NCES CCD 2024-25 8 schools NJ

Best-Resourced Schools in Neptune, NJ

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8 public K-12 schools in Neptune from NCES Common Core of Data: enrollment, grade span, demographics, and Civil Rights Data Collection statistics for every active campus.

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8
Schools
3,674
Students
50.3/100
Avg Resource Index
10.4:1
Avg Student-Teacher Ratio

National city placement

Broad resource and staffing advantage

According to NCES CCD 2024-25, Neptune has more public-school enrollment than 39% of the 4,487 US cities in this directory. Neptune lands in the upper national tier on both the average Resource Investment Index and teacher staffing intensity. Those measures come from different inputs: the index combines reported counselors, gifted access, attendance, and staffing, while the staffing percentile compares the city's student-teacher ratio directly. Agreement across both measures is stronger evidence of broad reported capacity than either score alone, though neither is a test-score rating or a guarantee about an individual classroom.

Combined-grade campuses shape the local portfolio

5 of Neptune's 8 listed schools use NCES's combined or “other” grade-level classification. Citywide averages therefore blend campuses serving unusually broad or nonstandard grade spans with conventional elementary, middle, and high schools. Grade configuration is a first-order comparison here, not a minor label.

Campus spread matters more than the city mean

The 32-point gap between Monmouth County Academy of Allied Health and Science and Midtown Community Elementary School shows the range hidden by Neptune's average Resource Investment Index. The city figure is useful for national placement, but families ultimately choose among campuses with different grade spans, enrollment, district affiliations, and reported support fields. Start with schools serving the relevant grade level, then compare the index components rather than assuming the city average describes any one classroom.

City enrollment
Top 61%
School count
Top 54%
Resource Index average
88th percentile
Teacher staffing
98th percentile

Neptune High School accounts for 30.7% of all Neptune public-school enrollment

That dominant concentration means Neptune-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade level: High. The share measures enrollment concentration only; it does not establish how districts allocate programs, capital, or staff. Enrollment-weighted aggregates give this entity more weight than any smaller peer, while an unweighted entity average treats every record equally.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Neptune school enrollment varies 4.6× across entities

Neptune school enrollment ranges from 244 students (lowest) to 1,129 students (highest), a spread of 885 students. That relatively narrow ratio reflects an unusually homogeneous school portfolio for a city this size. Per-school staffing and program breadth can differ sharply at opposite ends of that enrollment range, so the city average should not be treated as a typical campus.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Neptune student-teacher ratio is 10.4:1 — low (typically associated with smaller schools or per-school staffing investment that often correlates with stronger per-student supports)

student-teacher ratio is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: the ratio counts FTE classroom teachers against total enrollment, push-in specialists, English-language aides, special-education co-teachers, and counselors are not included in most reporting Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data, Public School Universe

# School Score
1. Monmouth County Academy of Allied Health and Science 72
2. Neptune Middle School 54
3. Shark River Hills Elementary School 52
4. Summerfield Elementary School 49
5. Green Grove Elementary School 48
6. Neptune High School 47
7. Midtown Community Elementary School 40
8. Gables Elementary School 40

Most racially and ethnically mixed schools in Neptune

Ranked by the Simpson student-body diversity index (0-100) from NCES race and ethnicity data, where higher means a more evenly mixed student body. It measures mix, not quality.

  1. 1 Summerfield Elementary School 71.4/100
  2. 2 Neptune High School 67.2/100
  3. 3 Neptune Middle School 65.9/100
  4. 4 Green Grove Elementary School 64.9/100
  5. 5 Monmouth County Academy of Allied Health and Science 62.1/100

What do families ask about schools in Neptune?

Which Neptune school has the highest Resource Investment Index? ▼

Monmouth County Academy of Allied Health and Science has the highest Resource Investment Index among the Neptune schools in this federal-data comparison at 72/100. The index summarizes reported staffing, counseling, gifted-program, and attendance inputs; it is not an academic rating.

How many schools are in Neptune, NJ? ▼

Neptune has 8 public schools with a total enrollment of 3,674 students. Average student-teacher ratio: 10.4:1.

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Data from NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 and Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22. The Resource Investment Index uses reported student-teacher ratio, counselor access, gifted programs, and attendance; it is not an academic rating. Cities must include at least five schools to be listed. This public-data comparison is for informational purposes: verify current enrollment, attendance boundaries, and programs with the school district before acting. See the guide to understanding NCES data.