Enrollment
141
Elementary
STATE 405
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·OCEAN GATE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 341203004678
Ocean Gate Elementary School
126 WEST ARVERNE AVENUE, OCEAN GATE, NJ 08740 · (732) 269-3023 · Ocean County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL141 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
8.2:1
17 FTE teachers
STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
58%
82 students
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 | 27 | 19% |
| Kindergarten | 18 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 19 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 10 | 7% |
| Grade 3 | 16 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 17 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 14 | 10% |
| Grade 6 | 20 | 14% |
Student demographics
44%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
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
25.0%
NJ avg 53.1% . -8.3pp since 2023
Math
26.6%
NJ avg 41.6% . +4.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 25 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 27 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 8 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 4 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 25.0% | 26.6% |
| 2023-24 | 33.3% | 22.2% |
% 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
25.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.3%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 26% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 34% 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 →
Where Ocean Gate Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Ocean County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 25.7% | #1,038 of 1,290 | #46 of 51 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 26.6% | #1,041 of 1,319 | #47 of 52 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 25.0% | #1,175 of 1,319 | #51 of 52 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 141 | #1,474 of 1,562 | #65 of 70 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 58.2% | #479 of 1,481 | #16 of 67 |
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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
141
+7 (+5%) vs 2020
-23% since 1990-91, when it was 182
Student : Teacher
8.2:1
was 8.9:1
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 | 141 | 17.3 | 8.2:1 | 58% (82) |
| 2023-24 | 133 | 17.1 | 7.8:1 | 50% (66) |
| 2022-23 | 126 | 17.1 | 7.4:1 | 55% (69) |
| 2020-21 | 134 | 15 | 8.9:1 | 49% (66) |
| 2017-18 | 156 | 16.4 | 9.5:1 | 60% (93) |
| 2015-16 | 140 | 15 | 9.3:1 | 60% (84) |
| 2010-11 | 155 | 18 | 8.6:1 | 43% (66) |
| 2000-01 | 211 | 14 | 15.1:1 | 32% (68) |
| 1990-91 | 182 | 9 | 20.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Ocean Gate Elementary School.
About Ocean Gate Elementary School
Ocean Gate Elementary School is a public elementary school run by Ocean Gate School District in OCEAN GATE, New Jersey. The school enrolls 141 students, from pre-K through 6. Average enrollment for elementary schools in New Jersey is about 405, so this school runs 65% smaller than that.
Ocean Gate Elementary School is administered by Ocean Gate School District.
A majority of students at Ocean Gate Elementary School, 72%, are White. The rest of enrollment is 19% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, and 2% Black. Among all residents of Ocean County, the White share is about 83%. By the diversity index, Ocean Gate Elementary School comes in at 44%.
Federal data list 17.3 full-time-equivalent teachers at Ocean Gate Elementary School in 2024-25, for a ratio of 8.2:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in New Jersey is 11.4:1, higher than at this school. The school's rate of free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 58%. On average, public schools in Ocean County report 44%.
Schools in New Jersey with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 34.3%. Ocean Gate Elementary School scores 25.7%.
Within Ocean County, median household income is about $89,863, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 34%, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. The public schools of Ocean County number 117 and enroll about 66,051.
The nearest other public school, H & M Potter School, is about 0.7 miles away. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Ocean Gate Elementary School. Ocean Gate Elementary School places 9th of 9 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Suburb: Large: in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Federal counts put enrollment at 134 in 2020-21 and 141 in 2024-25, a 5% gain.
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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
Nearby schools
- H & M Potter School0.7 mi · 627
- Bayville Elementary School0.9 mi · 475
- Island Heights Elementary School1.4 mi · 142
- Berkeley Township Elementary School1.8 mi · 594
- Pine Beach Elementary School2.1 mi · 371
- Clara B. Worth Elementary School2.6 mi · 666
Frequently asked questions
About Ocean Gate Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Ocean Gate Elementary School?
Ocean Gate Elementary School enrolls approximately 141 students in grades PK-06.
What age range does Ocean Gate Elementary School serve?
Ocean Gate Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 06.
How many students per teacher at Ocean Gate Elementary School?
Approximately 8.2:1 students per teacher at Ocean Gate Elementary School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Ocean Gate Elementary School?
At Ocean Gate Elementary School, the student body is approximately 72% White, 19% Hispanic, 2% Black, 7% Two or more.
Is Ocean Gate Elementary School public or private?
Ocean Gate Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Ocean Gate School District.
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