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Joseph A. Citta Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1137^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 16% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

Joseph A. Citta Elementary School is a public elementary school in Toms River, New Jersey, serving 522 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Toms River Regional School District, which is ranked 460 out of 609 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Joseph A. Citta Elementary School consistently underperforms compared to the district and state in standardized test scores, with proficiency rates ranging from 22.9% to 42.4% in English Language Arts. The school also struggles with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 14.9% to 21.7% over the past few years. When comparing the school to other nearby schools in the district, such as Hooper Avenue Elementary School and North Dover Elementary School, Joseph A. Citta Elementary School has significantly lower academic proficiency and higher chronic absenteeism.

The school's performance also varies significantly across different student subgroups, with the school's ranking for African American students being notably higher than its ranking for Hispanic and White students. Additionally, the school's rankings for English Language Learner students and Special Education students are particularly low, indicating that these student populations may not be receiving the necessary support. The school's high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, at 67.62%, may be a contributing factor to its underperformance, which has steadily declined over the past several years.

511

Students ?

13.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$6,372

Per pupil spending ?

73.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2050 Lakewood Road
Toms River, NJ 08755

(732) 818-8550

District: Toms River Regional School District

Students who attend Joseph A. Citta Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Toms River Intermediate School North
High:	Toms River High School North

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

49.1%

White:

28.2%

African American:

14.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 57th percentile in 2015 → 16th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Jersey average (25% vs 46% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (16th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 41 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school25%

District avg36%

New Jersey avg46%

1,137^th of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Bottom 16%▼ down 42 pts since 2015

From top 43% (2015) to bottom 16% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

11^th of 12Elementary Schools in the Toms River Regional School District

460^th of 609Toms River 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	17.6	1137 of 1347	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.2	1086 of 1338	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.9	1042 of 1342	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.6	1015 of 1345	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.4	833 of 1317	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.1	801 of 1360	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.9	696 of 1353	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2017	54.6	668 of 1352	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2016	50.4	717 of 1346	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2015	59.1	577 of 1357	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2014	61.8	625 of 1363	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2013	63.2	626 of 1367	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2012	67.8	542 of 1363	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2011	65.9	578 of 1360	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2010	68.5	485 of 1354	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2009	69.7	480 of 1346	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2008	66.4	545 of 1338	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2007	72.6	386 of 1329	71.0%	★★★★☆
2006	62.8	640 of 1314	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2005	65.4	572 of 1303	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2004	67.4	517 of 1298	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2003	61.4	583 of 1204	51.6%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	31.9	309 of 463	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	21.5	396 of 469	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.0	348 of 463	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.1	362 of 494	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.8	437 of 456	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	42.2	304 of 522	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	68.3	124 of 517	76.0%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2019	16.1	304 of 370	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	11.3	311 of 370	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	25.4	480 of 597	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.2	406 of 559	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.4	369 of 499	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	51.2	175 of 489	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	37.3	271 of 463	41.5%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	17.8	1088 of 1326	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.4	1048 of 1317	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.2	1085 of 1318	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.8	997 of 1326	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.5	853 of 1290	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	48.1	734 of 1331	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.5	743 of 1333	44.3%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	16.7	886 of 1032	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.6	806 of 989	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.6	664 of 982	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	24.2	730 of 953	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	45.7	428 of 896	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	31.4	623 of 899	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.0	506 of 870	41.8%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	23.6	874 of 1023	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	35.5	604 of 939	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.1	574 of 910	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.6	434 of 863	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	46.4	408 of 839	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	42.0	529 of 948	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.1	661 of 942	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	18.9	1083 of 1318	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.0	1023 of 1313	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.3	896 of 1315	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.0	935 of 1324	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	38.0	733 of 1297	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.4	820 of 1335	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	54.3	626 of 1334	53.1%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	26.7	725 of 1023	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.1	591 of 989	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	20.6	754 of 958	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.4	799 of 949	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	39.7	474 of 868	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	22.5	768 of 1007	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	37.7	562 of 1001	43.9%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	19.5	824 of 970	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.6	807 of 963	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.8	808 of 975	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.7	782 of 976	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	37.2	624 of 964	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	51.8	506 of 1023	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.0	537 of 1022	47.5%	★★☆☆☆

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)33rd percentile+18 vs school

Special Education (2025)29th percentile+14 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)20th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)18th percentile~ school

Asian (2019)18th percentile-23 vs school

Male (2025)18th percentile~ school

White (2025)15th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)15th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)14th percentile~ school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts33%-17 vs state

