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Township of Ocean Intermediate School

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Township of Ocean Intermediate School ranks 389 th of 752 New Jersey middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 5-8

389^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 752 New Jersey Middle Schools

Better than 48% of New Jersey middle schools

Summary

Township of Ocean Intermediate School is a public middle school serving 861 students in grades 5-8 in the Township of Ocean School District in Ocean, New Jersey. The school's academic performance is generally above the state average in English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics, with some exceptions. Its strengths include strong proficiency rates in Algebra I and Geometry, significantly higher than the state averages.

However, the school faces challenges in addressing equity gaps, as performance varies across different student subgroups. Male students tend to outperform female students, and Asian and White students often perform better than African American and Hispanic students, particularly in Mathematics. English Language Learners, Special Education students, and economically disadvantaged students also have lower proficiency rates and rankings compared to the overall student population. The school's increasing free and reduced lunch rate suggests a growing population of students from low-income backgrounds, which may require additional resources and support.

Compared to nearby schools, Township of Ocean Intermediate School generally outperforms schools like Red Bank Middle School, Neptune Middle School, and Dr. Martin Luther King Junior Middle School, but lags behind higher-performing schools like Maple Place Middle School, Markham Place School, and Frank Antonides School. Understanding the practices and strategies employed by the higher-performing schools could provide valuable insights for Township of Ocean Intermediate School to improve its overall academic performance and address areas of concern.

889

Students ?

9.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,710

Per pupil spending ?

37.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1200 West Park Avenue
Ocean, NJ 07712-7296

(732) 531-5630

District: Township of Ocean School District

Students who attend Township of Ocean Intermediate School usually attend:

High:

Ocean Township High School

Feeder schools for Township of Ocean Intermediate School:

Elementary:	Ocean Township Elementary School
	Wanamassa Elementary School
	Wayside Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

57.9%

Hispanic:

23.2%

African American:

10.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 70th percentile in 2015 → 48th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 9 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 22 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school45%

District avg44%

New Jersey avg43%

389^th of 752

New Jersey public middle schools ?

Bottom 48%▼ down 21 pts since 2015

From top 30% (2015) to bottom 48% (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	46.2	389 of 752	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	52.5	325 of 743	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.3	372 of 748	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.0	316 of 745	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	55.8	244 of 652	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	47.0	402 of 745	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	60.5	275 of 716	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2017	66.2	236 of 712	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2016	65.8	218 of 713	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2015	64.4	216 of 713	69.7%	★★★★☆
2014	71.2	238 of 717	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2013	71.8	226 of 704	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2012	74.4	206 of 677	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2011	66.8	266 of 684	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2010	67.6	272 of 677	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2009	69.8	244 of 664	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2008	66.8	256 of 640	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2007	72.3	197 of 631	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2006	70.2	238 of 615	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2005	72.6	210 of 599	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2004	74.7	180 of 588	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2003	70.8	207 of 574	63.9%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	27.8	268 of 359	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	40.5	190 of 352	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.5	225 of 361	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.7	236 of 356	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	48.1	122 of 291	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	39.4	195 of 326	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	21.2	256 of 326	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	43.6	133 of 204	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	10.9	181 of 200	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	30.7	106 of 147	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.5	169 of 199	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.4	163 of 200	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	38.5	192 of 343	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.0	192 of 320	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.5	134 of 288	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	41.5	142 of 270	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	47.1	70 of 197	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	46.6	97 of 227	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	45.7	90 of 202	55.4%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	42.0	408 of 728	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	53.3	310 of 717	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.6	363 of 720	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.8	360 of 726	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	51.2	266 of 625	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	48.5	383 of 703	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	63.2	258 of 680	62.1%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	37.6	367 of 608	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.5	351 of 589	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.7	336 of 587	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.9	364 of 591	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	59.3	138 of 480	71.3%	★★★★☆
2019	33.5	359 of 524	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.9	260 of 504	48.4%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	33.7	431 of 613	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.2	389 of 584	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.4	353 of 568	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.4	333 of 549	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	52.3	166 of 467	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	30.2	381 of 541	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.3	370 of 522	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	55.2	292 of 726	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.9	285 of 719	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.9	338 of 718	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.8	277 of 730	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	59.2	212 of 635	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	43.0	398 of 697	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	56.4	285 of 675	57.8%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	26.7	389 of 507	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.2	357 of 510	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.6	343 of 505	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	49.2	202 of 535	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	43.4	206 of 401	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.6	232 of 492	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	45.2	234 of 471	50.3%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	41.0	297 of 502	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	50.8	240 of 510	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	41.6	299 of 509	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	50.2	238 of 512	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	51.4	184 of 435	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	36.2	336 of 504	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	57.5	208 of 497	58.1%	★★★☆☆

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)60th percentile+12 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)44th percentile-4 vs school

Female (2025)44th percentile-4 vs school

White (2025)41st percentile-7 vs school

Hispanic (2025)40th percentile-9 vs school

Asian (2025)35th percentile-13 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)30th percentile-19 vs school

African American (2025)25th percentile-23 vs school

Special Education (2025)23rd percentile-25 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

