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Navesink Elementary School

151 MONMOUTH AVENUE, ATLANTIC HIGHLANDS, NJ 07716 · (732) 291-0289 · Monmouth County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL210 STUDENTS
Enrollment
210
Elementary
DISTRICT 369 · STATE 405
Student : Teacher
10.2:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.2:1 · STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
11%
23 students
DISTRICT 14% · 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

GradeStudentsShare
Kindergarten3517%
Grade 13718%
Grade 23517%
Grade 34220%
Grade 42713%
Grade 53416%
Student demographics
33%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 33% · STATE 71% · US 70%
White
17081%
DISTRICT 81% · STATE 37% · US 43%
Hispanic
199%
DISTRICT 11% · STATE 35% · US 30%
Black
31%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 14% · US 15%
Asian
31%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 10% · US 6%
Two+
157%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 3% · US 5%
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
Male
10148%
Female
10952%

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Test scores

NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding Expectations
English Language Arts
76.6%
NJ avg 53.1% . -7.6pp since 2023
Math
73.0%
NJ avg 41.6% . -4.9pp since 2023

What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 77 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 73 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 8 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 5 points.

NJSLA results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2576.6%73.0%
2023-2484.2%77.9%
% 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
74.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
60.2%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+14.1pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 74% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 60% 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 →

Where Navesink Elementary School ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn New JerseyIn Monmouth County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
74.2%#97 of 1,290#3 of 89
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
73.0%#196 of 1,319#19 of 93
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
76.6%#139 of 1,319#11 of 93
Enrollment
ranked largest first
210#1,378 of 1,562#98 of 112
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
10.2:1#388 of 1,390#41 of 98
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
33.1%#1,186 of 1,392#79 of 98
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-23.4%#120 of 798#8 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.

7-year change

SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
210
-64 (-23%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
10.2:1
was 10.4:1
% White
81%
was 84%
% Hispanic
9%
was 9%
% Black
1%
was 2%
% Asian
1%
was 2%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree or reduced lunch
2024-2521020.710.2:111% (23)
2023-2420520.99.8:19% (19)
2022-23208219.9:111% (23)
2017-1827426.510.4:115% (40)
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Navesink Elementary School.

About Navesink Elementary School

Navesink Elementary School is a small elementary school in New Jersey, located in ATLANTIC HIGHLANDS. The student body numbers 210 students, from kindergarten through 5. Average enrollment for elementary schools in New Jersey is about 405, so this school runs 48% smaller than that.

Enrollment across the 16 schools in Middletown Township Public School District totals 8,752 students.

Federal enrollment data show Navesink Elementary School is 81% White. Other groups make up 9% Hispanic and 7% multiracial. Pick two students at random and there is a 33% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.

With 20.7 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, the ratio at Navesink Elementary School was 10.2:1. On average, elementary schools in New Jersey have 11.4:1, compared with 10.2:1 here. Navesink Elementary School's free or reduced-price lunch eligibility rate is 11%. Public schools in Monmouth County average 29%.

After adjusting for student poverty, Navesink Elementary School lands between the top and bottom 10% of New Jersey schools. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 74.2%; the prediction is 60.2%.

Census estimates describe Monmouth County this way: the median household income is $124,845, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 51%, and about 4% of people live in poverty. Besides Navesink Elementary School, Monmouth County has 185 other public schools.

The nearest public school is Atlantic Highlands Elementary School, at about 0.9 miles. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. On state test proficiency, Navesink Elementary School ranks 1st in a group of 5 nearby schools.

The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Suburb: Large: in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.

Enrollment at Navesink Elementary School dropped 23% between 2017-18 and 2024-25, from 274 to 210 students.

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Monmouth County at a glance

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Population
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

School name
Navesink Elementary School
District
Middletown Township Public School District
Address
151 MONMOUTH AVENUE, ATLANTIC HIGHLANDS, NJ 07716
Phone
(732) 291-0289
County
Monmouth County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
KG–05
Total enrollment
210
Teachers (FTE)
21
Student–teacher ratio
10.2:1
Free/Reduced lunch
23 (11%)
Locale
21-Suburb: Large
NCES ID
341011004000
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Navesink Elementary School
How many students attend Navesink Elementary School?
Navesink Elementary School enrolls approximately 210 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Navesink Elementary School serve?
Navesink Elementary School serves grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Navesink Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Navesink Elementary School is approximately 10.2:1 (21 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Navesink Elementary School?
Student demographics at Navesink Elementary School are roughly 81% White, 9% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is Navesink Elementary School public or private?
Navesink Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Middletown Township Public School District.
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