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Ocean Gate Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-6

1093^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 19% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

Ocean Gate Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades PK-6 in Ocean Gate, New Jersey, with 133 students. The school is part of the Ocean Gate School District, which is ranked 552 out of 609 districts in the state and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

The data suggests that Ocean Gate Elementary School is struggling academically, with consistently low proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics compared to the state average. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 7.1% of 3rd graders were proficient or better in NJSLA English Language Arts, compared to the state average of 44.9%. The school also has very high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 32.7% to 43% in recent years, which is significantly higher than the state average. Additionally, the school has a high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 48% to 54.76% in recent years, indicating a high level of economic disadvantage among the student population.

When compared to nearby schools, Ocean Gate Elementary School consistently performs worse academically. For instance, in the 2024-2025 school year, the percentage of 3rd graders proficient or better in NJSLA English Language Arts ranged from 14.3% to 53.3% at nearby schools, while Ocean Gate Elementary School had only 7.1%. However, the school appears to be providing relatively strong support for its special education students, ranking in the top 30% of New Jersey elementary schools in this category in recent years. Overall, the data suggests that addressing the underlying issues contributing to the school's poor academic performance and high absenteeism rates should be a priority for the Ocean Gate School District.

141

Students ?

8.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,531

Per pupil spending ?

58.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

126 West Arverne Avenue
Ocean Gate, NJ 08740-0478

(732) 269-3023

District: Ocean Gate School District

Students who attend Ocean Gate Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Central Regional Middle School
High:	Central Regional High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

71.6%

Hispanic:

19.1%

Two or more races:

7.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 31st percentile in 2015 → 19th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 8 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Jersey average (25% vs 46% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (19th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (22% vs 14% New Jersey)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school25%

District avg25%

New Jersey avg46%

1,093^rd of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Bottom 19%▼ down 12 pts since 2015

From bottom 31% (2015) to bottom 19% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

552^nd of 609Ocean Gate 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	20.5	1093 of 1347	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.0	1006 of 1338	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	39.8	806 of 1342	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.3	820 of 1345	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.7	815 of 1317	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.7	934 of 1360	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.0	861 of 1353	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2017	33.4	939 of 1352	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2016	42.5	822 of 1346	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2015	33.5	935 of 1357	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2014	65.9	558 of 1363	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2013	60.5	674 of 1367	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2012	56.3	733 of 1363	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2011	70.2	462 of 1360	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2010	60.3	656 of 1354	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2009	65.0	569 of 1346	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2008	80.2	162 of 1338	87.9%	★★★★☆
2007	68.1	522 of 1329	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2006	56.4	757 of 1314	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2005	37.9	971 of 1303	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	45.9	868 of 1298	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2003	43.6	789 of 1204	34.5%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2021	43.0	684 of 1290	47.0%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	14.0	962 of 1023	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	48.4	492 of 942	47.8%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2024	61.8	284 of 989	71.3%	★★★★☆
2019	42.7	512 of 1007	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.0	648 of 1001	35.3%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	8.5	904 of 970	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.5	906 of 963	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	21.4	802 of 975	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.0	726 of 976	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.9	837 of 964	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.8	878 of 1023	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.8	801 of 1022	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2024)71st percentile+46 vs school

Female (2021)47th percentile+9 vs school

White (2025)7th percentile-12 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)6th percentile-13 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics27%-19 vs state

