Keyport School District

370 Broad Street
Keyport, NJ 07735
(District boundaries shown in map)
3/
10
Bottom 50%
For the 2025 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 616 students in Keyport School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 3/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in New Jersey.
Public Middle School in Keyport School District have an average math proficiency score of 22% (versus the New Jersey public middle school average of 32%), and reading proficiency score of 41% (versus the 48% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 55% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the New Jersey public middle school average of 68% (majority Hispanic).

Overview

This School District
This State (NJ)
# Schools
2 Schools
835 Schools
# Students
991 Students
458,046 Students
# Teachers
101 Teachers
39,885 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
10:1
10:1

District Rank

Keyport School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 646 school districts in New Jersey (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 85-89% has stayed relatively flat over five school years.
This School District
State Average (NJ)
#494 out of 650 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
This chart displays the overall district rank of Keyport   School District, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.
20%
36%
This chart displays the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Math of Keyport   School District and the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Math of New Jersey by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.
40%
49%
This chart displays the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Reading/Language Arts of Keyport   School District and the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Reading/Language Arts of New Jersey by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.
10%
23%
This chart displays the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Science of Keyport   School District and the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Science of New Jersey by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.
85-89%
85%
This chart displays public school graduation rate of Keyport   School District and public school graduation rate of New Jersey by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.

Students by Ethnicity:

0.61
0.72
# American Indian Students
1 Student
913 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
n/a
# Asian Students
18 Students
39,872 Students
% Asian Students
2%
9%
# Hispanic Students
381 Students
173,877 Students
% Hispanic Students
38%
38%
# Black Students
71 Students
84,536 Students
% Black Students
7%
18%
# White Students
491 Students
145,711 Students
% White Students
50%
32%
# Hawaiian Students
1 Student
858 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
28 Students
12,134 Students
% of Two or more races Students
3%
3%

Students by Grade:

# Students in PK Grade:
93
12,448
# Students in K Grade:
51
19,022
# Students in 1st Grade:
64
19,268
# Students in 2nd Grade:
51
19,849
# Students in 3rd Grade:
55
20,625
# Students in 4th Grade:
54
22,766
# Students in 5th Grade:
54
30,973
# Students in 6th Grade:
69
79,058
# Students in 7th Grade:
57
100,830
# Students in 8th Grade:
68
101,895
# Students in 9th Grade:
85
8,812
# Students in 10th Grade:
115
7,480
# Students in 11th Grade:
83
7,369
# Students in 12th Grade:
92
7,529
# Ungraded Students:
-
122

District Revenue and Spending

The revenue/student of $26,820 in this school district is less than the state median of $26,931. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $28,068 is higher than the state median of $25,828. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
This School District
This State (NJ)
Total Revenue
$27 MM
$36,642 MM
This chart displays total revenue of Keyport   School District and median value from total revenues of all school districts in New Jersey by year, with the latest 2020-21 school year data.
Spending
$28 MM
$35,142 MM
This chart displays total spending of Keyport   School District and median value from total spendings of all school districts in New Jersey by year, with the latest 2020-21 school year data.
Revenue / Student
$26,820
$26,931
This chart displays average revenue per public school student in Keyport   School District and average revenue per public school student of all school districts in New Jersey by year, with the latest 2020-21 school year data.
Spending / Student
$28,068
$25,828
This chart displays average spending per public school student in Keyport   School District and average spending per public school student of all school districts in New Jersey by year, with the latest 2020-21 school year data.

Best Keyport School District Public Middle Schools (2025)

School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Keyport Central School
(Math: 22% | Reading: 41%)
Rank:
4/
10
Bottom 50%
335 Broad Street
Keyport, NJ 07735
(732) 212-6100
Grades: PK-8
| 616 students

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Quick Stats (2025)

  • District size: 2 schools
  • Grades: PK-12
  • Enrollment: 991 students
  • Student:Teacher Ratio: 10:1
  • Minority Enrollment: 50%
  • : 85-89% (Top 50% in NJ)
  • : Bottom 50%
  • : 20% (Btm 50%)
  • : 40% (Btm 50%)
  • : 10% (Btm 50%)
  • Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), NJ Dept. of Education

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