Veterans Memorial Elementary School

As a large elementary campus in BRICK, New Jersey, Veterans Memorial Elementary School caters to 619 students from grades K through 5, overseen by Brick Township Public School District. Enrollment runs roughly 53% larger than the state mean of about 405.

Across the 12 schools in Brick Township Public School District (8,224 students total), Veterans Memorial Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, Veterans Memorial Elementary School shows that White students make up the majority at 56%. Beyond that, the school shows 24% Hispanic, 12% Black, 6% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 83% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully less White than the area baseline.

On the resource side, Veterans Memorial Elementary School records 57 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 10.9:1. The state averages about 11.4:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 58% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is north of Ocean County's rate of about 44%.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Veterans Memorial Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 34.5%; this one delivers 35.5%.

In the area at large, 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 Veterans Memorial Elementary School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Veterans Memorial Middle School, around 0.1 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Veterans Memorial Elementary School. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Veterans Memorial Elementary School ranks 4th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 38.6%.

Veterans Memorial Elementary School operates from a commuter-belt location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Veterans Memorial Elementary School's enrollment has decreased 3% since 2018, when it stood at 636 (now 619). The White share of enrollment contracted from 64% to 56% over that span.

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