Best Public Schools in Zip Code 08008

Summary:

The 08008 zip code area is home to 3 elementary schools serving students in grades K-5: Ethel A. Jacobsen Elementary School, Long Beach Island Grade School, and Beach Haven School. These schools, located in the Long Beach Island Consolidated School District and the Beach Haven School District, demonstrate a range of academic performance and school characteristics.

Among the standout schools, Beach Haven School emerges as the top performer, ranking 569 out of 1,342 New Jersey elementary schools and earning a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school excelled in 5th-grade English Language Arts, with 76.9% of students proficient or better, significantly higher than the state average of 53.2%. Additionally, Beach Haven School had the lowest chronic absenteeism rate at 10.8% and maintained a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 6.5 to 1. In contrast, Ethel A. Jacobsen Elementary School had the highest spending per student at $22,806 in the 2018-2019 school year, but its academic performance was more mixed, with a ranking that fluctuated between 163 and 791 out of 1,360 New Jersey elementary schools.

The schools in the 08008 zip code area also exhibited differences in student demographics, with Ethel A. Jacobsen Elementary School having the highest percentage of white students at 90.99%, while Long Beach Island Grade School had a more diverse student population with 17.35% Hispanic students. These demographic variations may contribute to the observed differences in academic performance and other school characteristics across the three institutions.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2023)				Ranking (2022)				NJSLA-S Science (2023)	NJSLA English Language Arts (2023)				NJSLA Mathematics (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 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
Beach Haven School	Public	PK, KG-6	700 North Beach Ave	Beach Haven	08008	Ocean County	Beach Haven School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 492-7411	72	11	6.5	4.2%	59 (81.9%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (15.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.8%)	58	569^th of 1342 public elementary schools	57.6%		86.7	175^th of 1345 public elementary schools	87.0%	394	23.1			76.9				38.5		$23,211	$544	$22,667
Ethel A. Jacobsen Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-2	200 S. Barnegat Avenue	Surf City	08008	Ocean County	Long Beach Island Consolidated School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 494-2341	111	13	8.3	8.1%	101 (91.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.6%)	4 (3.6%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)								(n/a)										$22,806	$673	$22,133
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	98	18	5.5	14.3%	79 (80.6%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (17.3%)	2 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	49.6	673^rd of 1342 public elementary schools	49.9%		61.1	534^th of 1345 public elementary schools	60.3%	139	38.9	36.0	48.1	33.3	66.6	24.0	59.3	33.3	34.6	$22,591	$673	$21,918

Cities Near Zip Code 08008

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Ship Bottom	0.23 mi	1	329^th
Surf City	0.75 mi	1
Manahawkin	5.37 mi	8	196^th
West Creek	5.64 mi	1	415^th
Beach Haven	6.1 mi	1	275^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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