Nellie F. Bennett Elementary School
Riviera Parkway
Point Pleasant Beach NJ, 08742, Ocean County
Phone: 732-701-1900
Ranking: (323 out of 1,847, top 17%)*
Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Point Pleasant Borough School District
Title I Eligible School: No
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 54 | 50 | 50 | 42 | 46 | 53 | 46 | |||||||
Total Students: | 728 | 727 | 733 | 745 | 736 | 795 | 800 | |||||||
Prekindergarten: | 11 | 1.5% | 8 | 1.1% | 11 | 1.5% | 11 | 1.5% | 6 | 0.8% | 6 | 0.8% | 9 | 1.1% |
Kindergarten: | 119 | 16.3% | 124 | 17.1% | 110 | 15.0% | 126 | 16.9% | 96 | 13.0% | 118 | 14.8% | 111 | 13.9% |
Grade 1: | 125 | 17.2% | 109 | 15.0% | 133 | 18.1% | 97 | 13.0% | 121 | 16.4% | 112 | 14.1% | 122 | 15.3% |
Grade 2: | 112 | 15.4% | 127 | 17.5% | 98 | 13.4% | 119 | 16.0% | 113 | 15.4% | 120 | 15.1% | 134 | 16.8% |
Grade 3: | 130 | 17.9% | 102 | 14.0% | 122 | 16.6% | 114 | 15.3% | 126 | 17.1% | 139 | 17.5% | 124 | 15.5% |
Grade 4: | 107 | 14.7% | 123 | 16.9% | 120 | 16.4% | 130 | 17.4% | 137 | 18.6% | 126 | 15.8% | 161 | 20.1% |
Grade 5: | 120 | 16.5% | 123 | 16.9% | 132 | 18.0% | 141 | 18.9% | 125 | 17.0% | 160 | 20.1% | 129 | 16.1% |
Ungraded: | 4 | 0.5% | 11 | 1.5% | 7 | 1.0% | 7 | 0.9% | 12 | 1.6% | 14 | 1.8% | 10 | 1.3% |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 360 | 49.5% | 362 | 49.8% | 365 | 49.8% | 381 | 51.1% | 383 | 52.0% | 402 | 50.6% | 409 | 51.1% |
Female: | 368 | 50.5% | 365 | 50.2% | 368 | 50.2% | 364 | 48.9% | 353 | 48.0% | 393 | 49.4% | 387 | 48.4% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.3% | 3 | 0.4% | 3 | 0.4% | 5 | 0.6% |
Asian: | 3 | 0.4% | 12 | 1.7% | 14 | 1.9% | 16 | 2.1% | 15 | 2.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 10 | 1.3% |
Hispanic: | 51 | 7.0% | 55 | 7.6% | 54 | 7.4% | 42 | 5.6% | 35 | 4.8% | 44 | 5.5% | 33 | 4.1% |
Black: | 5 | 0.7% | 7 | 1.0% | 8 | 1.1% | 5 | 0.7% | 7 | 1.0% | 5 | 0.6% | 2 | 0.3% |
White: | 657 | 90.2% | 642 | 88.3% | 649 | 88.5% | 674 | 90.5% | 672 | 91.3% | 726 | 91.3% | 750 | 93.8% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 9 | 1.2% | 3 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.3% | 16 | 2.0% | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 2 | 0.3% | 6 | 0.8% | 4 | 0.5% | 4 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 108 | 14.8% | 60 | 8.3% | 60 | 8.2% | 49 | 6.6% | 30 | 4.1% | 27 | 3.4% | 24 | 3.0% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 8 | 1.1% | 10 | 1.4% | 15 | 2.0% | 14 | 1.9% | 11 | 1.5% | 14 | 1.8% | 19 | 2.4% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 13.46 | 14.53 | 14.57 | 17.87 | 16.00 | 12.00 | 17.40 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
ASK | ||||||
2004 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 95.6% | 97.4% | 79.4% |
2005 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 95.9% | 97.1% | 83.2% |
2006 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 90.9% | 92.9% | 82.4% |
2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 93.7% | 95.3% | 83.4% |
2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 93.5% | 90.0% | 86.1% |
2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 85.2% | 81.1% | 62.9% |
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 82.5% | 81.6% | 59.8% |
2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 73.4% | 83.5% | 63.0% |
2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 83.7% | 76.3% | 66.7% |
2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 77.2% | 79.1% | 66.4% |
2004 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 95.7% | 97.4% | 76.6% |
2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 95.9% | 97.1% | 82.5% |
2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 97.5% | 98.0% | 86.8% |
2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 97.6% | 98.1% | 87.3% |
2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 98.4% | 96.2% | 86.8% |
2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 91.9% | 91.7% | 75.4% |
2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 95.3% | 93.4% | 78.3% |
2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 95.5% | 96.5% | 78.9% |
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 94.3% | 91.8% | 78.4% |
2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 86.7% | 86.2% | 77.7% |
2003 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 92.3% | 92.6% | 77.6% |
2004 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 94.6% | 95.2% | 82.2% |
2005 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 95.0% | 96.1% | 81.6% |
2006 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 95.2% | 95.9% | 80.0% |
2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 97.6% | 97.6% | 80.6% |
2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 96.3% | 96.9% | 82.7% |
2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 77.4% | 79.1% | 63.2% |
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 71.7% | 77.9% | 59.7% |
2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 83.2% | 81.8% | 62.7% |
2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 68.3% | 72.3% | 58.5% |
2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 75.0% | 72.6% | 59.4% |
2003 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 81.3% | 81.3% | 68.0% |
2004 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 85.2% | 89.2% | 72.1% |
2005 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 96.5% | 96.6% | 80.2% |
2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 94.4% | 96.7% | 82.3% |
2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 97.6% | 98.6% | 84.7% |
2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 97.6% | 97.3% | 84.9% |
2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 87.1% | 88.6% | 73.1% |
2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 88.6% | 89.3% | 77.2% |
2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 92.4% | 92.9% | 79.3% |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 91.9% | 91.9% | 77.4% |
2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 92.7% | 90.2% | 78.3% |
2005 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 95.7% | 95.6% | 81.1% |
2006 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 95.8% | 97.1% | 82.3% |
2007 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 98.4% | 97.6% | 83.1% |
2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 98.1% | 98.1% | 85.1% |
2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 97.6% | 96.2% | 91.1% |
2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 99.3% | 98.0% | 93.5% |
2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 99.2% | 98.9% | 90.0% |
2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 100.0% | 99.6% | 91.3% |
2013 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 98.3% | 97.7% | 89.5% |
2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 96.5% | 98.0% | 88.8% |
2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 75.0% | 77.7% | 60.0% |
2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 79.6% | 82.8% | 66.2% |
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 73.8% | 77.0% | 63.3% |
2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 72.2% | 79.1% | 60.9% |
2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 73.9% | 70.1% | 62.1% |
2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 70.4% | 73.3% | 61.3% |
2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 97.2% | 97.1% | 84.1% |
2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 80.6% | 84.9% | 76.6% |
2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 87.6% | 91.0% | 77.6% |
2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 93.6% | 92.0% | 79.0% |
2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 90.0% | 90.4% | 80.6% |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 94.8% | 91.2% | 83.3% |
2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 89.6% | 89.7% | 79.9% |
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* Nellie F. Bennett Elementary School was rated 4.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.