Bradley Elementary School, Asbury Park NJ

Original Research by School Decision on Bradley Elementary School

Bradley Elementary School serves students from pre-kindergarten through grade five as part of the Asbury Park School District in Monmouth County, New Jersey. The school is located in Asbury Park, a small, densely populated beachfront city on the Jersey Shore known for its boardwalk, music venues like The Stone Pony, and a downtown undergoing sustained revitalization.

The student body is predominantly Black and Hispanic, together making up the large majority of enrollment, with a small share of white students and very small numbers of students identifying as Asian, American Indian or Alaska Native, or two or more races. Just over half of the students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a common metric for economic disadvantage. The school serves a pre-K through fifth grade population in a district that has experienced an enrollment decline over recent years and operates with heavy state funding support. A parent looking at this school should note that the district has restructured its grade configuration in recent years, a factor worth considering when thinking about long-term school stability.

On state assessments, Bradley Elementary records proficiency rates that are well below district and state averages across every tested subject and grade level. In English language arts, the share of students meeting the state’s proficiency benchmark hovers between a low single-digit figure and the mid-teens depending on grade. In mathematics, the pattern is similar, with proficiency rates in the single digits across all tested grades. Science results for grade five are lower still. When compared against other districts in Monmouth County, Bradley Elementary’s overall proficiency across all tested subjects and grades sits in the bottom quartile. A family considering this school will want to understand what academic supports and interventions the school offers, and how the district addresses these outcomes.

The school’s grade span stops at fifth grade, so there is no graduation rate to report. Data on chronic absenteeism, discipline rates, and student access to specific course offerings were not available in the provided information. Similarly, information on the school’s Title I status and staffing ratios was not included. These are common areas a parent may wish to follow up on directly with the school or district.

Asbury Park itself is a compact, walkable city with an active downtown and a train station connecting to the broader region. The housing market reflects the area’s desirability as a shore destination, with home values and rents that are high relative to national benchmarks. For families, this means that the cost of living in the attendance zone is a factor to weigh alongside the school’s academic profile.

Bradley Elementary operates as a regular public school within a district that draws substantial state funding. For a family, the central question is whether the school’s academic supports and the broader district’s trajectory match what they are looking for. The proficiency data is a clear area of concern, and the answer likely lies in what specific programs, interventions, and community resources are in place to support student learning day to day.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

Math

Grade 39%

School 9% · District 9%

▼ 41 pts below state median · ▼ 52 pts below county median

Grade 48%

School 8% · District 8%

▼ 38 pts below state median · ▼ 46 pts below county median

Grade 58%

School 8% · District 8%

▼ 35 pts below state median · ▼ 47 pts below county median

Grade 613%

School 13% · District 13%

▼ 20 pts below state median · ▼ 39 pts below county median

English language arts

Grade 313%

School 13% · District 13%

▼ 32 pts below state median · ▼ 41 pts below county median

Grade 413%

School 13% · District 13%

▼ 43 pts below state median · ▼ 49 pts below county median

Grade 57%

School 7% · District 7%

▼ 47 pts below state median · ▼ 56 pts below county median

Grade 616%

School 16% · District 16%

▼ 38 pts below state median · ▼ 52 pts below county median

Science

Grade 51%

School 1% · District 1%

▼ 26 pts below state median · ▼ 34 pts below county median

This schoolAsbury Park School District, same grade

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.

Proficiency by household income

English language arts

Grade 3Lower-income12%Higher-income17%4 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income11%Higher-income18%6 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income9%Higher-income0%8 pp gap

Grade 6Lower-income13%Higher-income25%12 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 3Lower-income9%Higher-income8%0 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income7%Higher-income12%5 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income8%Higher-income6%2 pp gap

Grade 6Lower-income11%Higher-income20%9 pp gap