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Ocean City Primary School

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Ocean City Primary School ranks 555 th of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-3

555^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 59% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

Ocean City Primary School is an elementary school serving grades PK-3 in Ocean City, New Jersey, with 291 students. The school is part of the Ocean City School District, which is ranked 250 out of 609 districts in the state and has a 3-star rating.

Ocean City Primary School consistently performs above the state average in both English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics for 3rd grade students. In the 2024-2025 school year, 47.3% of 3rd graders were proficient or better in ELA, compared to the state average of 44.9%, and 58.2% were proficient or better in Mathematics, compared to the state average of 49.8%. The school also performs particularly well for certain student subgroups, such as White students and Special Education students, who ranked higher than the state average in both subjects.

While the school has seen a slight increase in chronic absenteeism, from 11.5% in 2023-2024 to 16.6% in 2022-2023, it generally outperforms nearby schools like Swift-Slaybaugh Complex and South Main Street Elementary School in academic achievement. Over the past several years, Ocean City Primary School has maintained a consistent level of high performance, ranking between 255 and 622 out of over 1,300 New Jersey elementary schools.

271

Students ?

7.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,032

Per pupil spending ?

31.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

550 West Avenue
Ocean City, NJ 08226

(609) 399-3191

District: Ocean City School District

Students who attend Ocean City Primary School usually attend:

Middle:	Ocean City Intermediate School
High:	Ocean City High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

70.8%

Hispanic:

19.9%

African American:

5.2%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 59th percentile in 2015 → 59th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New Jersey average (53% vs 47% meeting standards)

✓Above the New Jersey median (59th percentile)

✓Small classes — about 7 students per teacher

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school53%

District avg53%

New Jersey avg47%

555^th of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Top 41%▬ steady since 2015

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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	59.2	555 of 1347	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	72.7	384 of 1338	71.3%	★★★★☆
2023	81.1	255 of 1342	81.0%	★★★★☆
2022	81.5	261 of 1345	80.6%	★★★★☆
2021	73.0	313 of 1317	76.2%	★★★★☆
2019	70.5	439 of 1360	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.8	609 of 1353	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2017	57.1	622 of 1352	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2016	65.0	511 of 1346	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2015	60.2	558 of 1357	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2014	77.3	309 of 1363	77.3%	★★★★☆
2013	71.9	443 of 1367	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2012	59.2	694 of 1363	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2011	69.7	488 of 1360	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2010	54.2	768 of 1354	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2009	62.1	620 of 1346	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2008	65.4	562 of 1338	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2007	63.7	634 of 1329	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2006	72.6	398 of 1314	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2005	63.8	599 of 1303	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2004	59.4	669 of 1298	48.5%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2019	38.9	261 of 463	43.6%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	59.8	527 of 1326	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	75.4	334 of 1317	74.6%	★★★★☆
2023	79.1	268 of 1318	79.7%	★★★★☆
2022	79.0	284 of 1326	78.6%	★★★★☆
2021	77.5	232 of 1290	82.0%	★★★★☆
2019	80.2	236 of 1331	82.3%	★★★★☆
2018	67.9	462 of 1333	65.3%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	48.2	484 of 1032	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	44.5	504 of 982	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	70.3	218 of 953	77.1%	★★★★☆
2021	54.5	322 of 896	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	44.1	488 of 899	45.7%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	49.8	476 of 1023	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	86.9	69 of 939	92.7%	★★★★★
2023	76.0	137 of 910	84.9%	★★★★☆
2022	76.1	135 of 863	84.4%	★★★★☆
2021	88.7	34 of 839	95.9%	★★★★★
2019	33.8	623 of 948	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.0	562 of 942	40.3%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	57.6	551 of 1318	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	68.9	403 of 1313	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	79.9	263 of 1315	80.0%	★★★★☆
2022	81.3	247 of 1324	81.3%	★★★★☆
2021	65.2	397 of 1297	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	54.9	624 of 1335	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	44.1	768 of 1334	42.4%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	41.7	512 of 1023	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	66.9	239 of 989	75.8%	★★★★☆
2021	82.7	84 of 868	90.3%	★★★★★
2019	74.5	195 of 1007	80.6%	★★★★☆
2018	87.6	95 of 1001	90.5%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	63.0	361 of 970	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	72.7	229 of 963	76.2%	★★★★☆
2023	82.4	126 of 975	87.1%	★★★★☆
2022	82.8	126 of 976	87.1%	★★★★☆
2021	77.1	159 of 964	83.5%	★★★★☆
2019	76.9	177 of 1023	82.7%	★★★★☆
2018	59.8	433 of 1022	57.6%	★★★☆☆

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)

White (2025)63rd percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)60th percentile~ school

Male (2025)58th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)53rd percentile-5 vs school

Hispanic (2025)53rd percentile-6 vs school

Special Education (2025)50th percentile-9 vs school

English Language Learner (2019)44th percentile-24 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics58%+8 vs state

