The Bradley Beach School District is a community

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that serves students in pre-kindergarten through eighth grade from Bradley Beach in Monmouth County,

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, United States. As of the 2020–21 school year, the district, comprised of one school, had an enrollment of 263 students and 37.8 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 7.0:1.District information for Bradley Beach School District
National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed February 15, 2022. The district is classified by the New Jersey Department of Education as being in

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"CD", the sixth-highest of eight groupings. District Factor Groups organize districts statewide to allow comparison by common

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characteristics of the local districts. From lowest socioeconomic status to highest, the categories are A, B, CD, DE, FG, GH, I and J. For public school students in ninth through

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s, the school district maintains

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s with the Asbury Park Public Schools and

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under which the overwhelming majority of Bradley Beach students are sent to

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and the other 7% are sent to Neptune High School.Mullen, Shannon; Shields, Nancy; and Matheson, Kathy
"Crime, school solutions costly as city seeks rebirth; High school improving, but not enough, many say"
'' Asbury Park Press'', January 27, 2005. Accessed September 18, 2014. "It was the day of the charter school's annual lottery, when names of applicants are drawn at random to fill the last remaining slots in next fall's freshman class. Academy Charter, now in its seventh year, is free to students in Asbury Park and the seven nearby towns that are sending districts for Asbury Park High School: Allenhurst, Avon, Belmar, Bradley Beach, Deal, Interlaken and Lake Como, formerly South Belmar." As of the 2020–21 school year, Asbury Park High School had an enrollment of 682 students and 54.5 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 12.5:1 and Neptune High School had an enrollment of 1,270 students and 115.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 11.0:1. An application program with

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or the schools in the Monmouth County Vocational School District are alternatives available for students from the borough attending public high school.

School

Bradley Beach Elementary School served an enrollment of 317 students in the 2020–21 school year. The professional teaching staff includes 40 certified teachers and six paraprofessionals.

Administration

Core members of the district's administration are: *Michael Heidelberg, Principal / Superintendent *David Tonzola, Business Administrator / Board Secretary

Board of education

The district's board of education is comprised of nine members who set policy and oversee the fiscal and educational operation of the district through its administration. As a Type II school district, the board's trustees are elected directly by voters to serve three-year terms of office on a staggered basis, with three seats up for election each year held (since 2012) as part of the November general election. The board appoints a superintendent to oversee the district's day-to-day operations and a business administrator to supervise the business functions of the district.Board Members
Bradley Beach School District. Accessed October 12, 2022.

References

External links

Bradley Beach School District
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School Data for the Bradley Beach School District
National Center for Education Statistics {{Monmouth County, New Jersey School Districts Bradley Beach, New Jersey New Jersey District Factor Group CD School districts in Monmouth County, New Jersey Public K–8 schools in New Jersey