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Schools in Ocean Acres

Ocean Acres’s public schools

Southern Regional School District, Stafford Township School District and Barnegat Township School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Ocean Acres. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?4/6schools above New Jersey’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 97% of students in New Jersey’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
46%
2021–22
Math proficiency
36%
2021–22
Graduate on time
89%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$22.0K
▼ 23% vs NJ $28.4K
FY2024 · Barnegat Township
Students per teacher
11.6
NJ 11.6
Schools in town
0
7,174 students on the public path
In brief

Ocean Acres’s schools, in brief

School by school

4 of Ocean Acres’s 6 district schools with test results score above the middle of New Jersey’s 2,144 public schools. McKinley Avenue Elementary School places highest (better than 56%); Joseph T. Donahue Elementary School lowest (43%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Three elementary schools serve Ocean Acres, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two elementary schools, two middle schools and two high schools: Southern Regional High School and Barnegat High School. See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Ocean Acres, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–23 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressNo scores
3–42 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressC+ to B
7–82 middle schoolsDepends on your addressB−
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your addressC+ to B−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Southern Regional School District.

Three districts serve Ocean Acres

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Southern Regional School DistrictGrades 7–12 · 2 schools · 2,685 students, down 7% since 2020–21 · 11.6 per teacher (NJ 11.6)
$28,252NJ $28,441 · FY2024
C+
Stafford Township School DistrictGrades PK–6 · 5 schools · 2,542 students, up 19% since 2020–21 · 12.6 per teacher (NJ 11.6)
$21,074NJ $28,441 · FY2024
B
Barnegat Township School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 6 schools · 3,604 students, up 3% since 2020–21 · 10.9 per teacher (NJ 11.6)
$21,999NJ $28,441 · FY2024
C+
Test scores · 2021–22

Close to the state in reading

Reading · 7–12, Southern Regional School District46%
State average 48.6% · 1362 students tested
Math · 7–12, Southern Regional School District36%
State average 35.5% · 1367 students tested
Reading · PK–6, Stafford Township School District52%
State average 48.6% · 1188 students tested
Math · PK–6, Stafford Township School District48%
State average 35.5% · 1188 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Barnegat Township School District45%
State average 48.6% · 1750 students tested
Math · PK–12, Barnegat Township School District32%
State average 35.5% · 1752 students tested

Ocean Acres vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the New Jersey towns that share Ocean Acres’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Ocean Acres—Stafford Township PK–6 · Barnegat Township PK–12 · Southern Regional 7–12

Every school in Ocean Acres

9 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with New Jersey’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving Ocean Acresin other towns
Ocean Acres Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Manahawkin
747 students13:1Rate it →
Ronald L. Meinders Primary Learning Center
Elementary · Grades PK–K · Manahawkin
332 students13:1Rate it →
Cecil S. Collins Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–2 · Barnegat
744 students12:1Rate it →
McKinley Avenue Elementary School
Elementary · Grades 3–4 · Manahawkin
B
630 students13:1Rate it →
Joseph T. Donahue Elementary School
Elementary · Grades 3–4 · Barnegat
C+
524 students12:1Rate it →
Southern Regional Middle School
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Manahawkin
B−
865 students11:1Rate it →
Russell O. Brackman Middle School
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Barnegat
B−
509 students9:1Rate it →
Southern Regional High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Manahawkin
B−
1,820 students12:1Rate it →
Barnegat High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Barnegat
C+
1,003 students12:1Rate it →

Questions about Ocean Acres’s schools

Are Ocean Acres’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Ocean Acres. Southern Regional School District, Stafford Township School District and Barnegat Township School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Ocean Acres. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 4 of its 6 district schools with test results score above the middle of New Jersey’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Ocean Acres in?

Southern Regional School District, Stafford Township School District and Barnegat Township School District.

Where do Ocean Acres kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: Southern Regional High School and Barnegat High School.

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What Ocean Acres families are saying about school.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.