Little Silver Boro School District

124 Willow Drive
Little Silver, NJ 07739
(District boundaries shown in map)
: 
10/
10
Top 5%

Top Rankings

Little Silver Boro School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in New Jersey for:

Category
Attribute
Overall Rank
Highest overall rank (Top 5%)
Math Proficiency
Highest math proficiency (Top 5%)
Reading/Language Arts Proficiency
Highest reading/language arts proficiency (Top 5%)
Science Proficiency
Highest science proficiency (Top 5%)
Student Attention
Lowest student-teacher ratio (Top 1%)
For the 2026-27 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 309 students in Little Silver Boro School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 10/10, which is in the top 5% of public middle schools in New Jersey.
Public Middle School in Little Silver Boro School District have an average math proficiency score of 81% (versus the New Jersey public middle school average of 34%), and reading proficiency score of 89% (versus the 48% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 10% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the New Jersey public middle school average of 69% (majority Hispanic).

Overview

This School District
This State (NJ)
# Schools
2 Schools
832 Schools
# Students
706 Students
458,594 Students
# Teachers
81 Teachers
39,634 Teachers
Student-Teacher Ratio
9:1
9:1

Student By Grade

District Rank

Little Silver Boro School District, which is ranked within the top 5% of all 642 school districts in New Jersey (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2022-2023 school year.
This School District
State Average (NJ)
#9 out of 648 school districts
(Top 5%)
83%
38%
87%
49%
55-59%
23%
(2022-23)
7.3%
16.7%

Students by Ethnicity:

0.20
0.72
% American Indian
n/a
n/a
% Asian
1%
9%
% Hispanic
6%
39%
% Black
n/a
18%
% White
89%
31%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
4%
3%
All Ethnic Groups

District Revenue and Spending

The revenue/student of $29,234 in this school district is less than the state median of $31,633. The school district revenue/student has grown by 10% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $31,460 is higher than the state median of $31,024. The school district spending/student has grown by 26% over four school years.
This School District
This State (NJ)
Total Revenue
$21 MM
$42,853 MM
Spending
$22 MM
$42,028 MM
Revenue / Student
$29,234
$31,633
Spending / Student
$31,460
$31,024

Best Little Silver Boro School District Public Middle Schools (2026-27)

School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Quick Facts
Rank: #11.
Markham Place School
(Math: 81% | Reading: 89%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
95 Markham Place
Little Silver, NJ 07739
(732) 741-7112
Gr: 5-8 | 309 students Student-teacher ratio: 8:1 Minority enrollment: 10%

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Quick Facts (26-27)

  • District size: 2 schools
  • Grades: PK-08
  • Enrollment: 706 students
  • Student-Teacher Ratio: 9:1
  • Minority Enrollment: 11%
  • : Top 5% in NJ
  • : 83% (Top 5%)
  • : 87% (Top 5%)
  • : 55-59% (Top 5%)
  • Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), NJ Dept. of Education

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