Best Public Schools in Belford, NJ

Summary:

The city of Belford, New Jersey has only one public elementary school, Bayview Elementary School, which serves grades K-5 and is part of the Middletown Township Public School District. The district is ranked 207 out of 613 school districts in New Jersey and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Bayview Elementary School's performance has fluctuated in recent years, ranking 752 out of 1,338 New Jersey elementary schools in 2023-2024 (2 out of 5 stars), 659 out of 1,342 in 2022-2023 (3 out of 5 stars), and 669 out of 1,345 in 2021-2022 (3 out of 5 stars). The school's proficiency rates in NJSLA/English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science are generally lower than the district and state averages, with the exception of 4th and 5th grade English Language Arts, where the school's scores were higher than the state average. Additionally, the school has a higher chronic absenteeism rate of 16.6% compared to the state average.

Despite the school's lower academic performance, it has a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 9.4 and per-student spending of $11,243 for the 2018-2019 school year. These resource allocation metrics suggest that factors other than funding, such as curriculum, instructional practices, and school leadership, may be contributing to the school's academic outcomes. Addressing the underlying causes of the school's performance gaps and chronic absenteeism could be key focus areas for the district and school leaders to improve educational outcomes for the students at Bayview Elementary School.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				NJSLA-S Science (2024)	NJSLA English Language Arts (2024)			NJSLA Mathematics (2024)			Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	NJSLA-S Science 5th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 3rd Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 4th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 5th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 3rd Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 4th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Bayview Elementary School	Public	K-5	300 Leonardville Road	Belford	07718	Monmouth County	Middletown Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 787-3590	337	36	9.3	13.4%	263 (78.0%)	6 (1.8%)	49 (14.5%)	5 (1.5%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	11 (3.3%)	43.3	752^nd of 1338 public elementary schools	43.8%		50.5	659^th of 1342 public elementary schools	50.9%	93	20.9	27.3	52.3	47.9	38.1	47.8	52.1	$11,243	$167	$11,076

Cities Near Belford

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Middletown	1.11 mi	6	156^th
Leonardo	1.59 mi	2	201^st
Port Monmouth	1.65 mi	1	273^rd
New Monmouth	1.75 mi	1	286^th
North Middletown	2 mi	1	428^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the New Jersey Department of Education.

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