As of the 2023–24 school year, the district, comprised of one school, had an enrollment of 196 students and 33.8 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 5.8:1.[1]
The district had been classified by the New Jersey Department of Education as being in District Factor Group "CD", the sixth-highest of eight groupings. District Factor Groups organize districts statewide to allow comparison by common socioeconomic characteristics of the local districts. From lowest socioeconomic status to highest, the categories are A, B, CD, DE, FG, GH, I and J.[6]
Bradley Beach Elementary School served an enrollment of 196 students in the 2023–24 school year.[12] The professional teaching staff includes 40 certified teachers and six paraprofessionals.[13]
Administration
Core members of the district's administration are:[14][15]
Michael Heidelberg, principal and superintendent[16]
David Tonzola, business administrator and 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.[17][18][19]
^Bradley Beach Board of Education District Policy 0110 - Identification, Bradley Beach Public Schools, revised January 16, 2007. Accessed December 26, 2024. "Purpose: The Board of Education exists for the purpose of providing a thorough and efficient system of free public education in grades Pre-K through eight in the Bradley Beach School District. Composition: The Bradley Beach School District is comprised of all the area within the municipal boundaries of the Borough of Bradley Beach."
^Bradley Beach Board of Education Policy 5120.1 High School Assignments, Bradley Beach School District, adopted October 17, 2000. Accessed December 26, 2024. "Pursuant to the State regulations and existing mandates concerning the sending-receiving district relationship between the Bradley Beach Board of Education and the Asbury Park and Neptune High Schools, the following procedures shall be used as a student selection process.... 1. The 93% Asbury Park High School and 7% Neptune High School attendance shall be based upon: a. The number of students in Grade 8 at Bradley Beach School on March 1 of each year, plus b. The number of Bradley Beach students attending other elementary schools."
^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."
^Harris, Courtenay. "Personal attention is district's specialty", Asbury Park Press, March 29, 2000. Accessed September 18, 2014. "Several parents interviewed said they are uneasy about the fact that 98 percent of graduating eighth-graders have to go to Asbury Park High School, unless they get into a specialty school run by the Monmouth County Vocational School District. About 2 percent are allowed to go to Neptune High School."
^Annual Comprehensive Financial Report of the Bradley Beach School District, New Jersey Department of Education, for year ending June 30, 2023. Accessed December 26, 2024. "The School District is a Type II district located in the County of Monmouth, State of New Jersey. As a Type II district, the School District functions independently through a Board of Education (the Board). The Board is comprised of nine members appointed to three-year terms. The purpose of the School District is to educate students in grades PreK through 8." See "Roster of Officials" on page 24.
^Board Members, Bradley Beach School District. Accessed December 26, 2024.
