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Ocean City Intermediate School

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Ocean City Intermediate School ranks 272 nd of 752 New Jersey middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 4-8

272^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 752 New Jersey Middle Schools

Better than 64% of New Jersey middle schools

Summary

Ocean City Intermediate School is a public middle school serving grades 4-8 in Ocean City, New Jersey, part of the Ocean City School District. With 355 students and a student-teacher ratio lower than many nearby schools, this school consistently outperforms the state average in English Language Arts and Mathematics proficiency across all grade levels.

In the 2024-2025 school year, Ocean City Intermediate School had 69-82.2% proficiency in ELA and 58.1-66.2% proficiency in Math, compared to the state averages of 52.7-57.1% in ELA and 20.7-46.7% in Math. The school's performance in Algebra I is particularly strong, with 67.9% proficiency compared to the state average of 38.2%. However, the school's science proficiency lags behind the state, with only 8.1-25% proficiency in 5th and 8th grade science. Compared to nearby schools like Eugene A. Tighe Middle School and Belhaven Middle School, Ocean City Intermediate School generally outperforms in academic proficiency, especially in Algebra I and English Language Arts.

While the school performs well for its female and white student populations, its performance for Hispanic and low socioeconomic status student populations is more concerning, ranking in the bottom 300-400 out of 608 and 613 middle schools in the state, respectively. Additionally, the school's chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 14.1% to 18.3%, are higher than the state's target of 10%. With higher spending per student than the state average, the school may need to re-evaluate resource allocation and instructional practices, particularly in the area of science, to address these equity concerns and improve attendance.

326

Students ?

6.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,932

Per pupil spending ?

29.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1901 Bay Avenue
Ocean City, NJ 08226

(609) 399-5611

District: Ocean City School District

Students who attend Ocean City Intermediate School usually attend:

High:

Ocean City High School

Feeder schools for Ocean City Intermediate School:

Elementary:

Ocean City Primary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

76.4%

Hispanic:

17.5%

African American:

4.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 70th percentile in 2015 → 64th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New Jersey average (56% vs 44% meeting standards)

✓Above the New Jersey median (64th percentile)

✓Small classes — about 7 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 6 percentile points since 2015

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school56%

District avg51%

New Jersey avg44%

272^nd of 752

New Jersey public middle schools ?

Top 36%▼ down 6 pts since 2015

From top 30% (2015) to top 36% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

250^th of 609Ocean City 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	60.7	272 of 752	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.1	303 of 743	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.7	247 of 748	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.7	265 of 745	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	59.4	226 of 652	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	66.0	241 of 745	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	69.0	211 of 716	70.5%	★★★★☆
2017	62.2	261 of 712	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2016	55.4	311 of 713	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2015	64.4	215 of 713	69.8%	★★★★☆
2014	75.2	196 of 717	72.7%	★★★★☆
2013	74.5	193 of 704	72.6%	★★★★☆
2012	68.9	265 of 677	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2011	72.1	213 of 684	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2010	71.6	226 of 677	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2009	77.4	143 of 664	78.5%	★★★★☆
2008	73.9	178 of 640	72.2%	★★★★☆
2007	72.4	196 of 631	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2006	76.3	163 of 615	73.5%	★★★★☆
2005	74.2	190 of 599	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2004	65.9	262 of 588	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2003	57.6	331 of 574	42.3%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	60.2	270 of 728	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.7	267 of 717	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.3	262 of 720	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	69.2	193 of 726	73.4%	★★★★☆
2021	64.1	184 of 625	70.6%	★★★★☆
2019	57.5	311 of 703	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	64.1	249 of 680	63.4%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	39.2	354 of 608	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.4	334 of 589	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	49.9	251 of 587	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	26.9	459 of 591	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	47.9	207 of 480	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	45.5	289 of 524	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	26.2	395 of 504	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	36.8	401 of 613	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.6	342 of 584	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	57.0	164 of 568	71.1%	★★★★☆
2022	43.8	270 of 549	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	33.0	319 of 467	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.3	292 of 541	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.9	274 of 522	47.5%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	62.6	241 of 726	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.0	339 of 719	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	65.7	217 of 718	69.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.1	320 of 730	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	54.5	244 of 635	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	73.0	184 of 697	73.6%	★★★★☆
2018	71.6	184 of 675	72.7%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	46.3	228 of 507	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.8	228 of 510	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.1	170 of 505	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.0	168 of 535	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	41.3	213 of 401	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.6	241 of 492	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	30.5	331 of 471	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	58.4	200 of 502	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.0	253 of 510	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.8	213 of 509	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.1	211 of 512	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	54.0	175 of 435	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	60.0	186 of 504	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	64.4	163 of 497	67.2%	★★★☆☆

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)

Male (2025)67th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)63rd percentile~ school

White (2025)60th percentile-4 vs school

Special Education (2025)55th percentile-9 vs school

Hispanic (2025)42nd percentile-22 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)35th percentile-29 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts70%+15 vs state

Algebra I68%+22 vs state

Mathematics54%+15 vs state

Science16%-8 vs state

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by a student
Friday, November 16, 2018

