Enrollment
326
Middle
DISTRICT 568 · STATE 578
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·OCEAN CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 341197001748
Ocean City Intermediate School
1901 BAY AVENUE, OCEAN CITY, NJ 08226 · (609) 399-5611 · Cape May County
GRADES 04–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL326 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 63% of New Jersey public middle schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
6.7:1
49 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 7.6:1 · STATE 10.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
30%
97 students
DISTRICT 25% · STATE 41%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 4 | 65 | 20% |
| Grade 5 | 63 | 19% |
| Grade 6 | 62 | 19% |
| Grade 7 | 75 | 23% |
| Grade 8 | 61 | 19% |
Student demographics
38%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
Students here typically continue to
Ocean City Intermediate School→Ocean City High School
Feeds from
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NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
70.3%
NJ avg 53.1% . +9.2pp since 2023
Math
55.2%
NJ avg 41.6% . +7.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 70 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 55 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New Jersey schools, those numbers are about 53 and 42. Reading and writing scores are up about 9 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 7 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 70.3% | 55.2% |
| 2023-24 | 61.1% | 47.8% |
% 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
50.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.9%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 50% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 50% 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 Intermediate School
Ocean City Intermediate School's state test result (50.4% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ocean City Intermediate School this school | 326 | 29.8% | 50.4% |
| Sussex Middle School SUSSEX | 291 | 32.3% | 33.8% |
| Hazlet Middle School HAZLET | 376 | 25.0% | 34.7% |
| Caroline L. Reutter School FRANKLINVILLE | 388 | 26.5% | 42.8% |
| Great Meadows Regional Middle School GREAT MEADOWS | 361 | 21.9% | 48.2% |
| High Mountain School NORTH HALEDON | 259 | 23.6% | 48.3% |
Matched among New Jersey middle 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 Intermediate School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Cape May County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 50.4% | #175 of 433 | #2 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 55.2% | #143 of 437 ▲ 24 | #2 of 7 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 70.3% | #141 of 437 ▲ 51 | #2 of 7 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 326 | #356 of 445 | #6 of 8 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 6.7:1 | #1 of 417 | #1 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 38.4% | #347 of 419 | #3 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 29.8% | #230 of 436 | #6 of 7 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -38.1% | #7 of 282 | N/A |
Ranked against other public middle 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
326
-142 (-30%) vs 2020
-48% since 1990-91, when it was 621
Student : Teacher
6.7:1
was 8.8:1
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 | 326 | 49 | 6.7:1 | 30% (97) |
| 2023-24 | 355 | 51.7 | 6.9:1 | 29% (104) |
| 2022-23 | 370 | 52.8 | 7.0:1 | 27% (101) |
| 2020-21 | 468 | 53 | 8.8:1 | 20% (94) |
| 2017-18 | 527 | 49.5 | 10.7:1 | 28% (148) |
| 2015-16 | 507 | 49 | 10.3:1 | 25% (126) |
| 2010-11 | 481 | 44 | 10.9:1 | 31% (150) |
| 2000-01 | 577 | 61 | 9.5:1 | 18% (104) |
| 1990-91 | 621 | 58 | 10.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Ocean City Intermediate School.
Since 2017-18: students down 38% (527 to 326); teachers down 1% (49.5 to 49).
About Ocean City Intermediate School
Ocean City Intermediate School is a middle school located in OCEAN CITY, New Jersey, in Cape May County. The school counted 326 students in 2024-25, covering grades 4 through 8. That is 44% below the average of about 578 students for middle schools in New Jersey.
Ocean City School District has 3 schools and 1,703 students, and Ocean City Intermediate School is one of those schools.
At Ocean City Intermediate School, 76% of students are White. The remaining students are 17% Hispanic and 4% Black. Census figures show Cape May County is about 85% White. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 38%.
Based on 49 full-time-equivalent teachers, Ocean City Intermediate School has a ratio of 6.7:1. Compared with the 10.9:1 average for middle schools in New Jersey, this school's ratio is lower. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch stands at 30%. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Cape May County is 44%.
Ocean City Intermediate School holds a B allk12 Grade, placing it above 63% of New Jersey public middle schools.
Ocean City Intermediate School scores 50.4% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 49.9%.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Cape May County show that the median household earns about $91,128 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 39%, and roughly 6% of residents are in poverty. Across Cape May County, 32 public schools serve about 11,388 students.
Measured in a straight line, Ocean City Primary School is about 1.4 miles from Ocean City Intermediate School. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Ocean City Intermediate School's average proficiency of 50.4% compares with 37.8% for its nearest scored neighbors.
The school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more, according to its NCES locale (Suburb: Large).
Enrollment in 2024-25 stood at 326, compared with 468 in 2020-21. Federal data show the ratio falling from 8.8:1 to 6.7:1.
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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 High SchoolHigh · 1,106 students
- Ocean City Primary SchoolElementary · 271 students
Other schools in OCEAN CITY
- Ocean City High SchoolHigh · 1,106 students
- Ocean City Primary SchoolElementary · 271 students
Nearby schools
- Ocean City Primary School1.4 mi · 271
- Ocean City High School1.5 mi · 1,106
- Upper Township Primary School2.9 mi · 460
- Upper Township Elementary School2.9 mi · 477
- New York Avenue Elementary School3.1 mi · 4
- Jordan Road Elementary School3.5 mi · 339
Frequently asked questions
About Ocean City Intermediate SchoolHow large is Ocean City Intermediate School?
Ocean City Intermediate School enrolls approximately 326 students in grades 04-08.
What grades does Ocean City Intermediate School serve?
Ocean City Intermediate School serves grades 04-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Ocean City Intermediate School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Ocean City Intermediate School is approximately 6.7:1 (49 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Ocean City Intermediate School?
At Ocean City Intermediate School, the student body is approximately 76% White, 17% Hispanic, 4% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Ocean City Intermediate School?
Ocean City Intermediate School is overseen by Ocean City School District in Cape May County.
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