Enrollment
380
Elementary
STATE 405
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BRIGANTINE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 340234003479
Brigantine Community School
301 East Evans Blvd, Brigantine, NJ 08203 · (609) 266-3603 · Atlantic County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL380 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 52% 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.
- B-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
6.9:1
55 FTE teachers
STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
38%
145 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 | 60 | 16% |
| Kindergarten | 33 | 9% |
| Grade 1 | 33 | 9% |
| Grade 2 | 36 | 9% |
| Grade 3 | 37 | 10% |
| Grade 4 | 29 | 8% |
| Grade 5 | 34 | 9% |
| Grade 6 | 37 | 10% |
| Grade 7 | 40 | 11% |
| Grade 8 | 41 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (33) is 20% smaller than its 8th grade class (41).
Student demographics
42%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
57.0%
NJ avg 53.1% . +6.3pp since 2023
Math
53.9%
NJ avg 41.6% . +8.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 57 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 54 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 6 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 8 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 57.0% | 53.9% |
| 2023-24 | 50.7% | 45.6% |
% 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
47.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
45.3%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 47% 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 Brigantine Community School
Brigantine Community School's state test result (47.0% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brigantine Community School this school | 380 | 38.2% | 47.0% |
| Waterford Elementary School Waterford | 431 | 34.6% | 41.2% |
| Waretown Elementary School WARETOWN | 317 | 38.2% | N/A |
| Robert C. Wood Sr Early Childhood Center Little Egg Harbor | 318 | 40.9% | N/A |
| Wantage Elementary School WANTAGE | 396 | 35.1% | 29.1% |
| Mary Bray Elementary School MOUNT EPHRAIM | 289 | 39.1% | 46.9% |
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 Brigantine Community School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Atlantic County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 47.0% | #594 of 1,290 | #7 of 38 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 53.9% | #514 of 1,319 ▲ 133 | #6 of 38 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 57.0% | #555 of 1,319 ▲ 91 | #7 of 38 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 380 | #773 of 1,562 | #26 of 45 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 6.9:1 | #10 of 1,390 | #2 of 38 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 42.4% | #995 of 1,392 | #35 of 38 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 38.2% | #734 of 1,481 | #36 of 43 |
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
380
-64 (-14%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
6.9:1
was 7.0:1
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 | 380 | 55.2 | 6.9:1 | 38% (145) |
| 2023-24 | 383 | 58 | 6.6:1 | 29% (112) |
| 2022-23 | 390 | 59.2 | 6.6:1 | 31% (121) |
| 2020-21 | 444 | 63 | 7.0:1 | 42% (187) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Brigantine Community School.
About Brigantine Community School
Brigantine Community School is an elementary school with a street address in Brigantine, New Jersey. The grade span is pre-K through 8, and enrollment is 380 students.
Brigantine Community School is listed under Brigantine Public School District in federal data.
White students are the majority at Brigantine Community School, with 74% of enrollment. Enrollment also includes 12% Hispanic, 8% Asian, 3% Black, and 3% multiracial. The school's White share is 18 points above the 56% share among Atlantic County residents. The school's diversity index is 42%, meaning two students picked at random have a 42% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Federal records show a student-to-teacher ratio of 6.9:1 at Brigantine Community School, with 55.2 full-time-equivalent teachers. This ratio sits 4.6 below the 11.4:1 average for elementary schools in New Jersey. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility, a common measure of family income, is 38%. The average for public schools in Atlantic County is 59%.
allk12 grades Brigantine Community School a B-. The grade compares the school only with New Jersey public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
In New Jersey, Brigantine Community School is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 47.0% actual against a predicted 45.3%.
According to the American Community Survey, in Atlantic County, the median household income is $78,050, roughly 32% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. There are 77 public schools in Atlantic County, enrolling about 41,964 students in all.
The closest other public school is Uptown School Complex, about 4.0 miles away. Within five miles are 3 other public schools. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Brigantine Community School is 1st of 8 on proficiency.
NCES describes the area around Brigantine Community School as Suburb: Large, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Compared with 2020-21, the school had 64 fewer students in 2024-25.
Topics for discussion here include school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Atlantic County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
276,270
Census ACS
Median income
$78,050
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
32%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
77
41,964 students
Quick facts
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- Uptown School Complex4.0 mi · 518
- Pennsylvania Ave School4.3 mi · 566
- New York Avenue School4.7 mi · 550
- Dr Martin Luther King Jr School Complex5.1 mi · 544
- Venice Park School5.1 mi · 39
- Texas Avenue School5.6 mi · 496
Frequently asked questions
About Brigantine Community SchoolHow many students attend Brigantine Community School?
Brigantine Community School enrolls approximately 380 students in grades PK-08.
What grades does Brigantine Community School serve?
Brigantine Community School serves grades PK-08.
How many teachers does Brigantine Community School have?
Brigantine Community School employs 55 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 6.9:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Brigantine Community School?
At Brigantine Community School, the student body is approximately 74% White, 12% Hispanic, 3% Black, 8% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Brigantine Community School public or private?
Brigantine Community School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Brigantine Public School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.