Enrollment
245
Elementary
STATE 405
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ATLANTIC HIGHLANDS SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 340102003746
Atlantic Highlands Elementary School
140 FIRST AVENUE, ATLANTIC HIGHLANDS, NJ 07716 · (732)291-2020 · Monmouth County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL245 STUDENTS
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This school has no state test results for 2023-24 or 2024-25 to grade, which is common for schools that end before third grade. How grades work
Student : Teacher
9.5:1
30 FTE teachers
STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
14%
34 students
STATE 41%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2023-24
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 12 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 25 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 29 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 43 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 39 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 33 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 39 | 16% |
| Grade 6 | 25 | 10% |
This year's kindergarten class (25) is about the same size as its 6th grade class (25).
Student demographics
35%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
STATE 71% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
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NJSLA 2023-24 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
55.9%
NJ avg 52.2%
Math
51.5%
NJ avg 39.4%
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 56 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 52 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New Jersey schools, those numbers are about 52 and 39.
Source: NJSLA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
51.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
58.6%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 52% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 59% typical for New Jersey schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among New Jersey's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Where Atlantic Highlands Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Monmouth County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 51.7% | #485 of 1,290 | #44 of 89 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 51.5% | #563 of 1,319 | #52 of 93 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 55.9% | #580 of 1,319 | #57 of 93 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 245 | #1,305 of 1,562 | #90 of 112 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.5:1 | #226 of 1,390 | #25 of 98 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 35.1% | #1,152 of 1,392 | #76 of 98 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 13.9% | #1,165 of 1,481 | #77 of 105 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
6-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2023-24Enrollment
245
-73 (-23%) vs 2017
-22% since 1990-91, when it was 313
Student : Teacher
8.2:1
was 10.8:1
% White
80%
was 88%
% Hispanic
11%
was 7%
% Black
2%
was 2%
% Asian
1%
was 3%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-24 | 245 | 30 | 8.2:1 | 14% (34) |
| 2022-23 | 256 | 27 | 9.5:1 | 11% (27) |
| 2020-21 | 255 | 28 | 9.1:1 | 7% (17) |
| 2017-18 | 318 | 29.5 | 10.8:1 | 8% (27) |
| 2015-16 | 327 | 29 | 11.3:1 | 9% (30) |
| 2010-11 | 312 | 27 | 11.6:1 | 11% (35) |
| 2000-01 | 300 | 26 | 11.5:1 | 11% (33) |
| 1990-91 | 313 | 22 | 14.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Atlantic Highlands Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 23% (318 to 245); teachers up 2% (29.5 to 30).
About Atlantic Highlands Elementary School
Atlantic Highlands Elementary School is an elementary school with a street address in ATLANTIC HIGHLANDS, New Jersey. A federal count lists 245 students at the school, in pre-K through 6. An average school in this group (elementary schools in New Jersey) has about 405 students.
Atlantic Highlands Elementary School falls under Atlantic Highlands School District.
White students are the majority at Atlantic Highlands Elementary School, with 80% of enrollment. After that, the student body is 11% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, and 2% Black. The school's diversity index is 35%, meaning two students picked at random have a 35% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Teachers at the school number 30 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 9.5:1. On average, elementary schools in New Jersey have 11.4:1, compared with 9.5:1 here. The school's lunch program data list 14% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. On average, public schools in Monmouth County report 29%.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Atlantic Highlands Elementary School is 6.8 points below its prediction. Actual: 51.7%. Predicted: 58.6%.
Across Monmouth County, the median household income is $124,845, about 51% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 4% of residents are in poverty. In all, Monmouth County has 186 public schools and roughly 91,053 students.
Atlantic Highlands Elementary School is the closest public school, less than a tenth of a mile away in a straight line. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. The nearest schools with test data average 52.1%, higher than Atlantic Highlands Elementary School's 51.7%.
Locale data from NCES put Atlantic Highlands Elementary School in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more (Suburb: Large).
Compared with 2017-18, the school had 73 fewer students in 2023-24. Over the same years, the White share dropped from 88% to 80%. In 2017-18, the student-to-teacher ratio was 10.8:1; by 2023-24 it was 8.2:1.
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Monmouth County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
645,353
Census ACS
Median income
$124,845
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
51%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
186
91,053 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in ATLANTIC HIGHLANDS
- Atlantic Highlands Elementary SchoolElementary · 282 students
- Navesink Elementary SchoolElementary · 210 students
Other Atlantic Highlands Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Atlantic Highlands Elementary. Atlantic Highlands Elementary School is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Atlantic Highlands Elementary SchoolATLANTIC HIGHLANDS, NJ · 282 students
Nearby schools
- Atlantic Highlands Elementary School0.0 mi · 282
- Navesink Elementary School0.9 mi · 210
- Bayshore Middle School1.1 mi · 534
- Leonardo Elementary School1.1 mi · 283
- Highlands Elementary School2.3 mi · 153
- Highlands Elementary School2.3 mi · 160
Frequently asked questions
About Atlantic Highlands Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Atlantic Highlands Elementary School?
Atlantic Highlands Elementary School enrolls approximately 245 students in grades PK-06.
What grades does Atlantic Highlands Elementary School serve?
Atlantic Highlands Elementary School serves grades PK-06.
How many students per teacher at Atlantic Highlands Elementary School?
Approximately 9.5:1 students per teacher at Atlantic Highlands Elementary School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Atlantic Highlands Elementary School?
At Atlantic Highlands Elementary School, the student body is approximately 80% White, 11% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Atlantic Highlands Elementary School in?
Atlantic Highlands Elementary School is part of Atlantic Highlands School District.
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