Enrollment
160
Elementary
STATE 405
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DEAL BORO SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 340363003764
Deal Elementary School
201 ROSELD AVENUE, DEAL, NJ 07723 · (732) 531-0480 · Monmouth County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL160 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 18% of New Jersey public elementary schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats 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
7.8:1
20 FTE teachers
STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
26%
42 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 17 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 18 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 17 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 18 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 20 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 20 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 17 | 11% |
| Grade 7 | 18 | 11% |
| Grade 8 | 15 | 9% |
This year's kindergarten class (17) is 13% larger than its 8th grade class (15).
Student demographics
44%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
60.6%
NJ avg 53.1% . +14.5pp since 2023
Math
34.1%
NJ avg 41.6% . +0.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 61 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 34 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 15 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 60.6% | 34.1% |
| 2023-24 | 46.1% | 33.7% |
% 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
37.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
51.8%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-14.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 38% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 52% 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 Deal Elementary School
Deal Elementary School's state test result (37.8% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deal Elementary School this school | 160 | 26.3% | 37.8% |
| Mannington Township Elementary School SALEM | 170 | 25.9% | 60.3% |
| Ridge and Valley Charter School Frelinghuysen | 134 | 27.6% | 43.3% |
| Port Colden School WASHINGTON | 170 | 21.2% | 36.9% |
| Sandyston Walpack Consolidated School LAYTON | 130 | 23.1% | 49.2% |
| Knowlton Township Board of Education DELAWARE | 174 | 20.7% | 47.3% |
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 Deal Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Monmouth County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 37.8% | #804 of 1,290 | #73 of 89 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 34.1% | #894 of 1,319 ▼ 43 | #74 of 93 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 60.6% | #469 of 1,319 ▲ 287 | #42 of 93 ▲ 22 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 160 | #1,444 of 1,562 | #102 of 112 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 26.3% | #917 of 1,481 | #46 of 105 |
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
160
+4 (+3%) vs 2020
+11% since 1990-91, when it was 144
Student : Teacher
7.8:1
was 8.7:1
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 | 160 | 20.5 | 7.8:1 | 26% (42) |
| 2023-24 | 152 | 20.1 | 7.6:1 | 18% (27) |
| 2022-23 | 159 | 19.6 | 8.1:1 | 22% (35) |
| 2020-21 | 156 | 18 | 8.7:1 | 17% (27) |
| 2017-18 | 165 | 17.1 | 9.7:1 | 11% (18) |
| 2015-16 | 165 | 15 | 11.0:1 | 12% (19) |
| 2010-11 | 99 | 10 | 9.9:1 | 0% (0) |
| 2000-01 | 171 | 15 | 11.4:1 | 2% (4) |
| 1990-91 | 144 | 11 | 13.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Deal Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 3% (165 to 160); teachers up 20% (17.1 to 20.5).
About Deal Elementary School
DEAL, New Jersey, is home to Deal Elementary School, a small elementary school. Classes run from kindergarten through 8, and the school has 160 students. Against the 405-student average for elementary schools in New Jersey, enrollment here is 60% lower.
Deal Elementary School is administered by Deal Boro School District.
At 73%, White students outnumber all other groups at Deal Elementary School combined. After that, the student body is 11% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, and 7% Black. That is close to the 74% White share among all Monmouth County residents. Deal Elementary School has a diversity index of 44%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Dividing enrollment by its 20.5 full-time-equivalent teachers gives a ratio of about 7.8:1. Among elementary schools in New Jersey, the typical ratio is 11.4:1. Eligible students account for 26% of enrollment in the free or reduced-price lunch program.
Deal Elementary School is graded C- by allk12, scoring above 18% of New Jersey public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Test results at Deal Elementary School are 14.0 points below what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (37.8% actual, 51.8% predicted).
Census estimates describe Monmouth County this way: median household income is about $124,845, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 51% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 4%. Federal data list 186 public schools in Monmouth County, with a combined enrollment of about 91,053.
The next-closest public school is Wanamassa Elementary School, about 1.2 miles away. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Deal Elementary School. In a group of 9 nearby schools with scores, Deal Elementary School ranks 3rd on average proficiency.
Locale: Suburb: Large. In NCES terms, the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Deal Elementary School saw enrollment rise 3% between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
Discussions about Deal Elementary School may include school safety, transportation, and start times. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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
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Nearby schools
- Wanamassa Elementary School1.2 mi · 356
- Asbury Park High School1.3 mi · 379
- George L Catrambone1.6 mi · 686
- Ocean Township Elementary School1.6 mi · 410
- Bradley Elementary School1.7 mi · 345
- Ocean Township High School1.9 mi · 925
Frequently asked questions
About Deal Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Deal Elementary School?
Deal Elementary School enrolls approximately 160 students in grades KG-08.
What age range does Deal Elementary School serve?
Deal Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Deal Elementary School?
Approximately 7.8:1 students per teacher at Deal Elementary School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Deal Elementary School?
At Deal Elementary School, the student body is approximately 73% White, 11% Hispanic, 7% Black, 1% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Is Deal Elementary School public or private?
Deal Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Deal Boro School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.