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Enrollment
1,106
High
DISTRICT 568 · STATE 929
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·OCEAN CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 341197001746
Ocean City High School
501 ATLANTIC AVENUE, OCEAN CITY, NJ 08226 · (609) 399-1290 · Cape May County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL1,106 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 67% of New Jersey public high schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats 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
8.8:1
126 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 7.6:1 · STATE 12.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
15%
166 students
DISTRICT 25% · 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 | 257 | 23% |
| Grade 10 | 276 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 286 | 26% |
| Grade 12 | 287 | 26% |
Student demographics
24%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 31% · 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
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Ocean City School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
68.1%
NJ avg 53.1% . -10.3pp since 2023
Math
33.0%
NJ avg 41.6% . -8.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 68 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 33 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 10 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 8 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 68.1% | 33.0% |
| 2023-24 | 78.4% | 41.2% |
% 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
50.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
58.0%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 51% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 58% 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 Ocean City High School
Ocean City High School's state test result (50.8% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ocean City High School this school | 1,106 | 15.0% | 50.8% |
| Wall High School WALL | 924 | 14.3% | 45.1% |
| Point Pleasant Borough High School POINT PLEASANT | 831 | 15.8% | 47.0% |
| Seneca High School TABERNACLE | 1,058 | 18.6% | 30.6% |
| Manasquan High School Manasquan | 917 | 15.8% | 49.8% |
| Clearview Regional High School MULLICA HILL | 1,332 | 18.0% | 52.4% |
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 Ocean City High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Cape May County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 50.8% | #112 of 397 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 33.0% | #170 of 400 ▼ 37 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 68.1% | #91 of 395 ▼ 8 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,106 | #152 of 442 | #1 of 6 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 8.8:1 | #14 of 388 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 24.2% | #369 of 389 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 15.0% | #316 of 405 | N/A |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.9% | #71 of 200 | N/A |
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
1,106
-168 (-13%) vs 2020
-7% since 1990-91, when it was 1,187
Student : Teacher
8.8:1
was 10.2:1
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 | 1,106 | 126.4 | 8.8:1 | 15% (166) |
| 2023-24 | 1,190 | 126.4 | 9.4:1 | 13% (152) |
| 2022-23 | 1,215 | 125.5 | 9.7:1 | 13% (154) |
| 2020-21 | 1,274 | 125 | 10.2:1 | 9% (110) |
| 2017-18 | 1,256 | 96.8 | 13.0:1 | 15% (185) |
| 2015-16 | 1,254 | 98 | 12.8:1 | 14% (181) |
| 2010-11 | 1,242 | 97 | 12.8:1 | 12% (149) |
| 2000-01 | 1,297 | 105 | 12.3:1 | 8% (100) |
| 1990-91 | 1,187 | 93 | 12.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Ocean City High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 12% (1,256 to 1,106); teachers up 31% (96.8 to 126.4).
About Ocean City High School
The public high school Ocean City High School is located in OCEAN CITY, New Jersey. The student body numbers 1,106 students, from grades 9 through 12.
Ocean City High School belongs to Ocean City School District, a district of 3 schools and 1,703 students.
Federal enrollment data show Ocean City High School is 87% White. Other groups include 9% Hispanic. County-wide, about 85% of residents are White. Ocean City High School's diversity index is 24%, against a US figure of 70%.
Teacher staffing is 126.4 full-time equivalents, or about 8.8 students per teacher. This ratio sits 4.0 below the 12.7:1 average for high schools in New Jersey. Eligibility for subsidized school meals is 15%. Among public schools in Cape May County, the average eligibility rate is 44%.
allk12 grades Ocean City High School a B+. The grade compares the school only with New Jersey public high schools, because each state gives its own test.
Ocean City High School is 7.1 points below its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests (50.8% versus 58.0%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in New Jersey.
Ocean City High School is located in Cape May County, where the median household income is $91,128, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 39%, and roughly 6% of residents are in poverty. Besides Ocean City High School, Cape May County has 31 other public schools.
The closest other public school is Ocean City Primary School, about 0.4 miles away. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Of 7 schools in the immediate area with test results, Ocean City High School ranks 3rd on average proficiency.
The federal government classifies Ocean City High School's location as Suburb: Large.
Compared with 2020-21, the school had 168 fewer students in 2024-25. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (8.8:1) than in 2020-21 (10.2:1).
Threads on this page can be about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Cape May County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
94,941
Census ACS
Median income
$91,128
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
39%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
32
11,388 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Ocean City School District
- Ocean City Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 326 students
- Ocean City Primary SchoolElementary · 271 students
Other schools in OCEAN CITY
- Ocean City Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 326 students
- Ocean City Primary SchoolElementary · 271 students
Nearby schools
- Ocean City Primary School0.4 mi · 271
- Ocean City Intermediate School1.5 mi · 326
- New York Avenue Elementary School2.9 mi · 4
- Dawes Avenue Elementary School3.3 mi · 341
- Jordan Road Elementary School3.5 mi · 339
- Chartertech High School for the Performing Arts3.7 mi · 253
Frequently asked questions
About Ocean City High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Ocean City High School?
Ocean City High School enrolls approximately 1,106 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Ocean City High School serve?
Ocean City High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Ocean City High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Ocean City High School is approximately 8.8:1 (126 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Ocean City High School?
Ocean City High School reports a student body of 87% White, 9% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Ocean City High School?
Ocean City High School is overseen by Ocean City School District in Cape May County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.