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The highest-performing public high schools in reading in Ocean County, New Jersey

Across Ocean County, New Jersey, 18 public high schools are ranked here, ranked by the share of students meeting or exceeding the state reading and writing standard. OCVTS Grunin Performing Arts Academy leads the list at 62.3%, against a median of 45.0% 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 (Reading)

62.3%

Median % Proficient (Reading)

45.0%

BEST IN READING · OCEAN COUNTY, NEW JERSEY

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% Proficient (Reading)	Rank change
1	OCVTS Grunin Performing Arts Academy	Toms River, NJ	Ocean County Vocational Technical School District	High	259	62.3%	no change
2	Toms River High School East	TOMS RIVER, NJ	Toms River Regional School District	High	1,377	60.2%	▲ 8
3	Brick Township Memorial High School	BRICK, NJ	Brick Township Public School District	High	1,269	56.5%	▲ 11
4	Brick Township High School	BRICK TOWN, NJ	Brick Township Public School District	High	1,200	54.0%	▼ 1
5	Point Pleasant Borough High School	POINT PLEASANT, NJ	Point Pleasant Borough School District	High	831	50.0%	▼ 3
6	Toms River High School South	TOMS RIVER, NJ	Toms River Regional School District	High	1,463	48.1%	▲ 3
7	Point Pleasant Beach High School	Point Pleasant Beach, NJ	Point Pleasant Beach School District	High	331	47.0%	▲ 1
8	Pinelands Regional High School	Little Egg Harbor, NJ	Pinelands Regional School District	High	1,063	46.9%	▼ 2
9	Toms River High School North	TOMS RIVER, NJ	Toms River Regional School District	High	1,861	45.6%	▼ 2
10	Lacey Township High School	LANOKA HARBOR, NJ	Lacey Township School District	High	1,119	44.3%	▲ 1
11	Southern Regional High School	MANAHAWKIN, NJ	Southern Regional School District	High	1,820	43.3%	▼ 7
12	New Egypt High School	NEW EGYPT, NJ	Plumsted Township School District	High	509	40.8%	▲ 4
13	Jackson Memorial High School	Jackson, NJ	Jackson Township School District	High	1,577	40.5%	▲ 2
14	Lakewood High School	LAKEWOOD, NJ	Lakewood Township School District	High	1,295	37.6%	▼ 2
15	Barnegat High School	BARNEGAT, NJ	Barnegat Township School District	High	1,003	34.2%	▼ 2
16	Jackson Liberty High School	Jackson, NJ	Jackson Township School District	High	1,012	33.3%	▲ 2
17	Manchester Township High School	MANCHESTER, NJ	Manchester Township School District	High	947	30.7%	▼ 12
18	Central Regional High School	BAYVILLE, NJ	Central Regional School District	High	1,489	23.8%	▼ 1

Rank change counts the places a school moved since its prior test year, among the schools on this list that were tested both years. A dash means the school has no prior-year result.

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