Enrollment
331
High
DISTRICT 317 · STATE 929
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·POINT PLEASANT BEACH SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 341332004702
Point Pleasant Beach High School
700 Trenton Avenue, Point Pleasant Beach, NJ 08742 · (732) 899-1817 · Ocean County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL331 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 25% of New Jersey public high schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats 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
8.4:1
39 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 8.3:1 · STATE 12.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
20%
65 students
DISTRICT 21% · STATE 41%
Community
0
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 | 100 | 30% |
| Grade 10 | 53 | 16% |
| Grade 11 | 86 | 26% |
| Grade 12 | 92 | 28% |
Student demographics
32%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 34% · 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
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NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
47.0%
NJ avg 53.1% . -10.4pp since 2023
Math
25.0%
NJ avg 41.6% . +8.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 47 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 25 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 10 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 8 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 47.0% | 25.0% |
| 2023-24 | 57.4% | 16.7% |
% 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of NJ schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
32.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
55.4%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-23.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 32% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 55% typical for New Jersey schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 Point Pleasant Beach High School
Point Pleasant Beach High School's state test result (32.1% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Point Pleasant Beach High School this school | 331 | 19.6% | 32.1% |
| OCVTS Grunin Performing Arts Academy Toms River | 259 | 16.2% | 46.9% |
| Belvidere High School BELVIDERE | 303 | 27.7% | 30.1% |
| Warren County Vocational Technical School WASHINGTON | 413 | 24.9% | 33.7% |
| Pitman Jr./Sr. High School Pitman | 471 | 22.5% | 39.2% |
| New Egypt High School NEW EGYPT | 509 | 25.0% | 27.6% |
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 Point Pleasant Beach High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Ocean County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 32.1% | #237 of 397 | #10 of 19 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 25.0% | #227 of 400 ▲ 58 | #8 of 19 ▲ 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 47.0% | #229 of 395 ▼ 10 | #7 of 18 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 331 | #363 of 442 | #17 of 22 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 8.4:1 | #11 of 388 | #1 of 19 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 31.5% | #353 of 389 | #15 of 19 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 19.6% | #278 of 405 | #16 of 19 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.1% | #92 of 200 | #5 of 11 |
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
331
-51 (-13%) vs 2020
-5% since 1990-91, when it was 347
Student : Teacher
8.4:1
was 10.6:1
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 | 331 | 39.3 | 8.4:1 | 20% (65) |
| 2023-24 | 326 | 38.3 | 8.5:1 | 11% (35) |
| 2022-23 | 358 | 38.4 | 9.3:1 | 8% (30) |
| 2020-21 | 382 | 36 | 10.6:1 | 10% (37) |
| 2017-18 | 364 | 36.9 | 9.9:1 | 9% (32) |
| 2015-16 | 347 | 35 | 9.9:1 | 12% (41) |
| 2010-11 | 509 | 26 | 19.6:1 | 4% (18) |
| 2000-01 | 382 | 31 | 12.3:1 | 4% (14) |
| 1990-91 | 347 | 25 | 13.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Point Pleasant Beach High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 9% (364 to 331); teachers up 6% (36.9 to 39.3).
About Point Pleasant Beach High School
Point Pleasant Beach High School is a high school with a street address in Point Pleasant Beach, New Jersey. Enrollment in 2024-25 was 331 students in grades 9 through 12. Against the 929-student average for high schools in New Jersey, enrollment here is 64% lower.
Point Pleasant Beach High School is part of a district of 2 schools: Point Pleasant Beach School District, with 633 students.
About 81% of the student body at Point Pleasant Beach High School is White. The remaining students are 15% Hispanic. The county population is about 83% White, within a few points of the school. Point Pleasant Beach High School's diversity index is 32%, against a US figure of 70%.
The school employs the equivalent of 39.3 full-time teachers, for a ratio of 8.4:1. That is lower than the 12.7:1 average for high schools in New Jersey. The free or reduced-price lunch share, often used to gauge student poverty, is 20%. It compares with 44% for public schools in Ocean County.
The allk12 Grade for Point Pleasant Beach High School is C. Compared with New Jersey public high schools, the school scored higher than 25% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
The school's average proficiency rate on state tests, 32.1%, is 23.3 points below the 55.4% the model predicts from its free or reduced-price lunch share. That result is in the bottom 10% of New Jersey schools.
According to the American Community Survey, in Ocean County, the median household income is $89,863, roughly 34% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. There are 117 public schools in Ocean County, enrolling about 66,051 students in all.
The nearest other public school, G. Harold Antrim Elementary School, is about 0.6 miles away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Of the 8 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Point Pleasant Beach High School is 8th on average proficiency.
In the federal locale system, Point Pleasant Beach High School is coded Suburb: Large, for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Federal data show a 13% enrollment decrease, from 382 in 2020-21 to 331 in 2024-25. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 10.6:1 to 8.4:1.
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Ocean County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
654,362
Census ACS
Median income
$89,863
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
117
66,051 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Point Pleasant Beach School District
- G. Harold Antrim Elementary SchoolElementary · 302 students
Other schools in Point Pleasant Beach
- G. Harold Antrim Elementary SchoolElementary · 302 students
Nearby schools
- G. Harold Antrim Elementary School0.6 mi · 302
- Ocean Road Elementary School0.7 mi · 483
- Memorial Middle School1.3 mi · 634
- Point Pleasant Borough High School1.3 mi · 831
- Bay Head Elementary1.3 mi · 125
- Nellie F. Bennett Elementary School1.6 mi · 706
Frequently asked questions
About Point Pleasant Beach High SchoolHow many students attend Point Pleasant Beach High School?
Point Pleasant Beach High School enrolls approximately 331 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Point Pleasant Beach High School serve?
Point Pleasant Beach High School serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Point Pleasant Beach High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Point Pleasant Beach High School is approximately 8.4:1 (39 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Point Pleasant Beach High School?
Point Pleasant Beach High School reports a student body of 81% White, 15% Hispanic, 0% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Point Pleasant Beach High School?
Point Pleasant Beach High School is overseen by Point Pleasant Beach School District in Ocean County.
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