Enrollment
271
Elementary
DISTRICT 568 · STATE 405
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·OCEAN CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 341197001750
Ocean City Primary School
550 WEST AVENUE, OCEAN CITY, NJ 08226 · (609) 399-3191 · Cape May County
GRADES PK–03ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL271 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 72% of New Jersey public elementary 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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
7.3:1
37 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 7.6:1 · STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
32%
86 students
DISTRICT 25% · STATE 41%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 57 | 21% |
| Kindergarten | 55 | 20% |
| Grade 1 | 50 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 55 | 20% |
| Grade 3 | 54 | 20% |
Student demographics
45%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
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
47.3%
NJ avg 53.1% . -4.2pp since 2023
Math
58.2%
NJ avg 41.6% . -9.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 47 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 58 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 4 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 10 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 47.3% | 58.2% |
| 2023-24 | 51.5% | 67.7% |
% 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
56.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.8%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 56% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% 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 Primary School
Ocean City Primary School's state test result (56.2% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ocean City Primary School this school | 271 | 31.7% | 56.2% |
| Lillian Drive School HAZLET | 260 | 30.8% | 41.4% |
| Oaklyn Public School OAKLYN | 273 | 29.7% | 40.7% |
| Upper Greenwood Lake Elementary School HEWITT | 250 | 31.2% | 54.5% |
| Hamburg School HAMBURG | 246 | 32.1% | 49.3% |
| Broad Street Elementary School GIBBSTOWN | 290 | 32.8% | 30.4% |
Matched among New Jersey elementary 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 Primary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Cape May County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 56.2% | #408 of 1,290 | #1 of 9 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 58.2% | #438 of 1,319 ▼ 188 | #3 of 9 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 47.3% | #785 of 1,319 ▼ 144 | #4 of 9 ▼ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 271 | #1,221 of 1,562 | #9 of 17 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 7.3:1 | #18 of 1,390 | #1 of 11 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 45.5% | #925 of 1,392 | #5 of 11 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 31.7% | #827 of 1,481 | #12 of 15 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -22.1% | #140 of 798 | #5 of 9 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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
271
-28 (-9%) vs 2020
-50% since 1990-91, when it was 537
Student : Teacher
7.3:1
was 7.9:1
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 | 271 | 37 | 7.3:1 | 32% (86) |
| 2023-24 | 291 | 38.2 | 7.6:1 | 24% (71) |
| 2022-23 | 280 | 38.8 | 7.2:1 | 31% (87) |
| 2020-21 | 299 | 38 | 7.9:1 | 25% (75) |
| 2017-18 | 348 | 32 | 10.9:1 | 34% (118) |
| 2015-16 | 382 | 34 | 11.2:1 | 28% (107) |
| 2010-11 | 323 | 27 | 12.0:1 | 30% (97) |
| 2000-01 | 378 | 41 | 9.2:1 | 26% (97) |
| 1990-91 | 537 | 37 | 14.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Ocean City Primary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 22% (348 to 271); teachers up 16% (32 to 37).
About Ocean City Primary School
Ocean City Primary School runs as a small elementary school in OCEAN CITY, New Jersey. The latest federal count shows 271 students in pre-K through 3. Against the 405-student average for elementary schools in New Jersey, enrollment here is 33% lower.
Ocean City School District counts 1,703 students in its 3 schools, and Ocean City Primary School is one of them.
White students account for 71% of enrollment at Ocean City Primary School. Other students are 20% Hispanic, 5% Black, and 3% multiracial. That is lower than the 85% White share among all Cape May County residents. By the diversity index, Ocean City Primary School comes in at 45%.
Ocean City Primary School employs 37 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 7.3:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in New Jersey is 11.4:1, higher than at this school. Ocean City Primary School's free or reduced-price lunch eligibility rate is 32%. That rate is below the 44% average among public schools in Cape May County.
allk12 grades Ocean City Primary School a B+. The grade compares the school only with New Jersey public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
A school with Ocean City Primary School's lunch-eligibility share in New Jersey is predicted to score 48.8%. Ocean City Primary School scores 56.2%, 7.4 points above that line.
In Cape May County (population about 94,941), median household income is about $91,128, roughly 39% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Ocean City Primary School is one of 32 public schools in Cape May County, which together enroll about 11,388 students.
The next-closest public school is Ocean City High School, about 0.4 miles away. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Ocean City Primary School. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Ocean City Primary School is 3rd of 8 on proficiency.
Its NCES locale code is Suburb: Large: the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment was 299 in 2020-21 and 271 in 2024-25, a decrease of 28 students.
Parents and students can post about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at Ocean City Primary School. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
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 Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 326 students
Other schools in OCEAN CITY
- Ocean City High SchoolHigh · 1,106 students
- Ocean City Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 326 students
Nearby schools
- Ocean City High School0.4 mi · 1,106
- Ocean City Intermediate School1.4 mi · 326
- New York Avenue Elementary School2.6 mi · 4
- Dawes Avenue Elementary School3.0 mi · 341
- Jordan Road Elementary School3.1 mi · 339
- Chartertech High School for the Performing Arts3.4 mi · 253
Frequently asked questions
About Ocean City Primary SchoolHow large is Ocean City Primary School?
Ocean City Primary School enrolls approximately 271 students in grades PK-03.
What grades does Ocean City Primary School serve?
Ocean City Primary School serves grades PK-03.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Ocean City Primary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Ocean City Primary School is approximately 7.3:1 (37 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Ocean City Primary School?
Student demographics at Ocean City Primary School are roughly 71% White, 20% Hispanic, 5% Black, 0% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Ocean City Primary School?
Ocean City Primary School is overseen by Ocean City School District in Cape May County.
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