Summary:
The 08741 zip code in New Jersey is home to a single elementary school, Pine Beach Elementary School, which serves students from kindergarten to 5th grade. The school is part of the Toms River Regional School District. While Pine Beach Elementary is the only school in this zip code, its performance data suggests significant room for improvement compared to district and state averages.
Pine Beach Elementary School has consistently ranked in the bottom half of New Jersey elementary schools, with below-average proficiency rates in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science. In the 2023-2024 school year, the school's proficiency rates ranged from 19.2% to 28.4% in ELA and 20.8% to 39.6% in Math, compared to district averages of 35% to 41.1% in ELA and 33.4% to 43.3% in Math, as well as state averages of 43.6% to 52.3% in ELA and 40.1% to 47.6% in Math. The school's performance in Science is particularly low, with only 16.7% of 5th-grade students proficient or better, compared to the district average of 16.5% and the state average of 27.5%.
The data also reveals that Pine Beach Elementary School faces some socioeconomic challenges, with 40.9% of its students receiving free or reduced-price lunch in the 2022-2023 school year. Additionally, the school has a higher-than-average chronic absenteeism rate of 16.6%, which may be contributing to the low academic performance. To address these issues, the school and district may need to implement targeted interventions, such as increased funding, professional development for teachers, and targeted academic and social-emotional support for students.
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