#1 Best Catholic Schools in Ocean County, NJ
St. Mary Academy
Parish school · Grades Pre-K–8
Smaller classes than 65% of Catholic schools in New Jersey
Manahawkin, NJ
A+Overall grade148 students11 students per teacher
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Best Catholic Schools in Ocean County, NJ
The highest-graded schools of this kind in Ocean County, NJ. Top 5 of 5 schools.
#2 Best Catholic Schools in Ocean County, NJ
St. Peter School
Parish school · Grades Pre-K–8
Smaller classes than 62% of Catholic schools in New Jersey
Point Pleasant Beach, NJ
A-Overall grade130 students11 students per teacher
#3 Best Catholic Schools in Ocean County, NJ
St. Joseph Grade School
Parish school · Grades Pre-K–8
Serving families in Toms River since at least 2011
Toms River, NJ
BOverall grade547 students14 students per teacher
#4 Best Catholic Schools in Ocean County, NJ
St. Dominic School
Parish school · Grades Pre-K–8
A Catholic school in Brick
Brick, NJ
B-Overall grade401 students12 students per teacher
#5 Best Catholic Schools in Ocean County, NJ
Donovan Catholic High School
Diocesan school · Grades 9–12
98% of graduates go to four-year colleges
Toms River, NJ
B-Overall grade553 students15 students per teacher
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