Ocean Academy
Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 8 · Cape May Court House, New Jersey
Ocean Academy in Cape May Court House, New Jersey enrolled 150 students in 2024-25 with 27.3 full-time teachers, 5.5 students per teacher against the New Jersey elementary-school median of 11.2. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment rose 3% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 4%
146 students in 2022-23, 145 students in 2023-24, 150 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 26.3 to 27.3.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 146 | 26.3 | 5.6 |
| 2023-24 | 145 | 27.0 | 5.4 |
| 2024-25 | 150 | 27.3 | 5.5 |
5.5 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 99 of every 100 New Jersey elementary schools
Among the 1,483 New Jersey elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 11.2; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
One counselor per 66 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Ocean Academy enrolled 132 students and had 2.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 1 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)2.0, one per 66 of the 132 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions1
- Chronically absentnot reported for this school
Who attends
58.0% of students were White, 20.0% Hispanic, 16.0% Black in 2024-25.
- White58.0%
- Hispanic20.0%
- Black16.0%
- Two or more races4.0%
- Asian2.0%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
Elementary schools in Cape May Court House
4 public elementary schools in Cape May Court House report 2024-25 enrollment; Ocean Academy is number 4 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Middle Township Elementary #1 | 688 | 10.8 | 54.7% |
| Middle Township Elementary #2 | 522 | 10.7 | 52.3% |
| Dennis Township Primary School | 242 | 10.6 | 32.6% |
| Ocean Academy | 150 | 5.5 | 34.7% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Ocean Academy
- Middle Township Elementary #1The nearest public elementary school, 2.1 miles away: 688 students, 10.8 per teacher (2024-25).2.1 mi
- Middle Township Elementary #2The next nearest public elementary school, 2.4 miles away: 522 students, 10.7 per teacher (2024-25).2.4 mi
- Compare Ocean Academy with Middle Township Elementary #1Students, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Cape May County Special Services School District spends per student$88,349 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$88,349
- The largest public schools in New JerseyOcean Academy is the number 1,416 by size of 1,485 New Jersey elementary schools open in 2024-25.#1,416 of 1,485
- New Jersey schools by students per teacher5.5 students per teacher here against the New Jersey median of 11.2 for elementary schools.5.5:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Ocean Academy
How many students attend Ocean Academy?
150 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 146 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Cape May Court House, NJ.What is the student-teacher ratio at Ocean Academy?
5.5 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the New Jersey median for elementary schools is 11.2. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Ocean Academy a Title I school?
Ocean Academy was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.What district is Ocean Academy in?
Cape May County Special Services School District, NCES district ID 3402740. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 340274001710 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.