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Ocean County schools ranked by test score

Latest NJSLA year (2024-25). 18 schools in Ocean County, New Jersey with reported English Language Arts scores. New Jersey state average: 53.1%.
RankSchoolLevelEnglish Language Artsvs state
1OCVTS Grunin Performing Arts Academy
Toms River · Ocean County Vocational Technical School District
High62.3%+9.2pp
2Toms River High School East
TOMS RIVER · Toms River Regional School District
High60.2%+7.1pp
3Brick Township Memorial High School
BRICK · Brick Township Public School District
High56.5%+3.4pp
4Brick Township High School
BRICK TOWN · Brick Township Public School District
High54.0%+0.9pp
5Point Pleasant Borough High School
POINT PLEASANT · Point Pleasant Borough School District
High50.0%-3.1pp
6Toms River High School South
TOMS RIVER · Toms River Regional School District
High48.1%-5.0pp
7Point Pleasant Beach High School
Point Pleasant Beach · Point Pleasant Beach School District
High47.0%-6.1pp
8Pinelands Regional High School
Little Egg Harbor · Pinelands Regional School District
High46.9%-6.2pp
9Toms River High School North
TOMS RIVER · Toms River Regional School District
High45.6%-7.5pp
10Lacey Township High School
LANOKA HARBOR · Lacey Township School District
High44.3%-8.8pp
11Southern Regional High School
MANAHAWKIN · Southern Regional School District
High43.3%-9.8pp
12New Egypt High School
NEW EGYPT · Plumsted Township School District
High40.8%-12.3pp
13Jackson Memorial High School
Jackson · Jackson Township School District
High40.5%-12.6pp
14Lakewood High School
LAKEWOOD · Lakewood Township School District
High37.6%-15.5pp
15Barnegat High School
BARNEGAT · Barnegat Township School District
High34.2%-18.9pp
16Jackson Liberty High School
Jackson · Jackson Township School District
High33.3%-19.8pp
17Manchester Township High School
MANCHESTER · Manchester Township School District
High30.7%-22.4pp
18Central Regional High School
BAYVILLE · Central Regional School District
High23.8%-29.3pp

About this ranking

Schools are ranked by the percentage of students who scored at or above the NJSLA % Meeting or Exceeding Expectations threshold on the latest available NJSLA English Language Arts test (school year 2024-25). Only public schools in Ocean County, New Jersey with a reasonable cohort size are shown. A higher percentage is better.

The comparison column shows the gap to the New Jersey statewide enrollment-weighted average. To compare against neighboring counties, use the full New Jersey ranking.