Other / mixed grade configuration · Spring Lake Heights, NJ
Spring Lake Heights Elementary School
Federal NCES profile for Spring Lake Heights Elementary School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 73/100.
The verdict
Spring Lake Heights Elementary School earns 73/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 95% of New Jersey schools. It is also less racially and ethnically mixed than most New Jersey schools.
- 73
- Resource Index · Higher
- 7.5:1
- small classes for New Jersey
- 5.5%
- free-lunch eligible
- 292
- students enrolled
Spring Lake Heights Elementary School has class sizes smaller than 95% of New Jersey schools. Computed live against every New Jersey school reporting to NCES.
School address
NCES ID 341560004108 Verify on NCES CCD record →
CCD year-over-year · 2022-23 → 2023-24
-45 students YoY
Spring Lake Heights Elementary School shrank from 307 students in 2022-23 to 262 in 2023-24 (-14.7%).
Teacher FTE added 39.8 → 40.3 across the same CCD years.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data public-school universe (2022-23, 2023-24).
Shrinking CCD campus
-45 students YoY 341560004108 · Spring Lake Heights, NJ Other · SMALL · TRAD
292 enr · 7.5:1 · 5.5% lunch · RII 73
Nearest enrollment peer: Oakdale Elementary School (292 students)
Spring Lake Heights Elementary School shrank from 307 students in 2022-23 to 262 in 2023-24 (-14.7%). Teacher FTE added 39.8 → 40.3 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · New Jersey schools → · Find another →
How Spring Lake Heights Elementary School compares
Spring Lake Heights Elementary School is a shrinking campus on CCD: 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 | 7.5:1 | ▼ 36% | 11.8:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Free-lunch eligible | 5.5% | ▼ 81% | 29.6% | 51.7% |
| Enrollment | 292 | top 76% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
Equity indicators methodology
Student demographics
Largest group: White at 89.7% of enrollment.
Simpson diversity index - at 18.9, Spring Lake Heights Elementary School is less mixed than the New Jersey school average of 51.2.
Programs
District finance for Spring Lake Heights School District reports $26,408 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.
Similar enrollment (~292 students)
Frequently asked questions about Spring Lake Heights Elementary School
How many students attend Spring Lake Heights Elementary School?
Spring Lake Heights Elementary School has 292 students enrolled. It is a public school in Spring Lake Heights, NJ. CCD year-over-year: 307 (2022-23) → 262 (2023-24), down 45.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Spring Lake Heights Elementary School?
The student-teacher ratio at Spring Lake Heights Elementary School is 7.5:1, which is 36% lower than the New Jersey average of 11.8:1 and 52% 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 Spring Lake Heights Elementary School?
5.5% of students at Spring Lake Heights Elementary School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the New Jersey average of 29.6%.
What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Spring Lake Heights Elementary School?
The largest demographic group at Spring Lake Heights Elementary School is White at 89.7% of enrollment, in Spring Lake Heights, NJ.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Spring Lake Heights Elementary School?
Spring Lake Heights Elementary School has a Resource Investment Index of 73/100 (higher reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, gifted-program reporting, counselor availability, chronic absenteeism. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).
What other schools are in Spring Lake Heights School District?
None reported; Spring Lake Heights School District operates only Spring Lake Heights Elementary School as a public school district in NCES's records.