Ocean Township High School

Ocean Township High School
Address
Map
550 West Park Avenue

Ocean Township
,
Monmouth County
,
New Jersey
07755

United States
Coordinates40°16′06″N 74°01′49″W / 40.268294°N 74.030285°W / 40.268294; -74.030285
Information
TypePublic high school
Established1965
School districtOcean Township School District
NCES School ID341206004058[1]
PrincipalDawn Kaszuba
Faculty103.0 FTEs[1]
Grades9-12
Enrollment1,021 (as of 2022–23)[1]
Student to teacher ratio9.9:1[1]
Color(s)  Red
  white and
  royal blue[2]
Athletics conferenceShore Conference[3]
Team nameSpartans[2]
NewspaperSpartan Spirit[4]
YearbookSandpiper[4]
Websitewww.oceanschools.org/high_school

Ocean Township High School (OTHS) is a four-year comprehensive public high school located in the Oakhurst section of Ocean Township, in Monmouth County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey, operating as the lone secondary school in the Ocean Township School District. OTHS serves residents of all neighborhoods within Ocean Township, including Oakhurst, Wanamassa, Wayside and West Allenhurst.[5]

As of the 2022–23 school year, the school had an enrollment of 1,021 students and 103.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 9.9:1. There were 200 students (19.6% of enrollment) eligible for free lunch and 46 (4.5% of students) eligible for reduced-cost lunch.[1]

As of the 2013–14 school year there were 18 Advanced Placement (AP) courses offered.[6] In conjunction with Monmouth University, Ocean Township High School offers a dual credit program called MODEL to AP students. The school's average graduation rate for the past two years is 99% and 97% of students go on to post secondary education.

The school's Family and Consumer Science kitchens, for culinary instruction, were remodeled in 2005. Over 93% of Ocean's teachers are at or above intermediate skill levels in the use of technology.

  1. ^ a b c d e School data for Ocean Township High School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed February 1, 2024.
  2. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference NJSIAAprofile was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference Shore was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ a b Directory of Student Activities 2021-2022, Ocean Township High School. Accessed March 7, 2022.
  5. ^ Spoto, MaryAnn. "N.J. appeals court sides with Ocean Twp. against Loch Arbour in school funding dispute", The Star-Ledger, July 14, 2011. Accessed October 17, 2011.
  6. ^ Ocean Township High School 2013-14 School Performance Report, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed March 28, 2014."