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Enrollment
917
High
DISTRICT 696 · STATE 929
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MANASQUAN SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 340942003940
Manasquan High School
167 Broad Street, Manasquan, NJ 08736 · (732) 528-8820 · Monmouth County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL917 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 64% of New Jersey public high schools
- B+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 high schools
Student : Teacher
11.6:1
79 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.8:1 · STATE 12.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
16%
145 students
DISTRICT 12% · STATE 41%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 221 | 24% |
| Grade 10 | 221 | 24% |
| Grade 11 | 230 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 245 | 27% |
Student demographics
34%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 30% · 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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Manasquan School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
57.6%
NJ avg 53.1% . -16.6pp since 2023
Math
47.6%
NJ avg 41.6% . +14.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 58 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 48 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New Jersey schools, those numbers are about 53 and 42. Reading and writing scores are down about 17 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 15 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 57.6% | 47.6% |
| 2023-24 | 74.2% | 33.1% |
% 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
49.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
57.5%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 50% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 58% 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 Manasquan High School
Manasquan High School's state test result (49.8% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manasquan High School this school | 917 | 15.8% | 49.8% |
| Seneca High School TABERNACLE | 1,058 | 18.6% | 30.6% |
| Wall High School WALL | 924 | 14.3% | 45.1% |
| Point Pleasant Borough High School POINT PLEASANT | 831 | 15.8% | 47.0% |
| Jefferson Township High School OAK RIDGE | 761 | 14.7% | 39.9% |
| Kittatinny Regional High School NEWTON | 733 | 15.4% | 42.0% |
Matched among New Jersey high 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 Manasquan High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Monmouth County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 49.8% | #114 of 397 | #9 of 30 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 47.6% | #97 of 400 ▲ 78 | #11 of 31 ▲ 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 57.6% | #153 of 395 ▼ 49 | #12 of 31 ▼ 4 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 917 | #196 of 442 | #17 of 36 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.6:1 | #151 of 388 | #14 of 31 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 34.2% | #343 of 389 | #27 of 31 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 15.8% | #305 of 405 | #18 of 31 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.0% | #161 of 200 | #18 of 24 |
Ranked against other public high 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
917
-89 (-9%) vs 2020
+20% since 1990-91, when it was 763
Student : Teacher
11.6:1
was 13.2:1
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 | 917 | 79.2 | 11.6:1 | 16% (145) |
| 2023-24 | 945 | 81.2 | 11.6:1 | 10% (97) |
| 2022-23 | 948 | 82.8 | 11.4:1 | 12% (117) |
| 2020-21 | 1,006 | 76 | 13.2:1 | 11% (115) |
| 2017-18 | 945 | 71.4 | 13.2:1 | 13% (119) |
| 2015-16 | 963 | 68 | 14.2:1 | 14% (139) |
| 2010-11 | 986 | 61 | 16.2:1 | 10% (102) |
| 2000-01 | 900 | 63 | 14.3:1 | 4% (40) |
| 1990-91 | 763 | 55 | 13.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Manasquan High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 3% (945 to 917); teachers up 11% (71.4 to 79.2).
About Manasquan High School
In Manasquan, New Jersey, Manasquan High School is a medium-sized high school. The school serves 917 students in grades 9 through 12 in 2024-25.
Manasquan High School falls under Manasquan School District, which has 2 schools enrolling 1,392 students.
By race and ethnicity, Manasquan High School is 79% White. Beyond that, enrollment is 17% Hispanic. By the diversity index, Manasquan High School comes in at 34%.
The school employs the equivalent of 79.2 full-time teachers, for a ratio of 11.6:1. The average ratio among high schools in New Jersey is 12.7:1, higher than at this school. The free or reduced-price lunch rate at Manasquan High School is 16%. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Monmouth County is 29%.
Measured against New Jersey public high schools, Manasquan High School receives a B. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Manasquan High School scores 49.8% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 57.5%.
Among Monmouth County residents, median household income is about $124,845, about 51% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 4% of residents are in poverty. Manasquan High School is one of 186 public schools in Monmouth County, which together enroll about 91,053 students.
The closest public school to Manasquan High School is Manasquan Elementary School, less than a tenth of a mile away. Within five miles of Manasquan High School, there are at least 8 other public schools. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Manasquan High School is 8th of 8 on proficiency.
Federal data place Manasquan High 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.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, the student count declined from 1,006 to 917. Federal data show the ratio falling from 13.2:1 to 11.6:1.
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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
Other schools in Manasquan School District
- Manasquan Elementary SchoolElementary · 475 students
Nearby schools
- Manasquan Elementary School0.1 mi · 475
- Sea Girt Elementary School0.5 mi · 148
- Old Mill Elementary School1.0 mi · 396
- Brielle Elementary School1.3 mi · 471
- Spring Lake Heights Elementary School1.9 mi · 292
- Wall Intermediate School2.1 mi · 755
Frequently asked questions
About Manasquan High SchoolHow many students attend Manasquan High School?
Manasquan High School enrolls approximately 917 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Manasquan High School serve?
Manasquan High School serves grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at Manasquan High School?
Approximately 11.6:1 students per teacher at Manasquan High School.
How diverse is Manasquan High School?
Manasquan High School reports a student body of 79% White, 17% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Manasquan High School?
Manasquan High School is overseen by Manasquan School District in Monmouth County.
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