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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 2025 school year, there is 1 public preschool serving 291 students in Ocean City School District. This district's average pre testing ranking is 9/10, which is in the top 20% of public pre schools in New Jersey.
Public Preschool in Ocean City School District have an average math proficiency score of 77% (versus the New Jersey public pre school average of 36%), and reading proficiency score of 57% (versus the 44% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 28% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the New Jersey public preschool average of 64% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (NJ)
# Schools
3 Schools
924 Schools
# Students
1,836 Students
368,931 Students
# Teachers
216 Teachers
33,283 Teachers
Student-Teacher Ratio
9:1
9:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
Ocean City School District, which is ranked within the top 50% of all 645 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%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.32
0.71
% American Indian
n/a
n/a
% Asian
1%
8%
% Hispanic
12%
36%
% Black
3%
16%
% White
82%
36%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
2%
4%
All Ethnic Groups
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $28,326 is higher than the state median of $26,931. The school district revenue/student has grown by 11% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $26,307 is higher than the state median of $25,828. The school district spending/student has grown by 11% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$52 MM
$36,642 MM
Spending
$48 MM
$35,142 MM
Revenue / Student
$28,326
$26,931
Spending / Student
$26,307
$25,828
Best Ocean City School District Public Preschools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Quick Facts
Rank: #11.
Ocean City Primary School
(Math: 75-79% | Reading: 55-59%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
550 West Avenue
Ocean City, NJ 08226
(609) 399-3191
Ocean City, NJ 08226
(609) 399-3191
Gr: PK-3 | 291 students Student-Teacher Ratio: 8:1 Minority enrollment: 28%
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