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Asbury Park School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in New Jersey for:
Category
Attribute
Student Attention
Lowest student-teacher ratio (Top 1%)
For the 2026 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 195 students in Asbury Park School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 1/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in New Jersey.
Public Middle School in Asbury Park School District have an average math proficiency score of 3% (versus the New Jersey public middle school average of 34%), and reading proficiency score of 8% (versus the 48% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 97% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is more than the New Jersey public middle school average of 69% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (NJ)
# Schools
4 Schools
832 Schools
# Students
1,362 Students
458,594 Students
# Teachers
149 Teachers
39,634 Teachers
Student-Teacher Ratio
9:1
9:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
Asbury Park School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 642 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 77% has decreased from 80-84% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#648 out of 648 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
4%
38%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
12%
49%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
≤1%
23%
Graduation Rate
77%
85%
Chronically Absent Students
(2022-23)31.5%
16.7%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.55
0.72
% American Indian
n/a
n/a
% Asian
n/a
9%
% Hispanic
50%
39%
% Black
45%
18%
% White
3%
31%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
2%
3%
All Ethnic Groups
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $57,918 is higher than the state median of $27,044. The school district revenue/student has grown by 24% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $57,216 is higher than the state median of $25,936. The school district spending/student has grown by 22% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$79 MM
$36,642 MM
Spending
$78 MM
$35,142 MM
Revenue / Student
$57,918
$27,044
Spending / Student
$57,216
$25,936
Best Asbury Park School District Public Middle Schools (2026)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Quick Facts
Rank: #11.
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Middle School
(Math: 3% | Reading: 8%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
1200 Bangs Avenue
Asbury Park, NJ 07712
(732) 776-2559
Asbury Park, NJ 07712
(732) 776-2559
Gr: 7-8 | 195 students Student-teacher ratio: 7:1 Minority enrollment: 98%
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