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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the Robert L. Horbelt Elementary School administration to hear?
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Enrollment
499
Middle
DISTRICT 504 · STATE 578
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BARNEGAT TOWNSHIP SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 341647000461
Robert L. Horbelt Elementary School
104 BURR STREET, BARNEGAT, NJ 08005 · (609) 660-7500 · Ocean County
GRADES 05–06MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL499 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 33% of New Jersey public middle schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
12.6:1
40 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.8:1 · STATE 10.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
47%
236 students
DISTRICT 45% · STATE 41%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 5 | 255 | 51% |
| Grade 6 | 244 | 49% |
Student demographics
54%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 56% · 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
Students here typically continue to
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Barnegat Township School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
46.8%
NJ avg 53.1% . +3.4pp since 2023
Math
37.0%
NJ avg 41.6% . +3.5pp 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 37 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New Jersey schools, those numbers are about 53 and 42. Reading and writing scores are up about 3 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 4 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 46.8% | 37.0% |
| 2023-24 | 43.4% | 33.5% |
% 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
37.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.3%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 37% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 40% 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 Robert L. Horbelt Elementary School
Robert L. Horbelt Elementary School's state test result (37.1% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Robert L. Horbelt Elementary School this school | 499 | 47.3% | 37.1% |
| Russell O. Brackman Middle School BARNEGAT | 509 | 46.2% | 30.5% |
| Pennsville Middle School PENNSVILLE | 460 | 46.1% | 27.9% |
| Pinelands Regional Jr. High School Little Egg Harbor | 500 | 49.0% | 25.6% |
| Mary E. Volz Elementary School RUNNEMEDE | 510 | 41.2% | 34.0% |
| Berkeley Township Elementary School BAYVILLE | 594 | 38.4% | 36.2% |
Matched among New Jersey middle 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 Robert L. Horbelt Elementary School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Ocean County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 37.1% | #287 of 433 | #11 of 19 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 37.0% | #254 of 437 ▲ 10 | #8 of 19 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 46.8% | #307 of 437 ▼ 4 | #10 of 19 ▲ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 499 | #253 of 445 | #18 of 19 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.6:1 | #363 of 417 | #15 of 19 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 54.1% | #225 of 419 | #8 of 19 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 47.3% | #152 of 436 | #7 of 19 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +19.1% | #30 of 122 | N/A |
Ranked against other public middle 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
499
-21 (-4%) vs 2020
+18% since 2010-11, when it was 423
Student : Teacher
12.6:1
was 12.1:1
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 | 499 | 39.5 | 12.6:1 | 47% (236) |
| 2023-24 | 488 | 45.4 | 10.8:1 | 38% (184) |
| 2022-23 | 500 | 45 | 11.1:1 | 36% (179) |
| 2020-21 | 520 | 43 | 12.1:1 | 37% (190) |
| 2017-18 | 419 | 29.4 | 14.2:1 | 31% (130) |
| 2015-16 | 414 | 35 | 11.8:1 | 38% (158) |
| 2010-11 | 423 | 26 | 16.3:1 | 26% (110) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Robert L. Horbelt Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 19% (419 to 499); teachers up 34% (29.4 to 39.5).
About Robert L. Horbelt Elementary School
Families in BARNEGAT, New Jersey, are served by Robert L. Horbelt Elementary School, a mid-sized middle school. There are 499 students enrolled, covering grades 5 through 6.
Robert L. Horbelt Elementary School is one school in a 6-school district, Barnegat Township School District, which enrolls 3,604 students.
Of every 100 students at Robert L. Horbelt Elementary School, about 64 are White. Other reported shares: 21% Hispanic, 8% Black, and 5% multiracial. Ocean County's residents are about 83% White, 20 points above the school's share. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 54%.
Robert L. Horbelt Elementary School has 39.5 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff and a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.6:1. Across middle schools in New Jersey, the average ratio is 10.9:1. The school has 47% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
On the allk12 Grade, Robert L. Horbelt Elementary School lands at C, ahead of 33% of New Jersey public middle schools.
Test results at Robert L. Horbelt Elementary School are 3.2 points below what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (37.1% actual, 40.3% predicted).
In Ocean County, home to about 654,362 people, the median household earns about $89,863 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 34% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 7%. Robert L. Horbelt Elementary School shares Ocean County with 116 other public schools.
Russell O. Brackman Middle School is about 0.2 miles from Robert L. Horbelt Elementary School, the shortest distance to any other public school. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Robert L. Horbelt Elementary School places 3rd of 5 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
Under the NCES locale system, Robert L. Horbelt Elementary School is Suburb: Large.
Enrollment figures show a drop of 21 students from 2020-21 to 2024-25.
The discussion board for Robert L. Horbelt Elementary School is open to topics like pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
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 Barnegat Township School District
- Barnegat High SchoolHigh · 1,003 students
- Cecil S. Collins ElementaryElementary · 744 students
- Joseph T. Donahue Elementary SchoolElementary · 524 students
- Russell O. Brackman Middle SchoolMiddle · 509 students
- Lillian M. Dunfee ElementaryElementary · 325 students
Other schools in BARNEGAT
- Barnegat High SchoolHigh · 1,003 students
- Cecil S. Collins ElementaryElementary · 744 students
- Joseph T. Donahue Elementary SchoolElementary · 524 students
- Russell O. Brackman Middle SchoolMiddle · 509 students
- Lillian M. Dunfee ElementaryElementary · 325 students
Nearby schools
- Russell O. Brackman Middle School0.2 mi · 509
- Cecil S. Collins Elementary0.4 mi · 744
- Lillian M. Dunfee Elementary0.8 mi · 325
- Barnegat High School1.0 mi · 1,003
- Joseph T. Donahue Elementary School1.3 mi · 524
- Ocean Acres Elementary School2.7 mi · 747
Frequently asked questions
About Robert L. Horbelt Elementary SchoolHow large is Robert L. Horbelt Elementary School?
Robert L. Horbelt Elementary School enrolls approximately 499 students in grades 05-06.
Is Robert L. Horbelt Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Robert L. Horbelt Elementary School is a middle school covering grades 05-06.
How many teachers does Robert L. Horbelt Elementary School have?
Robert L. Horbelt Elementary School employs 40 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.6:1.
How diverse is Robert L. Horbelt Elementary School?
Robert L. Horbelt Elementary School reports a student body of 64% White, 21% Hispanic, 8% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Robert L. Horbelt Elementary School in?
Robert L. Horbelt Elementary School is part of Barnegat Township School District.
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