Enrollment
292
Elementary
STATE 405
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SPRING LAKE HEIGHTS SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 341560004108
Spring Lake Heights Elementary School
1110 HIGHWAY 71, SPRING LAKE HEIGHTS, NJ 07762 · (732) 449-6149 · Monmouth County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL292 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 79% of New Jersey public elementary schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
6.8:1
43 FTE teachers
STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
10%
29 students
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
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 20 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 22 | 8% |
| Grade 1 | 35 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 21 | 7% |
| Grade 3 | 24 | 8% |
| Grade 4 | 36 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 34 | 12% |
| Grade 6 | 41 | 14% |
| Grade 7 | 29 | 10% |
| Grade 8 | 30 | 10% |
This year's kindergarten class (22) is 27% smaller than its 8th grade class (30).
Student demographics
19%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
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
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NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
77.8%
NJ avg 53.1% . +4.0pp since 2023
Math
65.9%
NJ avg 41.6% . +4.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 78 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 66 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 4 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 4 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 77.8% | 65.9% |
| 2023-24 | 73.8% | 61.8% |
% 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
66.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
60.7%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 66% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 61% 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 Spring Lake Heights Elementary School
Spring Lake Heights Elementary School's state test result (66.1% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spring Lake Heights Elementary School this school | 292 | 9.9% | 66.1% |
| Kingwood Township School FRENCHTOWN | 341 | 11.1% | 48.7% |
| Stillwater Township School STILLWATER | 296 | 14.9% | 58.3% |
| River Plaza Elementary School RED BANK | 268 | 5.6% | 64.7% |
| Glenview Avenue HADDON HEIGHTS | 261 | 8.0% | 57.7% |
| Indian Mills Elementary School SHAMONG | 347 | 8.4% | 57.4% |
Matched among New Jersey elementary 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 Spring Lake Heights Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Monmouth County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 66.1% | #210 of 1,290 | #17 of 89 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 65.9% | #317 of 1,319 ▲ 27 | #32 of 93 ▲ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 77.8% | #125 of 1,319 ▲ 57 | #9 of 93 ▲ 5 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 292 | #1,139 of 1,562 | #77 of 112 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 6.8:1 | #6 of 1,390 | #1 of 98 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 18.9% | #1,317 of 1,392 | #92 of 98 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 9.9% | #1,253 of 1,481 | #88 of 105 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -13.4% | #310 of 798 | #22 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. 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
292
-46 (-14%) vs 2020
+5% since 1990-91, when it was 278
Student : Teacher
6.8:1
was 8.9:1
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 | 292 | 43.3 | 6.8:1 | 10% (29) |
| 2023-24 | 262 | 40.3 | 6.5:1 | 6% (17) |
| 2022-23 | 307 | 39.8 | 7.7:1 | 7% (20) |
| 2020-21 | 338 | 38 | 8.9:1 | 7% (22) |
| 2017-18 | 337 | 33.5 | 10.1:1 | 4% (15) |
| 2015-16 | 346 | 35 | 9.9:1 | 8% (28) |
| 2010-11 | 347 | 22 | 15.8:1 | 10% (35) |
| 2000-01 | 387 | 33 | 11.7:1 | 7% (29) |
| 1990-91 | 278 | 25 | 11.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Spring Lake Heights Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 13% (337 to 292); teachers up 29% (33.5 to 43.3).
About Spring Lake Heights Elementary School
Spring Lake Heights Elementary School is a small elementary school based in SPRING LAKE HEIGHTS, New Jersey. It offers pre-K through 8 and has 292 students enrolled. By comparison, elementary schools in New Jersey enroll about 405 students on average.
Spring Lake Heights Elementary School belongs to Spring Lake Heights School District.
Spring Lake Heights Elementary School is 90% White by enrollment. The remaining shares are 7% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. Census estimates put the White share of Monmouth County's population at about 74%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Spring Lake Heights Elementary School scores 19%.
There are 43.3 full-time-equivalent teachers at Spring Lake Heights Elementary School, giving a ratio of 6.8:1. The school's 6.8:1 compares with an average of 11.4:1 for elementary schools in New Jersey. By family income, 10% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The rate at public schools in Monmouth County averages 29%, higher than here.
On the allk12 Grade, Spring Lake Heights Elementary School lands at A-, ahead of 79% of New Jersey public elementary schools.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 60.7% for Spring Lake Heights Elementary School. The school posts 66.1%, 5.4 points above the prediction.
Census data for Monmouth County show the median household earns about $124,845 a year, roughly 51% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 4%. Public schools in Monmouth County number 186, with about 91,053 students.
Measured in a straight line, H W Mountz Elementary School is about 0.4 miles from Spring Lake Heights Elementary School. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. The school's 66.1% average proficiency ranks 3rd among 8 nearby schools.
In the federal locale system, Spring Lake Heights Elementary 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.
The 2020-21-to-2024-25 change in enrollment was a 14% decrease, from 338 to 292. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 8.9:1 to 6.8:1.
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Monmouth County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
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
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- H W Mountz Elementary School0.4 mi · 130
- West Belmar Elementary School1.3 mi · 171
- Old Mill Elementary School1.3 mi · 396
- Academy Charter High School1.3 mi · 166
- Sea Girt Elementary School1.5 mi · 148
- Wall High School1.6 mi · 924
Frequently asked questions
About Spring Lake Heights Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Spring Lake Heights Elementary School?
Spring Lake Heights Elementary School enrolls approximately 292 students in grades PK-08.
What age range does Spring Lake Heights Elementary School serve?
Spring Lake Heights Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Spring Lake Heights Elementary School?
Approximately 6.8:1 students per teacher at Spring Lake Heights Elementary School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Spring Lake Heights Elementary School?
At Spring Lake Heights Elementary School, the student body is approximately 90% White, 7% Hispanic, 0% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Spring Lake Heights Elementary School?
Spring Lake Heights Elementary School is overseen by Spring Lake Heights School District in Monmouth County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.