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East Dover Elementary School

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East Dover Elementary School ranks 959 th of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

959^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 29% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

East Dover Elementary School is a public elementary school serving 601 students in grades K-5 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.

East Dover Elementary School consistently ranks in the bottom third of New Jersey elementary schools, with significantly below-average performance on state assessments across all grade levels and subjects. For example, in 2024-2025, only 44.4% of 3rd graders, 42.4% of 4th graders, and 30.5% of 5th graders scored proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to the state averages of 44.9%, 53.6%, and 52.7%, respectively. The school's performance is particularly weak in mathematics and science. East Dover's chronic absenteeism rates are also high, ranging from 14.9% to 21.7% over the past few years, which are significantly higher than the state average.

Interestingly, East Dover Elementary School's academic performance is consistently lower than the other elementary schools in the Toms River Regional School District, such as Walnut Street Elementary, Pine Beach Elementary, and Cedar Grove Elementary, which all have higher state assessment proficiency rates and better overall rankings. The nearby Island Heights Elementary School, which is in a different district, significantly outperforms East Dover Elementary School across all academic measures.

584

Students ?

12.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$7,109

Per pupil spending ?

44%

Free/discounted lunch ?

725 Vaughn Avenue
Toms River, NJ 08753

(732) 505-5840

District: Toms River Regional School District

Students who attend East Dover Elementary School usually attend:

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

Racial breakdown:

White:

65.6%

Hispanic:

23.6%

Two or more races:

5.8%

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At a glance

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

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Jersey average (34% vs 46% meeting standards)

!Science scores 23 pts below the New Jersey average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school34%

District avg36%

New Jersey avg46%

959^th of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Bottom 29%▬ steady since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

8^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	29.9	959 of 1347	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.0	1044 of 1338	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.6	1082 of 1342	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.3	960 of 1345	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	36.7	774 of 1317	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	29.3	998 of 1360	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.2	979 of 1353	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	39.4	860 of 1352	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2016	43.3	811 of 1346	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2015	31.3	962 of 1357	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	44.1	896 of 1363	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2013	49.4	827 of 1367	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2012	46.3	873 of 1363	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2011	46.1	893 of 1360	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2010	58.0	700 of 1354	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2009	63.2	602 of 1346	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2008	66.0	551 of 1338	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2007	61.2	686 of 1329	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2006	65.7	577 of 1314	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2005	64.4	589 of 1303	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2004	63.2	604 of 1298	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2003	64.2	536 of 1204	55.5%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	27.2	457 of 597	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	31.7	904 of 1326	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	20.9	1017 of 1317	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.3	986 of 1318	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.6	945 of 1326	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	45.4	651 of 1290	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.1	943 of 1331	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.5	948 of 1333	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	20.5	844 of 1032	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.3	787 of 989	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.8	778 of 982	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.3	754 of 953	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	48.7	391 of 896	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	20.9	711 of 899	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	37.4	545 of 870	37.4%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	32.1	772 of 1023	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	40.5	529 of 939	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.7	550 of 910	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.5	571 of 863	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	55.3	285 of 839	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	32.7	638 of 948	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.2	462 of 942	51.0%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	29.3	921 of 1318	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.0	971 of 1313	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.6	1048 of 1315	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.3	905 of 1324	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	30.8	845 of 1297	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	28.0	988 of 1335	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.6	928 of 1334	30.4%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	36.2	592 of 1023	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	17.3	846 of 989	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.4	760 of 958	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.3	712 of 949	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	50.8	354 of 868	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	23.0	759 of 1007	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.3	737 of 1001	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	23.8	784 of 970	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.7	874 of 963	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.4	914 of 975	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	18.1	850 of 976	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.3	808 of 964	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.7	893 of 1023	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.2	902 of 1022	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2025)42nd percentile+13 vs school

Female (2025)32nd percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)30th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)25th percentile-4 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)23rd percentile-5 vs school

White (2025)19th percentile-10 vs school

Hispanic (2025)18th percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts39%-11 vs state

Mathematics37%-10 vs state

Science8%-23 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Ocean Gate Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	126 West Arverne Avenue	Ocean Gate	08740	Ocean County	Ocean Gate School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 269-3023	141	17	8.1	58.2%	101 (71.6%)	3 (2.1%)	27 (19.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (7.1%)	20.5	1093^rd of 1347 public elementary schools	18.9%		25	1006^th of 1338 public elementary schools	24.8%	87	20.0	7.1	25.1	33.3	31.6	7.1	31.3	46.7	21.1	$18,531	$897	$17,634
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
Bayville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	356 Atlantic City Blvd	Bayville	08721	Ocean County	Berkeley Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 269-1300	475	44	10.8	37.5%	295 (62.1%)	21 (4.4%)	131 (27.6%)	11 (2.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	15 (3.2%)	46	726^th of 1347 public elementary schools	46.1%		43.3	751^st of 1338 public elementary schools	43.9%	25		35.1	59.8			39.2	50.6			$12,564	$923	$11,641

Frequently Asked Questions about East Dover Elementary School

Is East Dover Elementary School a good school?

East Dover Elementary School ranks 959^th of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

How many students attend East Dover Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 584 students attended East Dover Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of East Dover Elementary School attend?

Students who attend East Dover Elementary School usually go on to attend:

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

What is the racial makeup of East Dover Elementary School?

Students at East Dover Elementary School are 66% White, 24% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 4% African American, 1% Asian.

What district is East Dover Elementary School in?

Toms River Regional School District

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