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Long Branch Public School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in New Jersey for:
Category
Attribute
Community Size
Largest student body (number of students) (Top 1%)
For the 2025 school year, there are 4 public elementary schools serving 2,948 students in Long Branch Public School District. This district's average elementary testing ranking is 1/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public elementary schools in New Jersey.
Public Elementary Schools in Long Branch Public School District have an average math proficiency score of 16% (versus the New Jersey public elementary school average of 37%), and reading proficiency score of 20% (versus the 49% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 79% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is more than the New Jersey public elementary school average of 63% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (NJ)
# Schools
8 Schools
1,930 Schools
# Students
5,366 Students
886,629 Students
# Teachers
495 Teachers
77,858 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
11:1
11:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
Long Branch Public School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 646 school districts in New Jersey (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2022-2023 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 94% has increased from 91% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#597 out of 650 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
(22-23)17%
38%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
21%
49%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
6%
23%
Graduation Rate
(22-23)94%
85%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.52
0.72
% American Indian
n/a
n/a
% Asian
n/a
10%
% Hispanic
66%
34%
% Black
11%
15%
% White
20%
37%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
3%
4%
All Ethnic Groups
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $26,217 in this school district is less than the state median of $26,931. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $25,348 is less than the state median of $25,828. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$141 MM
$36,642 MM
Spending
$136 MM
$35,142 MM
Revenue / Student
$26,217
$26,931
Spending / Student
$25,348
$25,828
Best Long Branch Public School District Public Elementary Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
A A Anastasia Elementary School
(Math: 24% | Reading: 25%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
92 Seventh Avenue
Long Branch, NJ 07740
(732) 571-3396
Long Branch, NJ 07740
(732) 571-3396
Grades: K-5
| 588 students
Rank: #22.
George L Catrambone
(Math: 18% | Reading: 19%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
240 Park Avenue
Long Branch, NJ 07740
(732) 222-3215
Long Branch, NJ 07740
(732) 222-3215
Grades: K-5
| 675 students
Rank: #33.
Long Branch Middle School
(Math: 12% | Reading: 21%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
350 Indiana Avenue
Long Branch, NJ 07740
(732) 229-5533
Long Branch, NJ 07740
(732) 229-5533
Grades: 6-8
| 1,122 students
Rank: #44.
Gregory Elementary School
(Math: 16% | Reading: 16%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
201 Monmouth Avenue
Long Branch, NJ 07740
(732) 222-7048
Long Branch, NJ 07740
(732) 222-7048
Grades: K-5
| 563 students
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