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Schools in Neptune City · Neptune City School District

Neptune City’s public schools score below 91% of New Jersey districts on tests and graduation

Math proficiency in Neptune City’s districts is 17%, below the New Jersey average (36%). The grade covers the public school district serving Neptune City, 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.

#439of 465 New Jersey townsK–12Where will my kid go?

From New Jersey state tests taken in spring 2022, when 98% 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
27%
▼ 22 pts vs NJ 49%
2021–22
Math proficiency
17%
▼ 18 pts vs NJ 36%
2021–22
Spent per student
$27.9K
▼ 2% vs NJ $28.4K
FY2024
Students per teacher
7.8
NJ 11.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
1
264 students on the public path
In brief

Neptune City’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 362 New Jersey towns with household incomes within a quarter of Neptune City’s, its schools beat 4%, lower than their 9% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 27% of tested students were proficient in reading and 17% in math, against 49% and 36% statewide; 98% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $27,889 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 Neptune City’s grade

D Test scores

D: better than 9% of New Jersey school districts, #439 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 9%
Lower resultsHigher results
New Jersey towns with similar household incomes (362)Better than 4%
A firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 147 test results wouldn’t change the letter. The tests are from spring 2022, when 98% of Neptune City’s students in the tested grades sat them (147 in math, 147 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–8Woodrow WilsonNeptune City School DistrictC−

Neptune City’s public schools are run by Neptune 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.

Neptune City School DistrictGrades PK–8 · 1 schools · 264 students, up 24% since 2020–21 · 7.8 per teacher (NJ 11.6)
$27,889NJ $28,441 · FY2024
D
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading27%
State average 48.6% · 147 students tested
Math17%
State average 35.5% · 147 students tested

Neptune City vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Neptune CityDNeptune City
NeptuneD−Neptune Township
Avon-by-the-SeaAAvon-by-the-Sea Borough

Every school in Neptune City

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 Neptune Cityby address
Woodrow Wilson
Elementary · Grades PK–8
C−
264 students8:1Rate it →

Questions about Neptune City’s schools

Are Neptune City’s schools good?

On New Jersey’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Neptune City children attend score below 91% of New Jersey’s school districts on tests and graduation, a D Schools grade, #439 of 465 New Jersey towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 4%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2020.

What school district is Neptune City in?

Neptune City School District, which runs grades PK–8 and enrolls 264 students in 1 schools (2024–25).

How much does Neptune City spend per student?

$27,889 in Neptune City School District (FY2024), against $28,441 across New Jersey. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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What Neptune City families are saying about school.

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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.