West Belmar Elementary School

Summary:

West Belmar Elementary School is a public elementary school serving 165 students in grades K-5 in the Wall Township Public School District in Wall, New Jersey. The school has consistently earned a 4-star rating out of 5 from SchoolDigger, ranking 315 out of 1,338 New Jersey elementary schools for the 2023-2024 school year.

West Belmar Elementary School stands out for its exceptional academic performance, consistently outpacing both the state and district averages on standardized tests. In the 2023-2024 school year, 68.4% of 3rd graders, 70.5% of 4th graders, and 68.4% of 5th graders scored proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to the state averages of 43.6%, 50.8%, and 52.3%, respectively. In mathematics, the school's performance was equally impressive, with 68.4% of 3rd graders, 82.3% of 4th graders, and 52.6% of 5th graders scoring proficient or better, compared to the state averages of 47.6%, 45%, and 40.1%. The school's strong performance extends across various student subgroups, including female, Hispanic, and low socioeconomic status students.

When compared to nearby schools, Sea Girt Elementary School in the neighboring Sea Girt Borough School District is a top-performing school in the state, ranking 32 out of 1,338 New Jersey elementary schools in 2023-2024. This suggests that while West Belmar Elementary School is a high-performing school, there are even higher-achieving schools in the local area. In contrast, Shark River Hills Elementary School and Woodrow Wilson, in the Neptune Township and Neptune City School Districts, respectively, have significantly lower test scores and rankings compared to West Belmar Elementary School.


Detail:

Public K-5

 925 17th Avenue
       Wall, NJ  07719-1199


(732) 556-2560

District: Wall Township Public School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
315th of 1,338 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $13,457 Help


Students who attend West Belmar Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:    Wall Intermediate School
High:    Wall High School

Student/teacher ratio:  7.0 Help
Number of students:  165

Racial breakdown:

White:
61.2%
Hispanic:
33.9%
Two or more races:
2.4%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  33.9% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details West Belmar Elementary School ranks better than 76.5% of elementary schools in New Jersey. It also ranks 3rd among 4 ranked elementary schools in the Wall Township Public School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 77.35. (See more...)
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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 West Belmar Elementary School has the smallest elementary school student body size in the Wall Township Public School District. Racial makeup is: White (61.2%), Hispanic (33.9%), two or more races (2.4%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 33.9% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the highest percentage in the Wall Township Public School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at West Belmar Elementary School is 7, which is the lowest among 4 elementary schools in the Wall Township Public School District! (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at West Belmar Elementary School is $13,457, which is the highest among 4 elementary schools in the Wall Township Public School District!
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

West Belmar Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks West Belmar Elementary School 315th of 1338 New Jersey public elementary schools. (See West Belmar Elementary School in the ranking list.)

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Wall Township Public School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Wall Township Public School District 161st of 613 New Jersey school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for West Belmar Elementary School

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Rank History for all students at West Belmar Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2003 51.24 701st 1204 41.8%
2004 38.71 944th 1298 27.3%
2005 49.17 824th 1303 36.8%
2006 62.33 658th 1314 49.9%
2007 73.16 367th 1329 72.4%
2008 59.68 685th 1338 48.8%
2009 60.58 641st 1346 52.4%
2010 62.16 624th 1354 53.9%
2011 63.39 621st 1360 54.3%
2012 71.50 458th 1363 66.4%
2013 59.84 681st 1367 50.2%
2014 79.33 263rd 1363 80.7%
2015 81.31 253rd 1357 81.4%
2016 54.38 656th 1346 51.3%
2017 79.62 290th 1352 78.6%
2018 69.36 458th 1353 66.1%
2019 73.68 391st 1360 71.3%
2021 51.17 584th 1317 55.7%
2022 79.05 303rd 1345 77.5%
2023 54.63 609th 1342 54.6%
2024 77.35 315th 1338 76.5%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at West Belmar Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 49.98 137th 411 66.7%
2022 73.97 87th 489 82.2%
2023 46.50 209th 499 58.1%
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Rank History for Special Education students at West Belmar Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 81.21 121st 949 87.2%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at West Belmar Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 78.09 147th 942 84.4%
2019 95.11 19th 948 98.0%
2021 74.77 93rd 839 88.9%
2023 44.98 460th 910 49.5%
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Rank History for Female students at West Belmar Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 50.30 698th 1333 47.6%
2019 67.89 465th 1331 65.1%
2021 62.52 422nd 1290 67.3%
2022 87.61 143rd 1326 89.2%
2023 56.60 558th 1318 57.7%
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Rank History for Male students at West Belmar Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 82.23 212th 1334 84.1%
2019 77.66 284th 1335 78.7%
2021 37.92 734th 1297 43.4%
2022 63.97 477th 1324 64.0%
2023 51.82 626th 1315 52.4%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at West Belmar Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 68.69 213th 870 75.5%
2019 81.17 117th 899 87.0%
2021 56.42 299th 896 66.6%
2022 79.28 149th 953 84.4%
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Rank History for White students at West Belmar Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 70.09 286th 1022 72.0%
2019 68.95 289th 1023 71.7%
2021 46.01 495th 964 48.7%
2022 81.80 138th 976 85.9%
2023 51.20 483rd 975 50.5%
2024 73.45 221st 963 77.1%
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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.

