Elementary Schools in Ocean Township School District

Summary:

The Ocean Township School District in New Jersey is home to two elementary schools: Waretown Elementary School and Frederic A. Priff Elementary School. While both schools serve students in the same district, they exhibit some notable differences in their performance and metrics.

According to the data, Frederic A. Priff Elementary School has a higher statewide ranking, with a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger, compared to Waretown Elementary School's 1-star rating. Additionally, Frederic A. Priff has a higher statewide ranking, placing 871 out of 1,347 New Jersey elementary schools, while Waretown Elementary ranked 1,082 out of 1,360 schools.

In terms of other key metrics, both schools have similar chronic absenteeism rates of 14.9%. However, Frederic A. Priff Elementary School has a higher percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch at 41.2%, compared to 35.35% at Waretown Elementary School. Additionally, Waretown Elementary has a lower student-teacher ratio of 10.5 students per teacher, compared to 12.7 students per teacher at Frederic A. Priff.

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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