Elementary school (grades K-5) · Belford, NJ

Bayview Elementary School

Federal NCES profile for Bayview Elementary School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 72/100.

2024-25 NCES dataElementary school (grades K-5)NCES 341011003986
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👥 S:T ratio
58
🌟 Gifted program
70
📋 Attendance
88
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Bayview Elementary School earns 72/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the New Jersey median.

72
Resource Index · Higher
10.4:1
students per teacher
10.2%
free-lunch eligible
364
students enrolled

Bayview Elementary School has class sizes near the New Jersey median. Computed live against every New Jersey school reporting to NCES.

School address

Belford, NJ 07718
District: Middletown Township Public School District · New Jersey

NCES ID 341011003986 Verify on NCES CCD record →

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

+4 students YoY

Bayview Elementary School held near 337 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (+4 headcount).

Teacher FTE added 35.2 → 36.0 across the same CCD years.

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

Steady CCD campus

+4 students YoY 341011003986 · Belford, NJ Elementary · SMALL · TRAD

364 enr · 10.4:1 · 10.2% lunch · RII 72

Nearest enrollment peer: Middletown High School South (1,406 students)

Bayview Elementary School held near 337 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (+4 headcount). Teacher FTE added 35.2 → 36.0 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · New Jersey schools → · Find another →

Bayview Elementary School in the enrollment neighbourhood

Fall enrollment among this campus and nearest district peers

students

What this shows Bayview Elementary School reports 364 students on the CCD universe file.

Source U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data (Public School Universe) As of 2024-25

How Bayview Elementary School compares

Bayview 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 10.4:1 ▼ 12% 11.8:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 10.2% ▼ 66% 29.6% 51.7%
Enrollment 364 top 61% - -

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

10.4:1
Leaner classes than 87% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
364
Bigger than 42% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators methodology

Economic need
10.2%
free-lunch eligible - 66% 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
10.4:1
students per teacher - 12% below state mean
Top 34% in New Jersey - lower ratio than 66% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
4.9%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
Below 5%, comfortably under the pre-pandemic national baseline for chronic absenteeism.
Funding equity
$24,671
per pupil, district-wide - below 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.

Student demographics

White 78.8%
Hispanic or Latino 14.6%
Two or More 3.3%
African American 1.9%
Asian 0.5%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 0.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.3%

Largest group: White at 78.8% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 35.6/100

Simpson diversity index - at 35.6, Bayview Elementary School is less mixed than the New Jersey school average of 51.2.

Programs

Gifted & talented Yes

District finance for Middletown Township Public School District reports $24,671 per pupil (NCES F-33) - open the district page for the full revenue mix.

How Bayview Elementary School Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Middletown High School South Larger Similar economic need Similar S:T ratio
Middletown High School North Larger Similar economic need Higher S:T ratio
Thompson Middle School Larger Similar economic need Similar S:T ratio
Thorne Middle School Larger Similar economic need Similar S:T ratio
Bayshore Middle School Larger Similar economic need Lower S:T ratio

Comparisons are relative to Bayview Elementary School's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

Middletown Township Public School District · 5 sibling schools

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Nationwide elementary 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.

Similar enrollment (~364 students)

Similar student-teacher ratio (~10.4:1)

Frequently asked questions about Bayview Elementary School

How many students attend Bayview Elementary School?

Bayview Elementary School has 364 students enrolled. It is an elementary school in Belford, NJ. CCD year-over-year: 333 (2022-23) → 337 (2023-24), nearly flat (+4).

What is the student-teacher ratio at Bayview Elementary School?

The student-teacher ratio at Bayview Elementary School is 10.4:1, which is 12% lower than the New Jersey average of 11.8:1 and 34% 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 Bayview Elementary School?

10.2% of students at Bayview Elementary School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the New Jersey average of 29.6%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Bayview Elementary School?

The largest demographic group at Bayview Elementary School is White at 78.8% of enrollment, in Belford, NJ.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Bayview Elementary School?

Bayview Elementary School has a Resource Investment Index of 72/100 (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 Middletown Township Public School District?

Besides Bayview Elementary School, Middletown Township Public School District also operates Middletown High School South (1,406 students), Middletown High School North (1,289 students), and Thompson Middle School (862 students). See the Middletown Township Public School District district page for the complete list.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

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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