West Belmar Elementary School Test Scores
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Enrollment information for West Belmar Elementary School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 163 0 1 4 0 n/a n/a 0 168
1989 175 3 2 5 0 n/a n/a 0 185
1990 158 4 2 2 0 n/a n/a 0 166
1991 177 4 0 4 0 n/a n/a 0 185
1992 220 8 0 4 0 n/a n/a 0 232
1993 187 0 0 5 0 n/a n/a 0 192
1994 224 0 0 7 0 n/a n/a 0 231
1995 284 0 0 5 0 n/a n/a 0 289
1996 284 0 0 5 0 n/a n/a 0 289
1998 262 2 0 2 0 n/a n/a 0 266
1999 219 4 1 2 0 n/a n/a 0 226
2000 218 2 5 4 0 n/a n/a 0 229
2001 218 1 3 7 0 n/a n/a 0 229
2002 186 3 1 17 0 n/a n/a 0 207
2003 186 3 1 17 0 n/a n/a 0 207
2004 187 4 1 22 0 n/a n/a 0 214
2005 171 3 3 26 0 n/a n/a 0 203
2006 174 3 3 27 0 n/a n/a 0 207
2007 178 6 5 23 0 n/a n/a 0 212
2008 177 8 9 19 0 n/a n/a 0 213
2009 189 8 8 24 0 0 2 0 231
2010 174 1 9 30 0 0 2 0 216
2011 156 0 12 40 0 1 2 0 211
2012 163 0 20 45 0 1 2 0 231
2013 158 0 14 44 0 1 3 0 220
2014 154 1 7 44 0 1 5 0 212
2015 136 5 9 45 0 0 4 0 199
2016 137 4 5 52 0 0 6 0 204
2017 136 5 6 55 0 0 6 0 208
2018 116 5 3 56 0 0 5 0 185
2019 105 4 7 59 0 1 5 0 181
2020 100 3 6 60 0 0 4 0 173
2021 103 0 3 55 0 0 8 0 169
2022 103 2 4 56 0 0 5 0 170
2023 101 1 3 56 0 0 4 0 165

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 West Belmar Elementary School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 168 12.0 14.0 n/a
1989 185 14.0 13.2 n/a
1990 166 12.0 13.8 6
1991 185 13.0 14.2 4.9
1992 232 15.0 15.4 15.5
1993 192 14.0 13.7 16.7
1994 231 12.4 18.6 13.4
1995 289 16.0 18.1 14.9
1996 289 16.0 18.1 14.9
1998 266 16.0 16.6 7.1
1999 226 17.0 13.3 11.5
2000 229 17.0 13.5 18.3
2001 229 17.2 13.3 18.3
2002 207 18.0 11.5 21.7
2003 207 18.0 11.5 21.7
2004 214 19.0 11.3 29.4
2005 203 20.0 10.2 n/a
2006 207 22.0 9.4 28.5
2007 212 22.0 9.6 25.9
2008 213 16.0 13.3 25.4
2009 231 27.3 6.3 27.3
2010 216 17.0 12.7 21.8
2011 211 14.0 15.0 26.5
2012 231 17.1 13.4 12.6
2013 220 21.7 10.1 36.8
2014 212 21.5 9.8 34.4
2015 199 24.0 8.2 24.6
2016 204 25.0 8.1 34.8
2017 208 24.9 8.3 34.1
2018 185 21.9 8.4 27.6
2019 181 23.9 7.5 34.8
2020 173 26.4 6.5 37
2021 169 27.9 6.0 32
2022 170 22.9 7.4 24.1
2023 165 23.5 7.0 33.9