Mathematics22%-25 vs state

Science11%-19 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NJSLA-S Science (2025)	NJSLA English Language Arts (2025)				NJSLA Mathematics (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	NJSLA-S Science 5th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 3rd Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 4th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 5th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 6th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 3rd Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 4th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 5th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 6th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Joseph A. Citta Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2050 Lakewood Road	Toms River	08755	Ocean County	Toms River Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 818-8550	511	38	13.5	73.8%	144 (28.2%)	72 (14.1%)	251 (49.1%)	17 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (5.3%)	17.6	1137^th of 1347 public elementary schools	15.6%		19.2	1086^th of 1338 public elementary schools	18.8%	51	10.7	22.9	32.5	42.4		36.5	18.9	12.0		$6,372	$520	$5,852
North Dover Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1759 New Hampshire Avenue	Toms River	08753	Ocean County	Toms River Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 505-5860	384	34	11.2	54.2%	174 (45.3%)	25 (6.5%)	135 (35.2%)	37 (9.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	12 (3.1%)	51.5	660^th of 1347 public elementary schools	51.0%		66.1	468^th of 1338 public elementary schools	65.0%	192	23.2	55.5	58.7	46.4		58.1	48.2	39.3		$6,547	$170	$6,377
Ridgeway Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2861 Ridgeway Rd	Manchester	08759	Ocean County	Manchester Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 323-0800	476	47	10.0	57.4%	175 (36.8%)	51 (10.7%)	212 (44.5%)	12 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	25 (5.3%)	30.4	949^th of 1347 public elementary schools	29.5%		32.3	912^th of 1338 public elementary schools	31.8%	37	21.5	35.3	36.2	53.3		31.4	28.3	35.4		$15,367	$383	$14,984
Oak Street Elementary School	Public	3-6	75 Oak Street	Lakewood	08701	Ocean County	Lakewood Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 905-3670	513	73	7.0	91.4%	22 (4.3%)	32 (6.2%)	439 (85.6%)	14 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.2%)	17.3	1141^st of 1347 public elementary schools	15.3%		21.6	1050^th of 1338 public elementary schools	21.5%	91	7.3	18.0	37.2	41.4	36.7	23.4	27.4	17.3	17.8	$15,288	$770	$14,518
Spruce Street Elementary School	Public	1-2	90 Spruce Street	Lakewood	08701	Ocean County	Lakewood Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 905-3660	554	39	14.3	92.6%	38 (6.9%)	39 (7.0%)	469 (84.7%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)								(n/a)										$15,409	$770	$14,639
Hooper Avenue Elementary School	Public	K-5	1517 Hooper Avenue	Toms River	08753	Ocean County	Toms River Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 505-5850	693	47	14.7	23.2%	521 (75.2%)	15 (2.2%)	107 (15.4%)	10 (1.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (5.6%)	45.7	732^nd of 1347 public elementary schools	45.7%		48.6	688^th of 1338 public elementary schools	48.6%	44	22.9	39.8	46.1	56.6		54.9	44.3	43.4		$6,561	$346	$6,215
West Dover Elementary School	Public	K-5	50 Blue Jay Drive	Toms River	08753	Ocean County	Toms River Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 505-5920	387	28	13.8	42.4%	221 (57.1%)	24 (6.2%)	99 (25.6%)	23 (5.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.9%)	24.3	1030^th of 1347 public elementary schools	23.5%		35.8	856^th of 1338 public elementary schools	36.0%	174	24.2	23.2	29.2	44.8		27.4	32.3	32.9		$7,274	$289	$6,985
Manchester Township Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	101 N Colonial Drive	Manchester	08733	Ocean County	Manchester Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 323-9600	573	50	11.4	59.9%	226 (39.4%)	43 (7.5%)	244 (42.6%)	22 (3.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	36 (6.3%)	27.3	993^rd of 1347 public elementary schools	26.3%		30.9	930^th of 1338 public elementary schools	30.5%	63	19.4	31.0	35.9	44.5		33.3	31.1	34.4		$12,964	$363	$12,601
Walnut Street Elementary School	Public	K-5	60 Walnut Street	Toms River	08753	Ocean County	Toms River Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 505-5900	727	55	13.3	64.4%	245 (33.7%)	84 (11.6%)	329 (45.3%)	29 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (5.5%)	20.7	1089^th of 1347 public elementary schools	19.2%		19.2	1087^th of 1338 public elementary schools	18.8%	2	19.4	23.2	21.8	35.6		34.8	23.5	31.7		$6,860	$486	$6,374
Drum Point Road Elementary School	Public	K-5	41 Drum Point Rd	Brick	08723	Ocean County	Brick Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 785-3000	465	35	13.2	30.8%	358 (77.0%)	7 (1.5%)	71 (15.3%)	11 (2.4%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	15 (3.2%)	50.6	675^th of 1347 public elementary schools	49.9%		44.3	741^st of 1338 public elementary schools	44.6%	66	25.3	44.0	64.5	45.3		52.0	53.8	40.0		$8,027	$148	$7,879

Frequently Asked Questions about Joseph A. Citta Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Joseph A. Citta Elementary School?

Students at Joseph A. Citta Elementary School are 49% Hispanic, 28% White, 14% African American, 5% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

Is Joseph A. Citta Elementary School a good school?

Joseph A. Citta Elementary School ranks in the bottom 15.6% of New Jersey elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Joseph A. Citta Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Joseph A. Citta Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Toms River Intermediate School North
High : Toms River High School North

How many students attend Joseph A. Citta Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 511 students attended Joseph A. Citta Elementary School.

What district is Joseph A. Citta Elementary School in?

Toms River Regional School District

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