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
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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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
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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.
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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
326
-201 (-38%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
6.7:1
was 10.7:1
% White
76%
was 78%
% Hispanic
17%
was 14%
% Black
4%
was 6%
% Asian
1%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About 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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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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