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Oakcrest High School

Public Grades 9-12

349^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 434 New Jersey High Schools

Better than 20% of New Jersey high schools

Summary

Oakcrest High School is a public high school located in Mays Landing, New Jersey, serving grades 9-12 with a student population of 936. The school is part of the Greater Egg Harbor Regional High School District, which is ranked 471 out of 609 districts in New Jersey and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Oakcrest High School consistently ranks in the bottom third of New Jersey high schools, with a ranking between 283 and 392 out of 405-434 schools over the past 10 years. The school's performance on standardized tests is significantly below the state and district averages, with only 14.1% of 9th-grade students proficient or better in NJSLA/English Language Arts, compared to 32.1% in the district and 49.9% statewide. Oakcrest's performance is particularly low in mathematics, with only 3.8% of students proficient or better in NJSLA/Algebra I End of Course, compared to 7.3% in the district and 38.2% statewide. The school's four-year graduation rate has fluctuated between 83.9% and 91.3% over the past few years, which is slightly below the state average, and its dropout rate has ranged from 1.0% to 2.4%, which is higher than the state average.

Oakcrest High School's performance is generally lower than that of nearby schools, such as Absegami High School, Cedar Creek High School, and Egg Harbor Township High School, which all have higher academic achievement, graduation rates, and lower chronic absenteeism. However, Oakcrest High School performs better than some other nearby schools, such as Chartertech High School for the Performing Arts and Pleasantville High School, which have even lower academic performance and higher rates of poverty.

949

Students ?

11.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,231

Per pupil spending ?

66.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1824 Dr Dennis Foreman Drive
Mays Landing, NJ 08330-2640

(609) 909-2600

District: Greater Egg Harbor Regional High School District

Feeder schools for Oakcrest High School:

Elementary:	George L. Hess Educational Complex
	Joseph C Shaner Memorial Elementary School
Middle:	William Davies Middle School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

31.4%

White:

30.5%

Hispanic:

27.7%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 18th percentile in 2015 → 20th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Jersey average (27% vs 49% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (20th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (25% vs 14% New Jersey)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school27%

District avg36%

New Jersey avg49%

349^th of 434

New Jersey public high schools ?

Bottom 20%▲ up 2 pts since 2015

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SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 3High Schools in the Greater Egg Harbor Regional High School District

471^st of 609Greater Egg Harbor Regional High School District among New Jersey districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	21.8	349 of 434	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.3	337 of 429	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.8	305 of 422	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.4	322 of 415	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.8	323 of 405	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.6	283 of 416	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	24.6	319 of 415	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	23.6	321 of 411	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	18.5	364 of 409	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	23.6	334 of 406	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	43.1	305 of 411	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	32.9	312 of 396	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	42.1	279 of 388	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	34.8	290 of 378	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	47.8	256 of 371	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2009	42.2	260 of 370	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	54.2	212 of 359	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2007	36.2	272 of 361	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	43.9	256 of 357	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	40.9	250 of 351	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	49.3	225 of 348	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2003	40.8	242 of 343	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	23.3	241 of 283	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.7	198 of 282	29.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.1	134 of 250	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.8	177 of 256	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	27.7	197 of 247	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.3	194 of 254	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.6	224 of 266	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2024	26.7	160 of 191	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	35.8	111 of 165	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.0	132 of 191	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.3	152 of 198	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	43.7	98 of 215	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.5	78 of 191	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	38.9	82 of 161	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	54.7	40 of 146	72.6%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	28.9	321 of 426	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.9	317 of 420	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.0	263 of 416	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	20.7	323 of 414	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.0	293 of 402	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.6	264 of 408	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	27.5	304 of 403	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	30.6	292 of 406	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.5	298 of 403	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	40.6	184 of 385	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	30.5	251 of 382	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	19.8	343 of 374	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	21.8	299 of 364	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.2	311 of 368	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	30.2	271 of 377	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.8	273 of 358	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.8	196 of 344	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.6	217 of 324	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	25.4	277 of 326	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.0	232 of 347	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.1	254 of 345	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	19.8	344 of 426	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.6	345 of 419	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.5	324 of 414	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.6	295 of 410	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.2	335 of 402	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.4	293 of 407	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.0	307 of 405	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	31.1	246 of 359	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.3	225 of 361	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.6	208 of 339	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.3	207 of 344	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	10.3	332 of 333	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	26.2	257 of 349	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.5	263 of 355	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	20.1	300 of 347	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.9	315 of 345	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	20.9	270 of 335	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.6	279 of 335	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.1	307 of 336	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	27.5	227 of 339	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.7	219 of 340	35.6%	★★☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

English Language Learner (2025)54th percentile+35 vs school

Special Education (2025)31st percentile+12 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)28th percentile+9 vs school

Hispanic (2025)28th percentile+8 vs school

Female (2025)25th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)19th percentile~ school

Asian (2024)16th percentile-5 vs school

African American (2025)15th percentile-5 vs school

White (2025)14th percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts77%-3 vs state

Mathematics35%-23 vs state

Geometry30%-26 vs state

Science15%-16 vs state

Algebra I4%-28 vs state

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by a student
Sunday, March 7, 2021

