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Cedar Grove Elementary School

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Cedar Grove Elementary School ranks 761 st of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

761^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 44% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

Cedar Grove Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Toms River, New Jersey, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 957 students. The school is part of the Toms River Regional School District, which is ranked 460 out of 609 districts in New Jersey and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academically, Cedar Grove Elementary School performs better than the district average on the New Jersey Student Learning Assessment (NJSLA) tests, but falls short of the state average. In 2024-2025, the school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts ranged from 38.8% to 56.2%, compared to the district's 34.1% to 44% and the state's 44.9% to 52.7%. In Mathematics, the school's proficiency rates ranged from 34.6% to 47.8%, compared to the district's 33.2% to 40.6% and the state's 44.2% to 49.8%. However, the school's performance lags behind higher-performing schools in the district, such as Silver Bay Elementary and Hooper Avenue Elementary.

One area of concern for Cedar Grove Elementary School is its relatively high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 12.5% to 21.7% over the past few years, which is higher than the state average and the nearby schools in the Toms River Regional School District. Additionally, the school's spending per student ($4,999 in 2018-2019) is lower than the nearby schools in the district, which range from $6,399 to $8,351 per student. These factors may be contributing to the school's academic performance, and the district may need to address these issues to improve student learning outcomes.

931

Students ?

17.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$4,999

Per pupil spending ?

39.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

179 Cedar Grove Road
Toms River, NJ 08753-4399

(732) 505-5830

District: Toms River Regional School District

Students who attend Cedar Grove Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Toms River Intermediate School East
High:	Toms River High School East

Racial breakdown:

White:

64.6%

Hispanic:

26.5%

Two or more races:

3.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 61st percentile in 2015 → 44th in 2025

Strengths

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Toms River Regional School District

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 17 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school42%

District avg36%

New Jersey avg46%

761^st of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Bottom 44%▼ down 17 pts since 2015

From top 39% (2015) to bottom 44% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd 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	43.7	761 of 1347	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.6	803 of 1338	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.6	712 of 1342	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	50.5	662 of 1345	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	48.7	613 of 1317	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	47.5	753 of 1360	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	52.8	672 of 1353	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2017	51.0	714 of 1352	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2016	62.7	543 of 1346	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2015	61.9	535 of 1357	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2014	74.5	381 of 1363	72.0%	★★★★☆
2013	72.6	433 of 1367	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2012	71.5	457 of 1363	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2011	77.5	291 of 1360	78.6%	★★★★☆
2010	71.5	421 of 1354	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2009	73.5	383 of 1346	71.5%	★★★★☆
2008	81.9	111 of 1338	91.7%	★★★★★
2007	83.3	40 of 1329	97.0%	★★★★★
2006	81.5	116 of 1314	91.2%	★★★★★
2005	78.8	209 of 1303	84.0%	★★★★☆
2004	56.3	716 of 1298	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2003	58.9	611 of 1204	49.3%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	34.2	379 of 597	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.2	279 of 559	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	37.9	275 of 499	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.6	203 of 489	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	25.7	350 of 463	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	43.8	735 of 1326	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.0	684 of 1317	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.3	678 of 1318	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.9	687 of 1326	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	41.6	705 of 1290	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.7	805 of 1331	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	51.6	678 of 1333	49.1%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	34.0	679 of 1032	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.4	634 of 989	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.3	626 of 982	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.3	499 of 953	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	70.6	170 of 896	81.0%	★★★★☆
2019	42.0	513 of 899	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	55.0	349 of 870	59.9%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	45.0	559 of 1023	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.6	638 of 939	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.3	496 of 910	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	51.2	361 of 863	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	73.5	100 of 839	88.1%	★★★★☆
2019	42.2	521 of 948	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.5	455 of 942	51.7%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	44.1	727 of 1318	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.5	859 of 1313	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.4	680 of 1315	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	54.1	592 of 1324	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	56.5	487 of 1297	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	52.3	665 of 1335	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.8	632 of 1334	52.6%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	35.2	600 of 1023	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.4	703 of 989	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.3	548 of 958	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.4	484 of 949	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	43.6	425 of 868	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	37.1	563 of 1007	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	61.1	329 of 1001	67.1%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	33.7	669 of 970	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.8	714 of 963	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	39.3	609 of 975	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.6	610 of 976	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.8	660 of 964	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.4	735 of 1023	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	37.3	683 of 1022	33.2%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)45th percentile~ school

