Beach Haven School

Beach Haven School, a rural-scale K-5 school in Beach Haven, New Jersey, part of Beach Haven School District, teaches 56 students, covering grades pre-K through 6. By comparison, New Jersey's public schools average about 405 students each, so Beach Haven School sits 86% smaller than that benchmark.

Beach Haven School is a school of Beach Haven School District, the district that handles curriculum, staffing, and budget for the campus.

Looking at the student body, Beach Haven School shows that 75% of the student body identifies as White. Beyond that, the school records 20% Hispanic, 5% multiracial. By comparison, Ocean County as a whole is about 83% White, so the school skews visibly less White than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, The school reports having 11 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 5.1:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 11.4:1, putting Beach Haven School tighter than the state norm the norm.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Ocean County put the typical household earns roughly $89,863 per year, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. Beach Haven School is one of 117 public schools in Ocean County (combined enrollment of about 66,051 students).

The closest other public school is Tuckerton Elementary School, roughly 5.9 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint.

Beach Haven School operates from an outer-ring location.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Beach Haven School has contracted 16%, going from 67 students in 2018 to 56 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment decreased from 28% to 20% over that span.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.