Couple of bad kids and the sports could use improvement but pretty good. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NJSLA-S Science (2025)		NJSLA English Language Arts (2025)					NJSLA Mathematics (2025)					NJSLA Algebra I (2025)			NJSLA Geometry (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-S Science 8th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 4th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 5th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 6th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 7th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 8th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 4th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 5th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 6th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 7th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 8th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 7th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 8th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I End of Course	NJSLA Geometry 8th Grade	NJSLA Geometry End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Ocean City Intermediate School	Public	4-8	1901 Bay Avenue	Ocean City	08226	Cape May County	Ocean City School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(609) 399-5611	326	49	6.6	29.8%	249 (76.4%)	13 (4.0%)	57 (17.5%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.2%)	60.7	272^nd of 752 public middle schools	63.8%		56.1	303^rd of 743 public middle schools	59.2%	31	25.0	8.1	69.0	82.2	72.6	56.0	75.8	66.2	67.9	58.1	44.0	20.6		67.9	67.9			$9,932		$9,932
Jordan Road Elementary School	Public	4-8	129 Jordan Road	Somers Point	08244	Atlantic County	Somers Point School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 927-7161	339	32	10.5	64.9%	136 (40.1%)	58 (17.1%)	107 (31.6%)	7 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	30 (8.8%)	21.9	581^st of 752 public middle schools	22.7%		22.2	576^th of 743 public middle schools	22.5%	5	11.5	4.8	40.7	21.3	38.6	30.8	38.1	29.7	11.5	21.1	25.6	8.7		47.1	47.1			$17,522	$1,073	$16,449
Belhaven Middle School	Public	5-8	51 Belhaven Avenue	Linwood	08221	Atlantic County	Linwood City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 926-6700	347	31	11.1	10.4%	284 (81.8%)	1 (0.3%)	23 (6.6%)	19 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.8%)	80.8	122^nd of 752 public middle schools	83.8%		82.2	105^th of 743 public middle schools	85.9%	17	48.0	18.5		76.0	76.0	85.4	83.7		70.7	63.0	76.9	29.7		87.3	87.3			$9,797	$260	$9,537
Eugene A. Tighe Middle School	Public	5-8	7804 Amherst Avenue	Margate City	08402	Atlantic County	Margate City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 822-2353	140	19	7.2	7.1%	127 (90.7%)	1 (0.7%)	9 (6.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	2 (1.4%)	92.4	24^th of 752 public middle schools	96.8%		93.4	19^th of 743 public middle schools	97.4%	5	45.7	28.0		76.4	82.2	91.1	88.0		91.2	86.2	75.6	66.6			100.0			$17,865	$175	$17,690
Northfield Community Middle School	Public	5-8	2000 New Road	Northfield	08225	Atlantic County	Northfield City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 407-4008	397	42	9.5	25.9%	266 (67.0%)	11 (2.8%)	71 (17.9%)	25 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (6.0%)	73.8	166^th of 752 public middle schools	77.9%		69.3	198^th of 743 public middle schools	73.4%	32	39.4	29.9		52.0	72.6	82.3	62.0		50.5	54.3	60.4	17.9		87.8	87.8			$10,083	$307	$9,776
Ventnor Middle School	Public	5-8	Ventnor Educational Community	Ventnor City	08406	Atlantic County	Ventnor City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 487-7900	176	33	5.3	52.8%	80 (45.5%)	13 (7.4%)	65 (36.9%)	12 (6.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.8%)	63.1	251^st of 752 public middle schools	66.6%		54.6	311^th of 743 public middle schools	58.1%	60	33.4	13.3		59.6	56.1	76.7	75.0		56.2	58.6	47.8	6.7		93.3	93.3			$6,486		$6,486
Upper Township Middle School	Public	6-8	525 Perry Rd	Woodbine	08270	Cape May County	Upper Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 628-3500	419	34	12.4	19.3%	383 (91.4%)	4 (1.0%)	20 (4.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.6%)	78.4	140^th of 752 public middle schools	81.4%		65.7	226^th of 743 public middle schools	69.6%	86		20.0			68.3	80.2	75.0			62.2	64.1	34.4		96.0	96.0			$8,169		$8,169
Fernwood Avenue Middle School	Public	6-8	4034 Fernwood Avenue	Egg Harbor Township	08234	Atlantic County	Egg Harbor Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(609) 383-3355	811	79	10.2	52.8%	304 (37.5%)	114 (14.1%)	220 (27.1%)	122 (15.0%)	2 (0.2%)	3 (0.4%)	46 (5.7%)	30.4	512^th of 752 public middle schools	31.9%		37.5	437^th of 743 public middle schools	41.2%	75		11.7			36.2	42.1	49.8			22.5	23.7	6.4	100.0	88.4	90.9	100.0	100.0	$12,722	$78	$12,644
Pleasantville Middle School	Public	6-8	801 Mill Road	Pleasantville	08232	Atlantic County	Pleasantville Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 383-6865	847	73	11.6	82.6%	15 (1.8%)	226 (26.7%)	591 (69.8%)	6 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (0.9%)	10.5	701^st of 752 public middle schools	6.8%		11.4	693^rd of 743 public middle schools	6.7%	8		1.6			16.3	15.7	26.8			7.0	8.2	6.0		56.2	56.2			$14,470	$581	$13,889
Alder Avenue Middle School	Public	6-8	25 Alder Avenue	Egg Harbor Township	08234	Atlantic County	Egg Harbor Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(609) 383-3366	919	79	11.5	50.1%	353 (38.4%)	87 (9.5%)	291 (31.7%)	142 (15.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (4.9%)	31.9	492^nd of 752 public middle schools	34.6%		36.3	451^st of 743 public middle schools	39.3%	41		10.1			40.2	46.3	60.0			18.7	19.7	7.4	100.0	83.6	86.8	100.0	100.0	$14,148	$84	$14,064

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