Top Rankings
Colts Neck Township School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in New Jersey for:
Category
Attribute
Overall Rank
Highest overall rank (Top 20%)
Math Proficiency
Highest math proficiency (Top 20%)
Reading/Language Arts Proficiency
Highest reading/language arts proficiency (Top 20%)
Science Proficiency
Highest science proficiency (Top 20%)
Student Attention
Lowest student:teacher ratio (Top 1%)
For the 2025 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 320 students in Colts Neck Township School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 9/10, which is in the top 20% of public middle schools in New Jersey.
Public Middle School in Colts Neck Township School District have an average math proficiency score of 55% (versus the New Jersey public middle school average of 32%), and reading proficiency score of 69% (versus the 48% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 15% 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
3 Schools
835 Schools
# Students
978 Students
458,046 Students
# Teachers
130 Teachers
39,885 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
8:1
8:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
Colts Neck Township School District, which is ranked within the top 20% of all 646 school districts in New Jersey (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
Overall District Rank
#74 out of 650 school districts
(Top 20%)
(Top 20%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
64%
36%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
72%
49%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
40%
23%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.26
0.72
% American Indian
n/a
n/a
% Asian
2%
9%
% Hispanic
7%
38%
% Black
2%
18%
% White
86%
32%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
3%
3%
All Ethnic Groups
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $33,607 is higher 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 $31,408 is higher than the state median of $25,828. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$33 MM
$36,642 MM
Spending
$31 MM
$35,142 MM
Revenue / Student
$33,607
$26,931
Spending / Student
$31,408
$25,828
Best Colts Neck Township School District Public Middle Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Cedar Drive Middle School
(Math: 55% | Reading: 69%)
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
73 Cedar Drive
Colts Neck, NJ 07722
(732) 946-0055
Colts Neck, NJ 07722
(732) 946-0055
Grades: 6-8
| 320 students
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