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Central Regional High School

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Central Regional High School ranks 324 th of 434 New Jersey high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

324^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 434 New Jersey High Schools

Better than 25% of New Jersey high schools

Summary

Central Regional High School is a public high school located in Bayville, New Jersey, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 1,562 students. The school is part of the Central Regional School District, which is ranked 475 out of 609 districts in New Jersey and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academically, Central Regional High School consistently ranks in the bottom half of New Jersey high schools, with a ranking between 228-324 out of 400-434 schools over the past 10 years. The school's performance on standardized tests is significantly below the state average, with only 23.8% of 9th-grade students proficient or better in NJSLA/English Language Arts, compared to the state average of 49.9%. The school's performance is particularly low in mathematics, with only 9.4% of students proficient or better in NJSLA/Algebra I End of Course, compared to the state average of 38.2%. The school's graduation rate is slightly below the state average, ranging from 88% to 91.3% over the past few years, and its dropout rate has been relatively low, ranging from 0.5% to 1.7%.

Interestingly, nearby schools such as Barnegat High School, OCVTS Grunin Performing Arts Academy, and the Toms River High Schools generally outperform Central Regional High School on academic measures, with higher proficiency rates and better rankings. Additionally, the school has a relatively high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, which may contribute to its lower academic performance. Addressing the high rates of chronic absenteeism at Central Regional High School could also be an important area of focus for the school and district.

1,489

Students ?

12.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,298

Per pupil spending ?

37.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

509 Forest Hills Parkway
Bayville, NJ 08721

(732) 269-1100

District: Central Regional School District

Feeder schools for Central Regional High School:

Elementary:	Bayville Elementary School
	Clara B. Worth Elementary School
	H & M Potter School
	Hugh J. Boyd Junior Elementary School
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	Island Heights Elementary School
	Ocean Gate Elementary School
Middle:	Berkeley Township Elementary School
	Central Regional Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

65.1%

Hispanic:

21.4%

Two or more races:

5.8%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 29th percentile in 2015 → 25th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Jersey average (33% vs 49% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (30% vs 15% New Jersey)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school33%

District avg34%

New Jersey avg49%

324^th of 434

New Jersey public high schools ?

Bottom 25%▼ down 3 pts since 2015

From bottom 29% (2015) to bottom 25% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

475^th of 609Central Regional School District among New Jersey districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	27.8	324 of 434	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.6	319 of 429	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.6	288 of 422	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.7	275 of 415	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	22.2	311 of 405	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.0	269 of 416	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.2	242 of 415	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2017	38.5	228 of 411	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2016	39.8	229 of 409	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2015	29.2	290 of 406	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	50.1	280 of 411	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2013	41.5	293 of 396	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	52.4	244 of 388	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2011	54.1	229 of 378	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2010	51.5	241 of 371	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2009	46.8	247 of 370	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2008	54.5	207 of 359	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2007	44.1	249 of 361	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2006	48.0	242 of 357	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2005	41.3	249 of 351	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	45.2	241 of 348	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2003	36.3	255 of 343	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	32.9	199 of 283	29.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	22.5	224 of 282	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.3	209 of 250	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.7	190 of 256	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.5	198 of 247	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.7	147 of 254	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.3	189 of 266	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2018	20.8	171 of 198	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	27.0	170 of 215	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.3	122 of 191	36.1%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	30.8	313 of 426	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	37.2	276 of 420	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	20.5	321 of 416	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.2	275 of 414	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	26.1	296 of 402	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.8	304 of 408	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.8	314 of 403	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	24.0	335 of 406	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.7	354 of 403	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.8	290 of 385	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.8	348 of 382	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	25.5	312 of 374	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.2	291 of 364	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.1	307 of 368	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	24.8	303 of 377	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.1	261 of 358	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.6	292 of 344	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.8	294 of 324	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	35.9	219 of 326	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.5	239 of 347	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	29.4	267 of 345	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	28.9	309 of 426	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.3	303 of 419	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.1	285 of 414	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	22.0	298 of 410	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.8	323 of 402	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.1	301 of 407	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.9	292 of 405	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	21.5	315 of 359	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.9	352 of 361	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.6	331 of 339	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	22.7	305 of 344	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.1	286 of 333	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.8	253 of 349	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.5	327 of 355	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	22.8	292 of 347	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.7	302 of 345	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.4	294 of 335	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.2	305 of 335	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.2	321 of 336	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.6	296 of 339	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.8	281 of 340	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

African American (2025)30th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)27th percentile~ school

Female (2025)27th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2025)21st percentile-4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)20th percentile-6 vs school

Hispanic (2025)17th percentile-8 vs school

White (2025)16th percentile-9 vs school

Asian (2018)14th percentile-28 vs school

Special Education (2025)12th percentile-13 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts74%-6 vs state

