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Schools in Barnegat Light

Barnegat Light’s public schools

Long Beach Island School District and Southern Regional School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Barnegat Light. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?2/3schools above New Jersey’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 98% of students in New Jersey’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
52%
2021–22
Math proficiency
42%
2021–22
Spent per student
$28.3K
▼ 1% vs NJ $28.4K
FY2024 · Southern Regional
Students per teacher
11.1
NJ 11.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
2,881 students on the public path
In brief

Barnegat Light’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of Barnegat Light’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of New Jersey’s 2,144 public schools. Southern Regional High School places highest (better than 52%); Long Beach Island Grade School lowest (47%). See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Barnegat Light, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–2Ethel A. Jacobsen Elementary Schoolin Surf CityNo scores
3–6Long Beach Island Grade Schoolin Ship BottomB−
7–8Southern Regional Middle Schoolin ManahawkinB−
9–12Southern Regional High Schoolin ManahawkinB−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Long Beach Island School District.

Two districts serve Barnegat Light

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Long Beach Island School DistrictGrades PK–6 · 2 schools · 196 students, down 8% since 2020–21 · 6.5 per teacher (NJ 11.6)
$49,241NJ $28,441 · FY2024
B−
Southern Regional School DistrictGrades 7–12 · 2 schools · 2,685 students, down 7% since 2020–21 · 11.6 per teacher (NJ 11.6)
$28,252NJ $28,441 · FY2024
C+
Test scores · 2021–22

Below the state in reading

Reading · PK–6, Long Beach Island School District52%
State average 48.6% · 100 students tested
Math · PK–6, Long Beach Island School District42%
State average 35.5% · 100 students tested
Reading · 7–12, Southern Regional School District46%
State average 48.6% · 1362 students tested
Math · 7–12, Southern Regional School District36%
State average 35.5% · 1367 students tested

Barnegat Light vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the New Jersey towns that share Barnegat Light’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Barnegat Light—Long Beach Island PK–6 · Southern Regional 7–12
OceanCOcean Township
Long BeachC+Long Beach Island PK–6 · Southern Regional 7–12

Every school in Barnegat Light

4 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with New Jersey’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving Barnegat Lightin other towns
Ethel A. Jacobsen Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Surf City
104 students8:1Rate it →
Long Beach Island Grade School
Elementary · Grades 3–6 · Ship Bottom
B−
92 students6:1Rate it →
Southern Regional Middle School
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Manahawkin
B−
865 students11:1Rate it →
Southern Regional High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Manahawkin
B−
1,820 students12:1Rate it →

Questions about Barnegat Light’s schools

Are Barnegat Light’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Barnegat Light. Long Beach Island School District and Southern Regional School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Barnegat Light. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 2 of its 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of New Jersey’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Barnegat Light in?

Long Beach Island School District and Southern Regional School District.

Where do Barnegat Light kids go to high school?

Southern Regional High School.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.