, ▁Island ▁He ights , ▁Ocean ▁Gate , ▁Se as ide ▁He ights ▁and ▁Se as ide ▁Park . ▁ ▁As ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 7 - 1 8 ▁school ▁year , ▁the ▁district ▁and ▁its ▁two ▁schools ▁had ▁an ▁en roll ment ▁of ▁ 2 , 1 8 3 ▁students ▁and ▁ 1 5 4 . 8 ▁class room ▁teachers ▁( on ▁an ▁F TE ▁basis ), ▁for ▁a ▁student – te acher ▁ratio ▁of ▁ 1 4 . 1 : 1 . ▁ ▁The ▁district ▁is ▁class ified ▁by ▁the ▁New ▁Jersey ▁Department ▁of ▁Education ▁as ▁being ▁in ▁District ▁F actor ▁Group ▁" B ", ▁the ▁second - low est ▁of ▁eight ▁group ings . ▁District ▁F actor ▁Gr oups ▁organ ize ▁districts ▁state wide ▁to ▁allow ▁comparison ▁by ▁common ▁so cio e conom ic ▁characteristics ▁of ▁the ▁local ▁districts . ▁From ▁lowest ▁so cio e conom ic ▁status ▁to ▁highest , ▁the ▁categories ▁are ▁A , ▁B , ▁CD , ▁DE , ▁F G , ▁G H , ▁I ▁and ▁J . ▁ ▁History ▁The ▁district ▁was ▁established ▁in ▁September ▁ 1 9 5 4 ▁with ▁Ber keley ▁Township , ▁Island ▁He ights , ▁L ace y ▁Township , ▁Ocean ▁Gate , ▁Se as ide ▁He ights ▁and ▁Se as ide ▁Park ▁as ▁the ▁constitu ent ▁municipal ities . ▁ ▁With ▁the ▁withdraw al ▁of ▁gr ades ▁ 7 ▁and ▁ 8 ▁starting ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 0 - 8 1 ▁school ▁year ▁and ▁the ▁opening