Ocean Acres Elementary School
Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 2 · Manahawkin, New Jersey
Ocean Acres Elementary School in Manahawkin, New Jersey enrolled 747 students in 2024-25 with 57.5 full-time teachers, 13.0 students per teacher against the New Jersey elementary-school median of 11.2. It ran a targeted Title I program 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 12% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 15%
665 students in 2022-23, 723 students in 2023-24, 747 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 50.0 to 57.5.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 665 | 50.0 | 13.3 |
| 2023-24 | 723 | 51.5 | 14.0 |
| 2024-25 | 747 | 57.5 | 13.0 |
13.0 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 78 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 605 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Ocean Acres Elementary School enrolled 605 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 6 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 605 of the 605 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions6
- Chronically absent15.8% (2022-23)
Who attends
80.7% of students were White, 14.9% Hispanic, 2.3% of two or more races in 2024-25.
- White80.7%
- Hispanic14.9%
- Two or more races2.3%
- Black1.2%
- Asian0.8%
- Pacific Islander0.1%
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 Manahawkin
3 public elementary schools in Manahawkin report 2024-25 enrollment; Ocean Acres Elementary School is the largest.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ocean Acres Elementary School | 747 | 13.0 | 21.2% |
| McKinley Avenue Elementary School | 630 | 12.6 | 24.9% |
| Ronald L. Meinders Primary Learning Center | 332 | 12.8 | 21.7% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Ocean Acres Elementary School
- Cecil S. Collins ElementaryThe nearest public elementary school, 2.5 miles away: 744 students, 12.2 per teacher (2024-25).2.5 mi
- Ronald L. Meinders Primary Learning CenterThe next nearest public elementary school, 2.7 miles away: 332 students, 12.8 per teacher (2024-25).2.7 mi
- Compare Ocean Acres Elementary School with Cecil S. Collins ElementaryStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Stafford Township School District spends per student$20,758 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$20,758
- The largest public schools in New JerseyOcean Acres Elementary School is the number 82 by size of 1,485 New Jersey elementary schools open in 2024-25.#82 of 1,485
- New Jersey schools by students per teacher13.0 students per teacher here against the New Jersey median of 11.2 for elementary schools.13.0:1
- 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 Acres Elementary School
How many students attend Ocean Acres Elementary School?
747 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 665 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Manahawkin, NJ.What is the student-teacher ratio at Ocean Acres Elementary School?
13.0 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 Acres Elementary School a Title I school?
Ocean Acres Elementary School ran a targeted assistance Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.What district is Ocean Acres Elementary School in?
Stafford Township School District, NCES district ID 3415690. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 341569000343 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.