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If you could change one rule at Berkeley Township Elementary School, what would it be?
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Enrollment
594
Middle
DISTRICT 591 · STATE 578
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BERKELEY TOWNSHIP SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 340156006125
Berkeley Township Elementary School
10 EMORY AVENUE, BAYVILLE, NJ 08721 · (732) 269-2909 · Ocean County
GRADES 05–06MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL594 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.5:1
52 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.5:1 · STATE 10.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
38%
228 students
DISTRICT 37% · STATE 41%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 5 | 305 | 51% |
| Grade 6 | 289 | 49% |
Student demographics
50%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 50% · 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
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Berkeley Township School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
49.8%
NJ avg 53.1% . +3.8pp since 2023
Math
36.4%
NJ avg 41.6% . +5.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 50 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 36 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 4 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 6 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 49.8% | 36.4% |
| 2023-24 | 46.0% | 30.6% |
% 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
36.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
45.1%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 36% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 45% 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 Berkeley Township Elementary School
Berkeley Township Elementary School's state test result (36.2% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Berkeley Township Elementary School this school | 594 | 38.4% | 36.2% |
| Central Regional Middle School BAYVILLE | 680 | 38.8% | 35.8% |
| Delran Middle School DELRAN | 662 | 31.7% | 40.0% |
| Mary E. Volz Elementary School RUNNEMEDE | 510 | 41.2% | 34.0% |
| Hammonton Middle School HAMMONTON | 795 | 39.5% | 42.4% |
| Veterans Memorial Middle School BRICK TOWN | 865 | 35.4% | 43.4% |
Matched among New Jersey middle 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 Berkeley Township Elementary School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Ocean County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 36.2% | #293 of 433 | #13 of 19 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 36.4% | #260 of 437 ▲ 24 | #9 of 19 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 49.8% | #293 of 437 ▼ 7 | #8 of 19 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 594 | #187 of 445 | #13 of 19 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.5:1 | #280 of 417 | #10 of 19 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 50.3% | #257 of 419 | #11 of 19 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 38.4% | #193 of 436 | #11 of 19 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.5% | #173 of 282 | #11 of 16 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
594
+20 (+3%) vs 2020
+9% since 2010-11, when it was 545
Student : Teacher
11.5:1
was 11.0:1
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 | 594 | 51.8 | 11.5:1 | 38% (228) |
| 2023-24 | 561 | 52.5 | 10.7:1 | 34% (191) |
| 2022-23 | 587 | 52.5 | 11.2:1 | 33% (194) |
| 2020-21 | 574 | 52 | 11.0:1 | 35% (200) |
| 2017-18 | 649 | 52 | 12.5:1 | 34% (223) |
| 2015-16 | 592 | 48 | 12.3:1 | 28% (168) |
| 2010-11 | 545 | 36 | 15.1:1 | 28% (154) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Berkeley Township Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 8% (649 to 594); teachers unchanged (52 to 51.8).
About Berkeley Township Elementary School
At 10 EMORY AVENUE in BAYVILLE, New Jersey, Berkeley Township Elementary School operates as a medium-sized middle school. The school's 594 students are in grades 5 through 6.
Berkeley Township Elementary School is one school in a 4-school district, Berkeley Township School District, which enrolls 2,362 students.
White students make up a majority at Berkeley Township Elementary School, at 67%. The next largest groups are 21% Hispanic, 6% Black, 4% multiracial, and 2% Asian. In Ocean County overall, about 83% of residents are White. Pick two students at random and there is a 50% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Federal staffing data show 51.8 full-time-equivalent teachers at Berkeley Township Elementary School and a ratio of 11.5:1. That is close to the 10.9:1 average for middle schools in New Jersey. The count of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch equals 38% of enrollment.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Berkeley Township Elementary School is 9.0 points below the average proficiency rate on state tests predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 36.2% actual, 45.1% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in New Jersey.
Within Ocean County, the median household income is $89,863, about 34% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 7%. In all, Ocean County has 117 public schools and roughly 66,051 students.
Nearest public school: Clara B. Worth Elementary School, about 0.8 miles away. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Berkeley Township Elementary School ranks 5th of 9 on average proficiency.
Federal records code the school's setting as Suburb: Large.
Over 4 years, Berkeley Township Elementary School's enrollment climbed 3%, to 594.
Parents and students can post about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater at Berkeley Township Elementary School. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
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
Other schools in Berkeley Township School District
- Clara B. Worth Elementary SchoolElementary · 666 students
- H & M Potter SchoolElementary · 627 students
- Bayville Elementary SchoolElementary · 475 students
Other schools in BAYVILLE
- Central Regional High SchoolHigh · 1,489 students
- Central Regional Middle SchoolMiddle · 680 students
- Clara B. Worth Elementary SchoolElementary · 666 students
- H & M Potter SchoolElementary · 627 students
- Bayville Elementary SchoolElementary · 475 students
Nearby schools
- Clara B. Worth Elementary School0.8 mi · 666
- Bayville Elementary School1.2 mi · 475
- H & M Potter School1.2 mi · 627
- Ocean Gate Elementary School1.8 mi · 141
- Beachwood Elementary School2.3 mi · 480
- Central Regional High School2.5 mi · 1,489
Frequently asked questions
About Berkeley Township Elementary SchoolHow large is Berkeley Township Elementary School?
Berkeley Township Elementary School enrolls approximately 594 students in grades 05-06.
Is Berkeley Township Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Berkeley Township Elementary School is a middle school covering grades 05-06.
How many teachers does Berkeley Township Elementary School have?
Berkeley Township Elementary School employs 52 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.5:1.
What is the student diversity at Berkeley Township Elementary School?
Student demographics at Berkeley Township Elementary School are roughly 67% White, 21% Hispanic, 6% Black, 2% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Berkeley Township Elementary School public or private?
Berkeley Township Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Berkeley Township School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.