Marine Academy of Science and Technology

Located at 305 Mast Way, in Highlands, New Jersey, Marine Academy of Science and Technology is a minimally staffed senior high that teaches 276 students (grades 9 through 12), overseen by Monmouth County Vocational School District. That puts it 70% below the typical public school in New Jersey, which averages around 929 students.

Monmouth County Vocational School District runs 8 schools in total, collectively educating 1,635 students. Marine Academy of Science and Technology is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, Marine Academy of Science and Technology lists that White students make up the majority at 73%. Beyond that, the school records 12% Asian, 7% Hispanic, 7% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with Monmouth County as a whole.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 10.2:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.7:1, putting Marine Academy of Science and Technology tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 1% of students at Marine Academy of Science and Technology qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Monmouth County runs at roughly 29%, so the school's eligibility rate is lower than the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Marine Academy of Science and Technology ranks in the top 10% of New Jersey public schools. The BeatsExpectations model, a per-state regression of composite proficiency on FRL share, predicts schools with this student profile to land around 65.6%; Marine Academy of Science and Technology posts 91.0%, +25.5 points above that line.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Monmouth County put median household income runs about $124,845, about 51% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 4%. Across Monmouth County's 186 public schools (combined enrollment of about 91,053 students), Marine Academy of Science and Technology is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Atlantic Highlands Elementary School, roughly 3.9 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Marine Academy of Science and Technology ranks 1st on composite proficiency, above the local average of 51.6%.

The campus sits in an outer-ring setting.

Five-year trend. Marine Academy of Science and Technology's enrollment has held roughly steady since 2018, when it stood at 282 (now 276). The White share of enrollment contracted from 89% to 73% over that span.

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