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Ocean Township High School

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Ocean Township High School ranks 184 th of 434 New Jersey high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

184^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 434 New Jersey High Schools

Better than 58% of New Jersey high schools

Summary

Ocean Township High School is a public high school in Oakhurst, New Jersey, serving 996 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the Township of Ocean School District, which is ranked 235 out of 609 districts in the state and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Ocean Township High School has shown mixed academic performance, with its statewide ranking ranging from 179 to 272 out of 415-434 New Jersey high schools. The school's performance on standardized tests is generally below the state average, with lower proficiency rates in subjects like Algebra I, Geometry, and Science. However, the school performs better in English Language Arts, with proficiency rates closer to or above the state average. Compared to nearby high schools, such as Red Bank Regional High School and Monmouth Regional High School, Ocean Township High School's performance is generally in the middle range.

The school's four-year graduation rate has been around 91-95% in recent years, which is generally in line with or slightly above the state average. However, Ocean Township High School has experienced higher-than-average chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 10.4% to 16.6% in recent years. This is a significant concern and may be impacting the school's overall academic outcomes. Additionally, the school's free and reduced-price lunch rate has been increasing, reaching 27.41% in the most recent year, indicating a growing population of students from lower-income families, which may be contributing to the school's academic challenges.

925

Students ?

10.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,226

Per pupil spending ?

35.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

550 West Park Avenue
Oakhurst, NJ 07755-1098

(732) 531-5650

District: Township of Ocean School District

Feeder schools for Ocean Township High School:

Elementary:	Ocean Township Elementary School
	Wanamassa Elementary School
	Wayside Elementary School
Middle:	Township of Ocean Intermediate School

Racial breakdown:

White:

54.8%

Hispanic:

24.4%

African American:

12.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 36th percentile in 2015 → 58th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 22 percentile points since 2015

✓Above the New Jersey median (58th percentile)

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

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

!Algebra I scores 19 pts below the New Jersey average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school50%

District avg52%

New Jersey avg49%

184^th of 434

New Jersey public high schools ?

Top 42%▲ up 22 pts since 2015

From bottom 36% (2015) to top 42% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

235^th of 609Township of Ocean 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	52.3	184 of 434	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.1	214 of 429	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	44.8	179 of 422	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	30.2	272 of 415	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.1	251 of 405	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.5	234 of 416	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.9	202 of 415	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2017	32.6	261 of 411	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2016	44.0	194 of 409	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2015	33.7	260 of 406	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2014	63.5	189 of 411	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2013	71.4	119 of 396	69.9%	★★★★☆
2012	64.3	175 of 388	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2011	67.6	148 of 378	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2010	70.7	117 of 371	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2009	70.6	123 of 370	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2008	67.0	147 of 359	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2007	66.6	148 of 361	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2006	68.8	130 of 357	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2005	76.9	75 of 351	78.6%	★★★★☆
2004	72.5	100 of 348	71.3%	★★★★☆
2003	72.4	101 of 343	70.6%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	34.2	192 of 283	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.1	145 of 282	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	22.9	203 of 250	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.8	210 of 256	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.1	232 of 247	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	31.5	172 of 254	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.3	190 of 266	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2024	39.9	123 of 191	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	38.1	103 of 165	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.0	123 of 191	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	15.1	186 of 198	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	30.3	151 of 215	29.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.7	119 of 191	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	25.9	133 of 161	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.2	80 of 137	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	40.3	47 of 101	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	27.4	107 of 138	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	67.4	25 of 146	82.9%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	61.1	145 of 426	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	65.0	116 of 420	72.4%	★★★★☆
2023	43.2	193 of 416	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	30.2	266 of 414	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.0	222 of 402	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.0	209 of 408	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.9	259 of 403	35.7%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	37.1	261 of 406	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.1	253 of 403	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.2	168 of 385	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	23.1	304 of 382	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	33.6	247 of 374	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.5	210 of 364	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.1	275 of 368	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	44.0	190 of 377	49.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	31.5	269 of 358	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.4	192 of 344	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	21.2	276 of 324	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.8	258 of 326	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.1	256 of 347	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	38.4	207 of 345	40.0%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	56.2	157 of 426	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	42.0	232 of 419	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.8	158 of 414	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	26.7	271 of 410	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	28.7	276 of 402	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.7	210 of 407	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.6	234 of 405	42.2%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	34.3	229 of 359	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	23.9	286 of 361	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	45.6	140 of 339	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	22.9	304 of 344	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	38.8	188 of 333	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	26.3	256 of 349	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.5	207 of 355	41.7%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	57.6	120 of 347	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.2	146 of 345	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.6	122 of 335	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	26.5	239 of 335	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.9	233 of 336	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.6	168 of 339	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	35.9	195 of 340	42.6%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Female (2025)66th percentile+8 vs school

White (2025)65th percentile+8 vs school

Male (2025)63rd percentile+6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)50th percentile-8 vs school

