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Ocean Township Elementary School

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Ocean Township Elementary School ranks 639 th of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-4

639^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 53% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

Ocean Township Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades PK-4 in Oakhurst, New Jersey, with an enrollment of 392 students. 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 Elementary School's academic performance on the New Jersey Student Learning Assessments (NJSLA) has been mixed compared to the district and state averages. In 2024-2025, the school's 3rd grade ELA proficiency was 57.6% (vs. 67.5% district, 44.9% state), and 4th grade ELA proficiency was 55.3% (vs. 71.5% district, 53.6% state). In math, the school's 3rd grade proficiency was 43.3% (vs. 63.6% district, 49.8% state), and 4th grade proficiency was 45.9% (vs. 58.4% district, 46.7% state). The school's performance on these tests has fluctuated over the years, with some years showing stronger results and other years weaker results compared to the district and state.

Compared to nearby schools within the same district, such as Wanamassa Elementary School and Wayside Elementary School, Ocean Township Elementary School generally underperforms on NJSLA tests, with lower proficiency rates in both ELA and math. Wanamassa and Wayside Elementary Schools also have higher statewide rankings, with 4-star ratings compared to Ocean Township Elementary School's 3-star rating. This suggests that there may be factors within the district or at the individual school level that contribute to the performance differences between these schools.

410

Students ?

8.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,638

Per pupil spending ?

50%

Free/discounted lunch ?

555 Dow Avenue
Oakhurst, NJ 07755-1199

(732) 531-5690

District: Township of Ocean School District

Students who attend Ocean Township Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Township of Ocean Intermediate School
High:	Ocean Township High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

49.3%

Hispanic:

23.4%

African American:

17.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 45th percentile in 2015 → 53rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 8 percentile points since 2015

✓Above the New Jersey median (53rd percentile)

✓Small classes — about 8 students per teacher

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school50%

District avg65%

New Jersey avg49%

639^th of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Top 47%▲ up 8 pts since 2015

From bottom 45% (2015) to top 47% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 3Elementary Schools in the Township of Ocean School District

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	53.3	639 of 1347	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.7	669 of 1338	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.5	558 of 1342	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	41.0	788 of 1345	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	55.2	527 of 1317	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	23.7	1070 of 1360	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.3	996 of 1353	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	34.1	928 of 1352	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2016	46.8	759 of 1346	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2015	48.0	747 of 1357	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2014	52.7	780 of 1363	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2013	57.1	708 of 1367	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2012	51.9	797 of 1363	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2011	45.5	900 of 1360	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2010	59.3	673 of 1354	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2009	69.5	487 of 1346	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2008	57.6	718 of 1338	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2007	56.6	770 of 1329	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2006	63.6	622 of 1314	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2005	69.8	466 of 1303	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2004	63.5	593 of 1298	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2003	54.8	664 of 1204	44.9%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	29.5	314 of 463	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.5	310 of 469	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	83.1	56 of 463	87.9%	★★★★☆
2022	62.9	147 of 494	70.2%	★★★★☆
2021	63.0	111 of 456	75.7%	★★★★☆
2019	49.2	259 of 522	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.3	202 of 517	60.9%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	45.4	279 of 597	53.3%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	52.3	618 of 1326	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	41.8	753 of 1317	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	52.9	597 of 1318	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	36.7	820 of 1326	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	40.1	724 of 1290	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	21.8	1069 of 1331	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	40.1	854 of 1333	35.9%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	48.6	480 of 1032	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	36.2	623 of 989	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	70.3	174 of 896	80.6%	★★★★☆
2019	8.8	811 of 899	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	57.5	376 of 1023	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	66.5	220 of 939	76.6%	★★★★☆
2023	74.3	152 of 910	83.3%	★★★★☆
2022	78.7	113 of 863	86.9%	★★★★☆
2021	73.8	98 of 839	88.3%	★★★★☆
2018	29.8	727 of 942	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	53.7	601 of 1318	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.3	565 of 1313	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	63.7	477 of 1315	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.8	684 of 1324	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	71.6	312 of 1297	75.9%	★★★★☆
2019	27.5	997 of 1335	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.4	1027 of 1334	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	32.4	636 of 1023	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.9	534 of 989	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	23.5	707 of 949	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	41.4	449 of 868	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	27.7	700 of 1007	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.8	493 of 1001	50.7%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	62.7	364 of 970	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.6	456 of 963	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.0	485 of 975	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	36.5	652 of 976	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	49.2	452 of 964	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	21.6	848 of 1023	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.4	757 of 1022	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)63rd percentile+11 vs school

White (2025)62nd percentile+10 vs school

Male (2025)54th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)53rd percentile~ school

Female (2025)53rd percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2025)53rd percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)38th percentile-15 vs school

African American (2025)32nd percentile-20 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts57%+7 vs state

