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Schools in Ocean Gate · Central Regional School District, Ocean Gate Borough School District

Ocean Gate’s public schools score below 68% of New Jersey districts on tests and graduation

In Ocean Gate, 29% of tested students are proficient in math, below the New Jersey average (36%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Ocean Gate, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within New Jersey, not nationally.

K–12Where will my kid go?

From New Jersey state tests taken in spring 2022, when 92% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency
40%
▼ 8 pts vs NJ 49%
2021–22
Math proficiency
29%
▼ 6 pts vs NJ 36%
2021–22
Graduate on time
89%
▼ 2 pts vs NJ 90%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$23.5K
▼ 17% vs NJ $28.4K
FY2024 · Central Regional
Students per teacher
11.8
NJ 11.6
Schools in town
1
2,310 students on the public path
In brief

Ocean Gate’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 185 New Jersey towns with household incomes within a quarter of Ocean Gate’s, its schools beat 64%, higher than their 32% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Ocean Gate runs its own schools through grade 6, then shares

Ocean Gate Elementary School (PK–6) is Ocean Gate’s own. From grade 7, students attend the Central Regional School District with Berkeley, Island Heights, Seaside Heights and Seaside Park: Central Regional Middle School in Bayville, then Central Regional High School in Bayville. The high school’s own results earn a C; the middle school earns a C+. See the path ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 40% of tested students were proficient in reading and 29% in math, against 49% and 36% statewide; 92% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

89% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 90% across New Jersey. Districts ↓

Spending and class size

Central Regional spends $23,523 per student and Ocean Gate Borough $36,351, against $28,441 across New Jersey (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓

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.

The School Grade

What’s behind Ocean Gate’s grade

C Test scoresC Graduation

C: better than 32% of New Jersey school districts. Both inputs trail the New Jersey average; graduation is the closer of the two to typical.

New Jersey school districts we grade (651)Better than 32%
Lower resultsHigher results
New Jersey towns with similar household incomes (185)Better than 64%
CC+A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 1,238 test results and a graduating class of 402 could put Ocean Gate anywhere from C to C+. The tests are from spring 2022, when 92% of Ocean Gate’s students in the tested grades sat them (1,249 in math, 1,226 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Ocean Gate, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–6Ocean Gate Elementary SchoolOcean Gate Borough School DistrictC
7–8Central Regional Middle Schoolin BayvilleC+
9–12Central Regional High Schoolin BayvilleC

Ocean Gate runs its own schools through grade 6 (Ocean Gate Borough School District). From grade 7, students attend the Central Regional School District, shared with Berkeley, Island Heights, Seaside Heights and Seaside Park. Its middle school is in Bayville. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Two districts serve Ocean Gate

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

Central Regional School DistrictGrades 7–12 · 2 schools · 2,169 students, down 10% since 2020–21 · 12.1 per teacher (NJ 11.6)
$23,523NJ $28,441 · FY2024
C
Ocean Gate Borough School DistrictGrades PK–6 · 1 schools · 141 students, up 5% since 2020–21 · 8.2 per teacher (NJ 11.6)
$36,351NJ $28,441 · FY2024
C−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading · 7–12, Central Regional School District40%
State average 48.6% · 1166 students tested
Math · 7–12, Central Regional School District30%
State average 35.5% · 1189 students tested
Reading · PK–6, Ocean Gate Borough School District44%
State average 48.6% · 60 students tested
Math · PK–6, Ocean Gate Borough School District15%
State average 35.5% · 60 students tested

Ocean Gate vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Ocean GateCOcean Gate Borough PK–6 · Central Regional 7–12

Every school in Ocean Gate

3 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).

District schools in Ocean Gateby address
Ocean Gate Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6
C
141 students8:1Rate it →
Also serving Ocean Gatein other towns
Central Regional Middle School
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Bayville
C+
680 students11:1Rate it →
Central Regional High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Bayville
C
1,489 students13:1Rate it →

Questions about Ocean Gate’s schools

Are Ocean Gate’s schools good?

On New Jersey’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Ocean Gate children attend score below 68% of New Jersey’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 64%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Ocean Gate in?

Two districts: Ocean Gate Borough School District runs grades PK–6, and Central Regional School District runs grades 7–12, shared with Berkeley, Island Heights, Seaside Heights and Seaside Park.

Where do Ocean Gate kids go to high school?

Central Regional High School in Bayville, with 1,489 students; its own test results earn a C.

What is Ocean Gate’s graduation rate?

89% of the class of 2023 in Central Regional School District graduated in four years, against 90% across New Jersey.

How much does Ocean Gate spend per student?

$23,523 in Central Regional School District and $36,351 in Ocean Gate Borough School District (FY2024), against $28,441 across New Jersey. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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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). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within New Jersey. Stars are from neighbors.