Point Pleasant Beach High School

Summary:

Point Pleasant Beach High School is a public high school serving 358 students in grades 9-12 in Point Pleasant Beach, New Jersey, which is part of the Point Pleasant Beach School District. The school has seen a decline in its statewide ranking over the past few years, dropping from 103 out of 416 New Jersey high schools in 2018-2019 to 250 out of 426 in 2023-2024. While the school's performance on NJSLA tests is mixed compared to state and district averages, it generally performs better than nearby Lakewood High School and Academy Charter High School, but lags behind high-performing schools like Communications High School and Manasquan High School.

The school's performance varies across different student subgroups, with female students ranking 247 out of 416 New Jersey high schools and male students ranking 229 out of 415. Additionally, the school's low socioeconomic status students rank 207 out of 350 New Jersey high schools, indicating a significant achievement gap. The school has maintained a high four-year graduation rate, ranging from 90.9% to 100% over the past few years, and a low dropout rate, but its chronic absenteeism rate has fluctuated, ranging from 8.8% to 18.1% in recent years, which is generally higher than the state average.

Point Pleasant Beach High School spent $14,625 per student in the 2018-2019 school year, which is higher than the state average, and has a relatively low student-teacher ratio, ranging from 9.3 to 10.3 in recent years. Addressing the school's declining academic performance, achievement gaps, and chronic absenteeism issues could be priorities for the Point Pleasant Beach School District to ensure all students receive a high-quality education.


Detail:

Public 9-12

 700 Trenton Avenue
       Point Pleasant Beach, NJ  08742


(732) 899-1817

District: Point Pleasant Beach School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
250th of 426 New Jersey High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $14,625 Help


Feeder schools for Point Pleasant Beach High School:

Elementary:    G. Harold Antrim Elementary School

Student/teacher ratio:  8.5 Help
Number of students:  326

Racial breakdown:

White:
86.8%
Hispanic:
9.8%
Asian:
1.2%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  10.7% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Point Pleasant Beach High School ranks worse than 58.7% of high schools in New Jersey. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 33.07. (See more...)
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The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at Point Pleasant Beach High School who earn a standard high school diploma within four years of starting ninth grade.
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The high school dropout rate measures the percentage of students who do not complete their high school education.
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Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (86.8%), Hispanic (9.8%), Asian (1.2%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 10.7% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Point Pleasant Beach High School is 8.5. (See more...)
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Compare Point Pleasant Beach High School employs 38.3 full-time teachers.
Finance
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Point Pleasant Beach High School is $14,625.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Point Pleasant Beach High School:

SchoolDigger ranks Point Pleasant Beach High School 250th of 426 New Jersey public high schools. (See Point Pleasant Beach High School in the ranking list.)

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Point Pleasant Beach School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Point Pleasant Beach School District 213th of 613 New Jersey school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Point Pleasant Beach High School

