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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
1Southern Regional Middle School
MANAHAWKIN · Southern Regional School District
Middle65.2%+12.1pp
2Memorial Middle School
POINT PLEASANT · Point Pleasant Borough School District
Middle64.3%+11.2pp
3Toms River Intermediate School East
TOMS RIVER · Toms River Regional School District
Middle62.8%+9.7pp
4Stafford Intermediate School
Manahawkin · Stafford Township School District
Middle59.4%+6.3pp
5Veterans Memorial Middle School
BRICK TOWN · Brick Township Public School District
Middle59.0%+5.9pp
6Lacey Township Middle School
FORKED RIVER · Lacey Township School District
Middle55.1%+2.0pp
7Lake Riviera Middle School
BRICK · Brick Township Public School District
Middle55.0%+1.9pp
8Berkeley Township Elementary School
BAYVILLE · Berkeley Township School District
Middle49.8%-3.3pp
9Carl W. Goetz Middle School
Jackson · Jackson Township School District
Middle48.7%-4.4pp
10Robert L. Horbelt Elementary School
BARNEGAT · Barnegat Township School District
Middle46.8%-6.3pp
11Toms River Intermediate School North
TOMS RIVER · Toms River Regional School District
Middle45.6%-7.5pp
12Manchester Township Middle School
MANCHESTER · Manchester Township School District
Middle44.5%-8.6pp
13Central Regional Middle School
BAYVILLE · Central Regional School District
Middle44.1%-9.0pp
14Toms River Intermediate School South
BEACHWOOD · Toms River Regional School District
Middle42.7%-10.4pp
15Christa McAuliffe Middle School
Jackson · Jackson Township School District
Middle42.2%-10.9pp
16Pinelands Regional Jr. High School
Little Egg Harbor · Pinelands Regional School District
Middle39.3%-13.8pp
17Russell O. Brackman Middle School
BARNEGAT · Barnegat Township School District
Middle39.0%-14.1pp
18Lakewood Middle School
LAKEWOOD · Lakewood Township School District
Middle34.1%-19.0pp

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.