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2024-09-13 15 09 52 View south-southeast from New Jersey State Route 36 (Highlands-Sea Bright Bridge) over the Shrewsbury River on the border of Sea Bright and Highlands in Monmouth County, New JerseyPhoto: Famartin · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Schools in Sea Bright · Oceanport Borough School District, Shore Regional School District

Sea Bright’s public schools outscore 83% of New Jersey districts

On the state math tests, 58% of Sea Bright’s students scored proficient, above the New Jersey average (36%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Sea Bright, 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.

K–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 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency
63%
▲ 14 pts vs NJ 49%
2021–22
Math proficiency
58%
▲ 22 pts vs NJ 36%
2021–22
Graduate on time
95–100%
▲ 4–10 pts vs NJ 90%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$30.3K
▲ 6% vs NJ $28.4K
FY2024 · Oceanport Borough
Students per teacher
10.2
NJ 11.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
1,166 students on the public path
In brief

Sea Bright’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 379 New Jersey towns with household incomes within a quarter of Sea Bright’s, its schools beat 92%, higher than their 83% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Sea Bright runs its own schools through grade 8, then shares

Wolf Hill School (PK–4) and Maple Place Middle School (5–8) are Sea Bright’s own. From grade 9, students attend the Shore Regional School District with Monmouth Beach, Oceanport 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 63% and math 58% 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

Oceanport Borough spends $30,267 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 Sea Bright’s grade

A− Test scoresA− Graduation

A−: better than 83% of New Jersey school districts. 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 83%
Lower resultsHigher results
New Jersey towns with similar household incomes (379)Better than 92%
A−AA fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 529 test results and a graduating class of 149 could put Sea Bright anywhere from A− to A. The tests are from spring 2022, when 97% of Sea Bright’s students in the tested grades sat them (528 in math, 531 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–4Wolf Hill Schoolin OceanportA
5–8Maple Place Middle Schoolin OceanportA−
9–12Shore Regional High Schoolin West Long BranchB+

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

Two districts serve Sea Bright

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

Oceanport Borough School DistrictGrades PK–8 · 2 schools · 610 students, up 14% since 2020–21 · 9.8 per teacher (NJ 11.6)
$30,267NJ $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, Oceanport Borough School District67%
State average 48.6% · 377 students tested
Math · PK–8, Oceanport Borough School District68%
State average 35.5% · 377 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

Sea Bright vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Sea BrightA−Oceanport Borough PK–8 · Shore Regional 9–12
RumsonA+Rumson Borough PK–8 · Rumson-Fair Haven Regional 9–12
Monmouth BeachA−Monmouth Beach Borough PK–8 · Shore Regional 9–12
MiddletownB+Middletown Township
Highlands—Henry Hudson Regional

Every school in Sea Bright

3 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 Sea Brightin other towns
Wolf Hill School
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Oceanport
A
354 students10:1Rate it →
Maple Place Middle School
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Oceanport
A−
256 students9:1Rate it →
Shore Regional High School
High · Grades 9–12 · West Long Branch
B+
556 students11:1Rate it →

Questions about Sea Bright’s schools

Are Sea Bright’s schools good?

By New Jersey’s own tests, yes: the public schools Sea Bright children attend outscore 83% of New Jersey’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A− Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 92%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Sea Bright in?

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

Where do Sea Bright 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 Sea Bright’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 Sea Bright spend per student?

$30,267 in Oceanport 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.