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Schools in Sea Girt · Sea Girt Borough School District

Sea Girt’s public schools outscore almost every New Jersey district

Math proficiency in Sea Girt’s districts is 87%, above the New Jersey average (36%). The grade covers the public school district serving Sea Girt, 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.

K–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
92%
▲ 43 pts vs NJ 49%
2021–22
Math proficiency
87%
▲ 52 pts vs NJ 36%
2021–22
Spent per student
$43.4K
▲ 52% vs NJ $28.4K
FY2024
Students per teacher
6.0
NJ 11.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
1
148 students on the public path
In brief

Sea Girt’s schools, in brief

Above the state on tests

Reading proficiency is 92% and math 87% in spring 2022, against 49% and 36% statewide. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $43,370 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 Sea Girt’s grade

A+ Test scores

A+: better than 100% of New Jersey school districts. Test scores are above the New Jersey average; there is no graduation rate to add.

New Jersey school districts we grade (651)Better than 100%
Lower resultsHigher results
New Jersey towns with similar household incomes (166)Better than 99%
A firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 87 test results wouldn’t change the letter. The tests are from spring 2022, when 98% of Sea Girt’s students in the tested grades sat them (87 in math, 87 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–8Sea Girt Elementary SchoolSea Girt Borough School DistrictA+

Sea Girt’s public schools are run by Sea Girt Borough 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.

Sea Girt Borough School DistrictGrades PK–8 · 1 schools · 148 students, down 1% since 2020–21 · 6.0 per teacher (NJ 11.6)
$43,370NJ $28,441 · FY2024
A+
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading92%
State average 48.6% · 87 students tested
Math87%
State average 35.5% · 87 students tested

Sea Girt vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Sea GirtA+Sea Girt Borough
ManasquanB+Manasquan Borough
Spring LakeA+Spring Lake Borough
WallBWall Township PK–12 · Freehold Regional 9–12
Spring Lake HeightsB+Spring Lake Heights Borough

Every school in Sea Girt

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 Sea Girtby address
Sea Girt Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–8
A+
148 students6:1Rate it →

Questions about Sea Girt’s schools

Are Sea Girt’s schools good?

By New Jersey’s own tests, yes: the public schools Sea Girt children attend outscore 100% of New Jersey’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A+ Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 99%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2020.

What school district is Sea Girt in?

Sea Girt Borough School District, which runs grades PK–8 and enrolls 148 students in 1 schools (2024–25).

How much does Sea Girt spend per student?

$43,370 in Sea Girt Borough 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.