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Schools in Union Beach · Union Beach Borough School District

Union Beach’s public schools score below 69% of New Jersey districts on tests and graduation

On the state math tests, 26% of Union Beach’s students scored proficient, below the New Jersey average (36%). The grade covers the public school district serving Union Beach, 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.

#336of 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
47%
▼ 2 pts vs NJ 49%
2021–22
Math proficiency
26%
▼ 10 pts vs NJ 36%
2021–22
Spent per student
$21.5K
▼ 25% vs NJ $28.4K
FY2024
Students per teacher
11.8
NJ 11.6
Schools in town
1
630 students on the public path
In brief

Union Beach’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 450 New Jersey towns with household incomes within a quarter of Union Beach’s, its schools beat 21%, lower than their 31% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 47% of tested students were proficient in reading and 26% 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 $21,467 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 Union Beach’s grade

C+ Test scores

C: better than 31% of New Jersey school districts, #336 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 31%
Lower resultsHigher results
New Jersey towns with similar household incomes (450)Better than 21%
CC+A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 370 test results could put Union Beach anywhere from C to C+. The tests are from spring 2022, when 98% of Union Beach’s students in the tested grades sat them (370 in math, 371 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–8Memorial SchoolUnion Beach Borough School DistrictC+

Union Beach’s public schools are run by Union Beach 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.

Union Beach Borough School DistrictGrades PK–8 · 1 schools · 630 students, up 5% since 2020–21 · 11.8 per teacher (NJ 11.6)
$21,467NJ $28,441 · FY2024
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Test scores · 2021–22

Below the state in reading

Reading47%
State average 48.6% · 371 students tested
Math26%
State average 35.5% · 370 students tested

Union Beach vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Union BeachCUnion Beach Borough
KeansburgDKeansburg Borough
HazletBHazlet Township
KeyportCKeyport Borough

Every school in Union Beach

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 Union Beachby address
Memorial School
Elementary · Grades PK–8
C+
630 students12:1Rate it →

Questions about Union Beach’s schools

Are Union Beach’s schools good?

On New Jersey’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Union Beach children attend score below 69% of New Jersey’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C Schools grade, #336 of 465 New Jersey towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 21%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2020.

What school district is Union Beach in?

Union Beach Borough School District, which runs grades PK–8 and enrolls 630 students in 1 schools (2024–25).

How much does Union Beach spend per student?

$21,467 in Union Beach 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.