Keyport Central School

Keyport Central School, a moderately sized elementary-level community in KEYPORT, New Jersey, one of the schools within Keyport School District, instructs 605 students, covering grades pre-K through 8. Compared to the state average of about 405 students per school, that is 49% larger than typical.

Keyport Central School is one of 2 schools operated by Keyport School District, a district that caters to 977 students overall.

Demographically, Keyport Central School records that 45% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school logs 42% White, 6% Black, 5% multiracial. That is considerably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 13%.

On the resource side, The school lists 68 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 9.0:1. The state averages around 11.4:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 47% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Monmouth County runs at roughly 29%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Keyport Central School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 40.3%; this one delivers 40.5%.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Monmouth County put median household income runs about $124,845, roughly 51% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Monmouth County's 186 public schools (combined enrollment of about 91,053 students), Keyport Central School is one campus in the mix.

Keyport High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Keyport Central School at 6th of 8; the average score across the group is 50.5%.

The school occupies a bedroom-community site.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 12%: 685 students in 2018 compared to 605 in 2025. The White share of enrollment ticked down from 53% to 42% over that span. Class-load math has narrowed: from 10.5:1 in 2018 to 9.0:1 in 2025.

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