Top Rankings
Ocean City School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in New Jersey for:
Category
Attribute
Student Attention
Lowest student:teacher ratio (Top 1%)
For the 2024-25 school year, there is 1 public preschool serving 280 students in Ocean City School District. This district's average pre testing ranking is 9/10, which is in the top 20% of public pre schools in New Jersey.
Public Preschool in Ocean City School District have an average math proficiency score of 77% (versus the New Jersey public pre school average of 34%), and reading proficiency score of 57% (versus the 44% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 29% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the New Jersey public preschool average of 64% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (NJ)
# Schools
3 Schools
903 Schools
# Students
1,865 Students
360,382 Students
# Teachers
218 Teachers
32,444 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
9:1
9:1
District Rank
Ocean City School District, which is ranked within the top 50% of all 648 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 91% has decreased from 96% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#207 out of 650 school districts
(Top 50%)
(Top 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
44%
36%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
63%
49%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
32%
23%
Graduation Rate
91%
85%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.32
0.72
# American Indian Students
4 Students
865 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
n/a
# Asian Students
25 Students
30,570 Students
% Asian Students
1%
9%
# Hispanic Students
225 Students
128,560 Students
% Hispanic Students
12%
36%
# Black Students
44 Students
58,180 Students
% Black Students
3%
16%
# White Students
1,524 Students
129,337 Students
% White Students
82%
36%
# Hawaiian Students
1 Student
878 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
40 Students
11,951 Students
% of Two or more races Students
2%
3%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
47
48,843
# Students in K Grade:
54
52,263
# Students in 1st Grade:
55
49,897
# Students in 2nd Grade:
61
46,402
# Students in 3rd Grade:
60
40,148
# Students in 4th Grade:
60
35,275
# Students in 5th Grade:
65
27,057
# Students in 6th Grade:
55
14,387
# Students in 7th Grade:
76
10,817
# Students in 8th Grade:
92
11,049
# Students in 9th Grade:
303
497
# Students in 10th Grade:
292
448
# Students in 11th Grade:
315
388
# Students in 12th Grade:
287
398
# Ungraded Students:
43
22,513
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $27,885 is higher than the state median of $27,145. The school district revenue/student has grown by 17% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $25,898 is less than the state median of $26,033. The school district spending/student has grown by 15% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$52 MM
$36,642 MM
Spending
$48 MM
$35,142 MM
Revenue / Student
$27,885
$27,145
Spending / Student
$25,898
$26,033
Best Ocean City School District Public Preschools (2024-25)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Ocean City Primary School
Magnet School
(Math: 75-79% | Reading: 55-59%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
550 West Avenue
Ocean City, NJ 08226
(609) 399-3191
Ocean City, NJ 08226
(609) 399-3191
Grades: PK-3
| 280 students
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