Enrollment
410
Elementary
DISTRICT 450 · STATE 405
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TOWNSHIP OF OCEAN SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 341206004064
Ocean Township Elementary School
555 DOW AVENUE, OAKHURST, NJ 07755 · (732) 531-5690 · Monmouth County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL410 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 69% of New Jersey public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-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
8.3:1
50 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.1:1 · STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
50%
205 students
DISTRICT 35% · 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 | 97 | 24% |
| Kindergarten | 72 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 52 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 64 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 72 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 53 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (72) is 36% larger than its 4th grade class (53).
Student demographics
67%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 59% · 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 Township of Ocean School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
56.6%
NJ avg 53.1% . +9.3pp since 2023
Math
44.4%
NJ avg 41.6% . -2.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 57 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 44 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 down about 2 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 56.6% | 44.4% |
| 2023-24 | 47.3% | 46.8% |
% 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
48.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
38.8%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 49% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 39% 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 Township Elementary School
Ocean Township Elementary School's state test result (48.6% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ocean Township Elementary School this school | 410 | 50.0% | 48.6% |
| Cliffwood Elementary School CLIFFWOOD | 358 | 49.4% | 44.0% |
| Pemberton Early Childhood Education Center Pemberton | 447 | 49.7% | N/A |
| Shady Lane Elementary School WESTVILLE | 422 | 48.3% | 31.6% |
| Charles Street School PALMYRA | 417 | 46.5% | 35.9% |
| Harry S. Truman Elementary School PARLIN | 425 | 46.4% | 52.8% |
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 Township Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Monmouth County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 48.6% | #554 of 1,290 | #51 of 89 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 44.4% | #702 of 1,319 ▼ 81 | #67 of 93 ▼ 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 56.6% | #566 of 1,319 ▲ 163 | #54 of 93 ▲ 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 410 | #671 of 1,562 | #49 of 112 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 8.3:1 | #59 of 1,390 | #9 of 98 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 66.7% | #262 of 1,392 | #7 of 98 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 50.0% | #579 of 1,481 | #26 of 105 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -1.9% | #746 of 798 | #49 of 50 |
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
410
+31 (+8%) vs 2020
-12% since 1990-91, when it was 464
Student : Teacher
8.3:1
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 | 410 | 49.6 | 8.3:1 | 50% (205) |
| 2023-24 | 392 | 45.9 | 8.5:1 | 46% (179) |
| 2022-23 | 385 | 51.6 | 7.5:1 | 42% (161) |
| 2020-21 | 379 | 48 | 7.9:1 | 28% (107) |
| 2017-18 | 418 | 42.8 | 9.8:1 | 32% (135) |
| 2015-16 | 421 | 42 | 10.0:1 | 28% (118) |
| 2010-11 | 464 | 28 | 16.6:1 | 19% (86) |
| 2000-01 | 662 | 40 | 16.6:1 | 8% (50) |
| 1990-91 | 464 | 26 | 17.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Ocean Township Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 2% (418 to 410); teachers up 16% (42.8 to 49.6).
About Ocean Township Elementary School
In OAKHURST, New Jersey, part of Monmouth County, Ocean Township Elementary School is an elementary school. It teaches 410 students in pre-K through 4.
Township of Ocean School District runs Ocean Township Elementary School along with 4 other schools, enrolling 3,163 students in total.
No group is above 50% at Ocean Township Elementary School; the largest is White, at 49%. Other reported shares: 23% Hispanic, 17% Black, 7% Asian, and 3% multiracial. Monmouth County's residents are about 74% White, 25 points above the school's share. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Ocean Township Elementary School scores 67%.
On staff are 49.6 full-time-equivalent teachers; the student-to-teacher ratio is 8.3:1. Statewide, elementary schools in New Jersey average 11.4:1. Ocean Township Elementary School has a free or reduced-price lunch rate of 50%. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Monmouth County is 29%.
Ocean Township Elementary School 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 69% of New Jersey public elementary schools.
The model predicts 38.8% for a school in New Jersey with Ocean Township Elementary School's free or reduced-price lunch share. Ocean Township Elementary School posts 48.6%.
For the population of Monmouth County, median household income comes to about $124,845, roughly 51% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Monmouth County's 186 public schools enroll about 91,053 students and include Ocean Township Elementary School.
Among nearby public schools, Ocean Township High School is closest at about 0.2 miles. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. By average proficiency, Ocean Township Elementary School is 5th among 9 schools close by.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Suburb: Large, meaning it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Over the 4 years from 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment rose 8%.
The discussion board for Ocean Township Elementary School is open to topics like pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Monmouth County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
645,353
Census ACS
Median income
$124,845
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
51%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
186
91,053 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Township of Ocean School District
- Ocean Township High SchoolHigh · 925 students
- Township of Ocean Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 889 students
- Wayside Elementary SchoolElementary · 583 students
- Wanamassa Elementary SchoolElementary · 356 students
Nearby schools
- Ocean Township High School0.2 mi · 925
- Deal Elementary School1.6 mi · 160
- George L Catrambone1.7 mi · 686
- Wanamassa Elementary School1.7 mi · 356
- Township of Ocean Intermediate School1.9 mi · 889
- Betty McElmon Elementary School1.9 mi · 320
Frequently asked questions
About Ocean Township Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Ocean Township Elementary School?
Ocean Township Elementary School enrolls approximately 410 students in grades PK-04.
What grades does Ocean Township Elementary School serve?
Ocean Township Elementary School serves grades PK-04.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Ocean Township Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Ocean Township Elementary School is approximately 8.3:1 (50 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Ocean Township Elementary School?
At Ocean Township Elementary School, the student body is approximately 49% White, 23% Hispanic, 17% Black, 7% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Ocean Township Elementary School public or private?
Ocean Township Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Township of Ocean School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.