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Schools in Monmouth Beach · Monmouth Beach Borough School District, Shore Regional School District

Monmouth Beach’s public schools outscore 84% of New Jersey districts

On the state math tests, 52% of Monmouth Beach’s students scored proficient, above the New Jersey average (36%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Monmouth Beach, 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.

#54of 465 New Jersey townsK–12Where will my kid go?

From New Jersey state tests taken in spring 2022, when 95% 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
67%
▲ 18 pts vs NJ 49%
2021–22
Math proficiency
52%
▲ 17 pts vs NJ 36%
2021–22
Graduate on time
95–100%
▲ 4–10 pts vs NJ 90%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$37.8K
▲ 33% vs NJ $28.4K
FY2024 · Shore Regional
Students per teacher
9.2
NJ 11.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
1
786 students on the public path
In brief

Monmouth Beach’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 342 New Jersey towns with household incomes within a quarter of Monmouth Beach’s, its schools beat 92%, higher than their 84% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Monmouth Beach runs its own schools through grade 8, then shares

Monmouth Beach Elementary School (PK–8) is Monmouth Beach’s own. From grade 9, students attend the Shore Regional School District with Oceanport, Sea Bright and West Long Branch: Shore Regional High School in West Long Branch. The high school’s own results earn a B+. See the path ↓

Above the state on both counts

Reading proficiency is 67% and math 52% across both districts in spring 2022, against 49% and 36% statewide; 95–100% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 90%. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

Monmouth Beach Borough spends $31,388 per student and Shore Regional $37,819, 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 Monmouth Beach’s grade

A− Test scoresA− Graduation

A−: better than 84% of New Jersey school districts, #54 of 465 New Jersey towns. Test scores and graduation are both above the New Jersey average; graduation is the stronger of the two.

New Jersey school districts we grade (651)Better than 84%
Lower resultsHigher results
New Jersey towns with similar household incomes (342)Better than 92%
A−AA fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 308 test results and a graduating class of 149 could put Monmouth Beach anywhere from A− to A. The tests are from spring 2022, when 95% of Monmouth Beach’s students in the tested grades sat them (308 in math, 308 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–8Monmouth Beach Elementary SchoolMonmouth Beach Borough School DistrictA
9–12Shore Regional High Schoolin West Long BranchB+

Monmouth Beach runs its own schools through grade 8 (Monmouth Beach Borough School District). From grade 9, students attend the Shore Regional School District, shared with Oceanport, Sea Bright and West Long Branch. Its high school is in West Long Branch. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Two districts serve Monmouth Beach

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

Monmouth Beach Borough School DistrictGrades PK–8 · 1 schools · 230 students, down 11% since 2020–21 · 7.0 per teacher (NJ 11.6)
$31,388NJ $28,441 · FY2024
A+
Shore Regional School DistrictGrades 9–12 · 1 schools · 556 students, down 9% since 2020–21 · 10.7 per teacher (NJ 11.6)
$37,819NJ $28,441 · FY2024
B
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading · PK–8, Monmouth Beach Borough School District82%
State average 48.6% · 154 students tested
Math · PK–8, Monmouth Beach Borough School District72%
State average 35.5% · 157 students tested
Reading · 9–12, Shore Regional School District52%
State average 48.6% · 154 students tested
Math · 9–12, Shore Regional School District32%
State average 35.5% · 151 students tested

Monmouth Beach vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Monmouth BeachA−Monmouth Beach Borough PK–8 · Shore Regional 9–12
Long BranchC−Long Branch City
OceanportA−Oceanport Borough PK–8 · Shore Regional 9–12
Little SilverALittle Silver Borough PK–8 · Red Bank Regional 9–12
Sea BrightA−Oceanport Borough PK–8 · Shore Regional 9–12
RumsonA+Rumson Borough PK–8 · Rumson-Fair Haven Regional 9–12

2 of the 5 neighbors share Shore Regional with Monmouth Beach for grades 9–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Monmouth Beach

2 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 Monmouth Beachby address
Monmouth Beach Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–8
A
230 students7:1Rate it →
Also serving Monmouth Beachin other towns
Shore Regional High School
High · Grades 9–12 · West Long Branch
B+
556 students11:1Rate it →

Questions about Monmouth Beach’s schools

Are Monmouth Beach’s schools good?

By New Jersey’s own tests, yes: the public schools Monmouth Beach children attend outscore 84% of New Jersey’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A− Schools grade, #54 of 465 New Jersey towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 92%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Monmouth Beach in?

Two districts: Monmouth Beach Borough School District runs grades PK–8, and Shore Regional School District runs grades 9–12, shared with Oceanport, Sea Bright and West Long Branch.

Where do Monmouth Beach kids go to high school?

Shore Regional High School in West Long Branch, with 556 students; its own test results earn a B+.

What is Monmouth Beach’s graduation rate?

95–100% of the class of 2023 in Shore Regional School District graduated in four years, against 90% across New Jersey.

How much does Monmouth Beach spend per student?

$31,388 in Monmouth Beach Borough School District and $37,819 in Shore 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.