Ocean Township Elementary School

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Ocean Township Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades PK-4 in Oakhurst, New Jersey, with 385 students. The school is part of the Township of Ocean School District, which is ranked 272 out of 613 districts in the state and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

While the school has shown some strengths in the performance of certain student subgroups, its overall academic performance on NJSLA/PARCC assessments is generally below the district and state averages across grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2023-2024, only 38.8% of 3rd graders were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 48.4% for the district and 43.6% for the state. The school's performance has also been inconsistent over the years, with its statewide ranking ranging from 527 out of 1,317 schools in 2020-2021 to 1,070 out of 1,360 schools in 2018-2019.

Interestingly, nearby schools in the same and other districts, such as Wanamassa Elementary School and Betty McElmon Elementary School, have consistently outperformed Ocean Township Elementary School on standardized assessments. Additionally, the school has seen a significant increase in the percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, from 28.23% in 2020-2021 to 41.82% in 2022-2023, which may be contributing to its academic challenges.

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Public PK, KG-4

 555 Dow Avenue
       Oakhurst, NJ  07755-1199


(732) 531-5690

District: Township of Ocean School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
669th of 1,338 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $9,638 Help


Students who attend Ocean Township Elementary School usually attend:

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

Student/teacher ratio:  8.5 Help
Number of students:  392

Racial breakdown:

White:
49.2%
Hispanic:
24.2%
African American:
16.6%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  45.7% Help


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Compare Details Ocean Township Elementary School ranks worse than 50% of elementary schools in New Jersey. It also ranks last among 3 ranked elementary schools in the Township of Ocean School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 49.75. (See more...)
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Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.
Student Body
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Compare Details Student population at Ocean Township Elementary School is diverse. Racial makeup is: White (49.2%), Hispanic (24.2%), African American (16.6%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 45.7% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the highest percentage in the Township of Ocean School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Ocean Township Elementary School is 8.5, which is the lowest among 3 elementary schools in the Township of Ocean School District! (See more...)
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Compare Ocean Township Elementary School employs 45.8 full-time teachers.
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Ocean Township Elementary School is $9,638, which is the highest among 3 elementary schools in the Township of Ocean School District!
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Ocean Township Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Ocean Township Elementary School 669th of 1338 New Jersey public elementary schools. (See Ocean Township Elementary School in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:


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Township of Ocean School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Township of Ocean School District 272nd of 613 New Jersey school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Ocean Township Elementary School

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Rank History for all students at Ocean Township Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2003 54.76 664th 1204 44.9%
2004 63.53 593rd 1298 54.3%
2005 69.82 466th 1303 64.2%
2006 63.62 622nd 1314 52.7%
2007 56.59 770th 1329 42.1%
2008 57.64 718th 1338 46.3%
2009 69.47 487th 1346 63.8%
2010 59.33 673rd 1354 50.3%
2011 45.53 900th 1360 33.8%
2012 51.92 797th 1363 41.5%
2013 57.09 708th 1367 48.2%
2014 52.70 780th 1363 42.8%
2015 48.00 747th 1357 45.0%
2016 46.85 759th 1346 43.6%
2017 34.13 928th 1352 31.4%
2018 30.28 996th 1353 26.4%
2019 23.72 1070th 1360 21.3%
2021 55.19 527th 1317 60.0%
2022 41.05 788th 1345 41.4%
2023 58.50 558th 1342 58.4%
2024 49.75 669th 1338 50.0%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Ocean Township Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 44.78 493rd 1001 50.7%
2019 27.70 700th 1007 30.5%
2021 41.38 449th 868 48.3%
2022 23.48 707th 949 25.5%
2024 37.86 534th 989 46.0%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Ocean Township Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 29.84 727th 942 22.8%
2021 73.81 98th 839 88.3%
2022 78.70 113th 863 86.9%
2023 74.28 152nd 910 83.3%
2024 66.54 220th 939 76.6%
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Rank History for Female students at Ocean Township Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 40.13 854th 1333 35.9%
2019 21.76 1069th 1331 19.7%
2021 40.14 724th 1290 43.9%
2022 36.74 820th 1326 38.2%
2023 52.87 597th 1318 54.7%
2024 41.76 753rd 1317 42.8%
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Rank History for Male students at Ocean Township Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 25.39 1027th 1334 23.0%
2019 27.51 997th 1335 25.3%
2021 71.63 312th 1297 75.9%
2022 46.76 684th 1324 48.3%
2023 63.70 477th 1315 63.7%
2024 56.30 565th 1313 57.0%
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Rank History for African American students at Ocean Township Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 53.28 202nd 517 60.9%
2019 49.20 259th 522 50.4%
2021 62.98 111th 456 75.7%
2022 62.91 147th 494 70.2%
2023 83.15 56th 463 87.9%
2024 36.48 310th 469 33.9%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Ocean Township Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 8.76 811th 899 9.8%
2021 70.35 174th 896 80.6%
2024 36.21 623rd 989 37.0%
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Rank History for White students at Ocean Township Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 30.39 757th 1022 25.9%
2019 21.59 848th 1023 17.1%
2021 49.18 452nd 964 53.1%
2022 36.53 652nd 976 33.2%
2023 50.96 485th 975 50.3%
2024 53.60 456th 963 52.6%
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Data source: test scores: New Jersey Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

