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C+
Schools in Brigantine · Brigantine City School District

Brigantine’s public schools score below 62% of New Jersey districts on tests and graduation

Reading proficiency in Brigantine’s districts is 41%, below the New Jersey average (49%). The grade covers the public school district serving Brigantine, 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.

#302of 465 New Jersey townsK–12Where will my kid go?

From New Jersey state tests taken in spring 2022, when 100% 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
41%
▼ 8 pts vs NJ 49%
2021–22
Math proficiency
38%
▲ 2 pts vs NJ 36%
2021–22
Spent per student
$49.9K
▲ 75% vs NJ $28.4K
FY2024
Students per teacher
6.9
NJ 11.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
1
380 students on the public path
In brief

Brigantine’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 425 New Jersey towns with household incomes within a quarter of Brigantine’s, its schools beat 49%, higher than their 38% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Above the state in math, below in reading

Reading proficiency is 41% and math 38% in spring 2022, against 49% and 36% statewide. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $49,891 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 Brigantine’s grade

C+ Test scores

C+: better than 38% of New Jersey school districts, #302 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 38%
Lower resultsHigher results
New Jersey towns with similar household incomes (425)Better than 49%
CB−A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 242 test results could put Brigantine anywhere from C to B−. The tests are from spring 2022, when 100% of Brigantine’s students in the tested grades sat them (242 in math, 242 in reading).

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Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–8Brigantine Community SchoolBrigantine City School DistrictB−

Brigantine’s public schools are run by Brigantine 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.

Brigantine City School DistrictGrades PK–8 · 1 schools · 380 students, down 14% since 2020–21 · 6.9 per teacher (NJ 11.6)
$49,891NJ $28,441 · FY2024
C+
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading41%
State average 48.6% · 242 students tested
Math38%
State average 35.5% · 242 students tested

Brigantine vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
BrigantineC+Brigantine City
GallowayC−Galloway Township PK–8 · Greater Egg Harbor Regional 9–12
Atlantic CityDAtlantic City

Every school in Brigantine

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 Brigantineby address
Brigantine Community School
Elementary · Grades PK–8
B−
380 students7:1Rate it →

Questions about Brigantine’s schools

Are Brigantine’s schools good?

On New Jersey’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Brigantine children attend score below 62% of New Jersey’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C+ Schools grade, #302 of 465 New Jersey towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 49%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2020.

What school district is Brigantine in?

Brigantine City School District, which runs grades PK–8 and enrolls 380 students in 1 schools (2024–25).

How much does Brigantine spend per student?

$49,891 in Brigantine 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.