English Language Arts25%-27 vs state

Science20%-10 vs state

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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
Ocean Gate Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	126 West Arverne Avenue	Ocean Gate	08740	Ocean County	Ocean Gate School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 269-3023	141	17	8.1	58.2%	101 (71.6%)	3 (2.1%)	27 (19.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (7.1%)	20.5	1093^rd of 1347 public elementary schools	18.9%		25	1006^th of 1338 public elementary schools	24.8%	87	20.0	7.1	25.1	33.3	31.6	7.1	31.3	46.7	21.1	$18,531	$897	$17,634
H & M Potter School	Public	PK, KG-4	60 Veeder Lane	Bayville	08721	Ocean County	Berkeley Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 269-5700	627	55	11.4	43.7%	420 (67.0%)	29 (4.6%)	127 (20.3%)	7 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (6.9%)	33	911^th of 1347 public elementary schools	32.4%		34.1	879^th of 1338 public elementary schools	34.3%	32		30.8	43.4			41.8	40.6			$12,702	$734	$11,968
Bayville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	356 Atlantic City Blvd	Bayville	08721	Ocean County	Berkeley Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 269-1300	475	44	10.8	37.5%	295 (62.1%)	21 (4.4%)	131 (27.6%)	11 (2.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	15 (3.2%)	46	726^th of 1347 public elementary schools	46.1%		43.3	751^st of 1338 public elementary schools	43.9%	25		35.1	59.8			39.2	50.6			$12,564	$923	$11,641
Island Heights Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	115 Summit Ave	Island Heights	08732	Ocean County	Island Heights School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 929-1222	142	15	9.5	2.1%	122 (85.9%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (9.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (4.2%)	79.3	297^th of 1347 public elementary schools	78.0%		78.2	305^th of 1338 public elementary schools	77.2%	8	29.4	53.3	81.8	64.7	92.4	53.4	77.3	82.4	84.7	$14,138	$293	$13,845
Pine Beach Elementary School	Public	K-5	101 Pennsylvania Avenue	Pine Beach	08741	Ocean County	Toms River Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 505-5870	371	27	13.7	46.9%	235 (63.3%)	16 (4.3%)	96 (25.9%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.7%)	32.1	929^th of 1347 public elementary schools	31.0%		21.8	1047^th of 1338 public elementary schools	21.7%	118	22.4	27.7	37.3	36.7		44.7	40.0	42.9		$6,491	$331	$6,160
Clara B. Worth Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	57 Central Parkway	Bayville	08721	Ocean County	Berkeley Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 269-1700	666	55	12.1	26.6%	485 (72.8%)	24 (3.6%)	99 (14.9%)	11 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	46 (6.9%)	44.2	751^st of 1347 public elementary schools	44.2%		48.5	691^st of 1338 public elementary schools	48.4%	60		42.5	55.3			44.3	40.4			$12,146	$498	$11,648
Beachwood Elementary School	Public	K-5	901 Berkeley Avenue	Beachwood	08722	Ocean County	Toms River Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 505-5820	480	38	12.6	39.6%	344 (71.7%)	20 (4.2%)	84 (17.5%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (6.0%)	38.7	833^rd of 1347 public elementary schools	38.2%		42.8	756^th of 1338 public elementary schools	43.5%	77	20.0	34.8	51.9	46.0		32.5	53.1	41.4		$6,926		$6,926
Washington Street Elementary School	Public	K-5	500 West Earl Court	Toms River	08753	Ocean County	Toms River Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 505-5910	354	25	14.3	42.4%	230 (65.0%)	11 (3.1%)	92 (26.0%)	8 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.7%)	41.7	791^st of 1347 public elementary schools	41.3%		47.1	708^th of 1338 public elementary schools	47.1%	83	19.7	34.3	46.0	51.7		44.6	49.2	47.5		$6,399	$280	$6,119
East Dover Elementary School	Public	K-5	725 Vaughn Avenue	Toms River	08753	Ocean County	Toms River Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 505-5840	584	47	12.4	44.0%	383 (65.6%)	21 (3.6%)	138 (23.6%)	6 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	34 (5.8%)	29.9	959^th of 1347 public elementary schools	28.8%		22	1044^th of 1338 public elementary schools	22.0%	85	7.6	44.4	42.4	30.5		45.3	43.5	23.7		$7,109	$329	$6,780
Cedar Grove Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	179 Cedar Grove Road	Toms River	08753	Ocean County	Toms River Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 505-5830	931	53	17.7	39.8%	601 (64.6%)	22 (2.4%)	247 (26.5%)	29 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	31 (3.3%)	43.7	761^st of 1347 public elementary schools	43.5%		39.6	803^rd of 1338 public elementary schools	40.0%	42	30.4	38.8	42.2	56.2		47.8	47.4	34.6		$4,999	$101	$4,898

Frequently Asked Questions about Ocean Gate Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Ocean Gate Elementary School?

Students at Ocean Gate Elementary School are 72% White, 19% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races, 2% African American.

How many students attend Ocean Gate Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 141 students attended Ocean Gate Elementary School.

What district is Ocean Gate Elementary School in?

Ocean Gate School District

What schools do graduates of Ocean Gate Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Ocean Gate Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Central Regional Middle School
High : Central Regional High School

Is Ocean Gate Elementary School a good school?

Ocean Gate Elementary School ranks in the bottom 18.9% of New Jersey elementary schools.

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