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Enrollment information for Ocean Township Elementary School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 450 25 15 15 2 n/a n/a 0 507
1989 457 27 23 12 3 n/a n/a 0 522
1990 427 18 16 16 0 n/a n/a 0 477
1991 413 19 18 14 0 n/a n/a 0 464
1992 473 24 17 17 1 n/a n/a 0 532
1993 459 22 17 23 0 n/a n/a 0 521
1994 478 39 14 23 0 n/a n/a 0 554
1995 540 21 9 15 0 n/a n/a 0 585
1996 540 21 9 15 0 n/a n/a 0 585
1998 567 31 19 44 1 n/a n/a 0 662
1999 557 28 24 40 0 n/a n/a 0 649
2000 569 39 33 33 0 n/a n/a 0 674
2001 558 42 32 30 0 n/a n/a 0 662
2002 497 36 35 41 0 n/a n/a 0 609
2003 497 36 35 41 0 n/a n/a 0 609
2004 504 34 39 42 0 n/a n/a 0 619
2005 424 25 22 34 1 n/a n/a 0 506
2006 401 30 15 29 0 n/a n/a 0 475
2007 388 32 14 32 0 n/a n/a 0 466
2008 387 33 11 26 1 n/a n/a 0 458
2009 378 35 16 23 2 1 0 0 455
2010 339 38 17 28 2 2 0 0 426
2011 352 49 15 42 2 3 1 0 464
2012 325 51 20 41 5 3 2 0 447
2013 307 47 19 48 2 2 4 0 429
2014 294 53 27 58 1 2 9 0 444
2015 291 45 21 53 0 2 10 0 422
2016 265 49 17 76 0 3 11 0 421
2017 232 48 18 72 0 2 9 0 381
2018 228 71 25 81 0 0 13 0 418
2019 207 77 32 75 0 0 12 0 403
2020 182 77 28 71 1 0 13 0 372
2021 197 70 27 66 1 0 18 0 379
2022 192 75 25 79 0 0 19 0 390
2023 193 69 21 86 0 0 16 0 385
2024 193 65 25 95 1 0 13 0 392

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Ocean Township Elementary School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 507 28.0 18.1 n/a
1989 522 29.0 18.0 n/a
1990 477 29.0 16.4 4
1991 464 26.0 17.8 5.8
1992 532 29.0 18.3 8.5
1993 521 31.7 16.4 7.7
1994 554 32.7 16.9 11.2
1995 585 31.6 18.5 12.3
1996 585 31.6 18.5 12.3
1998 662 39.0 17.0 9.8
1999 649 42.5 15.3 9.9
2000 674 40.5 16.6 11.9
2001 662 40.8 16.2 7.6
2002 609 41.8 14.6 12.2
2003 609 41.8 14.6 12.2
2004 619 40.3 15.4 10.2
2005 506 33.8 15.0 n/a
2006 475 35.8 13.3 8.8
2007 466 32.0 14.6 10.1
2008 458 28.0 16.4 12
2009 455 41.7 9.3 12.3
2010 426 29.0 14.6 16.4
2011 464 28.6 16.2 18.5
2012 447 34.0 13.1 18.8
2013 429 40.1 10.6 17.5
2014 444 44.2 10.0 23.2
2015 422 42.0 10.0 27.7
2016 421 43.0 9.7 28
2017 381 40.8 9.3 31.8
2018 418 42.8 9.7 32.3
2019 403 42.5 9.4 36.2
2020 372 44.0 8.4 37.9
2021 379 48.7 7.7 28.2
2022 390 54.1 7.2 34.6
2023 385 51.6 7.4 41.8
2024 392 45.8 8.5 45.7