Special Education (2025)36th percentile-21 vs school

Hispanic (2025)36th percentile-22 vs school

Asian (2024)36th percentile-15 vs school

African American (2025)32nd percentile-25 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)30th percentile-28 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts80%~ state avg

Mathematics57%~ state avg

Geometry40%-16 vs state

Science38%+6 vs state

Algebra I12%-19 vs state

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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 10th 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
Ocean Township High School	Public	9-12	550 West Park Avenue	Oakhurst	07755	Monmouth County	Township of Ocean School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 531-5650	925	91	10.1	35.4%	507 (54.8%)	112 (12.1%)	226 (24.4%)	57 (6.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (2.1%)	52.3	184^th of 434 public high schools	57.6%		47.1	214^th of 429 public high schools	50.1%	30	80.4	57.5	37.6	55.8	12.4		12.2	41.7	38.5			$11,226	$64	$11,162
Shore Regional High School	Public	9-12	132 Monmouth Park Highway 36	West Long Branch	07764	Monmouth County	Shore Regional High School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 222-9300	556	52	10.6	15.1%	452 (81.3%)	8 (1.4%)	72 (12.9%)	9 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.7%)	55.4	169^th of 434 public high schools	61.1%		57.8	157^th of 429 public high schools	63.4%	12		76.9	41.9	52.5	25.7		25.7	48.1	48.1			$16,545	$432	$16,113
Monmouth Regional School	Public	8-12	1076 Wayside Rd	Ocean	07712	Monmouth County	Office Of Education Department Of Children And Families	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 493-4470	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Academy of Law & Public Safety	Public	9-12	255 West End Avenue	Long Branch	07740	Monmouth County	Monmouth County Vocational School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 229-2446	73	8	9.7	12.3%	43 (58.9%)	2 (2.7%)	24 (32.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (5.5%)	31.8	306^th of 434 public high schools	29.5%		16.7	375^th of 429 public high schools	12.6%	69		45.8	12.5									$13,919	$394	$13,525
Regional Achievement Academy	Public	6-12	100 Tornillo Way	Tinton Falls	07712	Monmouth County	Monmouth-Ocean Educational Services Commission School Distri	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 389-5555	22	7	3.1	59.1%	3 (13.6%)	8 (36.4%)	8 (36.4%)	1 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (9.1%)								(n/a)												$43,843		$43,843
Long Branch High School	Public	9-12	404 Indiana Avenue	Long Branch	07740	Monmouth County	LONG BRANCH PUBLIC SCHOOL District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 229-7300	1,500	124	12.0	75.3%	291 (19.4%)	181 (12.1%)	977 (65.1%)	5 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (3.0%)	14.5	393^rd of 434 public high schools	9.4%		15.6	380^th of 429 public high schools	11.4%	13	63.9	31.4	9.9	21.1	5.3		5.3	17.4	16.7	60.0	60.0	$11,214	$288	$10,926
Asbury Park High School	Public	9-12	1003 Sunset Avenue	Asbury Park	07712	Monmouth County	Asbury Park School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 776-2638	379	33	11.6	67.5%	5 (1.3%)	150 (39.6%)	218 (57.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.1%)	21	355^th of 434 public high schools	18.2%		20.1	356^th of 429 public high schools	17.0%	1	66.3	39.5	16.5	10.9	13.6		13.6					$21,907	$332	$21,575
Monmouth County Academy of Allied Health and Science	Public	9-12	2325 Heck Avenue	Neptune	07753	Monmouth County	Monmouth County Vocational School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 775-0058	300	21	14.2	2.0%	123 (41.0%)	9 (3.0%)	18 (6.0%)	135 (45.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.0%)	95.5	2^nd of 434 public high schools	99.5%		90.8	13^th of 429 public high schools	97.0%	11			90.8	92.7				87.6	87.6	100.0	100.0	$16,078	$350	$15,728
Neptune High School	Public	9-12	55 Neptune Boulevard	Neptune	07753	Monmouth County	Neptune Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 776-2200	1,129	87	12.9	66.2%	172 (15.2%)	421 (37.3%)	456 (40.4%)	33 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (4.2%)	15.2	388^th of 434 public high schools	10.6%		16.7	376^th of 429 public high schools	12.4%	12	62.1	32.1	10.7	14.4	3.4	14.3	4.6	48.0	44.4			$11,210	$103	$11,107
Monmouth Regional High School	Public	9-12	One Norman J Field Way	Tinton Falls	07724	Monmouth County	Monmouth Regional High School	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 542-1170	891	90	9.9	35.2%	408 (45.8%)	127 (14.3%)	259 (29.1%)	57 (6.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	39 (4.4%)	45.6	229^th of 434 public high schools	47.2%		42.2	244^th of 429 public high schools	43.1%	15	82.7	50.5	26.0	49.0	22.0		22.0	73.3	73.3			$19,654	$192	$19,462

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