Not sure why the rating is so low... I’m a student here and love it and I have friends who go to other local high schools and oakcrest is much better. You will never feel the strong family unity that oak crest provides at another high school. Close Quote

by a student
Thursday, December 3, 2020

I love this school even being an 9th grader it has been great there is so many great teachers to help you there Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NJGPA English Language Arts (2025)	NJGPA Mathematics (2025)	NJSLA-S Science (2025)	NJSLA English Language Arts (2025)	NJSLA Algebra I (2025)		NJSLA Geometry (2025)		NJSLA Algebra II (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	NJGPA English Language Arts 11th Grade	NJGPA Mathematics 11th Grade	NJSLA-S Science 11th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 9th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 9th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I End of Course	NJSLA Geometry 9th Grade	NJSLA Geometry End of Course	NJSLA Algebra II 9th Grade	NJSLA Algebra II End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Oakcrest High School	Public	9-12	1824 Dr Dennis Foreman Drive	Mays Landing	08330	Atlantic County	Greater Egg Harbor Regional High School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 909-2600	949	84	11.2	66.3%	289 (30.5%)	298 (31.4%)	263 (27.7%)	54 (5.7%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	43 (4.5%)	21.8	349^th of 434 public high schools	19.6%		23.3	337^th of 429 public high schools	21.4%	12	77.4	34.8	15.4	14.1	3.9	3.8	30.4	30.4			$10,231	$216	$10,015
Atlantic County Institute of Technology	Public	9-12	5080 Atlantic Avenue	Mays Landing	08330	Atlantic County	Atlantic County Vocational School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 625-2249	1,852	150	12.3	62.6%	549 (29.6%)	271 (14.6%)	779 (42.1%)	134 (7.2%)	2 (0.1%)	3 (0.2%)	106 (5.7%)	48.2	212^th of 434 public high schools	51.2%		50.9	196^th of 429 public high schools	54.3%	16	86.3	60.1	34.1	46.9	19.1	19.1	46.4	46.4			$8,517	$636	$7,881
Atlantic County High School	Public	9-12	4805 Nawakwa Boulevard	Mays Landing	08330	Atlantic County	Atlantic County Special Services School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(609) 625-5663	112	7	16.0	45.5%	36 (32.1%)	33 (29.5%)	36 (32.1%)	4 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.8%)	1 (0.9%)								(n/a)											$15,670		$15,670
Egg Harbor Township High School	Public	9-12	24 High School Drive	Egg Harbor Township	08234	Atlantic County	Egg Harbor Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(609) 653-0100	2,279	205	11.1	51.6%	875 (38.4%)	242 (10.6%)	689 (30.2%)	332 (14.6%)	1 (0.0%)	4 (0.2%)	133 (5.8%)	38.9	272^nd of 434 public high schools	37.3%		38.5	264^th of 429 public high schools	38.5%	8	75.2	51.2	32.2	40.9	15.6	15.6	38.6	38.6	96.4	96.4	$13,344	$101	$13,243
Atlantic Regional School	Public	9-12	2562 Tilton Rd	Egg Harbor Township	08234	Atlantic County	Office Of Education Department Of Children And Families	No	(n/a)	No	No	(609) 645-6748	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Southern Rch	Public	7-12	800A Buffalo Ave	Egg Harbor City	08215	Atlantic County	Office Of Education Juvenile Justice Commission	No	(n/a)	No	No	(609) 965-5200	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Atlantic County Jdc	Public	8-12	800 Buffalo Avenue	Egg Harbor City	08215	Atlantic County	Atlantic County Jdc	No	(n/a)	No	No	(609) 965-3583	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Cedar Creek High School	Public	9-12	1701 New York Ave.	Egg Harbor City	08215	Atlantic County	Greater Egg Harbor Regional High School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 593-3560	928	82	11.3	44.1%	513 (55.3%)	130 (14.0%)	223 (24.0%)	35 (3.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (2.8%)	48.7	207^th of 434 public high schools	52.3%		50.1	199^th of 429 public high schools	53.6%	8	81.8	57.9	31.9	53.3	11.3	11.3	56.6	56.0			$9,022	$154	$8,868
Pleasantville High School	Public	9-12	701 Mill Road	Pleasantville	08232	Atlantic County	Pleasantville Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 383-6900	997	74	13.4	72.6%	10 (1.0%)	283 (28.4%)	680 (68.2%)	8 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (1.6%)	8.8	422^nd of 434 public high schools	2.8%		11.2	405^th of 429 public high schools	5.6%	17	54.7	21.6	5.1	10.9	4.2	4.1					$16,528	$509	$16,019
Absegami High School	Public	9-12	201 S Wrangleboro Road	Galloway	08205	Atlantic County	Greater Egg Harbor Regional High School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 652-1372	1,130	101	11.1	54.2%	436 (38.6%)	274 (24.2%)	291 (25.8%)	93 (8.2%)	2 (0.2%)	4 (0.4%)	29 (2.6%)	28.6	320^th of 434 public high schools	26.3%		32.6	293^rd of 429 public high schools	31.7%	27	72.8	50.7	15.9	26.7	7.8	7.7	69.1	69.1			$9,824	$203	$9,621

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