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Berkeley Township School District

Public school districtGrades PK–6

Serves Berkeley Township.

Berkeley Township’s School Grade C better than 29% of New Jersey school districts

Students
2,362
Schools
4
Spent per student
$22,454
NJ $28,441
Students per teacher
12:1
Free or reduced lunch
36%
The gist

What stands out about Berkeley Township School District

  • Its letter, C: results better than 26% of New Jersey districts
  • Math proficiency 6 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 11 pts below the state
  • Spends 21% less per student than the NJ average
  • 12 students per teacher
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C: better than 26% 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 below the state, 2021–22
C
The town it serves, and its School Grade
CBerkeley Township 45,550

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Berkeley Township. Grade by grade →

PK–43 elementary schoolsThis district
7–8Central Regional Middle SchoolCentral Regional School District
9–12Central Regional High SchoolCentral Regional School District

Test scores vs. NJ

2021–22
Math proficiency30%
State average 35.5% · 1,114 students tested
Reading / language arts38%
State average 48.6% · 1,118 students tested

97% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Graduation rate 89% at Central Regional School District, which runs the high school (state 90.5%) · class of 2023.

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
$22,454 per student · 21% below NJ
Spending
Classroom instruction 59%Support & administration 39%Other 2%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 60%State 33%Federal 7%

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

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

Enrollment over time
2,365’20
2,396’21
2,427’22
2,389’23
2,362’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
White 68%Hispanic 20%Two or more races 5%Black 5%Asian 2%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

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

Clara B. Worth Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Bayville
C−
666 students12:1
H & M Potter School
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Bayville
C
627 students11:1
Bayville Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Bayville
C−
475 students11:1
Berkeley Township Elementary School
Middle · Grades 5–6 · Bayville
C
594 students11:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Toms River Regional School DistrictBeachwood, Pine Beach, South Toms River
$20,943per student
Central Regional School DistrictIsland Heights, Seaside Heights, Seaside Park
$23,523per student
Island Heights Borough School DistrictIsland Heights
$25,309per student
Lacey Township School DistrictLacey Township
$24,020per 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.