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Schools in Belford · Middletown Township School District

Belford’s public schools beat 71% of New Jersey districts

The public schools Belford’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 71% of New Jersey’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.

82%beats similar-income towns
Reading proficiency
55%
▲ 8 pts vs NJ 47%
2020–21
Math proficiency
39%
▲ 14 pts vs NJ 25%
2020–21
Graduate on time
95%
▲ 4 pts vs NJ 91%
class of 2020
Spent per student
$28.6K
▲ 1% vs NJ $28.4K
FY2024
Schools
0
The School Grade

How Belford compares

B+ Test scoresB Graduation
New Jersey school districts we grade (645)Better than 71%
Lower resultsHigher results
New Jersey towns with similar household incomes (450)Better than 82%
High confidence. Built on 4,911 tested students and a graduating class of 763; ordinary year-to-year swings are unlikely to change it.
How the School Grade works
  • Results, not inputs. Math and reading proficiency on New Jersey’s state tests against the state average, plus the four-year graduation rate. Spending and class size are shown but don’t count. Tests: 2020–21; graduation: class of 2020.
  • The whole path. A town’s grade follows its kids through every district that serves it, weighted by students tested. Tests count 60%, graduation 40%.
  • Graded within the state. Each state writes its own tests, so districts are compared with the rest of New Jersey only. A+ is the top 5%, A the next 10%, A− the next 10%, the B range the next 30%, the C range the next 30%, D the rest.
  • What a grade can’t tell you. Test results track family income, so we also compare towns with similar incomes. Visit, ask other parents, and read neighbor reviews. It’s our own summary of U.S. Department of Education data, not an official rating.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Belford.

11 schools teach K in Belford’s district. Which one depends on your address: New Monmouth Elementary School, Lincroft Elementary School, Harmony Elementary School and Nut Swamp Elementary School and more.
The path, start to finish
PK–511 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
6–83 middle schoolsDepends on your address
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your address

The district

Each district’s own page has its spending, test scores, enrollment and every school.

Middletown Township School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 16 schools · 8,752 students
$28,604NJ $28,441
B+
Test scores · 2020–21

Well above the state in reading

Reading55%
State average 47.3%
Math39%
State average 25.4%

Every school in Belford

0 schools. Grades are based on state tests and graduation. Any other ratings are made by neighbors.

Also serving Belford · in other towns
New Monmouth Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Middletown
B−
508 students12:1Rate it →
Lincroft Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Lincroft
A−
486 students12:1Rate it →
Harmony Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · New Monmouth
B−
481 students13:1Rate it →
Nut Swamp Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Middletown
A
464 students12:1Rate it →
Middletown Village Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Middletown
A−
426 students11:1Rate it →
Bayview Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5
B−
364 students10:1Rate it →
Fairview Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Red Bank
B+
291 students10:1Rate it →
Leonardo Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Leonardo
B−
283 students10:1Rate it →
Ocean Avenue Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · North Middletown
C
283 students11:1Rate it →
River Plaza Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Red Bank
A−
268 students12:1Rate it →
Navesink Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Atlantic Highlands
A
210 students10:1Rate it →
Thompson Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Middletown
A−
862 students12:1Rate it →

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Within reach

Colleges near Belford

There’s no college in Belford, but 40 are within 30 miles. The closest is Brookdale Community College in Middletown, 7.7 miles away.

Colleges →
Brookdale Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · Middletown
7.7 mi9,316 students
Yeshiva Gedolah of CliffwoodUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Aberdeen
7.7 mi55 students
Torah Temimah Talmudical SeminaryUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · New York
10.1 mi73 students
Monmouth UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · West Long Branch
10.9 mi4,773 students
College of Staten Island CUNYUniversity or college · Public · New York
12.6 mi9,715 students
CUNY Kingsborough Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · New York
12.8 mi10,928 students
Wagner CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · New York
13 mi1,932 students
St Paul's School of Nursing-Staten IslandCommunity college · For-profit · New York
13.4 mi661 students
Mirrer Yeshiva Cent InstituteUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · New York
13.6 mi121 students
Bet Medrash Gadol Ateret TorahUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · New York
13.7 mi108 students

Straight-line distance from the center of Belford. Degree-granting colleges with students on campus · College Scorecard · IPEDS. 30 more within 30 miles.

School data: U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts, F-33 school finance). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within New Jersey. Stars are from neighbors.

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