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Wayside Elementary School

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Wayside Elementary School ranks 190 th of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-4

190^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 86% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

Wayside Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades PK-4 in the Township of Ocean School District in Ocean, New Jersey. With 590 students, Wayside Elementary is a standout school, consistently outperforming state and district averages in academic assessments.

Wayside Elementary's academic performance is particularly impressive, with 67.4% of 3rd graders and 77.7% of 4th graders proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 44.9% and 53.6% statewide, respectively. In Mathematics, 74% of 3rd graders and 68.3% of 4th graders were proficient or better, far exceeding the state averages of 49.8% and 46.7%. The school also excels in serving diverse student groups, ranking in the top 25% of New Jersey elementary schools for African American, Hispanic, White, English Language Learner, Special Education, and Economically Disadvantaged students.

Wayside Elementary's commitment to excellence extends beyond academic performance. The school maintains a relatively low student-teacher ratio, ranging from 9.1 to 9.4 over the past few years, lower than the state average and nearby schools like Woodrow Wilson and Betty McElmon Elementary School. Additionally, Wayside Elementary has lower chronic absenteeism rates compared to the state average, an area the school continues to focus on improving. With a steady climb in its statewide ranking and a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger, Wayside Elementary is a model of excellence for elementary schools in New Jersey.

583

Students ?

9.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,175

Per pupil spending ?

34.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

733 Bowne Road
Ocean, NJ 07712-2599

(732) 531-5710

District: Township of Ocean School District

Students who attend Wayside Elementary School usually attend:

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

Racial breakdown:

White:

58.1%

Hispanic:

21.4%

African American:

12.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 53rd percentile in 2015 → 86th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New Jersey average (72% vs 49% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 14% of New Jersey elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 33 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school72%

District avg65%

New Jersey avg49%

190^th of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Top 14%▲ up 33 pts since 2015

From top 47% (2015) to top 14% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st 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	85.3	190 of 1347	85.9%	★★★★☆
2024	69.0	426 of 1338	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	70.8	413 of 1342	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	69.7	431 of 1345	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	66.6	395 of 1317	70.0%	★★★★☆
2019	55.7	639 of 1360	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.3	612 of 1353	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2017	59.1	597 of 1352	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2016	45.9	774 of 1346	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2015	55.1	638 of 1357	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2014	64.1	590 of 1363	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2013	62.8	632 of 1367	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2012	58.7	702 of 1363	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2011	54.4	777 of 1360	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2010	55.9	743 of 1354	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2009	57.0	707 of 1346	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2008	65.7	558 of 1338	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2007	69.5	481 of 1329	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2006	61.4	679 of 1314	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2005	64.0	597 of 1303	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2004	49.4	821 of 1298	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2003	35.8	865 of 1204	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2024	69.3	102 of 469	78.3%	★★★★☆
2023	70.6	109 of 463	76.5%	★★★★☆
2021	46.4	221 of 456	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	62.1	166 of 522	68.2%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	84.1	89 of 597	85.1%	★★★★☆
2024	44.4	249 of 559	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	76.5	92 of 499	81.6%	★★★★☆
2022	64.7	109 of 489	77.7%	★★★★☆
2021	46.4	151 of 411	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	70.1	111 of 463	76.0%	★★★★☆
2018	69.2	113 of 434	74.0%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	83.9	197 of 1326	85.1%	★★★★☆
2024	69.0	411 of 1317	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	74.1	351 of 1318	73.4%	★★★★☆
2022	70.9	405 of 1326	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	73.9	271 of 1290	79.0%	★★★★☆
2019	57.2	599 of 1331	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	45.9	766 of 1333	42.5%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	75.7	198 of 1032	80.8%	★★★★☆
2024	63.1	306 of 989	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	66.4	261 of 982	73.4%	★★★★☆
2022	59.1	323 of 953	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	57.8	286 of 896	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	64.5	263 of 899	70.7%	★★★★☆
2018	47.5	430 of 870	50.6%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	88.5	70 of 1023	93.2%	★★★★★
2024	58.6	306 of 939	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.6	284 of 910	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	65.7	220 of 863	74.5%	★★★★☆
2021	52.1	324 of 839	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	42.2	522 of 948	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.5	565 of 942	40.0%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	84.6	182 of 1318	86.2%	★★★★☆
2024	67.7	415 of 1313	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.8	458 of 1315	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	67.6	422 of 1324	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	60.8	437 of 1297	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	54.4	630 of 1335	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	66.7	461 of 1334	65.4%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	78.9	168 of 1023	83.6%	★★★★☆
2024	53.7	365 of 989	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.8	327 of 958	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.5	371 of 949	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	53.2	330 of 868	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	43.9	497 of 1007	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	67.0	275 of 1001	72.5%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	84.3	106 of 970	89.1%	★★★★☆
2024	70.4	255 of 963	73.5%	★★★★☆
2023	75.8	196 of 975	79.9%	★★★★☆
2022	76.9	195 of 976	80.0%	★★★★☆
2021	72.3	206 of 964	78.6%	★★★★☆
2019	49.5	531 of 1023	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	61.5	406 of 1022	60.3%	★★★☆☆

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)93rd percentile+7 vs school

White (2025)89th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)86th percentile~ school

Female (2025)85th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2025)85th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)84th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)81st percentile-5 vs school

African American (2024)78th percentile+10 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts72%+23 vs state

Mathematics71%+23 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
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
Green Grove Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	909 Green Grove Road	Neptune	07753	Monmouth County	Neptune Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 776-2200	296	27	10.9	71.6%	25 (8.4%)	137 (46.3%)	104 (35.1%)	9 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (7.1%)	8.3	1278^th of 1347 public elementary schools	5.1%		13.7	1171^st of 1338 public elementary schools	12.5%	107	9.4		13.2	13.7	25.0				13.2	16.7	15.6			$11,042	$808	$10,234
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
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
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
Summerfield Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1 Summerfield La	Neptune	07753	Monmouth County	Neptune Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 776-2200	389	37	10.5	52.2%	119 (30.6%)	132 (33.9%)	104 (26.7%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	26 (6.7%)	56.1	595^th of 1347 public elementary schools	55.8%		50.3	660^th of 1338 public elementary schools	50.7%	65	33.4		44.6	60.0	55.3				54.5	49.3	48.9			$11,148	$607	$10,541
Gables Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1 Gables Court	Neptune	07753	Monmouth County	Neptune Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 776-2200	284	26	10.9	76.1%	14 (4.9%)	172 (60.6%)	77 (27.1%)	5 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	15 (5.3%)	16.5	1155^th of 1347 public elementary schools	14.3%		13.3	1180^th of 1338 public elementary schools	11.8%	25	10.8		15.4	32.0	45.9				12.8	22.0	27.0			$12,304	$927	$11,377
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Wayside Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Wayside Elementary School?

Students at Wayside Elementary School are 58% White, 21% Hispanic, 12% African American, 6% Asian, 2% Two or more races.

How many students attend Wayside Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 583 students attended Wayside Elementary School.

Is Wayside Elementary School a good school?

Wayside Elementary School ranks 190^th of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Wayside Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Wayside Elementary School usually go on to attend:

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

What district is Wayside Elementary School in?

Township of Ocean School District

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