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Enrollment
605
Elementary
DISTRICT 489 · STATE 405
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·KEYPORT SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 340795003890
Keyport Central School
335 BROAD STREET, KEYPORT, NJ 07735 · (732) 212-6100 · Monmouth County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL605 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 41% 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.
- C+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
9.0:1
68 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.0:1 · STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
47%
286 students
DISTRICT 46% · STATE 41%
Community
1
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 | 103 | 17% |
| Kindergarten | 57 | 9% |
| Grade 1 | 51 | 8% |
| Grade 2 | 62 | 10% |
| Grade 3 | 53 | 9% |
| Grade 4 | 51 | 8% |
| Grade 5 | 54 | 9% |
| Grade 6 | 51 | 8% |
| Grade 7 | 69 | 11% |
| Grade 8 | 54 | 9% |
This year's kindergarten class (57) is 6% larger than its 8th grade class (54).
Student demographics
61%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 60% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Keyport Central School→Keyport High School
Based on grade levels within Keyport School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
50.3%
NJ avg 53.1% . +2.5pp since 2023
Math
44.1%
NJ avg 41.6% . +5.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 50 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 44 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 3 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 6 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 50.3% | 44.1% |
| 2023-24 | 47.8% | 38.2% |
% 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
40.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.3%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 41% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 40% 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 Keyport Central School
Keyport Central School's state test result (40.5% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Keyport Central School this school | 605 | 47.3% | 40.5% |
| Roosevelt Elementary School HAWTHORNE | 521 | 42.4% | 45.9% |
| Mansfield Township Elementary PORT MURRAY | 570 | 46.0% | 38.4% |
| Switlik Elementary School Jackson | 758 | 47.0% | 34.3% |
| Merriam Avenue School NEWTON | 483 | 55.7% | 33.4% |
| Van Derveer Elementary School Somerville | 745 | 43.0% | 39.9% |
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 Keyport Central School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Monmouth County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 40.5% | #740 of 1,290 | #68 of 89 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 44.1% | #705 of 1,319 ▲ 73 | #68 of 93 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 50.3% | #695 of 1,319 ▲ 29 | #67 of 93 ▼ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 605 | #220 of 1,562 | #5 of 112 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.0:1 | #126 of 1,390 | #16 of 98 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 60.9% | #467 of 1,392 | #12 of 98 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 47.3% | #619 of 1,481 | #28 of 105 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.7% | #363 of 798 | #25 of 50 |
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
605
+4 (+1%) vs 2020
-9% since 1990-91, when it was 662
Student : Teacher
9.0:1
was 9.5:1
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 | 605 | 67.5 | 9.0:1 | 47% (286) |
| 2023-24 | 616 | 68.5 | 9.0:1 | 55% (338) |
| 2022-23 | 555 | 62.5 | 8.9:1 | 40% (224) |
| 2020-21 | 601 | 63 | 9.5:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 685 | 65.5 | 10.5:1 | 54% (370) |
| 2015-16 | 710 | 64 | 11.1:1 | 57% (403) |
| 2010-11 | 610 | 44 | 13.9:1 | 44% (270) |
| 2000-01 | 699 | 53 | 13.2:1 | 32% (227) |
| 1990-91 | 662 | 54 | 12.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Keyport Central School.
Since 2017-18: students down 12% (685 to 605); teachers up 3% (65.5 to 67.5).
About Keyport Central School
Located in KEYPORT, New Jersey, Keyport Central School is a medium-sized elementary school. It serves 605 students in pre-K through 8. The average among elementary schools in New Jersey is roughly 405 students; this school is 49% bigger than that.
Keyport School District operates 2 schools. Combined enrollment is 977 students.
Federal enrollment data show Hispanic students as the largest group at Keyport Central School, at 45%. Other groups include 42% White, 6% Black, and 5% multiracial. By comparison, Monmouth County residents are about 13% Hispanic. Pick two students at random and there is a 61% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
With 67.5 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, the ratio at Keyport Central School was 9.0:1. This ratio sits 2.5 below the 11.4:1 average for elementary schools in New Jersey. A measure often used for student poverty, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, stands at 47%. Among public schools in Monmouth County, the average eligibility rate is 29%.
allk12 grades Keyport Central School a C+. The grade compares the school only with New Jersey public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Keyport Central School is +0.2 points: 40.5% actual, 40.3% predicted.
Federal survey data for Monmouth County show that the median household income is $124,845, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 51% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 4%. Monmouth County is home to 186 public schools and about 91,053 public school students.
Of nearby public schools, Keyport High School is the closest, at less than a tenth of a mile. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Keyport Central School. In a group of 8 nearby schools with scores, Keyport Central School ranks 6th on average proficiency.
Federal data place Keyport Central School in the Suburb: Large locale, which means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment has been fairly stable: 601 in 2020-21 and 605 in 2024-25.
The discussion area below is open to posts about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
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
- Keyport High School0.1 mi · 372
- Sycamore Drive Early Childhood Learning Center0.7 mi · 341
- Beers Street School1.0 mi · 198
- Raritan Valley School1.2 mi · 241
- Cove Road School1.2 mi · 175
- Memorial School1.5 mi · 630
Frequently asked questions
About Keyport Central SchoolHow many students attend Keyport Central School?
Keyport Central School enrolls approximately 605 students in grades PK-08.
What grades does Keyport Central School serve?
Keyport Central School serves grades PK-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Keyport Central School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Keyport Central School is approximately 9.0:1 (68 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Keyport Central School?
Keyport Central School reports a student body of 42% White, 45% Hispanic, 6% Black, 2% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Keyport Central School?
Keyport Central School is overseen by Keyport School District in Monmouth County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.