Ocean City Intermediate School

Ocean City Intermediate School is a cozy 6-8 campus in OCEAN CITY, New Jersey, operated by Ocean City School District. The school serves 326 students in grades 4 through 8. That puts it 44% smaller than the typical public school in New Jersey, which averages around 578 students.

Within Ocean City School District, which oversees 3 schools and 1,703 students, Ocean City Intermediate School is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, Ocean City Intermediate School shows that White students make up the majority at 76%; the rest is composed of 17% Hispanic, 4% Black. That is considerably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 85%.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Ocean City Intermediate School has 49 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 6.7:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 10.9:1 average. Around 30% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Cape May County (around 44%), the school's rate is somewhat below typical.

After controlling for student poverty, Ocean City Intermediate School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 49.9%, the actual is 50.4%, a residual of +0.6 points.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Cape May County put median household income runs about $91,128, about 39% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Ocean City Intermediate School is one of 32 public schools in Cape May County (combined enrollment of about 11,388 students).

Nearest neighbor: Ocean City Primary School, around 1.4 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Ocean City Intermediate School at 4th of 7; the average score across the group is 37.8%.

Geographically, the school is in a suburban area.

Five-year trend. Ocean City Intermediate School's enrollment has ticked down 38% since 2018, when it stood at 527 (now 326). The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 10.7:1 in 2018 to 6.7:1 today.

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