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The highest-performing public high schools by test proficiency in Ocean County, New Jersey

19 public high schools in Ocean County, New Jersey appear in this ranking of the highest-performing public high schools by test proficiency, ranked by composite state-assessment proficiency. Marine Academy of Technology and Environmental Science leads the list at 96.4%, against a median of 32.1% across the ranked schools.

The table below is sortable and filterable, and the full list downloads as a CSV. Figures come from federal NCES enrollment data and, where applicable, state assessment results for 2024-25.

Schools ranked

Ocean County, New Jersey

Top % Proficient

96.4%

Median % Proficient

32.1%

HIGHEST PROFICIENCY · OCEAN COUNTY, NEW JERSEY

#	School	City	District	Level	% FRL	Students	% Proficient
1	Marine Academy of Technology and Environmental Science	MANAHAWKIN, NJ	Ocean County Vocational Technical School District	High	12.7%	275	96.4%
2	Point Pleasant Borough High School	POINT PLEASANT, NJ	Point Pleasant Borough School District	High	15.8%	831	47.0%
3	OCVTS Grunin Performing Arts Academy	Toms River, NJ	Ocean County Vocational Technical School District	High	16.2%	259	46.9%
4	Toms River High School East	TOMS RIVER, NJ	Toms River Regional School District	High	32.3%	1,377	42.9%
5	Southern Regional High School	MANAHAWKIN, NJ	Southern Regional School District	High	24.7%	1,820	37.0%
6	Lakewood High School	LAKEWOOD, NJ	Lakewood Township School District	High	92.0%	1,295	33.6%
7	Lacey Township High School	LANOKA HARBOR, NJ	Lacey Township School District	High	30.8%	1,119	33.5%
8	Brick Township High School	BRICK TOWN, NJ	Brick Township Public School District	High	41.2%	1,200	33.3%
9	Barnegat High School	BARNEGAT, NJ	Barnegat Township School District	High	42.9%	1,003	33.2%
10	Point Pleasant Beach High School	Point Pleasant Beach, NJ	Point Pleasant Beach School District	High	19.6%	331	32.1%
11	Brick Township Memorial High School	BRICK, NJ	Brick Township Public School District	High	36.3%	1,269	31.9%
12	Toms River High School North	TOMS RIVER, NJ	Toms River Regional School District	High	47.8%	1,861	31.7%
13	Jackson Memorial High School	Jackson, NJ	Jackson Township School District	High	33.2%	1,577	30.0%
14	Toms River High School South	TOMS RIVER, NJ	Toms River Regional School District	High	41.5%	1,463	29.4%
15	New Egypt High School	NEW EGYPT, NJ	Plumsted Township School District	High	25.0%	509	27.6%
16	Pinelands Regional High School	Little Egg Harbor, NJ	Pinelands Regional School District	High	49.7%	1,063	26.6%
17	Jackson Liberty High School	Jackson, NJ	Jackson Township School District	High	53.1%	1,012	26.1%
18	Manchester Township High School	MANCHESTER, NJ	Manchester Township School District	High	50.2%	947	24.8%
19	Central Regional High School	BAYVILLE, NJ	Central Regional School District	High	37.2%	1,489	21.5%

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