Enrollment
125
Elementary
STATE 405
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BAY HEAD BOROUGH SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 340123004568
Bay Head Elementary
145 GROVE STREET, BAY HEAD, NJ 08742 · (732) 892-0668 · Ocean County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL125 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
6.7:1
19 FTE teachers
STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 14 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 16 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 4 | 3% |
| Grade 3 | 15 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 12 | 10% |
| Grade 5 | 11 | 9% |
| Grade 6 | 13 | 10% |
| Grade 7 | 23 | 18% |
| Grade 8 | 17 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (14) is 18% smaller than its 8th grade class (17).
Student demographics
19%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.
Gender split
Test scores
NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
87.9%
NJ avg 53.1% . +17.4pp since 2023
Math
62.3%
NJ avg 41.6% . +8.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 88 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 62 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New Jersey schools, those numbers are about 53 and 42. Reading and writing scores are up about 17 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 8 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 87.9% | 62.3% |
| 2023-24 | 70.5% | 54.1% |
% Meeting or Exceeding Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: NJSLA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Bay Head Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Ocean County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 62.3% | #371 of 1,319 ▲ 114 | #3 of 52 ▲ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 87.9% | #25 of 1,319 ▲ 203 | #1 of 52 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 125 | #1,493 of 1,562 | #67 of 70 |
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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
125
-2 (-2%) vs 2020
+25% since 1990-91, when it was 100
Student : Teacher
6.7:1
was 8.5:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 125 | 18.7 | 6.7:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 120 | 15.1 | 8.0:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 123 | 14.5 | 8.5:1 | 2% (3) |
| 2020-21 | 127 | 15 | 8.5:1 | 2% (3) |
| 2017-18 | 129 | 15.2 | 8.5:1 | 0% (0) |
| 2015-16 | 149 | 14 | 10.6:1 | 0% (0) |
| 2010-11 | 116 | 10 | 11.6:1 | 0% (0) |
| 2000-01 | 106 | 12 | 8.8:1 | 0% (0) |
| 1990-91 | 100 | 10 | 10.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Bay Head Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 3% (129 to 125); teachers up 23% (15.2 to 18.7).
About Bay Head Elementary
Bay Head Elementary is a small elementary school in BAY HEAD, New Jersey, one of the schools in Bay Head Borough School District. Students in kindergarten through 8 attend, and enrollment is 125 students. The school's enrollment is 69% smaller than the 405 average for elementary schools in New Jersey.
Bay Head Elementary is part of Bay Head Borough School District.
Bay Head Elementary enrolls a student body that is 90% White. It is also 5% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. By the diversity index, Bay Head Elementary comes in at 19%.
Teachers at the school number 18.7 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 6.7:1. Among elementary schools in New Jersey, the typical ratio is 11.4:1.
Bay Head Elementary is located in Ocean County, where median household income is about $89,863, roughly 34% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Federal data list 117 public schools in Ocean County, with a combined enrollment of about 66,051.
The closest public school to Bay Head Elementary is Nellie F. Bennett Elementary School, about 0.7 miles away. Within five miles of Bay Head Elementary, there are at least 8 other public schools.
Its NCES locale code is Suburb: Large: the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment held near 125, starting from 127. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 8.5:1 to 6.7:1.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for Bay Head Elementary covering things like school safety, transportation, and start times. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Ocean County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
654,362
Census ACS
Median income
$89,863
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
117
66,051 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Nearby schools
- Nellie F. Bennett Elementary School0.7 mi · 706
- Ocean Road Elementary School1.1 mi · 483
- Point Pleasant Borough High School1.2 mi · 831
- Point Pleasant Beach High School1.3 mi · 331
- Memorial Middle School1.4 mi · 634
- G. Harold Antrim Elementary School1.8 mi · 302
Frequently asked questions
About Bay Head ElementaryHow large is Bay Head Elementary?
Bay Head Elementary enrolls approximately 125 students in grades KG-08.
Is Bay Head Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Bay Head Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Bay Head Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Bay Head Elementary is approximately 6.7:1 (19 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Bay Head Elementary?
Student demographics at Bay Head Elementary are roughly 90% White, 5% Hispanic, 2% Black, 4% Two or more.
What district is Bay Head Elementary in?
Bay Head Elementary is part of Bay Head Borough School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.