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Rank History for all students at Point Pleasant Beach High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2003 79.06 64th 343 81.3%
2004 75.68 81st 348 76.7%
2005 74.79 92nd 351 73.8%
2006 80.13 50th 357 86.0%
2007 80.33 49th 361 86.4%
2008 75.78 86th 359 76.0%
2009 78.74 68th 370 81.6%
2010 62.02 176th 371 52.6%
2011 76.90 73rd 378 80.7%
2012 73.62 97th 388 75.0%
2013 62.52 191st 396 51.8%
2014 71.77 120th 411 70.8%
2015 66.74 62nd 406 84.7%
2016 72.45 43rd 409 89.5%
2017 70.53 64th 411 84.4%
2018 56.68 128th 415 69.2%
2019 63.68 103rd 416 75.2%
2021 54.27 130th 405 67.9%
2022 40.62 208th 415 49.9%
2023 39.92 208th 422 50.7%
2024 33.07 250th 426 41.3%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Point Pleasant Beach High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 66.09 69th 355 80.6%
2019 87.80 28th 349 92.0%
2021 59.52 88th 333 73.6%
2022 36.87 188th 344 45.3%
2024 57.07 100th 349 71.3%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Point Pleasant Beach High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 31.33 252nd 345 27.0%
2021 61.54 57th 326 82.5%
2024 34.68 207th 350 40.9%
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Rank History for Female students at Point Pleasant Beach High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 63.11 107th 403 73.4%
2019 67.03 86th 408 78.9%
2021 61.78 109th 402 72.9%
2022 42.85 187th 414 54.8%
2023 41.07 202nd 416 51.4%
2024 32.42 247th 416 40.6%
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Rank History for Male students at Point Pleasant Beach High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 55.07 128th 405 68.4%
2019 55.15 132nd 407 67.6%
2021 48.61 161st 402 60.0%
2022 33.73 227th 410 44.6%
2023 52.14 135th 414 67.4%
2024 34.40 229th 415 44.8%
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Rank History for White students at Point Pleasant Beach High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 49.72 133rd 340 60.9%
2019 56.69 101st 339 70.2%
2021 39.72 168th 336 50.0%
2022 32.83 205th 335 38.8%
2023 32.03 202nd 335 39.7%
2024 28.39 229th 337 32.0%
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Data source: test scores: New Jersey Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Enrollment information for Point Pleasant Beach High School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 387 1 4 5 0 n/a n/a 0 397
1989 361 1 4 2 0 n/a n/a 0 368
1990 357 1 2 2 0 n/a n/a 0 362
1991 338 1 4 4 0 n/a n/a 0 347
1992 310 2 5 6 0 n/a n/a 0 323
1993 317 2 5 9 0 n/a n/a 0 333
1994 325 2 5 11 0 n/a n/a 0 343
1995 339 4 8 8 0 n/a n/a 0 359
1996 339 4 8 8 0 n/a n/a 0 359
1998 385 5 3 9 0 n/a n/a 0 402
1999 364 2 4 6 0 n/a n/a 0 376
2000 371 1 3 3 2 n/a n/a 1 381
2001 374 1 4 2 1 n/a n/a 0 382
2002 386 2 2 7 2 n/a n/a 0 399
2003 386 2 2 7 2 n/a n/a 0 399
2004 382 4 4 15 2 n/a n/a 0 407
2005 387 5 5 20 2 n/a n/a 0 419
2006 352 2 7 21 2 n/a n/a 0 384
2007 357 0 6 16 2 n/a n/a 0 381
2008 334 0 2 31 2 n/a n/a 0 369
2009 368 2 5 25 2 0 0 0 402
2010 368 2 7 34 1 0 2 0 414
2011 379 5 9 24 1 0 2 89 509
2012 371 4 9 20 0 0 1 0 405
2013 354 5 9 16 0 0 1 0 385
2014 329 5 9 16 0 0 2 0 361
2015 338 3 10 19 0 0 1 0 371
2016 317 2 10 17 0 0 1 0 347
2017 315 2 9 22 0 0 3 0 351
2018 326 2 7 25 1 1 2 0 364
2019 326 0 6 30 1 0 4 0 367
2020 341 3 7 29 1 0 5 0 386
2021 339 5 7 27 0 0 4 0 382
2022 325 6 8 29 0 0 5 0 373
2023 315 5 5 29 0 0 4 0 358
2024 283 2 4 32 0 1 4 0 326

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Point Pleasant Beach High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 397 28.0 14.1 n/a
1989 368 26.0 14.1 n/a
1990 362 24.0 15.0 1.9
1991 347 25.0 13.8 4
1992 323 22.0 14.6 4
1993 333 24.8 13.4 6.3
1994 343 25.0 13.7 8.2
1995 359 25.9 13.9 4.5
1996 359 25.9 13.9 4.5
1998 402 28.1 14.3 5.2
1999 376 29.9 12.6 5.1
2000 381 30.3 12.5 8.2
2001 382 31.7 12.1 3.7
2002 399 31.8 12.5 4.8
2003 399 31.8 12.5 4.8
2004 407 31.8 12.8 5.7
2005 419 31.6 13.3 n/a
2006 384 30.6 12.5 6.3
2007 381 29.8 12.8 4.7
2008 369 26.0 14.2 7
2009 402 27.6 11.6 5.2
2010 414 28.0 14.7 5.3
2011 509 26.8 18.9 4.3
2012 405 32.7 12.3 1.2
2013 385 30.3 12.7 0
2014 361 30.7 11.7 12.2
2015 371 32.0 11.5 6.5
2016 347 36.0 9.6 11.8
2017 351 36.6 9.5 10.8
2018 364 36.9 9.8 8.8
2019 367 37.9 9.6 9.5
2020 386 36.7 10.5 8.3
2021 382 36.9 10.3 9.7
2022 373 36.9 10.1 8.3
2023 358 38.4 9.3 8.4
2024 326 38.3 8.5 10.7