Mathematics44%-4 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-S Science 8th 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 English Language Arts 7th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 8th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 3rd Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 4th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 5th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 6th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 7th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Ocean Township Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	555 Dow Avenue	Oakhurst	07755	Monmouth County	Township of Ocean School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 531-5690	410	50	8.2	50.0%	202 (49.3%)	71 (17.3%)	96 (23.4%)	27 (6.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.2%)	53.3	639^th of 1347 public elementary schools	52.6%		49.7	669^th of 1338 public elementary schools	50.0%	30			57.6	55.3					43.3	45.9				$9,638	$207	$9,431
Deal Elementary School	Public	K-8	201 Roseld Avenue	Deal	07723	Monmouth County	Deal Boro School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 531-0480	160	20	7.8	26.3%	117 (73.1%)	11 (6.9%)	18 (11.3%)	2 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (7.5%)	33.2	906^th of 1347 public elementary schools	32.7%		37.6	828^th of 1338 public elementary schools	38.1%	78	15.0	13.4	52.9	50.0	63.2	47.1	77.8	73.4	41.2	10.5	15.0	17.6	88.9	$16,125	$562	$15,563
George L Catrambone	Public	K-5	240 Park Avenue	Long Branch	07740	Monmouth County	LONG BRANCH PUBLIC SCHOOL District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 222-3215	686	64	10.7	81.6%	150 (21.9%)	45 (6.6%)	479 (69.8%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.0%)	11.4	1221^st of 1347 public elementary schools	9.4%		11.3	1218^th of 1338 public elementary schools	9.0%	3	9.3		18.5	13.9	13.1				27.4	21.8	23.9			$9,600	$563	$9,037
Wanamassa Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	901 Bendermere Avenue	Ocean	07712	Monmouth County	Township of Ocean School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 531-5700	356	38	9.4	15.4%	278 (78.1%)	7 (2.0%)	53 (14.9%)	9 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	7 (2.0%)	81	272^nd of 1347 public elementary schools	79.8%		77	321^st of 1338 public elementary schools	76.0%	49			81.3	75.5					71.5	54.4				$8,896		$8,896
Betty McElmon Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	20 Parker Road	West Long Branch	07764	Monmouth County	West Long Branch School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 222-5900	320	35	9.0	19.7%	237 (74.1%)	11 (3.4%)	58 (18.1%)	4 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.1%)	70.3	420^th of 1347 public elementary schools	68.8%		75.7	343^rd of 1338 public elementary schools	74.4%	77			50.8	61.8					67.8	63.6				$11,422	$427	$10,995
Woodmere	Public	2-3	65 Raleigh Court	Eatontown	07724	Monmouth County	Eatontown Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 542-3388	235	23	10.0	50.2%	125 (53.2%)	24 (10.2%)	61 (26.0%)	10 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (6.4%)	47.4	716^th of 1347 public elementary schools	46.8%		56.7	585^th of 1338 public elementary schools	56.3%	131			46.5						45.6					$16,683	$1,062	$15,621
Wayside Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	733 Bowne Road	Ocean	07712	Monmouth County	Township of Ocean School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 531-5710	583	61	9.4	34.5%	339 (58.1%)	70 (12.0%)	125 (21.4%)	33 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	13 (2.2%)	85.3	190^th of 1347 public elementary schools	85.9%		69	426^th of 1338 public elementary schools	68.2%	236			67.4	77.7					74.0	68.3				$9,175	$182	$8,993
Bradley Elementary School	Public	3-6	1100 Third Avenue	Asbury Park	07712	Monmouth County	Asbury Park School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 776-3100	345	44	7.9	81.4%	12 (3.5%)	163 (47.2%)	160 (46.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.6%)	5.6	1316^th of 1347 public elementary schools	2.3%		5.4	1312^th of 1338 public elementary schools	1.9%	4	1.3		13.0	12.6	6.7	15.6			8.8	8.0	7.7	13.3		$18,986	$346	$18,640
Meadowbrook	Public	PK, KG-1	65 Wyckoff Road	Eatontown	07724	Monmouth County	Eatontown Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 542-2777	212	21	10.0	53.8%	102 (48.1%)	25 (11.8%)	59 (27.8%)	15 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (5.2%)								(n/a)														$14,065	$1,076	$12,989
Margaret L Vetter	Public	4-5	3 Grant Avenue	Eatontown	07724	Monmouth County	Eatontown Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 542-4644	232	24	9.8	53.4%	86 (37.1%)	31 (13.4%)	87 (37.5%)	18 (7.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.3%)								(n/a)	21.5			54.2	50.6					53.6	41.9			$17,622	$724	$16,898

Frequently Asked Questions about Ocean Township Elementary School

What district is Ocean Township Elementary School in?

Township of Ocean School District

Is Ocean Township Elementary School a good school?

Ocean Township Elementary School ranks 639^th of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Ocean Township Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 410 students attended Ocean Township Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Ocean Township Elementary School?

Students at Ocean Township Elementary School are 49% White, 23% Hispanic, 17% African American, 7% Asian, 3% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Ocean Township Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Township of Ocean Intermediate School
High : Ocean Township High School

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