Best Public Schools in Oakhurst, NJ

Summary:

The city of Oakhurst, New Jersey is home to two schools that serve students from elementary through high school: Ocean Township High School and Ocean Township Elementary School. These schools are part of the Township of Ocean School District, which is ranked 244th out of 615 districts in New Jersey and rated 3 out of 5 stars by SchoolDigger.

Ocean Township Elementary School stands out for having the lowest student-to-teacher ratio (7.4) among the district's elementary schools, suggesting a more personalized learning environment. Meanwhile, Ocean Township High School has shown steady improvement in its statewide ranking, moving from 272nd out of 415 New Jersey high schools in 2021-2022 to 179th out of 422 in 2022-2023, accompanied by an increase in its SchoolDigger rating from 2 to 3 stars.

Academically, both schools have strengths and areas for improvement. Ocean Township High School outperforms the state average in English Language Arts and Geometry proficiency, but underperforms in Algebra I. Ocean Township Elementary School outperforms the state in 3rd-grade Mathematics, but underperforms in English Language Arts for grades 3 and 4. Both schools, however, face the challenge of high chronic absenteeism rates, exceeding 10%, which may be an area for the district to address.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2023)				Ranking (2022)				NJSLA-S Science (2023)	NJSLA English Language Arts (2023)			NJSLA Mathematics (2023)		NJSLA Algebra I (2023)			NJSLA Geometry (2023)		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 (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	SchoolDigger Rating (2023)	Average Standard Score (2022)	Statewide Rank (2022)	State Percentile (2022)	Rank Change from Previous Year	NJSLA-S Science 11th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 3rd Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 4th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 9th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 3rd Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 4th 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	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	1,021	103	9.9	24.1%	608 (59.5%)	126 (12.3%)	208 (20.4%)	56 (5.5%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	21 (2.1%)	44.8	179^th of 422 public high schools	57.6%		30.2	272^nd of 415 public high schools	34.5%	93	23.4			68.2			14.0	10.0	13.5	60.0	52.9	$11,226	$64	$11,162
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	385	52	7.4	41.8%	193 (50.1%)	69 (17.9%)	86 (22.3%)	21 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.2%)	58.5	558^th of 1342 public elementary schools	58.4%		41	788^th of 1345 public elementary schools	41.4%	230		50.0	51.6		67.3	40.0						$9,638	$207	$9,431

Cities Near Oakhurst

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Long Branch	1.35 mi	10	518^th
Deal	1.54 mi	1	316^th
West Long Branch	1.77 mi	3	143^rd
Asbury Park	1.83 mi	6	468^th
Ocean	2.15 mi	3	253^rd

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the New Jersey Department of Education.

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