Summary:
Schools in ZIP code 08740 consist of one school, Ocean Gate Elementary School, which serves prekindergarten through grade 6. The latest supplied results cover grades 3–6 in English language arts (ELA) and math, plus grade 5 science. The clearest concern is math: in 2025–2026, the school’s average proficiency across grades 3–6 was 17%, compared with 46% statewide, a 29-percentage-point shortfall.
Because this is the only school in the list, there are no school-to-school leaders or lower-performing schools to compare; the differences are within Ocean Gate Elementary School. Its strongest 2025–2026 grade-subject result was 47% proficient in grade 5 ELA, while its lowest was 7% in grade 4 math. ELA came closest to the state in grade 3, at 46% versus 48%, a 2-point gap. The largest shortfalls were in grade 3 math, 8% versus 49% (42 points), and grade 4 math, 7% versus 47% (40 points). Math proficiency was below the state in all four tested grades.
Results improved in ELA overall but fell in math, with important differences by grade. The school’s grade 3–6 ELA average rose from 24% in 2024–2025 to 37% in 2025–2026, narrowing its gap with the state from 28 to 12 points; grade 3 had the largest gain, up 39 points, while grade 4 fell 4 points. The math average dropped from 27% to 17%, widening its state gap from 19 to 29 points, especially after declines in grades 4 and 5. Grade 5 science remained at 20% in both years. SchoolDigger gave the school 1 star in each of the three years shown, with statewide percentiles of 25, 19, and 23. In 2024–2025, enrollment was 141, the student–teacher ratio was 8.1, and 58% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible; chronic absenteeism was 22%, versus 14% statewide.
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