Geometry100%+39 vs state

Algebra I80%+34 vs state

English Language Arts56%~ state avg

Mathematics35%~ state avg

Science29%+5 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)					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
Township of Ocean Intermediate School	Public	5-8	1200 West Park Avenue	Ocean	07712	Monmouth County	Township of Ocean School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 531-5630	889	94	9.4	37.3%	515 (57.9%)	91 (10.2%)	206 (23.2%)	48 (5.4%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (2.8%)	46.2	389^th of 752 public middle schools	48.3%		52.5	325^th of 743 public middle schools	56.3%	64	37.5	20.9		60.6	44.9	66.8	52.4		57.6	28.7	33.9	11.3		79.7	80.0	100.0	100.0	$9,710	$169	$9,541
Memorial Middle School	Public	6-8	7 Grant Avenue	Eatontown	07724	Monmouth County	Eatontown Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 542-5013	270	30	9.0	50.0%	106 (39.3%)	31 (11.5%)	90 (33.3%)	20 (7.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (8.5%)	48.2	369^th of 752 public middle schools	50.9%		58.3	289^th of 743 public middle schools	61.1%	80		10.0			47.5	69.6	52.9			31.3	40.0	25.0		95.2	95.2			$17,722	$703	$17,019
Frank Antonides School	Public	5-8	135 Locust Avenue	West Long Branch	07764	Monmouth County	West Long Branch School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 222-5900	220	30	7.4	24.5%	151 (68.6%)	3 (1.4%)	55 (25.0%)	4 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	6 (2.7%)	75.1	158^th of 752 public middle schools	79.0%		80.8	118^th of 743 public middle schools	84.1%	40	52.6	32.5		62.7	56.4	63.5	82.5		57.7	54.8	55.3	69.7			100.0			$11,358	$187	$11,171
Tinton Falls Middle School	Public	6-8	674 Tinton Avenue	Tinton Falls	07724	Monmouth County	Tinton Falls School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 542-0775	443	52	8.5	26.0%	281 (63.4%)	31 (7.0%)	79 (17.8%)	26 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (5.9%)	70.5	194^th of 752 public middle schools	74.2%		66.9	217^th of 743 public middle schools	70.8%	23		26.4			74.8	63.0	75.3			52.7	42.7	30.2		80.0	82.8			$12,348	$113	$12,235
Neptune Middle School	Public	6-8	2300 Heck Avenue	Neptune	07753	Monmouth County	Neptune Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 776-2200	595	65	9.1	71.6%	66 (11.1%)	253 (42.5%)	225 (37.8%)	8 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	42 (7.1%)	23.1	571^st of 752 public middle schools	24.1%		26.5	540^th of 743 public middle schools	27.3%	31		8.9			40.3	29.8	41.7			17.5	18.8	10.0		70.6	68.6			$13,565	$585	$12,980
Dr. Martin Luther King Junior Middle School	Public	7-8	1200 Bangs Avenue	Asbury Park	07712	Monmouth County	Asbury Park School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 776-2559	195	29	6.8	77.4%	5 (2.6%)	93 (47.7%)	97 (49.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10.2	708^th of 752 public middle schools	5.9%		7.7	731^st of 743 public middle schools	1.6%	23		0.0				12.2	12.9				8.3	8.2						$22,456	$414	$22,042
Long Branch Middle School	Public	6-8	350 Indiana Avenue	Long Branch	07740	Monmouth County	LONG BRANCH PUBLIC SCHOOL District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 229-5533	1,142	107	10.6	81.6%	223 (19.5%)	126 (11.0%)	748 (65.5%)	10 (0.9%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (2.9%)	17.2	633^rd of 752 public middle schools	15.8%		15.9	646^th of 743 public middle schools	13.1%	13		2.9			30.8	32.0	31.2			18.4	14.0	9.4	69.2	79.2	74.0	76.2	76.2	$11,016	$289	$10,727
Maple Place Middle School	Public	5-8	Maple Place	Oceanport	07757	Monmouth County	Oceanport School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 229-0267	256	27	9.3	8.2%	223 (87.1%)	6 (2.3%)	19 (7.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.7%)	82.8	102^nd of 752 public middle schools	86.4%		80.2	121^st of 743 public middle schools	83.7%	19	41.6	30.9		75.0	87.5	85.9	76.5		58.3	57.8	68.5	28.2	100.0	78.2	84.8			$17,151	$302	$16,849
Markham Place School	Public	5-8	95 Markham Place	Little Silver	07739	Monmouth County	Little Silver Boro School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 741-7112	309	39	7.9		279 (90.3%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.5%)	5 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.6%)	95.2	6^th of 752 public middle schools	99.2%		95.4	11^th of 743 public middle schools	98.5%	5	62.0	56.1		92.4	96.6	98.9	91.6		78.5	93.2	92.9	77.7	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	$9,993	$183	$9,810
Red Bank Middle School	Public	4-8	101 Harding Road	Red Bank	07701	Monmouth County	Red Bank Borough Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 758-1515	600	65	9.1	83.3%	38 (6.3%)	33 (5.5%)	517 (86.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (1.7%)	41.2	432^nd of 752 public middle schools	42.6%		37.3	442^nd of 743 public middle schools	40.5%	10	22.6	4.6	34.9	48.7	50.9	58.6	50.0	29.0	28.7	40.6	35.1	9.0		73.2	73.2			$15,373	$911	$14,462

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