Ocean Township School District

Summary:

The Ocean Township School District in New Jersey operates two elementary schools: Waretown Elementary School and Frederic A. Priff Elementary School. Both schools serve students from pre-kindergarten through 6th grade and have similar performance metrics, with neither standing out as a clear leader in the district.

Waretown Elementary School is ranked 1082 out of 1360 New Jersey elementary schools and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger, while Frederic A. Priff Elementary School is ranked 871 out of 1347 and has a 2-star rating. Both schools have a chronic absenteeism rate of 14.9% and serve a population with a significant percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch (35.35% at Waretown Elementary and 41.2% at Frederic A. Priff Elementary).

Academically, Frederic A. Priff Elementary School's proficiency rates in NJSLA/English Language Arts and NJSLA/Mathematics are generally lower than the state averages, with some exceptions in 4th and 6th grade math. The school's 5th-grade proficiency rate in NJSLA-S/Science is also lower than the state average. These performance gaps suggest a need for the district to focus on improving academic outcomes for students across both schools.

District Detail

64 Railroad Avenue
Waretown, NJ 08758

(609) 693-3131

SchoolDigger Rank:
459^th of 609 New Jersey districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-6
Students: 558

Primary Schools: 2
Middle Schools: 0
High Schools: 0
Alternative Schools: 0

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NJSLA-S Science (2025)	NJSLA English Language Arts (2025)				NJSLA Mathematics (2025)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	NJSLA-S Science 5th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 3rd Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 4th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 5th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 6th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 3rd Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 4th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 5th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 6th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Frederic A. Priff Elementary School	Public	3-6	139 Wells Mill Road	Waretown	08758	Ocean County	Ocean Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 693-3131	241	15	16.1	44.4%	181 (75.1%)	5 (2.1%)	36 (14.9%)	4 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (6.2%)	36	871^st of 1347 public elementary schools	35.3%		36.1	853^rd of 1338 public elementary schools	36.2%	18	23.6	39.3	50.8	42.9	43.3	26.8	41.0	32.1	38.3	$11,497	$265	$11,232
Waretown Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-2	64 Railroad Avenue	Waretown	08758	Ocean County	Ocean Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 693-3131	317	22	14.6	38.2%	246 (77.6%)	8 (2.5%)	48 (15.1%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.8%)								(n/a)										$11,819	$265	$11,554

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Barnegat Township School District	2.13 mi	6	464^th
Ocean County Vocational Technical School District	2.38 mi	6	213^th
Office Of Education Juvenile Justice Commission	3.6 mi	22
Lacey Township School District	3.62 mi	6	399^th
Stafford Township School District	5.35 mi	5

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the New Jersey Department of Education.

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