Other / mixed grade configuration · Atlantic Highlands, NJ

Atlantic Highlands Elementary School

Federal NCES profile for Atlantic Highlands Elementary School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 57/100.

2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 340102003746
0/100100/10057/100
👥 S:T ratio
62
🌟 Gifted program
30
📋 Attendance
78
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Atlantic Highlands Elementary School earns 57/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 81% of New Jersey schools.

57
Resource Index · Higher
9.5:1
small classes for New Jersey
8.6%
free-lunch eligible
256
students enrolled

Atlantic Highlands Elementary School has class sizes smaller than 81% of New Jersey schools. Computed live against every New Jersey school reporting to NCES.

CCD year-over-year · 2022-23 → 2023-24

-11 students YoY

Atlantic Highlands Elementary School held near 245 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (-11 headcount).

Teacher FTE added 27.0 → 30.0 across the same CCD years.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data public-school universe (2022-23, 2023-24).

Steady CCD campus

-11 students YoY 340102003746 · Atlantic Highlands, NJ Other · SMALL · TRAD

256 enr · 9.5:1 · 8.6% lunch · RII 57

Nearest enrollment peer: Lynn High School (256 students)

Atlantic Highlands Elementary School held near 245 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (-11 headcount). Teacher FTE added 27.0 → 30.0 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · New Jersey schools → · Find another →

How Atlantic Highlands Elementary School compares

Atlantic Highlands Elementary School held steady on CCD headcount: ratios and free-lunch share vs New Jersey and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs New Jersey New Jersey avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 9.5:1 ▼ 19% 11.8:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 8.6% ▼ 71% 29.6% 51.7%
Enrollment 256 top 83% - -

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25

9.5:1
Leaner classes than 91% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
256
Bigger than 26% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators methodology

Economic need
8.6%
free-lunch eligible - 71% below the New Jersey average of 29.6%
Below the 40% Title I threshold; federal aid targets individual qualifying students rather than schoolwide programs.
Staffing depth
9.5:1
students per teacher - 19% below state mean
Top 19% in New Jersey - lower ratio than 81% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
9.0%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
In the 5-10% range, close to the pre-pandemic national baseline.
Funding equity
$28,941
per pupil, district-wide - above New Jersey avg of $26,225
Well above the U.S. public-school average, reflecting substantially higher local or state investment per enrolled student.
Support staff
Counselors0.0 FTE
Student-support staffing from the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 0 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Programs

District finance for Atlantic Highlands School District reports $28,941 per pupil (NCES F-33) - open the district page for the full revenue mix.

Nationwide other schools with similar size or staffing

Out-of-state peers matched by enrollment and by student-teacher ratio, not the same-city or same-district lists above.

Frequently asked questions about Atlantic Highlands Elementary School

How many students attend Atlantic Highlands Elementary School?

Atlantic Highlands Elementary School has 256 students enrolled. It is a public school in Atlantic Highlands, NJ. CCD year-over-year: 256 (2022-23) → 245 (2023-24), nearly flat (-11).

What is the student-teacher ratio at Atlantic Highlands Elementary School?

The student-teacher ratio at Atlantic Highlands Elementary School is 9.5:1, which is 19% lower than the New Jersey average of 11.8:1 and 39% lower than the national average of 15.7:1. Lower ratios generally mean more individual attention per student.

What percentage of students receive free lunch at Atlantic Highlands Elementary School?

8.6% of students at Atlantic Highlands Elementary School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the New Jersey average of 29.6%.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Atlantic Highlands Elementary School?

Atlantic Highlands Elementary School has a Resource Investment Index of 57/100 (higher reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 3 factors: student-teacher ratio, gifted-program reporting, chronic absenteeism. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

What other schools are in Atlantic Highlands School District?

None reported; Atlantic Highlands School District operates only Atlantic Highlands Elementary School as a public school district in NCES's records.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2022-23) · 2024-25 Data as of the 2024-25 school year. Coverage from U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data. Varies by entity type; administrative districts and certain charter networks may report only a subset of fields.

All federal data sources used on this page

Full source list and how we compute each figure: methodology page.

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