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Here are the top schools and districts in grades 3 though 11 for math and language arts categories in Ocean County for the PARCC (Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers) exams.
The PARCC test results placed students in five categories. These rankings reflect the schools or districts in each category that had the highest percent of students in Level 5, defined as "Exceeding Expectations."
Language Arts scores run straight through grades 3-11. Math runs through grades 3-7 and then largely shifts to subject areas.
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OCEAN COUNTY MATH
Third grade, school: Toms River Regional, North Dover Elementary School, 24.7%
Third grade, district: Long Beach Island, 21.7%
Fourth grade, school: Long Beach Island Grade School, 8%
Fourth grade, district: Long Beach Island, 8%
Fifth grade, school: Toms River Regional, North Dover Elementary School, 16%
Fifth grade, district: Point Pleasant Beach Borough, 7.8%
Sixth grade, school: Brick, Lake Riviera Middle School, 7.4%
Sixth grade, district: Lavallette Borough, 7.1%
Seventh grade, school: Bay Head Elementary, 7.7%
Seventh grade, district: Bay Head Borough, 7.7%
Geometry, school: Jackson, Carl W. Goetz Middle School, 27.9%
Geometry, district: Jackson, 3.8%
Algebra I, school: Central Regional Middle School, 33.3%
Algebra I, district: Point Pleasant Borough, 5.1%
Algebra II, school: Southern Regional High School, .7%
Algebra II, district: Southern Regional, .7%
OCEAN COUNTY LANGUAGE ARTS
Third grade, school: Long Beach Island Grade School, 21.7%
Third grade, district: Long Beach Island, 21.7%
Fourth grade, school: Lavallette Elementary School, 40%
Fourth grade, district: Lavallette, 40%
Fifth grade, school: Bay Head Elementary, 18.8%
Fifth grade, district: Bay Head Borough, 18.8%
Sixth grade, school: Bay Head Elementary, 15%
Sixth grade, district: Bay Head Borough, 15%
Seventh grade, school: Lavallette Elementary School, 35.7%
Seventh grade, district: Lavallette, 35.7%
Eighth grade, school: Point Pleasant Borough, Memorial Middle School, 20.8%
Eighth grade, district: Point Pleasant Borough, 20.7%
Ninth grade, school: Point Pleasant Beach High School, 14.5%
Ninth grade, district: Point Pleasant Beach Borough, 14.5%
Tenth grade, school: Ocean County Vocational, Marine Academy of Technology and Environmental Science, 47.8%
Tenth grade, district: Ocean County Vocational, 29.3%
Eleventh grade, school: Ocean County Vocational, Marine Academy of Technology and Environmental Science, 56.9%
Eleventh grade, district: Ocean County Vocational, 56.9%