Enrollment
400
Elementary
STATE 405
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BELMAR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 340141003750
Belmar Elementary
1101 MAIN STREET, BELMAR, NJ 07719 · (732) 681-2388 · Monmouth County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL400 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 67% of New Jersey public elementary schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded New Jersey public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
8.1:1
49 FTE teachers
STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
56%
224 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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 62 | 16% |
| Kindergarten | 37 | 9% |
| Grade 1 | 39 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 31 | 8% |
| Grade 3 | 48 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 37 | 9% |
| Grade 5 | 35 | 9% |
| Grade 6 | 30 | 8% |
| Grade 7 | 39 | 10% |
| Grade 8 | 42 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (37) is 12% smaller than its 8th grade class (42).
Student demographics
55%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
58.0%
NJ avg 53.1% . -1.2pp since 2023
Math
48.6%
NJ avg 41.6% . +2.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 58 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 49 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New Jersey schools, those numbers are about 53 and 42. Reading and writing scores are down about 1 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 2 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 58.0% | 48.6% |
| 2023-24 | 59.2% | 46.2% |
% Meeting or Exceeding Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
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
46.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.5%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 46% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 36% 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 →
Schools most like Belmar Elementary
Belmar Elementary's state test result (46.3% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belmar Elementary this school | 400 | 56.0% | 46.3% |
| Weston Elementary School Manville | 404 | 59.4% | N/A |
| John F. Kennedy Elementary School JAMESBURG | 477 | 57.0% | 30.0% |
| Christopher Columbus School #8 GARFIELD | 366 | 58.5% | 43.4% |
| Roosevelt Elementary School KEARNY | 428 | 50.2% | 45.1% |
| Charles Olbon School Woodland Park | 404 | 52.5% | N/A |
Matched among New Jersey elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Belmar Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Monmouth County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 46.3% | #612 of 1,290 | #54 of 89 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 48.6% | #614 of 1,319 ▲ 22 | #57 of 93 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 58.0% | #526 of 1,319 ▼ 51 | #51 of 93 ▼ 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 400 | #700 of 1,562 | #50 of 112 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 8.1:1 | #46 of 1,390 | #7 of 98 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 54.8% | #670 of 1,392 | #30 of 98 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 56.0% | #510 of 1,481 | #21 of 105 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -22.6% | #130 of 798 | #9 of 50 |
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
400
-37 (-8%) vs 2020
-26% since 1990-91, when it was 543
Student : Teacher
8.1:1
was 8.4:1
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 | 400 | 49.2 | 8.1:1 | 56% (224) |
| 2023-24 | 398 | 51.7 | 7.7:1 | 52% (207) |
| 2022-23 | 394 | 55 | 7.2:1 | 51% (202) |
| 2020-21 | 437 | 52 | 8.4:1 | 53% (230) |
| 2017-18 | 517 | 54.3 | 9.5:1 | 59% (303) |
| 2015-16 | 556 | 52 | 10.7:1 | 59% (330) |
| 2010-11 | 551 | 41 | 13.4:1 | 46% (255) |
| 2000-01 | 574 | 52 | 11.0:1 | 33% (191) |
| 1990-91 | 543 | 39 | 13.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Belmar Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 23% (517 to 400); teachers down 9% (54.3 to 49.2).
About Belmar Elementary
In BELMAR, New Jersey, part of Monmouth County, Belmar Elementary is an elementary school. It educates 400 students in pre-K through 8.
Belmar Elementary is a school in Belmar Elementary School District.
Hispanic students make up a majority at Belmar Elementary, at 58%. The remaining shares are 35% White, 5% multiracial, and 3% Black. Census estimates put the Hispanic share of Monmouth County's population at about 13%. Belmar Elementary's diversity index is 55%, against a US figure of 70%.
Teachers at Belmar Elementary total 49.2 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 8.1:1. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 11.4:1 average for elementary schools in New Jersey. The school counts 224 students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, or 56%. It compares with 29% for public schools in Monmouth County.
The allk12 Grade for Belmar Elementary is B+. Compared with New Jersey public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 67% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Belmar Elementary's actual average proficiency rate on state tests (46.3%) and its predicted rate (35.5%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of New Jersey schools.
Monmouth County census figures show that the median household income is $124,845, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 51% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 4%. Monmouth County is home to 186 public schools and about 91,053 public school students.
Of nearby public schools, Academy Charter High School is the closest, at about 0.5 miles. Belmar Elementary has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. The nearest schools with test data average 49.2%, higher than Belmar Elementary's 46.3%.
The school's federal locale classification is Suburb: Large.
Federal data show an 8% enrollment decrease, from 437 in 2020-21 to 400 in 2024-25.
Questions about school safety, transportation, and start times can be posted here. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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 Belmar Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Belmar Elementary. Belmar Elementary is the largest of the 2.
- Belmar Elementary SchoolAMARILLO, TX · 385 students
Nearby schools
- Academy Charter High School0.5 mi · 166
- West Belmar Elementary School0.6 mi · 171
- Avon Elementary School0.9 mi · 112
- H W Mountz Elementary School1.4 mi · 130
- Spring Lake Heights Elementary School1.7 mi · 292
- Bradley Beach Elementary School1.8 mi · 193
Frequently asked questions
About Belmar ElementaryHow many students attend Belmar Elementary?
Belmar Elementary enrolls approximately 400 students in grades PK-08.
What grades does Belmar Elementary serve?
Belmar Elementary serves grades PK-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Belmar Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Belmar Elementary is approximately 8.1:1 (49 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Belmar Elementary?
At Belmar Elementary, the student body is approximately 35% White, 58% Hispanic, 3% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Belmar Elementary?
Belmar Elementary is overseen by Belmar Elementary School District in Monmouth County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.