Oakcrest High School

Oakcrest High School is a 9-12 campus of reasonably sized scale in MAYS LANDING, New Jersey, operated by Greater Egg Harbor Regional High School District, caters to 949 students in grades 9 through 12.

Within Greater Egg Harbor Regional High School District, which oversees 3 schools and 3,007 students, Oakcrest High School is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Oakcrest High School shows that the most-represented group is Black (31%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups; the rest looks like 30% White, 28% Hispanic, 6% Asian, 5% multiracial. That is visibly more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 13%.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Oakcrest High School has 84 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 11.3:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.7:1, putting Oakcrest High School tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 66% of students at Oakcrest High School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

After controlling for student poverty, Oakcrest High School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 29.9% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 15.7%.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Atlantic County put the typical household earns roughly $78,050 per year, roughly 32% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. In all, Atlantic County runs 77 public schools (combined enrollment of about 41,964 students), of which Oakcrest High School is one.

The closest other public school is William Davies Middle School, roughly 0.4 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Oakcrest High School comes 6th of 6 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 31.9%.

Geographically, the school is in a rural area.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 5%: 1,000 students in 2018 compared to 949 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share decreased from 41% to 30%.

In the discussion threads here, members of the Oakcrest High School community share and discuss enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. The community welcomes input from current and former families.