Ocean Academy Charter High School in Lakewood, New Jersey on DonorsChoose

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Ocean Academy Charter High School is a public school in Lakewood, New Jersey that is part of New Jersey Department of Education. Its teachers have had one project funded on DonorsChoose.

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1626 Massachusetts Ave

Lakewood, NJ 08701 View local requests

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Ocean Academy Charter High School Demographics

The percentage of students that qualify for free or reduced price lunch is not available.

Source: the National Center for Education Statistics

88%

of students are Black, Latino, Native American, or Asian

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