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Avalon Borough School District

Public school districtGrades 5–8

Serves Avalon.

Avalon’s School Grade A better than 92% of New Jersey school districts

Students
97
Schools
1
Spent per student
$53,120
NJ $28,441
Students per teacher
8:1
The gist

What stands out about Avalon Borough School District

  • Its letter, A: results better than 92% of New Jersey districts
  • Math proficiency 19 pts above the state
  • Reading proficiency 36 pts above the state
  • Spends 87% more per student than the NJ average
  • 8 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 26% since 2020–21
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

A: better than 92% of the 651 New Jersey school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math well above the state, 2021–22
A
The town it serves, and its School Grade
AAvalon 1,205

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Avalon. Grade by grade →

5–8Avalon Elementary SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. NJ

2021–22
Math proficiency50–59%
State average 35.5% · 46 students tested
Reading / language arts80–89%
State average 48.6% · 46 students tested

95% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$53,120 per student · 87% above NJ
Spending
Classroom instruction 49%Support & administration 33%Other 18%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 80%State 18%Federal 2%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
77’20
75’21
83’22
92’23
97’24

Up 26% since 2020–21.

Students
White 88%Hispanic 8%Two or more races 4%

Schools in the district

1 public school. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with New Jersey’s other public schools.

Avalon Elementary School
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Avalon
B+
97 students8:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Middle Township School DistrictMiddle Township
$22,256per student

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within New Jersey.