Enrollment
259
High
DISTRICT 122 · STATE 929
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·OCEAN COUNTY VOCATIONAL TECHNICAL SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 341198006122
OCVTS Grunin Performing Arts Academy
1 College Drive, Toms River, NJ 08754 · (732) 286-5678 · Ocean County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBCAREER AND TECHNICAL SCHOOL259 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 57% of New Jersey public high schools
- B+Test 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
9.3:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 6.0:1 · STATE 12.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
16%
42 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 | 59 | 23% |
| Grade 10 | 72 | 28% |
| Grade 11 | 65 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 63 | 24% |
Student demographics
30%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
62.3%
NJ avg 53.1% . -32.1pp since 2023
Math
38.1%
NJ avg 41.6% . -5.4pp 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 and about 38 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 32 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 5 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 62.3% | 38.1% |
| 2023-24 | 94.4% | 43.5% |
% 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
46.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
57.3%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 47% 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 OCVTS Grunin Performing Arts Academy
OCVTS Grunin Performing Arts Academy's state test result (46.9% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| OCVTS Grunin Performing Arts Academy this school | 259 | 16.2% | 46.9% |
| Point Pleasant Beach High School Point Pleasant Beach | 331 | 19.6% | 32.1% |
| Belvidere High School BELVIDERE | 303 | 27.7% | 30.1% |
| Pitman Jr./Sr. High School Pitman | 471 | 22.5% | 39.2% |
| Midland Park Jr./Sr. High School MIDLAND PARK | 367 | 7.6% | 58.3% |
| Henry Hudson Regional School HIGHLANDS | 278 | 29.5% | N/A |
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 OCVTS Grunin Performing Arts Academy ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Ocean County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 46.9% | #129 of 397 | #3 of 19 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 38.1% | #139 of 400 ▼ 18 | #3 of 19 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 62.3% | #127 of 395 ▼ 104 | #1 of 18 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 259 | #384 of 442 | #19 of 22 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.3:1 | #21 of 388 | #2 of 19 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 30.5% | #357 of 389 | #16 of 19 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 16.2% | #303 of 405 | #17 of 19 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +0.4% | #168 of 173 | #7 of 7 |
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
259
-19 (-7%) vs 2020
+35% since 2010-11, when it was 192
Student : Teacher
9.3:1
was 9.9:1
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 | 259 | 28 | 9.3:1 | 16% (42) |
| 2023-24 | 268 | 28.5 | 9.4:1 | 9% (24) |
| 2022-23 | 270 | 25 | 10.8:1 | 8% (21) |
| 2020-21 | 278 | 28 | 9.9:1 | 6% (18) |
| 2017-18 | 258 | 7 | 36.9:1 | 7% (17) |
| 2015-16 | 266 | 6 | 44.3:1 | 0% (0) |
| 2010-11 | 192 | 23 | 8.3:1 | 4% (7) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for OCVTS Grunin Performing Arts Academy.
Since 2017-18: students unchanged (258 to 259); teachers up 300% (7 to 28).
About OCVTS Grunin Performing Arts Academy
The public high school OCVTS Grunin Performing Arts Academy is located in Toms River, New Jersey. It offers grades 9 through 12 and has 259 students enrolled. By comparison, high schools in New Jersey enroll about 929 students on average.
OCVTS Grunin Performing Arts Academy is one school in Ocean County Vocational Technical School District, a system of 5 schools with 612 students.
The share of White students at OCVTS Grunin Performing Arts Academy is 81%. Enrollment also includes 10% Hispanic, 3% Black, and 2% multiracial. In Ocean County overall, the White share is about 83%. The diversity index for OCVTS Grunin Performing Arts Academy is 30%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
The student-to-teacher ratio is 9.3:1. The school has 28 full-time-equivalent teachers. Across high schools in New Jersey, the average ratio is 12.7:1. Federal data show 16% of students (42) are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That is 28 points below the 44% average for public schools in Ocean County.
On the allk12 Grade, OCVTS Grunin Performing Arts Academy lands at B, ahead of 57% of New Jersey public high schools.
A school with OCVTS Grunin Performing Arts Academy's lunch-eligibility share in New Jersey is predicted to score 57.3%. OCVTS Grunin Performing Arts Academy scores 46.9%, 10.4 points below that line.
Census data for Ocean County show the median household earns about $89,863 a year, roughly 34% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. Public schools in Ocean County number 117, with about 66,051 students.
Toms River Intermediate School East is about 0.9 miles away, making it the nearest public school. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. On average proficiency, OCVTS Grunin Performing Arts Academy is 2nd of 9 nearby schools with test data.
Under the NCES locale system, OCVTS Grunin Performing Arts Academy is Suburb: Large.
Enrollment was 259 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, it was 278.
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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
- Ocean County Vocational Technical School Waretown CenterHigh · 74 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 Toms River
- Toms River High School NorthHigh · 1,861 students
- Toms River High School SouthHigh · 1,463 students
- Toms River High School EastHigh · 1,377 students
- Toms River Intermediate School EastMiddle · 1,271 students
- Toms River Intermediate School NorthMiddle · 970 students
- Cedar Grove Elementary SchoolElementary · 931 students
Nearby schools
- Toms River Intermediate School East0.9 mi · 1,271
- Hooper Avenue Elementary School1.1 mi · 693
- Lake Riviera Middle School1.3 mi · 893
- Silver Bay Elementary School1.3 mi · 585
- North Dover Elementary School1.8 mi · 384
- Toms River Intermediate School North2.3 mi · 970
Frequently asked questions
About OCVTS Grunin Performing Arts AcademyHow large is OCVTS Grunin Performing Arts Academy?
OCVTS Grunin Performing Arts Academy enrolls approximately 259 students in grades 09-12.
Is OCVTS Grunin Performing Arts Academy an elementary, middle, or high school?
OCVTS Grunin Performing Arts Academy is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at OCVTS Grunin Performing Arts Academy?
Approximately 9.3:1 students per teacher at OCVTS Grunin Performing Arts Academy.
What is the student diversity at OCVTS Grunin Performing Arts Academy?
Student demographics at OCVTS Grunin Performing Arts Academy are roughly 81% White, 10% Hispanic, 3% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is OCVTS Grunin Performing Arts Academy in?
OCVTS Grunin Performing Arts Academy is part of Ocean County Vocational Technical School District.
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