Male (2025)45th percentile~ school

Female (2025)45th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)41st percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2025)37th percentile-7 vs school

Hispanic (2025)34th percentile-9 vs school

White (2025)31st percentile-12 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts46%-5 vs state

Mathematics43%-4 vs state

Science30%~ state avg

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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
Cedar Grove Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	179 Cedar Grove Road	Toms River	08753	Ocean County	Toms River Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 505-5830	931	53	17.7	39.8%	601 (64.6%)	22 (2.4%)	247 (26.5%)	29 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	31 (3.3%)	43.7	761^st of 1347 public elementary schools	43.5%		39.6	803^rd of 1338 public elementary schools	40.0%	42	30.4	38.8	42.2	56.2		47.8	47.4	34.6		$4,999	$101	$4,898
Washington Street Elementary School	Public	K-5	500 West Earl Court	Toms River	08753	Ocean County	Toms River Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 505-5910	354	25	14.3	42.4%	230 (65.0%)	11 (3.1%)	92 (26.0%)	8 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.7%)	41.7	791^st of 1347 public elementary schools	41.3%		47.1	708^th of 1338 public elementary schools	47.1%	83	19.7	34.3	46.0	51.7		44.6	49.2	47.5		$6,399	$280	$6,119
East Dover Elementary School	Public	K-5	725 Vaughn Avenue	Toms River	08753	Ocean County	Toms River Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 505-5840	584	47	12.4	44.0%	383 (65.6%)	21 (3.6%)	138 (23.6%)	6 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	34 (5.8%)	29.9	959^th of 1347 public elementary schools	28.8%		22	1044^th of 1338 public elementary schools	22.0%	85	7.6	44.4	42.4	30.5		45.3	43.5	23.7		$7,109	$329	$6,780
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
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
Island Heights Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	115 Summit Ave	Island Heights	08732	Ocean County	Island Heights School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 929-1222	142	15	9.5	2.1%	122 (85.9%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (9.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (4.2%)	79.3	297^th of 1347 public elementary schools	78.0%		78.2	305^th of 1338 public elementary schools	77.2%	8	29.4	53.3	81.8	64.7	92.4	53.4	77.3	82.4	84.7	$14,138	$293	$13,845
Pine Beach Elementary School	Public	K-5	101 Pennsylvania Avenue	Pine Beach	08741	Ocean County	Toms River Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 505-5870	371	27	13.7	46.9%	235 (63.3%)	16 (4.3%)	96 (25.9%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.7%)	32.1	929^th of 1347 public elementary schools	31.0%		21.8	1047^th of 1338 public elementary schools	21.7%	118	22.4	27.7	37.3	36.7		44.7	40.0	42.9		$6,491	$331	$6,160
Silver Bay Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	100 Silver Bay Road	Toms River	08753	Ocean County	Toms River Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 505-5880	585	41	14.2	34.0%	431 (73.7%)	14 (2.4%)	106 (18.1%)	11 (1.9%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.6%)	40.7	800^th of 1347 public elementary schools	40.6%		49.3	677^th of 1338 public elementary schools	49.4%	123	25.1	52.2	42.7	48.8		41.2	44.8	32.1		$7,524		$7,524
South Toms River Elementary School	Public	K-5	419 Dover Road	Toms River	08757	Ocean County	Toms River Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 505-5890	330	27	12.0	72.4%	105 (31.8%)	40 (12.1%)	145 (43.9%)	6 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (10.3%)	10.4	1245^th of 1347 public elementary schools	7.6%		13.5	1174^th of 1338 public elementary schools	12.3%	71	8.2	9.8	26.9	25.8		11.3	21.1	21.0		$8,351	$672	$7,679
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Cedar Grove Elementary School

What district is Cedar Grove Elementary School in?

Toms River Regional School District

How many students attend Cedar Grove Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 931 students attended Cedar Grove Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Cedar Grove Elementary School?

Students at Cedar Grove Elementary School are 65% White, 27% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races, 3% Asian, 2% African American.

Is Cedar Grove Elementary School a good school?

Cedar Grove Elementary School ranks 761^st of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Cedar Grove Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Cedar Grove Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Toms River Intermediate School East
High : Toms River High School East

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