The school had been ranked 63rd in the state of 328 schools in 2012, after being ranked 99th in 2010 out of 322 schools listed. The school was the 118th-ranked public high school in New Jersey out of 339 schools statewide in New Jersey Monthly magazine's September 2014 cover story on the state's "Top Public High Schools", using a new ranking methodology. In its 2013 report on "America's Best High Schools", The Daily Beast ranked the school 872nd in the nation among participating public high schools and 65th among schools in New Jersey. In Newsweek's issue, ranking the country's top high schools, Ocean City High School was listed in 1210th place, the 41st-highest ranked school in New Jersey. In the 2011 "Ranking America's High Schools" issue by The Washington Post, the school was ranked 67th in New Jersey and 1,938th nationwide. The main entrance of the original building can still be seen on Atlantic Avenue.Īn observatory was built at the school in 2012, with a telescope capable of 700x magnification. The new facility opened in 2004, and the original high school from 1923 was demolished in 2005 apart from the main entrance. After two failed referenda on expanding the school, a referendum in 2001 passed to build a new high school, having secured $11.5 million in state funding. By 1995, the Ocean City School Board decided that the 1923 facility was outdated and failed to meet state efficiency standards. The high school on Atlantic Avenue expanded in 1967, and again in 1983. In 1923, a new high school was built between 5th and 6th Streets on Atlantic and Ocean Avenue, and the original facility became the city's police department and municipal court. A separate elementary school was built in 1913, causing the original Central Avenue to become the sole building for the high school. The first graduating class of six students was in 1904. Violators will be issued written citations with no warnings.In 1883, the first school in Ocean City was built in 1883 between 8th and 9th Streets on Central Avenue, serving Kindergarten to High School. Smoking on the campus of the University of Northern Iowa is prohibited.Bring necessary clothing and personal items in with you to UNI-Dome before having your ticket scanned as there is a no re-entry policy.Towels or “Homer Hankies” (approximately 11 inches by 16 inches) are permissible, as are pom-poms that are not on a stick.No signs or banners are to be used in the crowd.No seating in the first row of bleachers.The Visiting team sits on the west side of the bleachers. The Home team (higher-seeded) sits on the east side of the UNI-Dome.No outside food or beverage may be brought into the facility.Avoid bringing bags into the facility.If parking on campus and not in specified UNI-Dome lots, please monitor and obey University of Northern Iowa signs and policies.UNI has added a $2 parking fee on to each ticket price. There is no additional charge for parking at the UNI-Dome in 2021.For more questions, contact the UNI Ticket Office: 31.Children preschool age and younger are free. Ticket prices are for adults and K-12.Gates open one hour prior to game time.Spectators needing to leave the facility for any reason will need to purchase a ticket to gain entry back in. The University of Northern Iowa and the IHSAA have a no re-entry policy.Semifinal tickets are scheduled to go on sale at 12 p.m.Tickets are $12.50 each: $10 ticket, $2 to UNI for parking, and $0.50 service fee from UNI.Semifinal tickets are good for their entire day, as the facility will not be cleared between games. Tickets to the 2021 State Football Semifinals and Finals are being managed by UNI and are available online and at the UNI-Dome.