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Toms River, NJ
Public School Ratings




Toms River Public Schools

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

Methodology:   Only NeighborhoodScout gives you nationally comparable school ranks based on test scores, so you can directly compare the quality of schools in any location. Read more about Scout's School Data


Toms River Regional School District details

Toms River Regional School District
1144 Hooper Avenue
Toms River, NJ 08753

14,654 Students enrolled in District

18 Schools in District

14 Students Per Classroom (State average is 12)

Toms River Regional School District School Quality Ratings

District Quality Compared to New Jersey

5

(10 is best)

Better than 42.8% of all NJ school districts.

District Quality Compared to U.S.

8

(10 is best)

Better than 74.9% of all U.S. school districts.

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Public School Test Scores

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
41%
45%
45%
52%
37%
39%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math

Schools in this District

School Grades
Beachwood Elementary School
901 Berkeley Avenue
Beachwood, NJ, 08722
KG-05
Cedar Grove Elementary School
179 Cedar Grove Road
Toms River, NJ, 08753
PK-05
East Dover Elementary School
725 Vaughn Avenue
Toms River, NJ, 08753
KG-05
Hooper Avenue Elementary School
1517 Hooper Avenue
Toms River, NJ, 08753
KG-05
Joseph A. Citta Elementary School
2050 Lakewood Road
Toms River, NJ, 08755
PK-05
North Dover Elementary School
1759 New Hampshire Avenue
Toms River, NJ, 08753
KG-05
Pine Beach Elementary School
101 Pennsylvania Avenue
Pine Beach, NJ, 08741
KG-05
Silver Bay Elementary School
100 Silver Bay Road
Toms River, NJ, 08753
PK-05
South Toms River Elementary School
419 Dover Road
South Toms River, NJ, 08757
KG-05
Toms River High School East
1225 Raider Way
Toms River, NJ, 08753
09-12
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School District Enrollment by Group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 62.1% 39.1%
Black 5.9% 14.9%
Hispanic 28.4% 34.8%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 3.4% 10.7%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.2% 0.4%
Economic Groups This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 37.2% 37.1%
Free lunch eligible 31.0% 31.5%
Reduced lunch eligible 6.2% 5.7%

Educational Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $12,053 $176,621,000 47.3%
Support Expenditures
Student $2,039 $29,873,000 8.0%
Staff $516 $7,560,000 2.0%
General Administration $224 $3,287,000 0.9%
School Administration $972 $14,239,000 3.8%
Operation $1,669 $24,458,000 6.6%
Transportation $1,276 $18,692,000 5.0%
Other $454 $6,647,000 1.8%
Total Support $7,149 $104,756,000 28.1%
Non-instructional Expenditures $6,261 $91,752,000 24.6%
Total Expenditures $25,463 $373,129,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $14,629 $20,370,924,000 51.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $2,803 $3,903,661,000 9.9%
Staff $872 $1,214,300,000 3.1%
General Administration $482 $671,066,000 1.7%
School Administration $1,195 $1,664,142,000 4.2%
Operation $2,241 $3,120,212,000 7.9%
Transportation $950 $1,322,740,000 3.3%
Other $616 $857,184,000 2.2%
Total Support $9,159 $12,753,305,000 32.2%
Non-instructional Expenditures $4,641 $6,462,515,000 16.3%
Total Expenditures $28,428 $39,586,744,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,169 $453,314,948,000 49.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,031 $50,976,033,477 5.6%
Staff $799 $39,519,417,000 4.3%
General Administration $308 $15,224,255,000 1.7%
School Administration $850 $42,029,112,000 4.6%
Operation $1,430 $70,704,769,000 7.7%
Transportation $613 $30,295,759,523 3.3%
Other $623 $30,798,344,000 3.4%
Total Support $5,654 $279,547,690,000 30.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,675 $181,697,172,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $18,499 $914,559,810,000 100.0%

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