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Schools in Beverly · Beverly City School District

Beverly’s public schools score below 73% of New Jersey districts on tests and graduation

Math proficiency in Beverly’s districts is 27%, below the New Jersey average (36%). The grade covers the public school district serving Beverly, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within New Jersey, not nationally.

#359of 465 New Jersey townsK–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 2020’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency
42%
▼ 7 pts vs NJ 49%
2021–22
Math proficiency
27%
▼ 8 pts vs NJ 36%
2021–22
Spent per student
$27.1K
▼ 5% vs NJ $28.4K
FY2024
Students per teacher
9.2
NJ 11.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
1
342 students on the public path
In brief

Beverly’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 371 New Jersey towns with household incomes within a quarter of Beverly’s, its schools beat 34%, higher than their 27% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 42% of tested students were proficient in reading and 27% in math, against 49% and 36% statewide; 97% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $27,131 per student, against $28,441 across New Jersey (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

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

The School Grade

What’s behind Beverly’s grade

C Test scores

C: better than 27% of New Jersey school districts, #359 of 465 New Jersey towns. Test scores are below the New Jersey average; there is no graduation rate to add.

New Jersey school districts we grade (651)Better than 27%
Lower resultsHigher results
New Jersey towns with similar household incomes (371)Better than 34%
C−C+A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 191 test results could put Beverly anywhere from C− to C+. The tests are from spring 2022, when 97% of Beverly’s students in the tested grades sat them (195 in math, 187 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–8Beverly City School DistrictBeverly City School DistrictC−

Beverly’s public schools are run by Beverly City School District. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

The district

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

Beverly City School DistrictGrades PK–8 · 1 schools · 342 students, up 8% since 2020–21 · 9.2 per teacher (NJ 11.6)
$27,131NJ $28,441 · FY2024
C
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading42%
State average 48.6% · 187 students tested
Math27%
State average 35.5% · 195 students tested

Beverly vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
BeverlyCBeverly City
Edgewater ParkDEdgewater Park Township
DelancoD−Delanco Township

Bensalem, PA borders Beverly but is graded on its own state’s tests, so it’s left out.

Every school in Beverly

1 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 Beverlyby address
Beverly City School District
Elementary · Grades PK–8
C−
342 students9:1Rate it →

Questions about Beverly’s schools

Are Beverly’s schools good?

On New Jersey’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Beverly children attend score below 73% of New Jersey’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C Schools grade, #359 of 465 New Jersey towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 34%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2020.

What school district is Beverly in?

Beverly City School District, which runs grades PK–8 and enrolls 342 students in 1 schools (2024–25).

How much does Beverly spend per student?

$27,131 in Beverly City 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 2020) 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.