The top reported proficiency rate is 86% in Math.
Original Research by School Decision on Point Road School
Point Road School serves the earliest grades in Little Silver, New Jersey, a primarily residential commuter borough along the Shrewsbury River in Monmouth County. The school covers prekindergarten through fourth grade, making it the entry point for the entire community’s children. After fourth grade, students move to Markham Place School for grades five through eight, and then to Red Bank Regional High School, a regional campus that also serves Red Bank and Shrewsbury.
The school’s academic performance stands out clearly. On New Jersey state assessments, the share of students scoring proficient or above was well above the midpoint among districts in Monmouth County; in fact, overall proficiency across tested subjects and grades placed Point Road School in the top quartile relative to other districts in the county. In third-grade math and English language arts, and in fourth-grade math and English language arts, the vast majority of students met the state’s proficiency bar. These results describe a school where strong academic foundations are the norm, not the exception.
The student body is small and almost entirely white, reflecting the character of the borough it serves. A modest share of students are Hispanic, and a very small number identify as Asian or multiracial. Information on the share of students who qualify for free or reduced-price lunch was not available from the data provided, nor were counts of students with individualized education programs or English learners. A parent who wants to understand the school’s full support framework for different learners may want to ask the school directly.
The community context is important for understanding the school environment. Little Silver is a low-density borough that was transformed from farmland and nurseries into single-family homes over the twentieth century. Its small downtown along Prospect Avenue has shops and restaurants, and the historic train station connects commuters to New York City and North Jersey. The housing market is expensive; home values in the ZIP code are well above national and state benchmarks, and the median listing price in Monmouth County sits at a high level. The borough’s population has been stable over the past decade, and the transition from agricultural to residential use is essentially complete. The closure of Sickles Market, a longtime local commercial anchor, in early 2024 was a notable change.
The school district that operates Point Road School recently made two substantial changes that matter for families with young children. Voters approved a bond referendum for facility improvements at both district schools, including roof repairs, HVAC upgrades, security enhancements, window replacements, and accessibility work; those projects were underway with a target completion date around 2025. More directly, the district launched full-day kindergarten starting in the 2024-2025 school year, replacing a half-day program. This shift, funded through the annual budget approved by voters, represents a major programmatic change for incoming families.
Because Point Road School serves only prekindergarten through fourth grade, it does not have a graduation rate to report. The data also did not include chronic absenteeism rates, disciplinary records, or staffing ratios, so those dimensions of school environment cannot be assessed here. The academic picture that is available, however, is a strong one: steady, high-level performance on state tests in a small, homogeneous school that sits in an expensive, commuter-oriented borough with a recently expanded early childhood program. This is a school for families who value a traditional public school with consistently high academic results in a stable, low-density suburban setting where housing costs are high and the commute to New York is a central fact of daily life.
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