Photo: User:TheBluZebra · CC BY 3.0Oceanport’s public schools outscore 83% of New Jersey districts
Math proficiency in Oceanport’s districts is 58%, above the New Jersey average (36%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Oceanport, 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.
From New Jersey state tests taken in spring 2022, when 97% 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.
Oceanport’s schools, in brief
Better than its incomes would predict
Among the 421 New Jersey towns with household incomes within a quarter of Oceanport’s, its schools beat 96%, higher than their 83% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Oceanport runs its own schools through grade 8, then shares
Wolf Hill School (PK–4) and Maple Place Middle School (5–8) are Oceanport’s own. From grade 9, students attend the Shore Regional School District with Monmouth Beach, Sea Bright and West Long Branch: Shore Regional High School in West Long Branch. The high school’s own results earn a B+. See the path ↓
Above the state on both counts
Reading proficiency is 63% and math 58% across both districts in spring 2022, against 49% and 36% statewide; 95–100% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 90%. Test scores ↓
Spending and class size
Oceanport Borough spends $30,267 per student and Shore Regional $37,819, 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.
What’s behind Oceanport’s grade
A−: better than 83% of New Jersey school districts, #58 of 465 New Jersey towns. Test scores and graduation are both above the New Jersey average; graduation is the stronger of the two.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Oceanport, with each school’s own grade.
Pre-K in Oceanport
Wolf Hill School
Grades PK–4 · 354 students · 10:1 students per teacher
Kindergarten in Oceanport
Wolf Hill School
Grades PK–4 · 354 students · 10:1 students per teacher
1st grade in Oceanport
Wolf Hill School
Grades PK–4 · 354 students · 10:1 students per teacher
2nd grade in Oceanport
Wolf Hill School
Grades PK–4 · 354 students · 10:1 students per teacher
3rd grade in Oceanport
Wolf Hill School
Grades PK–4 · 354 students · 10:1 students per teacher
4th grade in Oceanport
Wolf Hill School
Grades PK–4 · 354 students · 10:1 students per teacher
5th grade in Oceanport
Maple Place Middle School
Grades 5–8 · 256 students · 9:1 students per teacher
6th grade in Oceanport
Maple Place Middle School
Grades 5–8 · 256 students · 9:1 students per teacher
7th grade in Oceanport
Maple Place Middle School
Grades 5–8 · 256 students · 9:1 students per teacher
8th grade in Oceanport
Maple Place Middle School
Grades 5–8 · 256 students · 9:1 students per teacher
9th grade in Oceanport
Shore Regional High School
Grades 9–12 · 556 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in West Long Branch
10th grade in Oceanport
Shore Regional High School
Grades 9–12 · 556 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in West Long Branch
Oceanport runs its own schools through grade 8 (Oceanport Borough School District). From grade 9, students attend the Shore Regional School District, shared with Monmouth Beach, Sea Bright and West Long Branch. Its high school is in West Long Branch. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
Two districts serve Oceanport
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Well above the state in reading
Oceanport vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the New Jersey towns that share Oceanport’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Oceanport | A− | Oceanport Borough PK–8 · Shore Regional 9–12 |
| West Long Branch | A− | West Long Branch Borough PK–8 · Shore Regional 9–12 |
| Long Branch | C− | Long Branch City |
| Shrewsbury | A− | Shrewsbury Borough PK–8 · Red Bank Regional 9–12 |
| Little Silver | A | Little Silver Borough PK–8 · Red Bank Regional 9–12 |
| Eatontown | B− | Eatontown Borough PK–8 · Monmouth Regional 9–12 |
| Monmouth Beach | A− | Monmouth Beach Borough PK–8 · Shore Regional 9–12 |
2 of the 6 neighbors share Shore Regional with Oceanport for grades 9–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.
Every school in Oceanport
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).
Questions about Oceanport’s schools
Are Oceanport’s schools good?
By New Jersey’s own tests, yes: the public schools Oceanport children attend outscore 83% of New Jersey’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A− Schools grade, #58 of 465 New Jersey towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 96%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Oceanport in?
Two districts: Oceanport Borough School District runs grades PK–8, and Shore Regional School District runs grades 9–12, shared with Monmouth Beach, Sea Bright and West Long Branch.
Where do Oceanport kids go to high school?
Shore Regional High School in West Long Branch, with 556 students; its own test results earn a B+.
What is Oceanport’s graduation rate?
95–100% of the class of 2023 in Shore Regional School District graduated in four years, against 90% across New Jersey.
How much does Oceanport spend per student?
$30,267 in Oceanport Borough School District and $37,819 in Shore Regional School District (FY2024), against $28,441 across New Jersey. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Oceanport 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). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within New Jersey. Stars are from neighbors.