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Ocean City Primary School

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Ocean City Primary School ranks 403 rd of 1331 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-3

403^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,331 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 70% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

Ocean City Primary School serves pre-K through grade 3 and enrolls 271 students in Ocean City, New Jersey. Its strongest headline result is that third graders scored above state averages in both subjects in 2025–26: 62% were proficient in English Language Arts (ELA) and 60% in math, ahead of New Jersey by 14 and 11 percentage points, respectively.

Test scores are a strength both statewide and locally: the school’s ELA and math results matched the Ocean City School District figures and exceeded nearby-school averages of 51% in ELA and 50% in math. Ocean City ranked fourth among ten nearby schools with comparable scores in each subject. Attendance is an even clearer local standout: chronic absenteeism was 5% in 2024–25, the lowest in the comparison, versus 11% in the district, 14% statewide and a 14% nearby-school average. Its results are strong, though not the local leaders: Seaview Elementary School, Ventnor Elementary School and William H. Ross III School had higher SchoolDigger percentiles.

Results have shifted over time: ELA rose from 47% in 2024–25 to 62% in 2025–26, while math edged up from 58% to 60% but remained below its 75% result in 2022–23. SchoolDigger ranks Ocean City 403rd of 1,331 New Jersey schools, at the 70th percentile with 3 stars; its percentile improved from 59 the previous year but remains below 81 in 2021–22 and 2022–23. The student-teacher ratio was 7.3 in 2024–25, the second-lowest among nearby schools with reported figures, and 32% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible that year, below the nearby average of 41%. SchoolDigger’s “Low Socio Economic Status Students” percentile, a measure of how well the school serves that group, fell 40 points, from 93 in 2023–24 to 53 in 2024–25. Its “Hispanic Students” percentile fell from 77 in 2021–22 to 49 in 2022–23; in 2024–25 it was 53, compared with 59 overall.

271

Students ?

7.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$28,566

Per pupil spending ?

31.7%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

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: Recently slipping — 81st percentile in 2023 → 70th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New Jersey average (61% vs 49% meeting standards)

✓Above the New Jersey median (70th percentile)

✓Small classes — about 7 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped from its 81st-percentile peak (2023) to 70th (2026)

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school61%

District avg61%

New Jersey avg49%

403^rd of 1,331

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Top 30%▲ up 8 pts since 2016

From top 38% (2016) to top 30% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

199^th of 607Ocean 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
2026	71.4	403 of 1331	69.7%	★★★☆☆
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
2026	75.1	337 of 1311	74.3%	★★★★☆
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
2026	65.7	466 of 1306	64.3%	★★★☆☆
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
2026	62.5	303 of 970	68.8%	★★★☆☆
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
2026	75.8	192 of 951	79.8%	★★★★☆
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 (2026)80th percentile+10 vs school

Female (2026)74th percentile+5 vs school

Special Education (2026)69th percentile~ school

Male (2026)64th percentile-5 vs school

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

Hispanic (2025)53rd percentile-6 vs school

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

By subject vs New Jersey (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts62%+14 vs state

Mathematics60%+11 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				NJSLA-S Science (2026)	NJSLA English Language Arts (2026)			NJSLA Mathematics (2026)			Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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%)	71.4	403^rd of 1331 public elementary schools	69.7%		59.2	555^th of 1347 public elementary schools	58.8%	152		62.0			60.0			$28,566	$1,449	$27,117
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%)	11.8	1207^th of 1331 public elementary schools	9.3%		19.3	1107^th of 1347 public elementary schools	17.8%	100		23.2			23.2			$23,443	$1,622	$21,821
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%)	78	308^th of 1331 public elementary schools	76.9%		84	218^th of 1347 public elementary schools	83.8%	90		63.8	67.4		72.6	55.4		$13,068	$390	$12,678
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)								$12,238	$544	$11,694
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%)	69.8	433^rd of 1331 public elementary schools	67.5%		68.5	437^th of 1347 public elementary schools	67.6%	4	38.2	46.5	58.4	64.6	50.4	70.5	64.6	$10,535	$509	$10,026
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%)	76.3	334^th of 1331 public elementary schools	74.9%		72.8	380^th of 1347 public elementary schools	71.8%	46		65.8	58.8		68.3	58.8		$28,370	$668	$27,702
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%)	76.4	332^nd of 1331 public elementary schools	75.1%		67.5	448^th of 1347 public elementary schools	66.7%	116		75.0	54.8		65.9	60.4		$29,478	$1,617	$27,861
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%)	54.4	622^nd of 1331 public elementary schools	53.3%		63.7	496^th of 1347 public elementary schools	63.2%	126		52.5	50.8		54.0	41.7		$18,760	$1,327	$17,433
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%)	46.7	708^th of 1331 public elementary schools	46.8%		37.3	852^nd of 1347 public elementary schools	36.7%	144		48.0			45.9			$19,771	$606	$19,165
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%)	13.7	1169^th of 1331 public elementary schools	12.2%		19.1	1111^th of 1347 public elementary schools	17.5%	58	3.3	27.7	33.7	25.8	21.0	17.9	15.0	$21,899	$1,206	$20,693

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