Best Public Schools in Zip Code 08751

Summary:

The 08751 zip code in New Jersey is home to a single public elementary school, Hugh J. Boyd Junior Elementary School, which serves grades PK-6. The school is part of the Seaside Heights School District, which is ranked 511 out of 613 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Hugh J. Boyd Junior Elementary School faces significant challenges, with consistently low academic performance across all grade levels. The school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science are well below the state averages, ranging from 25.1% to 45.5% in ELA and 18.8% to 36.4% in Mathematics. Additionally, the school's 5th grade Science proficiency rate is only 4.8%, compared to the state average of 27.5%. These low test scores suggest a systemic issue with academic achievement at the school.

The school also serves a high-need student population, with 75.74% of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch and a chronic absenteeism rate of 16.6%, which is higher than the state average. Despite the school's low student-teacher ratio of 8.4 students per teacher, the combination of high poverty and low academic performance indicates a need for more targeted resources and support to address the unique challenges faced by the students. The school's statewide ranking has also declined, dropping from 1,195 out of 1,345 elementary schools in 2021-2022 to 977 out of 1,338 in 2023-2024.

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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	Total
Hugh J. Boyd Junior Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1200 Bay Boulevard	Seaside Heights	08751	Ocean County	Seaside Heights School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 793-8485	176	24	7.3	91.5%	47 (26.7%)	19 (10.8%)	87 (49.4%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.7%)	18 (10.2%)	27.4	977^th of 1338 public elementary schools	27.0%		23	1040^th of 1342 public elementary schools	22.5%	63	4.8	25.1	30.4	35.0	45.5	18.8	30.4	35.0	36.4	$16,802

Cities Near Zip Code 08751

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Seaside Heights	0.61 mi	1	461^st
Lavallette	2.21 mi	1	209^th
Ocean Gate	3.47 mi	1	469^th
Island Heights	3.62 mi	1	136^th
Toms River	3.78 mi	20	371^st

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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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