Mathematics48%-10 vs state

Geometry38%-18 vs state

Science20%-12 vs state

Algebra I9%-22 vs state

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Sunday, August 4, 2019

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NJGPA English Language Arts (2025)	NJGPA Mathematics (2025)	NJSLA-S Science (2025)	NJSLA English Language Arts (2025)	NJSLA Algebra I (2025)		NJSLA Geometry (2025)			NJSLA Algebra II (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	NJGPA English Language Arts 11th Grade	NJGPA Mathematics 11th Grade	NJSLA-S Science 11th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 9th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 9th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I End of Course	NJSLA Geometry 9th Grade	NJSLA Geometry 10th Grade	NJSLA Geometry End of Course	NJSLA Algebra II 9th Grade	NJSLA Algebra II End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Central Regional High School	Public	9-12	509 Forest Hills Parkway	Bayville	08721	Ocean County	Central Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 269-1100	1,489	115	12.9	37.2%	969 (65.1%)	81 (5.4%)	318 (21.4%)	28 (1.9%)	3 (0.2%)	2 (0.1%)	87 (5.8%)	27.8	324^th of 434 public high schools	25.3%		28.6	319^th of 429 public high schools	25.6%	5	74.4	48.2	19.6	23.8	9.5	9.4	38.1		38.1			$14,298	$252	$14,046
Lacey Township High School	Public	9-12	73 Haines Street	Lanoka Harbor	08734	Ocean County	Lacey Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(609) 971-2020	1,119	81	13.8	30.8%	904 (80.8%)	15 (1.3%)	152 (13.6%)	14 (1.3%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	23 (2.1%)	42.8	246^th of 434 public high schools	43.3%		38.9	263^rd of 429 public high schools	38.7%	17	75.7	56.3	25.5	44.3	21.3	21.3	44.0		44.0	95.2	95.2	$17,735	$315	$17,420
Toms River High School South	Public	9-12	55 Hyers Street	Toms River	08753	Ocean County	Toms River Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 505-5738	1,463	91	16.1	41.5%	889 (60.8%)	88 (6.0%)	414 (28.3%)	28 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (3.0%)	31.8	307^th of 434 public high schools	29.3%		38.3	265^th of 429 public high schools	38.2%	42	73.4	41.0	9.7	48.1	15.3	15.3	55.9		55.9			$7,311		$7,311
Toms River High School East	Public	9-12	1225 Raider Way	Toms River	08753	Ocean County	Toms River Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 505-5665	1,377	105	13.1	32.3%	977 (71.0%)	43 (3.1%)	266 (19.3%)	44 (3.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (3.3%)	53.4	179^th of 434 public high schools	58.8%		49.9	201^st of 429 public high schools	53.1%	22	84.2	54.0	23.4	60.2	23.6	23.6	93.0		90.5	100.0	100.0	$7,815		$7,815
Toms River High School North	Public	9-12	1245 Old Freehold Road	Toms River	08753	Ocean County	Toms River Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 505-5702	1,861	134	13.8	47.8%	857 (46.1%)	149 (8.0%)	685 (36.8%)	89 (4.8%)	2 (0.1%)	4 (0.2%)	75 (4.0%)	39.4	270^th of 434 public high schools	37.8%		45.1	227^th of 429 public high schools	47.1%	43	79.0	48.3	20.5	45.6	16.9	17.2	63.8		61.3			$7,049		$7,049
Ocean County Vocational Technical School Toms River Center	Public	9-12	1299 Old Freehold Road	Toms River	08753	Ocean County	Ocean County Vocational Technical School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 473-3100	0	19	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)												$8,286	$841	$7,445
Ocean County Vocational Technical School Waretown Center	Public	9-12	423 Wells Mills Road	Waretown	08758	Ocean County	Ocean County Vocational Technical School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 286-5660	74	9	8.2	17.6%	51 (68.9%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (27.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.4%)	1 (1.4%)	54.1	176^th of 434 public high schools	59.4%		66.5	116^th of 429 public high schools	73.0%	60		70.6	23.5	61.9								$15,878	$1,425	$14,453
Barnegat High School	Public	9-12	180 Bengal Blvd	Barnegat	08005	Ocean County	Barnegat Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 660-7510	1,003	87	11.5	42.9%	617 (61.5%)	94 (9.4%)	219 (21.8%)	24 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (4.8%)	35.5	287^th of 434 public high schools	33.9%		37.3	268^th of 429 public high schools	37.5%	19	79.5	54.4	18.4	34.2	13.3	13.3	55.2		53.3			$6,736	$1,003	$5,733
OCVTS Grunin Performing Arts Academy	Public	9-12	1 College Drive	Toms River	08754	Ocean County	Ocean County Vocational Technical School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 286-5678	259	28	9.2	16.2%	209 (80.7%)	8 (3.1%)	27 (10.4%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.3%)	45.4	234^th of 434 public high schools	46.1%		73.3	84^th of 429 public high schools	80.4%	150		51.6	14.5	62.3	38.1	38.1						$15,088		$15,088
Manchester Township High School	Public	9-12	101 Hawks Way	Manchester	08759	Ocean County	Manchester Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 657-2121	947	87	10.9	50.2%	479 (50.6%)	96 (10.1%)	288 (30.4%)	35 (3.7%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	43 (4.5%)	32.6	302^nd of 434 public high schools	30.4%		34.5	281^st of 429 public high schools	34.5%	21	78.5	44.9	18.8	30.7	12.0	11.3		15.9	16.7			$14,584	$16	$14,568

Frequently Asked Questions about Central Regional High School

What district is Central Regional High School in?

Central Regional School District

How many students attend Central Regional High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,489 students attended Central Regional High School.

Is Central Regional High School a good school?

Central Regional High School ranks 324^th of 434 New Jersey high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What schools feed into Central Regional High School?

Central Regional High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Bayville Elementary School
Elementary : Clara B. Worth Elementary School
Elementary : H & M Potter School
Elementary : Hugh J. Boyd Junior Elementary School
Elementary : Island Heights Elementary School
Elementary : Ocean Gate Elementary School
Middle : Berkeley Township Elementary School
Middle : Central Regional Middle School

What is the racial makeup of Central Regional High School?

Students at Central Regional High School are 65% White, 21% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 5% African American, 2% Asian.

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