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Ocean Township Elementary School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 507 28.0 18.1 n/a
1989 522 29.0 18.0 n/a
1990 477 29.0 16.4 4
1991 464 26.0 17.8 5.8
1992 532 29.0 18.3 8.5
1993 521 31.7 16.4 7.7
1994 554 32.7 16.9 11.2
1995 585 31.6 18.5 12.3
1996 585 31.6 18.5 12.3
1998 662 39.0 17.0 9.8
1999 649 42.5 15.3 9.9
2000 674 40.5 16.6 11.9
2001 662 40.8 16.2 7.6
2002 609 41.8 14.6 12.2
2003 609 41.8 14.6 12.2
2004 619 40.3 15.4 10.2
2005 506 33.8 15.0 n/a
2006 475 35.8 13.3 8.8
2007 466 32.0 14.6 10.1
2008 458 28.0 16.4 12
2009 455 41.7 9.3 12.3
2010 426 29.0 14.6 16.4
2011 464 28.6 16.2 18.5
2012 447 34.0 13.1 18.8
2013 429 40.1 10.6 17.5
2014 444 44.2 10.0 23.2
2015 422 42.0 10.0 27.7
2016 421 43.0 9.7 28
2017 381 40.8 9.3 31.8
2018 418 42.8 9.7 32.3
2019 403 42.5 9.4 36.2
2020 372 44.0 8.4 37.9
2021 379 48.7 7.7 28.2
2022 390 54.1 7.2 34.6
2023 385 51.6 7.4 41.8
2024 392 45.8 8.5 45.7

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Ocean Township Elementary School

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Created with Highcharts 9.2.2Year$Ocean Township Elementary SchoolPer Pupil ExpendituresFederal FundsState/Local FundsOther Funds201902.5k5k7.5k10k12.5k©2025 schooldigger.com

YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $207 (2.1%) $9,431 (97.9%) $9,638

Data source: New Jersey Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Ocean Township Elementary School

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 1070th of 1360 Elementary schoolsRanks 558th of 1342 Elementary schools
 37.1%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Ocean Township Elementary School)26.550
 23.5%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Township of Ocean School District)48.658.8
 10.2%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (New Jersey)50.242
 8.2%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Ocean Township Elementary School)45.667.3
 21.7%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Township of Ocean School District)60.567
 6.5%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (New Jersey)55.145.9
 9.2%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Ocean Township Elementary School)38.351.6
 13.3%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Township of Ocean School District)57.360.8
 3.5%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (New Jersey)57.451.3
 6.1%
4th Grade Mathematics (Ocean Township Elementary School)41.240
 1.2%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Township of Ocean School District)56.154.2
 1.9%
   4th Grade Mathematics (New Jersey)5144.3
 6.7%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students403385
 4.5%
African American7769
 10.4%
American Indian00
Asian3221
 34.4%
Hispanic7586
 14.7%
Pacific Islander00
White207193
 6.8%
Two or More Races1216
 33.3%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients36.2%41.8%
 5.6%


Schools Near Ocean Township Elementary School

Township of Ocean School District
Public PK, KG-4
Distance: 0mi
Rank: 669th of 1338
Students: 392
Deal Boro School District
Public K-8
Distance: 1.64mi
Rank: 828th of 1338
Students: 152
LONG BRANCH PUBLIC SCHOOL District
Public K-5
Distance: 1.65mi
Rank: 1218th of 1338
Students: 675
Township of Ocean School District
Public PK, KG-4
Distance: 1.72mi
Rank: 321st of 1338
Students: 357
West Long Branch School District
Public PK, KG-4
Distance: 1.93mi
Rank: 343rd of 1338
Students: 341
Eatontown Public School District
Public 2-4
Distance: 1.99mi
Rank: 585th of 1338
Students: 323
Township of Ocean School District
Public PK, KG-4
Distance: 2.37mi
Rank: 426th of 1338
Students: 590
Asbury Park School District
Public PK, KG-5
Distance: 2.74mi
Rank: 1312th of 1338
Students: 336
Eatontown Public School District
Public PK, KG-1
Distance: 2.92mi
Students: 235
Oceanport School District
Public PK, KG-4
Distance: 3.08mi
Rank: 400th of 1338
Students: 292








Frequently Asked Questions about Ocean Township Elementary School

Ocean Township Elementary School ranks 669th of 1338 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Students at Ocean Township Elementary School are 49% White, 24% Hispanic, 17% African American, 6% Asian, 3% Two or more races.

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

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

In the 2023-24 school year, 392 students attended Ocean Township Elementary School.


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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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