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
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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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.
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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
160
-5 (-3%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
7.8:1
was 9.7:1
% White
73%
was 75%
% Hispanic
11%
was 12%
% Black
7%
was 12%
% Asian
1%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About Deal Elementary School
Located at 201 ROSELD AVENUE, in DEAL, New Jersey, Deal Elementary School is a tiny K-5 school that instructs 160 students (grades K through 8), overseen by Deal Boro School District. Enrollment runs roughly 60% leaner than the state mean of about 405.
Operationally, Deal Elementary School answers to Deal Boro School District, which sets policy, hires staff, and reports enrollment to the state.
On demographics, Deal Elementary School logs that White students make up the majority at 73%; the rest is composed of 11% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, 7% Black. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.
Looking at school resources, Deal Elementary School reports 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 7.8:1. The state averages around 11.4:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 26% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.
On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Deal Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 51.8%; this one delivers 37.8%.
Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Monmouth County indicate median household income runs about $124,845, about 51% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Deal Elementary School is one of 186 public schools in Monmouth County (combined enrollment of about 91,053 students).
Nearest neighbor: Wanamassa Elementary School, around 1.2 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Deal Elementary School at 3rd of 9; the average score across the group is 28.2%.
The school occupies a residential site.
Trend over the last 7 years. Deal Elementary School's enrollment has shrank 3% since 2018, when it stood at 165 (now 160). The Black share of enrollment contracted from 12% to 7% over that span. Class-load math has narrowed: from 9.7:1 in 2018 to 7.8:1 in 2025.
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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
Related schools
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.