Hugh J. Boyd Jr. Elementary School

Located at 1200 BAY BOULEVARD, in SEASIDE HTS, New Jersey, Hugh J. Boyd Jr. Elementary School is a rural-scale elementary school that enrolls 157 students (grades pre-K through 6), operated by Seaside Heights School District. That puts it 61% below the typical public school in New Jersey, which averages around 405 students.

Operationally, Hugh J. Boyd Jr. Elementary School answers to Seaside Heights School District, which sets policy, hires staff, and reports enrollment to the state.

In terms of who attends, Hugh J. Boyd Jr. Elementary School records that 52% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest breaks down as 30% White, 10% Black, 5% multiracial, 3% Asian. By comparison, Ocean County as a whole is about 11% Hispanic, so the school skews considerably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, Hugh J. Boyd Jr. Elementary School lists 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 7.5:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 11.4:1, putting Hugh J. Boyd Jr. Elementary School tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 80% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is higher than Ocean County's rate of about 44%.

With demographic context factored in, Hugh J. Boyd Jr. Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 22.6% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 27.1%.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Ocean County put median household earnings sit near $89,863, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. Hugh J. Boyd Jr. Elementary School is one of 117 public schools in Ocean County (combined enrollment of about 66,051 students).

Nearest neighbor: Lavallette Elementary School, around 1.6 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Hugh J. Boyd Jr. Elementary School at 8th of 9; the average score across the group is 41.5%.

The school occupies a bedroom-community site.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Hugh J. Boyd Jr. Elementary School has contracted 33%, going from 233 students in 2018 to 157 in 2025. Black enrollment moved from 15% to 10% across the same window. Class-load math has narrowed: from 10.2:1 in 2018 to 7.5:1 in 2025.

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