Ocean City High School

501 Atlantic Avenue, Ocean City NJ, 8226 | Ocean City School District | 609-399-1290
  • grades 9-12
  • students 1256
  • type High
PROFICIENCY 47% 10% lower than state average
School Rankings
  • Ranked #0 of 4 in Ocean City
  • Ranked #0 of 3440 in New Jersey
Proficiency Averages
56%Ocean City
52%New Jersey

Ocean City High School is a school servicing grades 9 to 12 and is located in the district of "Ocean City School District" in Ocean City, NJ. There are a total of 1,256 students and 97 teachers at Ocean City High School, for a student to teacher ratio of 13 to 1.

Ocean City High School has an average proficiency test score (in mathematics and languages) of 47.0%, which is 10% lower than the New Jersey average.

Ocean City High School location

Academics

Students/Teachers
Students1256
Teachers97
Student/Teacher ratio13:1

 

Advanced Placement
AP enrollment550
Taking some courses412
Taking some courses (not tests)141
Passing some courses336
Passing no courses74

Advanced placement (AP) is a program that offers high school students the ability to take college level courses and exams. These programs were created to be at the same level of most first year university courses. If the students were successful in the AP programs, they could potentially receive advanced placement, credit or exemptions when they go on to university. At Ocean City High School, there are a total of 550 students enrolled in advanced placement courses, with 412 taking some courses.

Proficiency in mathematics comparison

Proficiency in languages comparison

Proficiency in mathematics by grade

GradeProficiency
All34%
3n/a
4n/a
5n/a
6n/a
7n/a
8n/a
High School34%

Proficiency in languages by grade

GradeProficiency
All60%
3n/a
4n/a
5n/a
6n/a
7n/a
8n/a
High School60%

The proficiency in math and languages tables represent the percentage of students that scored at or above the proficiency level on their standardized state assessment tests. Although these tests are standardized within each state, the tests may vary from state to state. Comparing the results of one state to another may not always be an accurate or fair comparison.

Ocean City High School race/ethnicity breakdown

RaceSchoolDistrictNew JerseyNational
White 91.4% 86.3% 50.4% 51.1%
Black 2.3% 3.4% 15.0% 15.9%
Asian 1.8% 1.8% 9.7% 4.7%
Hispanic or Latino 3.5% 7.5% 22.9% 23.6%
American Indian and Alaskan 0.4% 0.5% 0.2% 1.2%
Hawaiian 0.6% 0.5% 0.3% 0.4%
Multiracial 0.0% 0.0% 1.5% 3.1%

Ocean City demographics profile

StatisticOcean CityNew JerseyNational
Population11,0658,882,190328,239,523
Population density (sq mi)1,6391,21591
Median age56.639.537.7
Male/Female ratio0.8:11.0:11.0:1
Married (15yrs & older)69%56%55%
Speak English92%69%79%
Speak Spanish6%16%13%

Education level achieved in Ocean City

IndexOcean CityNew JerseyNational
Completed 8th grade94.3%87.5%84.3%
Completed high school93.1%86.3%83.0%
Completed some college71.2%60.7%59.4%
Completed associate degree55.1%43.9%38.5%
Completed bachelors47.6%37.5%30.3%
Completed masters18.3%14.4%11.5%
Completed professional degree4.6%4.0%3.3%
Completed doctorate1.7%1.5%1.3%
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Source: The Ocean City High School data displayed above is derived from the National Center for Education Statistics and from the U.S. Department of Education.