Bradley Beach Elementary School

Bradley Beach Elementary School is a low-enrollment primary school in BRADLEY BEACH, New Jersey, operated by Bradley Beach School District. The school enrolls 193 students in grades pre-K through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 52% below the state mean of about 405.

Bradley Beach School District is the operating authority for Bradley Beach Elementary School, handling staffing, calendars, and reporting to the state department of education.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Bradley Beach Elementary School reports that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 61% of enrollment. The remainder reads as 30% White, 6% Black, 2% Asian. By comparison, Monmouth County as a whole is about 13% Hispanic, so the school skews visibly more Hispanic than its surroundings.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 6.4:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 11.4:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 65% of students at Bradley Beach Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Monmouth County runs at roughly 29%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, Bradley Beach Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 30.7%; this one delivers 38.4%.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Monmouth County put median household income runs about $124,845, roughly 51% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Bradley Beach Elementary School is one of 186 public schools in Monmouth County (combined enrollment of about 91,053 students).

Nearest neighbor: Midtown Community Elementary School, around 0.6 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Bradley Beach Elementary School. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Bradley Beach Elementary School ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 29.2%.

Bradley Beach Elementary School operates from a suburban location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 39%: 317 students in 2018 compared to 193 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 8.6:1 in 2018 to 6.4:1 today.

On this page, members of the Bradley Beach Elementary School community share and discuss pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.