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Toms River High School North

Q: Is Toms River High School North a good school?

Toms River High School North ranks 270 th of 434 New Jersey high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

270^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 434 New Jersey High Schools

Better than 38% of New Jersey high schools

Summary

Toms River High School North is a public high school serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 1,962 students in Toms River, New Jersey. 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.

Toms River High School North has seen a decline in its statewide ranking over the years, dropping from 67th out of 406 New Jersey high schools in 2014-2015 (4-star rating) to 270th out of 434 in 2024-2025 (2-star rating). The school's performance varies significantly across different student subgroups, ranking 141st out of 190 for Asian students, 186th out of 283 for African American students, and 297th out of 406 for Hispanic students in the 2024-2025 school year. While the school has maintained a relatively high four-year graduation rate, its dropout rate has remained relatively high, and it has experienced a concerning trend of increasing chronic absenteeism.

Compared to other nearby high schools, such as Toms River High School East and Toms River High School South, Toms River High School North generally performs worse in terms of statewide ranking, academic proficiency, and other key metrics. Additionally, the school has a relatively high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, which can impact academic performance and educational outcomes.

1,861

Students ?

13.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$7,049

Per pupil spending ?

47.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1245 Old Freehold Road
Toms River, NJ 08753-1304

(732) 505-5702

District: Toms River Regional School District

Feeder schools for Toms River High School North:

Elementary:	Joseph A. Citta Elementary School
	North Dover Elementary School
	Walnut Street Elementary School
	West Dover Elementary School
Middle:	Toms River Intermediate School North

Racial breakdown:

White:

46.1%

Hispanic:

36.8%

African American:

8.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 83rd percentile in 2015 → 38th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Jersey average (42% vs 49% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 45 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school42%

District avg45%

New Jersey avg49%

270^th of 434

New Jersey public high schools ?

Bottom 38%▼ down 46 pts since 2015

From top 17% (2015) to bottom 38% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 3High 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	39.4	270 of 434	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.1	227 of 429	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	23.6	317 of 422	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	39.5	217 of 415	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	43.0	191 of 405	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	44.2	197 of 416	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	44.1	191 of 415	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2017	49.5	166 of 411	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2016	58.7	112 of 409	72.6%	★★★★☆
2015	65.6	67 of 406	83.5%	★★★★☆
2014	60.4	216 of 411	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2013	63.3	187 of 396	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2012	63.7	179 of 388	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2011	57.2	210 of 378	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2010	55.3	221 of 371	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2009	62.0	184 of 370	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2008	48.0	231 of 359	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2007	56.1	200 of 361	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2006	61.7	174 of 357	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2005	63.7	158 of 351	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2004	61.1	160 of 348	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2003	63.2	148 of 343	56.9%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	36.1	186 of 283	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	52.4	114 of 282	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	34.5	154 of 250	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.7	150 of 256	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	41.7	128 of 247	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.9	122 of 254	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	40.8	148 of 266	44.4%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	31.7	141 of 190	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	41.2	116 of 191	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	2.7	161 of 172	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	16.6	153 of 175	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	37.7	107 of 165	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.3	126 of 191	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.2	127 of 198	35.9%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	24.4	178 of 215	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	39.1	104 of 191	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.1	56 of 161	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	43.6	52 of 137	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	57.0	27 of 101	73.3%	★★★★☆
2019	26.6	112 of 138	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	48.7	45 of 146	69.2%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	39.0	272 of 426	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	57.2	168 of 420	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	20.8	318 of 416	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	37.6	212 of 414	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	42.4	203 of 402	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.2	199 of 408	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	47.6	187 of 403	53.6%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	29.8	297 of 406	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	39.3	239 of 403	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	22.8	310 of 385	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.9	224 of 382	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	27.5	295 of 374	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.1	258 of 364	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	39.7	200 of 368	45.7%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	37.4	245 of 377	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.9	174 of 358	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	25.6	275 of 344	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	39.0	173 of 324	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	38.3	197 of 326	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.6	187 of 347	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.7	143 of 345	58.6%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	41.3	231 of 426	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.1	215 of 419	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	21.4	309 of 414	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	35.9	211 of 410	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	44.1	184 of 402	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	38.0	215 of 407	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.2	204 of 405	49.6%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	25.4	287 of 359	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	35.1	218 of 361	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.8	185 of 339	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.0	134 of 344	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	50.8	129 of 333	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	28.7	241 of 349	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.2	191 of 355	46.2%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	44.0	200 of 347	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.8	216 of 345	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	15.4	293 of 335	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	38.3	181 of 335	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	38.0	180 of 336	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.7	195 of 339	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.8	197 of 340	42.1%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Male (2025)46th percentile+8 vs school

White (2025)42nd percentile+5 vs school

Female (2025)36th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)35th percentile-3 vs school

African American (2025)34th percentile-4 vs school

Hispanic (2025)27th percentile-11 vs school

Asian (2025)26th percentile-12 vs school

Special Education (2025)20th percentile-18 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)17th percentile-21 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts79%~ state avg

Geometry63%+7 vs state

Mathematics48%-10 vs state

Science20%-11 vs state

Algebra I17%-14 vs state

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by a parent
Wednesday, October 10, 2012

Went to this High School and it was really bad, the teachers did not care about the student and I found many of the students to be bullies.
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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 10th 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Brick Township High School	Public	9-12	346 Chambers Bridge Rd	Brick	08723	Ocean County	Brick Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 785-3000	1,200	95	12.6	41.2%	744 (62.0%)	51 (4.3%)	352 (29.3%)	31 (2.6%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	19 (1.6%)	40.4	260^th of 434 public high schools	40.1%		45.1	226^th of 429 public high schools	47.3%	34	82.6	46.2	17.3	54.0	12.9		12.9	66.7		66.7			$9,209	$02	$9,207
Ocean County Vocational Technical School Brick Center	Public	9-12	350 Chambers Bridge Road	Brick	08723	Ocean County	Ocean County Vocational Technical School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 286-5670	2	26	.0		1 (50.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (50.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)													$12,800	$1,181	$11,619
Lakewood High School	Public	9-12	855 Somerset Avenue	Lakewood	08701	Ocean County	Lakewood Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 905-3500	1,295	95	13.6	92.0%	38 (2.9%)	76 (5.9%)	1,154 (89.1%)	18 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	8 (0.6%)	27.9	322^nd of 434 public high schools	25.8%		23.3	338^th of 429 public high schools	21.2%	16	69.3	47.0	14.0	37.6	16.6	8.7	15.8	26.5		25.0			$15,563	$1,087	$14,476

Frequently Asked Questions about Toms River High School North

What schools feed into Toms River High School North?

Toms River High School North is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Joseph A. Citta Elementary School
Elementary : North Dover Elementary School
Elementary : Walnut Street Elementary School
Elementary : West Dover Elementary School
Middle : Toms River Intermediate School North

How many students attend Toms River High School North?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,861 students attended Toms River High School North.

What district is Toms River High School North in?

Toms River Regional School District

Is Toms River High School North a good school?

Toms River High School North ranks 270^th of 434 New Jersey high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Toms River High School North?

Students at Toms River High School North are 46% White, 37% Hispanic, 8% African American, 5% Asian, 4% Two or more races.

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