LB Elementary Schools Among Best For Grades K-8: U.S. News

LONG BRANCH, NJ — Four of Long Branch's schools has been ranked among the best in New Jersey, according to a brand-new ranking released Tuesday by U.S. News & World Report.

For the inaugural list, U.S. News published rankings and data on more than 80,000 public elementary and middle schools across the United States.

Schools are ranked at the state and district levels. The best charter schools and best magnet schools ranked as stand-alone categories.

U.S. News ranked Long Branch Middle School as one the highest in the state among middle schools in the state, according to the new list. Long Branch Middle School was ranked 527.

Here’s a look at how the three Long Branch Elementary Schools ranked compared with others in the state:

895: Gregory Elementary School, Long Branch
1028-1370: A.A. Anastasia Elementary School, Long Branch
1028-1370: George L Catrambone Elementary School, Long Branch

To determine the rankings, U.S. News used data from the U.S. Department of Education to analyze two areas at each school:

• Math and reading proficiency — or how well students perform on state assessments.
• Math and reading performance — or how well they perform compared with expectations.

The state assessment data used in the rankings are from the 2018-19 school year and, therefore, predates any effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on test-taking.

Nationally, California has 5,534 ranked elementary schools — the most of any state — followed by Texas at 4,446; New York at 2,211; Florida at 2,128; and Illinois at 2,038 schools.

California also has the most ranked middle schools with 2,319, followed by Texas at 1,942; Illinois at 1,243; New York at 1,219; and Florida at 997.

See the complete list of 2021’s Best K-8 Schools.