)	6 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (3.8%)	39 (5.1%)	29.6	955^th of 1342 public elementary schools	28.8%		26.9	981^st of 1345 public elementary schools	27.1%	26	19.6			24.4	49.2	40.2	33.0				24.4	31.7	27.0	22.7								$13,004	$1,045	$11,959
Pinelands Regional High School	Public	9-12	565 Nugentown Road	Little Egg Harbor	08087	Ocean County	Pinelands Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(609) 296-3106	1,069	87	12.2	40.4%	902 (84.4%)	31 (2.9%)	95 (8.9%)	4 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.3%)	31 (2.9%)	18.8	340^th of 422 public high schools	19.4%		18.1	349^th of 415 public high schools	15.9%	9			17.4							33.2								4.9	4.8	19.4	19.4	$17,248	$701	$16,547
Pinelands Regional Junior High School	Public	7-8	590 Nugentown Road	Little Egg Harbor	08087	Ocean County	Pinelands Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 296-3106	520	55	9.4	42.3%	398 (76.5%)	27 (5.2%)	69 (13.3%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	20 (3.8%)	24.8	556^th of 748 public middle schools	25.7%		29.8	510^th of 745 public middle schools	31.5%	46		9.0						31.0	43.9						22.1	3.4	41.4		41.4			$15,596	$666	$14,930

Cities Near Little Egg Harbor

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Tuckerton	1.36 mi	1	452^nd
West Creek	5.82 mi	1	415^th
Beach Haven	6.52 mi	1	275^th
Galloway	7.98 mi	8	440^th
Manahawkin	8.72 mi	8	196^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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