Enrollment
142
Elementary
STATE 405
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ISLAND HEIGHTS SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 340771004608
Island Heights Elementary School
115 SUMMIT AVE, ISLAND HEIGHTS, NJ 08732 · (732) 929-1222 · Ocean County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL142 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 70% of New Jersey public elementary schools
- A-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
9.6:1
15 FTE teachers
STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
2%
3 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 | 24 | 17% |
| Kindergarten | 17 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 15 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 17 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 16 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 21 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 19 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 13 | 9% |
This year's kindergarten class (17) is 31% larger than its 6th grade class (13).
Student demographics
25%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
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NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
73.1%
NJ avg 53.1% . +6.9pp since 2023
Math
74.7%
NJ avg 41.6% . +14.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 73 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 75 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 7 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 14 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 73.1% | 74.7% |
| 2023-24 | 66.2% | 60.6% |
% 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
65.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
65.0%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 65% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 65% 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 Island Heights Elementary School
Island Heights Elementary School's state test result (65.3% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Island Heights Elementary School this school | 142 | 2.1% | 65.3% |
| Wenonah Elementary School WENONAH | 158 | 3.2% | 60.4% |
| Thomas A. Edison Elementary School WESTMONT | 159 | 3.1% | 64.5% |
| Nokomis School Medford Lakes | 126 | 4.0% | N/A |
| H W Mountz Elementary School Spring Lake | 130 | 3.8% | 86.1% |
| Atlantic Avenue HADDON HEIGHTS | 125 | 8.8% | N/A |
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 Island Heights Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Ocean County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 65.3% | #227 of 1,290 | #1 of 51 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 74.7% | #168 of 1,319 ▲ 203 | #1 of 52 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 73.1% | #203 of 1,319 ▲ 123 | #3 of 52 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 142 | #1,472 of 1,562 | #63 of 70 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 2.1% | #1,421 of 1,481 | #67 of 67 |
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
142
+14 (+11%) vs 2020
+15% since 1990-91, when it was 123
Student : Teacher
9.6:1
was 8.5:1
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 | 142 | 14.8 | 9.6:1 | 2% (3) |
| 2023-24 | 135 | 12.8 | 10.6:1 | 2% (3) |
| 2022-23 | 131 | 13.3 | 9.8:1 | 2% (3) |
| 2020-21 | 128 | 15 | 8.5:1 | 2% (3) |
| 2017-18 | 120 | 12.7 | 9.5:1 | 9% (11) |
| 2015-16 | 118 | 14 | 8.4:1 | 12% (14) |
| 2010-11 | 113 | 10 | 11.3:1 | 12% (13) |
| 2000-01 | 130 | 12 | 10.8:1 | 17% (22) |
| 1990-91 | 123 | 9 | 13.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Island Heights Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 18% (120 to 142); teachers up 17% (12.7 to 14.8).
About Island Heights Elementary School
Island Heights Elementary School is a small elementary school for students in ISLAND HEIGHTS, New Jersey. The school's 142 students are in pre-K through 6. Statewide, elementary schools in New Jersey average about 405 students each.
Island Heights Elementary School is run by Island Heights School District.
The large majority of students at Island Heights Elementary School, 86%, are White. The next largest groups are 10% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. County-wide, about 83% of residents are White. By the diversity index, Island Heights Elementary School comes in at 25%.
Federal records show a student-to-teacher ratio of 9.6:1 at Island Heights Elementary School, with 14.8 full-time-equivalent teachers. The 11.4:1 average for elementary schools in New Jersey is higher than this school's figure. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility, a common measure of family income, is 2%. Across public schools in Ocean County, the average is 44%.
The allk12 Grade for Island Heights Elementary School is B+. Compared with New Jersey public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 70% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Island Heights Elementary School falls in the middle 80% of New Jersey schools: 65.3% actual against 65.0% predicted.
Island Heights Elementary School is located in Ocean County, where median household income is about $89,863, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of people live in poverty. Federal data list 117 public schools in Ocean County, with a combined enrollment of about 66,051.
The closest other public school is Ocean Gate Elementary School, about 1.4 miles away. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Local comparison: Island Heights Elementary School ranks 1st of 9 nearby schools, at 65.3% versus a 36.3% average.
The school's locale code, Suburb: Large, means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
The number of students climbed from 128 to 142 over 4 years. Students per teacher rose from 8.5 in 2020-21 to 9.6 in 2024-25.
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Ocean County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
654,362
Census ACS
Median income
$89,863
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
117
66,051 students
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Frequently asked questions
About Island Heights Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Island Heights Elementary School?
Island Heights Elementary School enrolls approximately 142 students in grades PK-06.
Is Island Heights Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Island Heights Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-06.
How many students per teacher at Island Heights Elementary School?
Approximately 9.6:1 students per teacher at Island Heights Elementary School.
How diverse is Island Heights Elementary School?
Island Heights Elementary School reports a student body of 86% White, 10% Hispanic, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Island Heights Elementary School?
Island Heights Elementary School is overseen by Island Heights School District in Ocean County.
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