Enrollment
74
High
DISTRICT 122 · STATE 929
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·OCEAN COUNTY VOCATIONAL TECHNICAL SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 341198004676
Ocean County Vocational Technical School Waretown Center
423 WELLS MILLS ROAD, WARETOWN, NJ 08758 · (732) 286-5660 · Ocean County
GRADES 09–12HIGH41-RURALCAREER AND TECHNICAL SCHOOL74 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 52% of New Jersey public high schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+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
8.2:1
9 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 6.0:1 · STATE 12.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
18%
13 students
DISTRICT 16% · STATE 41%
Community
0
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 | 21 | 28% |
| Grade 10 | 22 | 30% |
| Grade 11 | 18 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 13 | 18% |
Student demographics
44%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 45% · 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
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NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
61.9%
NJ avg 53.1% . -4.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 62 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level. The New Jersey average is about 53 of 100. Reading and writing scores are down about 5 points since 2023.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts |
|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 61.9% |
| 2023-24 | 66.7% |
% 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
43.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
56.5%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-12.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 44% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 57% 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 County Vocational Technical School Waretown Center
Ocean County Vocational Technical School Waretown Center's state test result (43.8% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ocean County Vocational Technical School Waretown Center this school | 74 | 17.6% | 43.8% |
| Academy of Law & Public Safety Long Branch | 73 | 12.3% | N/A |
| Monmouth County Vocational Technical High School HAZLET | 87 | 26.4% | N/A |
| Athletic Training and Physical Therapy Succasunna | 62 | 8.1% | 58.1% |
| Hunterdon Polytech Bartles Corner Campus Flemington | 108 | 7.4% | 52.3% |
| Union County Career & Technical Institute Scotch Plains | 67 | 10.4% | 61.2% |
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 County Vocational Technical School Waretown Center ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Ocean County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 74 | #416 of 442 | #20 of 22 |
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
74
-7 (-9%) vs 2020
-37% since 2000-01, when it was 117
Student : Teacher
8.2:1
was 11.6:1
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 | 74 | 9 | 8.2:1 | 18% (13) |
| 2023-24 | 83 | 11 | 7.5:1 | 20% (17) |
| 2022-23 | 74 | 9 | 8.2:1 | 22% (16) |
| 2020-21 | 81 | 7 | 11.6:1 | 19% (15) |
| 2017-18 | 53 | 5 | 10.6:1 | 17% (9) |
| 2015-16 | 39 | 3 | 13.0:1 | 15% (6) |
| 2010-11 | 71 | 8 | 8.9:1 | 31% (22) |
| 2000-01 | 117 | 9 | 13.0:1 | 0% (0) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Ocean County Vocational Technical School Waretown Center.
Since 2017-18: students up 40% (53 to 74); teachers up 80% (5 to 9).
About Ocean County Vocational Technical School Waretown Center
Among the schools in WARETOWN, New Jersey, is Ocean County Vocational Technical School Waretown Center, a very small high school. It reports enrollment of 74 students in grades 9 through 12. On average, high schools in New Jersey enroll around 929, and this school is 92% below that mark.
Ocean County Vocational Technical School District includes 5 schools. Together they enroll 612 students.
About 69% of the student body at Ocean County Vocational Technical School Waretown Center is White. Other groups include 27% Hispanic. By comparison, Ocean County residents are about 83% White. A diversity index of 44% means there is a 44% chance two randomly chosen students at Ocean County Vocational Technical School Waretown Center are from different groups.
There are about 8.2 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at Ocean County Vocational Technical School Waretown Center, which has 9. The school's 8.2:1 compares with an average of 12.7:1 for high schools in New Jersey. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch stands at 18%. That is 26 points below the 44% average for public schools in Ocean County.
Ocean County Vocational Technical School Waretown Center earns a B- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 52% of New Jersey public high schools.
In New Jersey, Ocean County Vocational Technical School Waretown Center is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 43.8% actual against a predicted 56.5%.
Census data for Ocean County show the median household earns about $89,863 a year, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Ocean County number 117, with about 66,051 students.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Joseph T. Donahue Elementary School, is about 1.5 miles. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Among the 6 closest schools with test data, this one included, Ocean County Vocational Technical School Waretown Center ranks 1st on average proficiency.
Federal data place Ocean County Vocational Technical School Waretown Center in the Rural: Fringe locale, which means it is in rural territory close to an urban area.
Enrollment fell by 9% across 4 years, from 81 in 2020-21 to 74 in 2024-25. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 11.6:1 to 8.2:1.
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Ocean County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
654,362
Census ACS
Median income
$89,863
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
117
66,051 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Ocean County Vocational Technical School District
- Marine Academy of Technology and Environmental ScienceHigh · 275 students
- OCVTS Grunin Performing Arts AcademyHigh · 259 students
- Ocean County Vocational Technical School Brick CenterHigh · 2 students
- Ocean County Vocational Technical School Jackson CenterHigh · 2 students
- Ocean County Vocational Technical School Toms River CenterHigh
Other schools in WARETOWN
- Waretown Elementary SchoolElementary · 317 students
- Frederic A. Priff Elementary SchoolElementary · 241 students
Nearby schools
- Joseph T. Donahue Elementary School1.5 mi · 524
- Barnegat High School1.8 mi · 1,003
- Frederic A. Priff Elementary School2.4 mi · 241
- Waretown Elementary School2.5 mi · 317
- Cecil S. Collins Elementary2.5 mi · 744
- Russell O. Brackman Middle School2.6 mi · 509
Frequently asked questions
About Ocean County Vocational Technical School Waretown CenterHow many students attend Ocean County Vocational Technical School Waretown Center?
Ocean County Vocational Technical School Waretown Center enrolls approximately 74 students in grades 09-12.
Is Ocean County Vocational Technical School Waretown Center an elementary, middle, or high school?
Ocean County Vocational Technical School Waretown Center is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Ocean County Vocational Technical School Waretown Center have?
Ocean County Vocational Technical School Waretown Center employs 9 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 8.2:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Ocean County Vocational Technical School Waretown Center?
At Ocean County Vocational Technical School Waretown Center, the student body is approximately 69% White, 27% Hispanic, 1% Two or more.
What district is Ocean County Vocational Technical School Waretown Center in?
Ocean County Vocational Technical School Waretown Center is part of Ocean County Vocational Technical School District.
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