English Language Arts47%~ state avg

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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 Mathematics 3rd Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 4th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Ocean City Primary School	Public	PK, KG-3	550 West Avenue	Ocean City	08226	Cape May County	Ocean City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 399-3191	271	37	7.3	31.7%	192 (70.8%)	14 (5.2%)	54 (19.9%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.3%)	59.2	555^th of 1347 public elementary schools	58.8%		72.7	384^th of 1338 public elementary schools	71.3%	171		47.3			58.2			$12,032	$923	$11,109
Dawes Avenue Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-3	22 W. Dawes Avenue	Somers Point	08244	Atlantic County	Somers Point School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 653-1027	341	41	8.3	73.0%	108 (31.7%)	65 (19.1%)	123 (36.1%)	6 (1.8%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	35 (10.3%)	19.3	1107^th of 1347 public elementary schools	17.8%		20.8	1065^th of 1338 public elementary schools	20.4%	42		29.8			27.1			$14,096	$1,062	$13,034
Seaview Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	2015 Wabash Ave	Linwood	08221	Atlantic County	Linwood City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 926-6700	444	39	11.3	10.4%	359 (80.9%)	3 (0.7%)	42 (9.5%)	12 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (6.3%)	84	218^th of 1347 public elementary schools	83.8%		79.2	291^st of 1338 public elementary schools	78.3%	73		61.4	70.8		80.9	73.4		$10,304	$345	$9,959
Upper Township Primary School	Public	PK, KG-2	130 Old Tuckahoe Rd	Marmora	08223	Cape May County	Upper Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 628-3500	460	35	13.3	17.6%	416 (90.4%)	3 (0.7%)	22 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	15 (3.3%)								(n/a)								$9,172	$247	$8,925
Upper Township Elementary School	Public	3-5	50 Old Tuckahoe Rd	Marmora	08223	Cape May County	Upper Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 628-3500	477	39	12.3	16.1%	428 (89.7%)	3 (0.6%)	30 (6.3%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	13 (2.7%)	68.5	437^th of 1347 public elementary schools	67.6%		67	457^th of 1338 public elementary schools	65.8%	20	38.9	45.9	68.0	68.7	59.1	64.6	53.3	$8,254		$8,254
William H. Ross III School	Public	PK, KG-4	101 N Haverford Avenue	Margate City	08402	Atlantic County	Margate City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 822-2080	186	26	7.0	7.0%	162 (87.1%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (8.6%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.8%)	72.8	380^th of 1347 public elementary schools	71.8%		82.5	246^th of 1338 public elementary schools	81.6%	134		54.6	67.5		70.6	57.5		$18,057	$540	$17,517
Ventnor Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	400 N Lafayette Avenue	Ventnor City	08406	Atlantic County	Ventnor City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 487-7900	318	36	8.8	45.6%	175 (55.0%)	13 (4.1%)	86 (27.0%)	24 (7.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (6.0%)	67.5	448^th of 1347 public elementary schools	66.7%		74.3	362^nd of 1338 public elementary schools	72.9%	86		68.1	53.3		56.9	62.9		$6,322		$6,322
Northfield Community Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	2000 New Road	Northfield	08225	Atlantic County	Northfield City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 407-4005	457	50	9.1	26.3%	310 (67.8%)	8 (1.8%)	83 (18.2%)	28 (6.1%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (1.1%)	22 (4.8%)	63.7	496^th of 1347 public elementary schools	63.2%		57.4	573^rd of 1338 public elementary schools	57.2%	77		51.5	63.6		62.3	50.0		$10,405	$320	$10,085
Swift-Slaybaugh Complex	Public	PK, KG-3	11 Swift Avenue	Egg Harbor Township	08234	Atlantic County	Egg Harbor Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(609) 927-8222	1,422	96	14.7	39.7%	749 (52.7%)	105 (7.4%)	332 (23.3%)	138 (9.7%)	2 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	95 (6.7%)	37.3	852^nd of 1347 public elementary schools	36.7%		39.7	802^nd of 1338 public elementary schools	40.1%	50		35.9			45.1			$12,373	$76	$12,297
South Main Street Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	701 South Main Street	Pleasantville	08232	Atlantic County	Pleasantville Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 383-6800	455	39	11.6	83.1%	2 (0.4%)	143 (31.4%)	298 (65.5%)	3 (0.7%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.5%)	19.1	1111^th of 1347 public elementary schools	17.5%		14	1165^th of 1338 public elementary schools	12.9%	54	9.6	33.8	39.3	36.8	27.6	14.3	22.4	$15,724	$663	$15,061

Frequently Asked Questions about Ocean City Primary School

What schools do graduates of Ocean City Primary School attend?

Students who attend Ocean City Primary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Ocean City Intermediate School
High : Ocean City High School

What is the racial makeup of Ocean City Primary School?

Students at Ocean City Primary School are 71% White, 20% Hispanic, 5% African American, 3% Two or more races.

Is Ocean City Primary School a good school?

Ocean City Primary School ranks 555^th of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What district is Ocean City Primary School in?

Ocean City School District

How many students attend Ocean City Primary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 271 students attended Ocean City Primary School.

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