Summary:
The city of Seaside Heights, New Jersey is home to a single public elementary school, the Hugh J. Boyd Junior Elementary School, which serves grades PK-6 with an enrollment of 202 students. The school's diverse student population includes 48.02% Hispanic, 28.71% White, 11.39% African American, 1.49% Asian, 1.49% Pacific Islander, and 8.91% two or more races.
Academically, the Hugh J. Boyd Junior Elementary School faces significant challenges, performing well below state and district averages on the NJSLA assessments in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science. Only 10.5% to 30.7% of students are proficient or better in ELA, 18.5% to 34.6% in Math, and just 12% in 5th-grade Science, compared to state averages of 42% to 53.2% in ELA, 34.3% to 45.9% in Math, and 26.8% in 5th-grade Science. The school also has a high chronic absenteeism rate of 35.6%, which may be linked to the high percentage (75.74%) of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a significant economically disadvantaged population.
Despite the school's relatively low student-to-teacher ratio of 8.4 and high per-student spending of $16,802, the Seaside Heights School District is struggling to provide quality education to its students. This suggests that the effective allocation and utilization of resources may be an area for improvement, and that targeted interventions and community engagement could be crucial in addressing the underlying challenges and supporting student success at the Hugh J. Boyd Junior Elementary School.
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