Top Rankings
Ocean City School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in New Jersey for:
Category
Attribute
Graduation Rate
Highest graduation rate (Top 20%)
Student Attention
Lowest student-teacher ratio (Top 1%)
For the 2026 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 326 students in Ocean City School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 7/10, which is in the top 50% of public middle schools in New Jersey.
Public Middle School in Ocean City School District have an average math proficiency score of 46% (versus the New Jersey public middle school average of 34%), and reading proficiency score of 56% (versus the 48% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 24% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the New Jersey public middle school average of 69% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (NJ)
# Schools
3 Schools
832 Schools
# Students
1,703 Students
458,594 Students
# Teachers
212 Teachers
39,634 Teachers
Student-Teacher Ratio
8:1
8:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
Ocean City School District, which is ranked within the top 50% of all 642 school districts in New Jersey (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2022-2023 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 95% has decreased from 96% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#222 out of 648 school districts
(Top 50%)
(Top 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
44%
38%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
63%
49%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
32%
23%
Graduation Rate
95%
85%
Chronically Absent Students
(2022-23)14.1%
16.7%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.31
0.72
% American Indian
n/a
n/a
% Asian
1%
9%
% Hispanic
12%
39%
% Black
3%
18%
% White
82%
31%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
2%
3%
All Ethnic Groups
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $30,538 is higher than the state median of $27,044. The school district revenue/student has grown by 28% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $28,361 is higher than the state median of $25,936. The school district spending/student has grown by 26% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$52 MM
$36,642 MM
Spending
$48 MM
$35,142 MM
Revenue / Student
$30,538
$27,044
Spending / Student
$28,361
$25,936
Best Ocean City School District Public Middle Schools (2026)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Quick Facts
Rank: #11.
Ocean City Intermediate School
(Math: 46% | Reading: 56%)
Rank:
Rank:
7/
Top 50%10
1901 Bay Avenue
Ocean City, NJ 08226
(609) 399-5611
Ocean City, NJ 08226
(609) 399-5611
Gr: 4-8 | 326 students Student-teacher ratio: 7:1 Minority enrollment: 24%
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