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Schools in Beach Haven · Beach Haven Borough School District, Southern Regional School District

Beach Haven’s public schools score below 57% of New Jersey districts on tests and graduation

The grade covers the two public school districts serving Beach Haven, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within New Jersey, not nationally.

K–12Where will my kid go?

From New Jersey state tests taken in spring 2022, when 97% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency
47%
▼ 2 pts vs NJ 49%
2021–22
Math proficiency
37%
▲ 1 pts vs NJ 36%
2021–22
Graduate on time
89%
▼ 2 pts vs NJ 90%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$28.3K
▼ 1% vs NJ $28.4K
FY2024 · Southern Regional
Students per teacher
11.3
NJ 11.6
Schools in town
1
2,741 students on the public path
In brief

Beach Haven’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 375 New Jersey towns with household incomes within a quarter of Beach Haven’s, its schools beat 24%, lower than their 43% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Beach Haven runs its own schools through grade 6, then shares

Beach Haven School (PK–6) is Beach Haven’s own. From grade 7, students attend the Southern Regional School District with Barnegat Light, Harvey Cedars, Long Beach, Ship Bottom, Stafford and Surf City: Southern Regional Middle School in Manahawkin, then Southern Regional High School in Manahawkin. The high school’s own results earn a B−; the middle school earns a B−. See the path ↓

Above the state in math, below in reading

Reading proficiency is 47% and math 37% across both districts in spring 2022, against 49% and 36% statewide; 89% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 90%. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

Beach Haven Borough spends $42,270 per student and Southern Regional $28,252, against $28,441 across New Jersey (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓

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.

The School Grade

What’s behind Beach Haven’s grade

B− Test scoresC Graduation

C+: better than 43% of New Jersey school districts. Both inputs trail the New Jersey average; test scores are the closer of the two to typical.

New Jersey school districts we grade (651)Better than 43%
Lower resultsHigher results
New Jersey towns with similar household incomes (375)Better than 24%
CB−A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 1,404 test results and a graduating class of 494 could put Beach Haven anywhere from C to B−. The tests are from spring 2022, when 97% of Beach Haven’s students in the tested grades sat them (1,407 in math, 1,402 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Beach Haven, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–6Beach Haven SchoolBeach Haven Borough School DistrictA−
7–8Southern Regional Middle Schoolin ManahawkinB−
9–12Southern Regional High Schoolin ManahawkinB−

Beach Haven runs its own schools through grade 6 (Beach Haven Borough School District). From grade 7, students attend the Southern Regional School District, shared with Barnegat Light, Harvey Cedars, Long Beach, Ship Bottom, Stafford and Surf City. Its middle school is in Manahawkin. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Two districts serve Beach Haven

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

Beach Haven Borough School DistrictGrades PK–6 · 1 schools · 56 students, down 35% since 2020–21 · 5.1 per teacher (NJ 11.6)
$42,270NJ $28,441 · FY2024
A
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, Beach Haven Borough School District64%
State average 48.6% · 40 students tested
Math · PK–6, Beach Haven Borough School District64%
State average 35.5% · 40 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

Beach Haven vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the New Jersey towns that share Beach Haven’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Beach HavenC+Beach Haven Borough PK–6 · Southern Regional 7–12
Little Egg HarborDLittle Egg Harbor Township PK–6 · Pinelands Regional 7–12
Long BeachC+Long Beach Island PK–6 · Southern Regional 7–12

Every school in Beach Haven

3 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).

District schools in Beach Havenby address
Beach Haven School
Elementary · Grades PK–6
A−
56 students5:1Rate it →
Also serving Beach Havenin other towns
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 Beach Haven’s schools

Are Beach Haven’s schools good?

On New Jersey’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Beach Haven children attend score below 57% of New Jersey’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C+ Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 24%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Beach Haven in?

Two districts: Beach Haven Borough School District runs grades PK–6, and Southern Regional School District runs grades 7–12, shared with Barnegat Light, Harvey Cedars, Long Beach, Ship Bottom, Stafford and Surf City.

Where do Beach Haven kids go to high school?

Southern Regional High School in Manahawkin, with 1,820 students; its own test results earn a B−.

What is Beach Haven’s graduation rate?

89% of the class of 2023 in Southern Regional School District graduated in four years, against 90% across New Jersey.

How much does Beach Haven spend per student?

$42,270 in Beach Haven Borough School District and $28,252 in Southern Regional School District (FY2024), against $28,441 across New Jersey. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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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). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within New Jersey. Stars are from neighbors.