Ocean Road Elementary School

BENEDICT STREET
POINT PLEASANT, NJ 08742

(732)701-1900

www.pointpleasant.k12.nj.us

471 Students

Elementary School Pre-K - 5th

School Overview

Ocean Road Elementary School is a public school located in Point Pleasant, New Jersey, serving students in grades Pre-K through 4. As part of the Point Pleasant Borough School District, the school is well-regarded for providing a nurturing and foundational educational environment. It emphasizes a comprehensive curriculum designed to build essential academic skills in literacy and mathematics while fostering social-emotional development during a child’s most formative early years.

The school is known for its strong sense of community and active parent involvement, which are hallmarks of the Point Pleasant school system. By maintaining a focus on small-group instruction and differentiated learning, Ocean Road aims to support the diverse needs of its student body. With its location in a residential coastal community, the school benefits from a stable, supportive environment that prioritizes student engagement, character education, and a smooth transition as students prepare for their move to the middle school level.

471

Total Students

43.1

Full-Time Teachers

10.9

Student/Teacher Ratio

15.9%

Free/Reduced Lunch

Student Demographics

Student Demographics Data Table

Student Demographics for Ocean Road Elementary School
Demographic	Student Count
White	417
Hispanic	45
Black	1
Asian	1
Two or More	7

White
417 (88.5 %)
Hispanic
45 (9.6 %)
Two or More
7 (1.5 %)
Black
1 (0.2 %)
Asian
1 (0.2 %)

School Location

School Details

Status:	Open
School Level:	Elementary School
School Type:	Regular School
Charter Status:*	Public Non-Charter
Virtual Instruction:	No virtual instruction
Shared Time Status:	No
District:	Point Pleasant Borough School District
Phone:	(732)701-1900
Website:	http://www.pointpleasant.k12.nj.us
Grade Range:	Pre-K - 5th
Total Students:	471
Full-Time Teachers (FTE):	43.1
Pupil/Teacher Ratio:	10.9
NSLP Participation:¹	Yes participating without using any Provision or the CEO
Qualified Free Lunch:	65
Qualified Reduced Lunch:	10

* Charter Schools: A public charter school is a publicly funded school that operates independently under a legislative contract (or "charter") with a state, school district, or designated authorizing entity. Charters grant these schools greater operational flexibility over curriculum, staffing, and budgeting in exchange for strict accountability to achieve performance standards established in their charter agreement.

¹ National School Lunch Program (NSLP): The National School Lunch Program is a federally assisted meal program operating in public and nonprofit private schools. It provides nutritionally balanced, low-cost or free lunches to eligible children each school day based on household income thresholds or community eligibility options (CEO).

Title I Program Overview: Title I, Part A of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) allocates federal financial assistance to local educational agencies and public schools with high percentages of children from low-income families to help ensure that all children meet challenging state academic standards.

Grades Taught

Kindergarten 69

Grade 1 77

Grade 2 73

Grade 3 66

Grade 4 88

Grade 5 66

Ungraded 32