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Point Pleasant Beach High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 397 28.0 14.1 n/a
1989 368 26.0 14.1 n/a
1990 362 24.0 15.0 1.9
1991 347 25.0 13.8 4
1992 323 22.0 14.6 4
1993 333 24.8 13.4 6.3
1994 343 25.0 13.7 8.2
1995 359 25.9 13.9 4.5
1996 359 25.9 13.9 4.5
1998 402 28.1 14.3 5.2
1999 376 29.9 12.6 5.1
2000 381 30.3 12.5 8.2
2001 382 31.7 12.1 3.7
2002 399 31.8 12.5 4.8
2003 399 31.8 12.5 4.8
2004 407 31.8 12.8 5.7
2005 419 31.6 13.3 n/a
2006 384 30.6 12.5 6.3
2007 381 29.8 12.8 4.7
2008 369 26.0 14.2 7
2009 402 27.6 11.6 5.2
2010 414 28.0 14.7 5.3
2011 509 26.8 18.9 4.3
2012 405 32.7 12.3 1.2
2013 385 30.3 12.7 0
2014 361 30.7 11.7 12.2
2015 371 32.0 11.5 6.5
2016 347 36.0 9.6 11.8
2017 351 36.6 9.5 10.8
2018 364 36.9 9.8 8.8
2019 367 37.9 9.6 9.5
2020 386 36.7 10.5 8.3
2021 382 36.9 10.3 9.7
2022 373 36.9 10.1 8.3
2023 358 38.4 9.3 8.4
2024 326 38.3 8.5 10.7

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for Point Pleasant Beach High School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $369 (2.5%) $14,256 (97.5%) $14,625

Data source: New Jersey Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Point Pleasant Beach High School

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 103rd of 416 High schoolsRanks 208th of 422 High schools
 24.5%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
9th Grade English Language Arts (Point Pleasant Beach High School)7159.5
 11.5%
   9th Grade English Language Arts (Point Pleasant Beach School District)7159.5
 11.5%
   9th Grade English Language Arts (New Jersey)55.952.1
 3.8%
9th Grade Algebra I (Point Pleasant Beach High School)57.123.7
 33.4%
   9th Grade Algebra I (Point Pleasant Beach School District)57.123.7
 33.4%
   9th Grade Algebra I (New Jersey)27.219.2
 8%
9th Grade Geometry (Point Pleasant Beach High School)73.721.1
 52.6%
   9th Grade Geometry (Point Pleasant Beach School District)73.721.1
 52.6%
   9th Grade Geometry (New Jersey)59.150
 9.1%
10th Grade Algebra I (Point Pleasant Beach High School)9.10
 9.1%
   10th Grade Algebra I (Point Pleasant Beach School District)9.10
 9.1%
   10th Grade Algebra I (New Jersey)7.813.2
 5.4%
End of Course Algebra I (Point Pleasant Beach High School)49.318
 31.3%
   End of Course Algebra I (Point Pleasant Beach School District)63.834.4
 29.4%
   End of Course Algebra I (New Jersey)43.335.1
 8.2%
End of Course Geometry (Point Pleasant Beach High School)38.521.1
 17.4%
   End of Course Geometry (Point Pleasant Beach School District)38.521.1
 17.4%
   End of Course Geometry (New Jersey)32.251.2
 19%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students367358
 2.5%
African American05
American Indian10
 100%
Asian65
 16.7%
Hispanic3029
 3.3%
Pacific Islander00
White326315
 3.4%
Two or More Races44
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients9.5%8.4%
 1.2%


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Point Pleasant Beach High School ranks 250th of 426 New Jersey high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

In the 2023-24 school year, 326 students attended Point Pleasant Beach High School.

Point Pleasant Beach High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : G. Harold Antrim Elementary School

Students at Point Pleasant Beach High School are 87% White, 10% Hispanic, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more races.


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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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