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.

2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 341560004108
0/100100/10073/100
👥 S:T ratio
70
🌟 Gifted program
70
🎓 Counselors
71
📋 Attendance
80
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

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.

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

7.5:1
Leaner classes than 96% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
292
Bigger than 31% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators methodology

Economic need
5.5%
free-lunch eligible - 81% 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
7.5:1
students per teacher - 36% below state mean
Top 5% in New Jersey - lower ratio than 95% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
8.2%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
In the 5-10% range, close to the pre-pandemic national baseline.
Funding equity
$26,408
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
Counselors2.0 FTE
Per 146 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
4
in-school suspensions + 2 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 1.4 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 2.1 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Student demographics

White 89.7%
Hispanic or Latino 7.2%
Two or More 2.7%
Asian 0.3%

Largest group: White at 89.7% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 18.9/100

Simpson diversity index - at 18.9, Spring Lake Heights Elementary School is less mixed than the New Jersey school average of 51.2.

Programs

Gifted & talented Yes

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.

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.

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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