Bradley Beach Elementary School, Bradley Beach NJ

Original Research by School Decision on Bradley Beach Elementary School

Bradley Beach Elementary School serves students from pre-kindergarten through eighth grade in a single building on Brinley Avenue, near the center of this small, dense oceanfront borough. The school is the only public school in the Bradley Beach School District, and its grade span means students leave after eighth grade for high school elsewhere in the region. The borough itself is a compact Jersey Shore community with a mix of year-round residents and a seasonal tourism economy. The school sits within the residential grid, close to the boardwalk, the library, and the train station that connects to surrounding towns and New York.

The student body is diverse. The largest group is Hispanic, making up well over half of enrollment, followed by White students at more than a quarter, with smaller shares of Black and Asian students. More than half of the students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, reflecting a community with a substantial share of lower-income households. The school enrolls roughly 200 students, giving it a small, intimate feel for each grade.

Academically, the picture varies notably by subject and grade level. In English language arts, several grade levels perform well. Fourth grade stands out with a strong proficiency rate, and sixth, seventh, and eighth grades also show solid results, with most students meeting or exceeding state standards. Third grade is weaker in ELA, but the upward trend through the middle grades is clear. In math, the pattern is more uneven. Third through fifth grades show modest proficiency, while sixth and seventh grades drop lower, with fewer than a third of students reaching the state benchmark. Eighth-grade math results were suppressed in the data, so no conclusion can be drawn there. Science testing in fifth and eighth grades shows proficiency rates that are moderate to low, with eighth-grade science lagging behind the elementary grade.

When compared to other school districts in Monmouth County, Bradley Beach Elementary’s overall proficiency across tested subjects and grades falls below the midpoint. This means that a parent considering the school should expect that while some students do well, particularly in reading and writing, the school faces challenges in math and science relative to its county peers.

The community context is one of stable housing stock and incremental growth. Home values in the area are high, reflecting the desirability of the coastal location, though the borough has seen only modest population change in recent years. The school itself is a regular public school with no charter or magnet designation, no special admission criteria, and no high school grades. Because the school ends at eighth grade, there is no graduation rate to report, and no data on chronic absenteeism was available in the record.

For a family considering this school, it offers a small, walkable neighborhood school setting in a beach town with good transit connections. The student body is economically diverse and predominantly Hispanic. The academic program shows clear relative strength in English language arts, especially in the upper elementary and middle grades, while math performance is a soft spot that a parent may want to discuss with the school to understand what supports are in place. The absence of a high school means families will need to plan for the transition to a sending district for ninth grade. No recent district-level changes were publicly reported that would affect day-to-day operations.

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Academic performance

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

Math

Grade 333%

School 33% · District 33%

▼ 17 pts below state median · ▼ 27 pts below county median

Grade 440%

School 40% · District 40%

▼ 6 pts below state median · ▼ 14 pts below county median

Grade 536%

School 36% · District 36%

▼ 7 pts below state median · ▼ 19 pts below county median

Grade 621%

School 21% · District 21%

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

Grade 726%

School 26% · District 26%

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

English language arts

Grade 327%

School 27% · District 27%

▼ 19 pts below state median · ▼ 28 pts below county median

Grade 475%

School 75% · District 75%

▲ 20 pts above state median · ▲ 14 pts above county median

Grade 550%

School 50% · District 50%

▼ 4 pts below state median · ▼ 12 pts below county median

Grade 659%

School 59% · District 59%

▲ 5 pts above state median · ▼ 8 pts below county median

Grade 763%

School 63% · District 63%

▲ 6 pts above state median · ▼ 5 pts below county median

Grade 869%

School 69% · District 69%

▲ 11 pts above state median · even with county median

Science

Grade 536%

School 36% · District 36%

▲ 8 pts above state median · even with county median

Grade 825%

School 25% · District 25%

▲ 12 pts above state median · ▲ 2 pts above county median

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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.