Total enrollment
3,163
-95 (-3%) vs SY 2020-21
5 schools in Township of Ocean School District
New Jersey · 3,163 students · 3 cities
Of the 5 public K-12 schools run by Township of Ocean School District, combined student count is roughly 3,163, with 3 elementary, 1 middle, and 1 high.
4-year change in Township of Ocean School District
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
5
0 (0%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Township of Ocean School District ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In New Jersey | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 48.7% | #101 of 243 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 3,163 | #119 of 372 | #3,065 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 5 | #173 of 372 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.5:1 | #41 of 370 | #245 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 35.4% | #159 of 369 | #6,075 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 59.4% | #130 of 298 | #1,716 of 6,853 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside Township of Ocean School District
State test results across the district's 5 scored schools run from Wanamassa Elementary School at 67.1% proficient to Ocean Township High School at 36.1%, a gap of 31.0 points. That is the 35th widest gap among 186 New Jersey districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 5 district schools that reported both years went from 3,519 to 3,163 students (down 10%) and from 352 to 334 full-time teachers (down 5%), as of 2024-25.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
| Name | City | Level | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ocean Township High School | Oakhurst | High | 09-12 | 925 |
| Township of Ocean Intermediate School | Ocean | Middle | 05-08 | 889 |
| Wayside Elementary School | Ocean | Elementary | PK-04 | 583 |
| Ocean Township Elementary School | Oakhurst | Elementary | PK-04 | 410 |
| Wanamassa Elementary School | Wanamassa | Elementary | PK-04 | 356 |
About Township of Ocean School District
Township of Ocean School District administers 5 public schools across New Jersey, collectively educateing roughly 3,163 students.
On the school-mix side, Township of Ocean School District comprises 3 elementary, 1 middle, and 1 high school.
On a per-school basis, Township of Ocean School District runs about 633 students per school, 17% above the state mean of roughly 540.
Five-year track record. Total public-school enrollment in Township of Ocean School District has contracted 3% since SY 2020-21, moving from about 3,258 students to 3,163.
On this page, the community for Township of Ocean School District discusses comparison threads between local schools and program reviews. Anyone with firsthand knowledge of these schools is welcome to weigh in.