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Schools in Manahawkin

Manahawkin’s public schools

Southern Regional School District and Stafford Township School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Manahawkin. Each school below is shown with its own results.

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

Tests spring 2022, when 97% 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
46%
2021–22
Math proficiency
36%
2021–22
Graduate on time
89%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$28.3K
▼ 1% vs NJ $28.4K
FY2024 · Southern Regional
Students per teacher
12.1
NJ 11.6 · larger classes
Schools in town
0
4,394 students on the public path
In brief

Manahawkin’s schools, in brief

School by school

3 of Manahawkin’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of New Jersey’s 2,144 public schools. McKinley Avenue Elementary School places highest (better than 56%); Southern Regional Middle School lowest (52%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Two elementary schools serve Manahawkin, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then one elementary school, one middle school and one high school: Southern Regional High School. 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 Manahawkin, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–22 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressNo scores
3–4McKinley Avenue Elementary SchoolStafford Township School DistrictB
7–8Southern Regional Middle SchoolSouthern Regional School DistrictB−
9–12Southern Regional High SchoolSouthern Regional School DistrictB−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Southern Regional School District.

Two districts serve Manahawkin

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

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+
Stafford Township School DistrictGrades PK–6 · 5 schools · 2,542 students, up 19% since 2020–21 · 12.6 per teacher (NJ 11.6)
$21,074NJ $28,441 · FY2024
B
Test scores · 2021–22

Close to the state in reading

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
Reading · PK–6, Stafford Township School District52%
State average 48.6% · 1188 students tested
Math · PK–6, Stafford Township School District48%
State average 35.5% · 1188 students tested

Manahawkin vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Manahawkin—Stafford Township PK–6 · Southern Regional 7–12

Every school in Manahawkin

5 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 Manahawkinin other towns
Ocean Acres Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–2
747 students13:1Rate it →
Ronald L. Meinders Primary Learning Center
Elementary · Grades PK–K
332 students13:1Rate it →
McKinley Avenue Elementary School
Elementary · Grades 3–4
B
630 students13:1Rate it →
Southern Regional Middle School
Middle · Grades 7–8
B−
865 students11:1Rate it →
Southern Regional High School
High · Grades 9–12
B−
1,820 students12:1Rate it →

Questions about Manahawkin’s schools

Are Manahawkin’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Manahawkin. Southern Regional School District and Stafford Township School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Manahawkin. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 3 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 Manahawkin in?

Southern Regional School District and Stafford Township School District.

Where do Manahawkin 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.