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Which teacher or staff member at Oakcrest High School deserves more recognition?
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Enrollment
949
High
DISTRICT 1,002 · STATE 929
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GREATER EGG HARBOR REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 340606000124
Oakcrest High School
1824 DR DENNIS FOREMAN DRIVE, MAYS LANDING, NJ 08330 · (609) 909-2600 · Atlantic County
GRADES 09–12HIGH41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL949 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 13% of New Jersey public high schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded New Jersey public high schools
Student : Teacher
11.3:1
84 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.3:1 · STATE 12.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
66%
629 students
DISTRICT 55% · STATE 41%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 204 | 21% |
| Grade 10 | 254 | 27% |
| Grade 11 | 233 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 258 | 27% |
Student demographics
73%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 70% · STATE 71% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
14.1%
NJ avg 53.1% . -21.2pp since 2023
Math
6.8%
NJ avg 41.6% . -1.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 14 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 7 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New Jersey schools, those numbers are about 53 and 42. Reading and writing scores are down about 21 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 2 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 14.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023-24 | 35.3% | 8.5% |
% Meeting or Exceeding Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: NJSLA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
15.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
29.9%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-14.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 16% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 30% typical for New Jersey schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among New Jersey's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Oakcrest High School
Oakcrest High School's state test result (15.7% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oakcrest High School this school | 949 | 66.3% | 15.7% |
| Overbrook Senior High School PINE HILL | 860 | 69.1% | 18.7% |
| Woodbury Jr-Sr High School Woodbury | 818 | 71.5% | 19.4% |
| Neptune High School NEPTUNE | 1,129 | 66.2% | 15.1% |
| Millville High School MILLVILLE | 1,687 | 72.0% | 9.6% |
| Burlington City High School BURLINGTON | 757 | 65.3% | 22.8% |
Matched among New Jersey high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Oakcrest High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Atlantic County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 15.7% | #343 of 397 | #9 of 11 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 6.8% | #353 of 400 ▼ 12 | #10 of 11 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 14.1% | #370 of 395 ▼ 44 | #8 of 11 ▼ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 949 | #183 of 442 | #8 of 12 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.3:1 | #130 of 388 | #5 of 11 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 72.7% | #12 of 389 | #1 of 11 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 66.3% | #82 of 405 | #4 of 12 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.1% | #139 of 200 | #6 of 8 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
949
+12 (+1%) vs 2020
-11% since 1990-91, when it was 1,065
Student : Teacher
11.3:1
was 10.7:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 949 | 84 | 11.3:1 | 66% (629) |
| 2023-24 | 936 | 85.6 | 10.9:1 | 61% (572) |
| 2022-23 | 914 | 88.8 | 10.3:1 | 61% (556) |
| 2020-21 | 937 | 88 | 10.7:1 | 55% (518) |
| 2017-18 | 1,000 | 89.8 | 11.1:1 | 57% (569) |
| 2015-16 | 1,011 | 96 | 10.5:1 | 54% (542) |
| 2010-11 | 1,412 | 98 | 14.4:1 | 37% (520) |
| 2000-01 | 1,325 | 96 | 13.8:1 | 31% (414) |
| 1990-91 | 1,065 | 91 | 11.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Oakcrest High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 5% (1,000 to 949); teachers down 6% (89.8 to 84).
About Oakcrest High School
Oakcrest High School is a mid-sized high school located in MAYS LANDING, New Jersey. The school teaches grades 9 through 12 and enrolls 949 students.
Oakcrest High School is part of a district of 3 schools: Greater Egg Harbor Regional High School District, with 3,007 students.
The largest group at Oakcrest High School is Black students, at 31%. The remaining students are 30% White, 28% Hispanic, 6% Asian, and 5% multiracial. Census figures show Atlantic County is about 13% Black. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 73%.
A staff of 84 full-time-equivalent teachers puts the student-to-teacher ratio at 11.3:1. Compared with the 12.7:1 average for high schools in New Jersey, this school's ratio is lower. By family income, 66% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
Among New Jersey public high schools, Oakcrest High School outscored 13%, which works out to a D on the allk12 Grade.
The school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 15.7%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 29.9%.
American Community Survey estimates for Atlantic County show that median household income comes to about $78,050, roughly 32% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. The county's public schools total 77, with about 41,964 students.
About 0.4 miles separate Oakcrest High School from the closest public school, William Davies Middle School. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 31.9%; Oakcrest High School's is 15.7%, ranking 6th of 6.
The school's federal locale classification is Rural: Fringe.
The student count changed little between 2020-21 (937) and 2024-25 (949).
The allk12 page for Oakcrest High School lets the school community talk about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. You can also rate the school on this page.
Atlantic County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
276,270
Census ACS
Median income
$78,050
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
32%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
77
41,964 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Greater Egg Harbor Regional High School District
- Absegami High SchoolHigh · 1,130 students
- Cedar Creek High SchoolHigh · 928 students
Other schools in MAYS LANDING
- Atlantic County Institute of TechnologyHigh · 1,852 students
- George L. Hess Educational ComplexElementary · 1,315 students
- William Davies Middle SchoolMiddle · 943 students
- Joseph C Shaner Memorial Elementary SchoolElementary · 602 students
- Atlantic County Elementary and Middle SchoolsElementary · 200 students
- Atlantic County High SchoolHigh · 112 students
Nearby schools
- William Davies Middle School0.4 mi · 943
- Atlantic County Institute of Technology1.4 mi · 1,852
- Atlantic County High School1.5 mi · 112
- Atlantic County Elementary and Middle Schools1.5 mi · 200
- George L. Hess Educational Complex1.9 mi · 1,315
- Joseph C Shaner Memorial Elementary School2.6 mi · 602
Frequently asked questions
About Oakcrest High SchoolHow many students attend Oakcrest High School?
Oakcrest High School enrolls approximately 949 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Oakcrest High School serve?
Oakcrest High School serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Oakcrest High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Oakcrest High School is approximately 11.3:1 (84 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Oakcrest High School?
At Oakcrest High School, the student body is approximately 30% White, 28% Hispanic, 31% Black, 6% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Oakcrest High School?
Oakcrest High School is overseen by Greater Egg Harbor Regional High School District in Atlantic County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.