Berkeley Township Elementary School

Berkeley Township Elementary School, a mid-sized 6-8 campus in BAYVILLE, New Jersey, part of Berkeley Township School District, works with 594 students, covering grades 5 through 6.

Within Berkeley Township School District, which oversees 4 schools and 2,362 students, Berkeley Township Elementary School is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, Berkeley Township Elementary School lists that the largest single group is White, at 67% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school logs 21% Hispanic, 6% Black, 4% multiracial, 2% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 83% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully less White than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school currently runs with 52 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 11.5:1. That tracks the state average closely. Roughly 38% of students at Berkeley Township Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

With demographic context factored in, Berkeley Township Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 45.1% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 36.2%.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for Ocean County indicate median household income runs about $89,863, roughly 34% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. Berkeley Township Elementary School is one of 117 public schools in Ocean County (combined enrollment of about 66,051 students).

Nearest neighbor: Clara B. Worth Elementary School, around 0.8 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Berkeley Township Elementary School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Berkeley Township Elementary School at 5th of 9; the average score across the group is 34.5%.

Geographically, the school is in an outer-ring area.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 8%: 649 students in 2018 compared to 594 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 73% to 67% across the same window. Class-load math has fell: from 12.5:1 in 2018 to 11.5:1 in 2025.

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