| Definition of Terms |
Ocean Township High School |
| School Level |
High school |
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| Grades Offered |
Grades 9 - 12 |
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| County |
Monmouth County, NJ |
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| Total Students |
1447 students |
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| % Male / % Female |
50% /
50% |
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| Total Classroom Teachers |
109 teachers |
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| Students by Grade |
| Grade 9 - 366 students | | Grade 10 - 403 students | | Grade 11 - 356 students | | Grade 12 - 304 students | | Grade Not Listed - 18 students |
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| Teacher : Student Ratio |
1:13 |
1:13 |
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| Students by Ethnicity |
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| % American Indian |
n/a |
n/a |
| % Asian |
8% |
7% |
| % Hispanic |
7% |
15% |
| % Black |
6% |
17% |
| % White |
79% |
61% |
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| Additional Student Information |
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| % Eligible for Free Lunch |
5% |
16% |
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| % Eligible for Reduced Lunch |
2% |
4% |
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| % Migrant Students Enrolled |
n/a |
n/a |
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| School District Name |
Ocean Township School District |
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| Number of Schools Managed |
5 |
5 |
| Number of Students Managed |
4,408 students |
2,429 students |
| District Total Revenue |
$61,907,000 |
$39,780,000 |
| District Expenditure |
$62,497,000 |
$39,973,000 |
| District Revenue / Student |
$14,044 |
$16,377 |
| District Expenditure / Student |
$14,178 |
$16,457 |
| District Graduation Rates |
98% |
81% |
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- Ocean Township High School (OTHS) is a four-year comprehensive public high school located in Ocean Township, in Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States, as part of the Ocean Township School District. OTHS serves Oakhurst, Wanamassa, Wayside, West Allenhurst, Loch Arbour, and Shadow Lawn Manor.
- The school opened in 1965 serving grades 7-11. The Ocean Township seniors completed their final year at Asbury Park High School, which all Ocean Township public school students attended prior to the construction of OTHS. Thus OTHS graduated its first class in 1967. Gradually, the 7th and 8th grade students were moved to other schools. Beginning in the 1975-1976 school year, with the opening of the then 7-9 Ocean Township Intermediate School, the school only served 10-12, with the freshman class returning to OTHS for the 1978-1979 school year.
- As of the 2006-07 school year, the school had an enrollment of 1,477 students, and 107 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student-teacher ratio of 13.8.
- In 2005, three new Advanced Placement Program (AP) courses were added to the fourteen already offered. In conjunction with Monmouth University, Ocean Township High School offers a dual credit program to AP students. The program is called MODEL. The school's average graduation rate for the past two years is 99% and 97% of students go on to post secondary education.
- The school itself has state-of-the-art science facilities and library/media center. Family and Consumer Science kitchens, for culinary instruction, were remodeled in 2005. Over 93% of Ocean's teachers are at or above intermediate skill levels in the use of technology.
- Awards and recognition
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In Newsweek's May 22, 2007 issue, ranking the country's top high schools, Ocean Township High School was listed in 838th place, the 21st-highest ranked school in New Jersey.
- The school was the 97th-ranked public high school in New Jersey out of 316 schools statewide, in New Jersey Monthly magazine's September 2008 cover story on the state's Top Public High Schools. The school was ranked 69th in the magazine's September 2006 issue, which surveyed 316 schools across the state.
- Administration
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Core members of the school's administration are:
- Julia Davidow - Principal
- Kelly Weldon- Assistant Principal/ Grades 11-12
- Fred West - Assistant Principal/ Grades 9-10
- Extracurricular activities
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The school's extra-curricular programs provide invaluable learning experiences and life-lessons for students. The emphasis on sportsmanship and scholarship is the primary focus and philosophy of the Ocean Township Board of Education and administration.
- Laramie Project controversy
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In August, 2007 the school received international attention when its principal, Julia Davidow, backed by superintendent of schools Thomas Pagano decided to prohibit West Park Players, the school's drama club, from staging the play The Laramie Project. The play, an account of the 1998 murder of gay Wyoming student Matthew Shepard, had a pro-LGBT and pro-tolerance message that the two administrators felt would offend conservative community values, Davidow stating "I do not want to draw a line between those who think homosexuality is right and those who think it is wrong. I have a school community to run here and I must protect everyone involved." In the wake of widespread outrage at Pagano's and Davidow's act and calls for their disciplining, the play was reinstated.
- Athletics
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The Ocean Township High School Spartans compete in the Shore Conference, an athletic conference made up of private and public high schools centered at the Northern Jersey Shore. All schools in this conference are located within Monmouth County and Ocean County. The league operates under the jurisdiction of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association (NJSIAA).
- Ocean Township offers a comprehensive and all-inclusive sports and activities. The school fields twenty-four varsity teams, ten junior varsity teams and ten freshman teams, as well as a student trainer program. In addition, there are currently forty approved after-school clubs and activities.
- In 2005, the girls soccer team won the Central, Group III sectional championship with a 1-0 win over West Windsor-Plainsboro High School North.
- The baseball team won the 2006 Shore Conference Championship over Toms River High School South 13-6 under the lights at First Energy Park in Lakewood Township, New Jersey. They also won the 2006 and 2007 Central, Group III state sectional championship, edging Colts Neck High School 9-0 and Allentown High School 1-0 in the tournament finals, respectively.
- The 2007 wrestling team won the Central, Group III state sectional title with a 40-23 win against Wall High School.
- In the 2005-2006 football season, seventh-seeded Ocean Township beat Hamilton North-Nottingham in the Central Jersey Group III state sectional championship game by a score of 41-20. The win was the team's first title since 2000 and their third state title overall.
- Notable alumni
- Caroline Elkins (Class of 1987), Pulitzer Prize winning author.
- Dave Frankel (born 1957), former weatherman and news anchor for WPVI-TV and KYW-TV in Philadelphia, now partner in the law firm Frankel and Kershenbaum.
- Phil Villapiano (born 1949), former NFL linebacker who played in four Pro Bowls and was a part of the Oakland Raiders Super Bowl XI winning team.
- Wendy Williams (born 1964), radio and television host.
- Jennifer Tisdale (born 1981), actress and model. Class of 1999.
- External links
- Ocean Township High School
- Ocean Township School District
- Data for the Ocean Township School District, National Center for Education Statistics
- Ocean Township High School Drama Club
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| About This Zip Code (07755) |
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| Population (Approximate) |
6,724 people |
8,215,963 people |
| % (age 25+) w/College Degree |
44% |
35% |
| Population Average Age |
39 years old
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36 years old |
| Average Household size |
2.9 persons
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2.6 persons |
| Median Household Income |
$71,331
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$55,509 |
| Avg. # of Rooms in Household |
6.9 rooms |
5.6 rooms |
| Median Age of Housing Structure |
47 years old |
47 years old |
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| % Owning / % Renting |
89% / 11% |
62% / 38% |
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