Best Public Schools in Ship Bottom, NJ

Summary:

The city of Ship Bottom, New Jersey has only one school, the Long Beach Island Grade School, which serves grades 3-6 and is part of the Long Beach Island Consolidated School District. This elementary school has an enrollment of 98 students and is ranked 528 out of 1,338 New Jersey elementary schools, with a 3 out of 5 star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academically, the Long Beach Island Grade School performs well, with test scores in English Language Arts and Mathematics generally exceeding the state averages, particularly in 3rd and 4th grade ELA and 3rd grade Mathematics. However, the school's ranking has fluctuated over the past few years, ranging from 534 to 673, suggesting variable performance or changes in the overall competition among elementary schools in the state. The school's spending per student is significantly higher than the state average at $22,591, and it has an exceptionally low student-teacher ratio of 5.5 to 1, indicating a focus on individualized attention and support for students.

While the Long Beach Island Grade School appears to be a strong-performing elementary school, it does have a higher-than-average chronic absenteeism rate of 16.6%, which is an area the school and district may want to focus on improving. Overall, the school provides a well-resourced educational environment with a focus on academic achievement, but the fluctuating ranking and higher absenteeism rate suggest there may be room for further improvement.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				NJSLA-S Science (2024)	NJSLA English Language Arts (2024)				NJSLA Mathematics (2024)				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 (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	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 English Language Arts 6th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 3rd Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 4th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 5th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 6th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Long Beach Island Grade School	Public	3-6	201 20th Street	Ship Bottom	08008	Ocean County	Long Beach Island Consolidated School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 494-8851	91	16	5.5	8.8%	76 (83.5%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (12.1%)	4 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	61.2	528^th of 1338 public elementary schools	60.5%		49.6	673^rd of 1342 public elementary schools	49.9%	145	50.0	61.9	59.0	59.2	55.6	61.9	36.4	40.7	22.3	$22,591	$673	$21,918

Cities Near Ship Bottom

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Surf City	0.75 mi	1
Manahawkin	5.37 mi	8	176^th
West Creek	5.64 mi	1	420^th
Beach Haven	6.1 mi	1	203^rd
Barnegat	7.66 mi	6	366^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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