sentences:  Schooldigger.com ranked the school tied for 70th out of 381 public high schools statewide in its 2011 rankings (an increase of 104 positions from the 2010 ranking) which were based on the combined percentage of students classified as proficient or above proficient on the mathematics (89.7%) and language arts literacy (96.6%) components of the High School Proficiency Assessment (HSPA).The Point Pleasant Beach High School Garnet Gulls compete in the Shore Conference, an athletic conference made up of private and public high schools centered at the Northern Jersey Shore.All schools in this conference are located within Monmouth County and Ocean County.