Nellie F. Bennett Elementary School

As a heavily attended elementary-level community in POINT PLEASANT, New Jersey, Nellie F. Bennett Elementary School serves 706 students from grades pre-K through 5, operated by Point Pleasant Borough School District. Enrollment runs roughly 74% larger than the state mean of about 405.

Within Point Pleasant Borough School District, which oversees 4 schools and 2,654 students, Nellie F. Bennett Elementary School is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, Nellie F. Bennett Elementary School lists that the student body is overwhelmingly White (91%). Beyond that, the school logs 7% Hispanic.

Looking at school resources, Nellie F. Bennett Elementary School logs 52 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.6:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 11.4:1, putting Nellie F. Bennett Elementary School higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 10% of students at Nellie F. Bennett Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Ocean County (around 44%), the school's rate is meaningfully below typical.

After controlling for student poverty, Nellie F. Bennett Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 60.4%; this one delivers 56.2%.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for Ocean County indicate median household income runs about $89,863, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Ocean County runs 117 public schools (combined enrollment of about 66,051 students), of which Nellie F. Bennett Elementary School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Bay Head Elementary, around 0.7 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Nellie F. Bennett Elementary School ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 50.4%.

The campus sits in a residential setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Nellie F. Bennett Elementary School has edged down 5%, going from 745 students in 2018 to 706 in 2025.

On the community side, the feed for Nellie F. Bennett Elementary School typically covers fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.