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 West Belmar Elementary School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 168 12.0 14.0 n/a
1989 185 14.0 13.2 n/a
1990 166 12.0 13.8 6
1991 185 13.0 14.2 4.9
1992 232 15.0 15.4 15.5
1993 192 14.0 13.7 16.7
1994 231 12.4 18.6 13.4
1995 289 16.0 18.1 14.9
1996 289 16.0 18.1 14.9
1998 266 16.0 16.6 7.1
1999 226 17.0 13.3 11.5
2000 229 17.0 13.5 18.3
2001 229 17.2 13.3 18.3
2002 207 18.0 11.5 21.7
2003 207 18.0 11.5 21.7
2004 214 19.0 11.3 29.4
2005 203 20.0 10.2 n/a
2006 207 22.0 9.4 28.5
2007 212 22.0 9.6 25.9
2008 213 16.0 13.3 25.4
2009 231 27.3 6.3 27.3
2010 216 17.0 12.7 21.8
2011 211 14.0 15.0 26.5
2012 231 17.1 13.4 12.6
2013 220 21.7 10.1 36.8
2014 212 21.5 9.8 34.4
2015 199 24.0 8.2 24.6
2016 204 25.0 8.1 34.8
2017 208 24.9 8.3 34.1
2018 185 21.9 8.4 27.6
2019 181 23.9 7.5 34.8
2020 173 26.4 6.5 37
2021 169 27.9 6.0 32
2022 170 22.9 7.4 24.1
2023 165 23.5 7.0 33.9

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.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for West Belmar Elementary School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $308 (2.3%) $13,149 (97.7%) $13,457

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

Impact of COVID-19 on West Belmar Elementary School

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 391st of 1360 Elementary schoolsRanks 609th of 1342 Elementary schools
 16.6%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade English Language Arts (West Belmar Elementary School)5045.2
 4.8%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Wall Township Public School District)61.351.3
 10%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (New Jersey)50.242
 8.2%
3rd Grade Mathematics (West Belmar Elementary School)67.958
 9.9%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Wall Township Public School District)69.861.9
 7.9%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (New Jersey)55.145.9
 9.2%
4th Grade English Language Arts (West Belmar Elementary School)63.463.6
 0.2%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Wall Township Public School District)71.963.8
 8.1%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (New Jersey)57.451.3
 6.1%
4th Grade Mathematics (West Belmar Elementary School)9072.8
 17.2%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Wall Township Public School District)67.959.9
 8%
   4th Grade Mathematics (New Jersey)5144.3
 6.7%
5th Grade English Language Arts (West Belmar Elementary School)72.246.4
 25.8%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Wall Township Public School District)7174.7
 3.7%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (New Jersey)57.953.2
 4.7%
5th Grade Mathematics (West Belmar Elementary School)69.541.3
 28.2%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Wall Township Public School District)63.264
 0.8%
   5th Grade Mathematics (New Jersey)46.840.1
 6.7%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students181165
 8.8%
African American41
 75%
American Indian00
Asian73
 57.1%
Hispanic5956
 5.1%
Pacific Islander10
 100%
White105101
 3.8%
Two or More Races54
 20%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients34.8%33.9%
 0.9%


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West Belmar Elementary School ranks 315th of 1338 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Students at West Belmar Elementary School are 61% White, 34% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

Students who attend West Belmar Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Wall Intermediate School
High : Wall High School

In the 2022-23 school year, 165 students attended West Belmar Elementary School.


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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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