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Pine Beach Elementary School

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Pine Beach Elementary School ranks 929 th of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

929^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 31% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

Pine Beach Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades K-5 in the Toms River Regional School District in New Jersey, with 384 students. The school has consistently ranked in the bottom half of New Jersey elementary schools over the past several years, with a current statewide ranking of 929 out of 1,347 schools and a 2 out of 5 star rating from SchoolDigger.

Pine Beach Elementary's academic performance, as measured by proficiency rates on the NJSLA assessments, is significantly below the state and district averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2024-2025, only 27.7% of 3rd graders were proficient in ELA, compared to 44.9% statewide and 34.1% in the Toms River district. The school's performance is particularly concerning in science, with only 22.4% of 5th graders proficient in 2024-2025, compared to 30.1% statewide and 19.8% in the district. Compared to nearby schools like East Dover Elementary and Beachwood Elementary, Pine Beach Elementary consistently underperforms.

The school has a relatively high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, with 42.19% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in 2023-2024, which is higher than the district average and several nearby schools. Pine Beach Elementary has also struggled with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 14.1% to 21.7% over the past few years, significantly higher than the state average and the rates at nearby schools. Additionally, the school's per-student spending of $6,491 in 2018-2019 was lower than the state average and several nearby schools, and its student-teacher ratio of 12.8 in 2023-2024 is higher than some nearby schools.

371

Students ?

13.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$6,491

Per pupil spending ?

46.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

101 Pennsylvania Avenue
Pine Beach, NJ 08741

(732) 505-5870

District: Toms River Regional School District

Students who attend Pine Beach Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Toms River Intermediate School South
High:	Toms River High School South

Racial breakdown:

White:

63.3%

Hispanic:

25.9%

Two or more races:

5.7%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 35th percentile in 2015 → 31st in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Jersey average (36% vs 46% meeting standards)

!English Language Arts scores 17 pts below the New Jersey average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school36%

District avg36%

New Jersey avg46%

929^th of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Bottom 31%▼ down 4 pts since 2015

From bottom 35% (2015) to bottom 31% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

7^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	32.1	929 of 1347	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	21.8	1047 of 1338	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.9	1025 of 1342	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	36.7	842 of 1345	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	38.1	756 of 1317	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	24.7	1054 of 1360	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.1	1062 of 1353	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	24.8	1047 of 1352	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	27.7	1019 of 1346	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	37.5	887 of 1357	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2014	55.8	730 of 1363	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2013	56.9	711 of 1367	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2012	70.8	470 of 1363	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2011	56.8	743 of 1360	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2010	62.9	611 of 1354	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2009	68.4	505 of 1346	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2008	70.2	455 of 1338	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2007	74.8	305 of 1329	77.1%	★★★★☆
2006	83.7	48 of 1314	96.3%	★★★★★
2005	63.3	610 of 1303	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2004	40.8	919 of 1298	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	56.5	642 of 1204	46.7%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2024	42.7	265 of 559	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	19.6	443 of 499	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.7	464 of 489	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	37.0	837 of 1326	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	21.8	1004 of 1317	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.2	906 of 1318	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.0	796 of 1326	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	44.9	654 of 1290	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	24.9	1038 of 1331	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.7	1043 of 1333	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	37.2	633 of 1032	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	18.7	836 of 989	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.5	679 of 982	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.8	613 of 953	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	42.0	480 of 896	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	15.6	756 of 899	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.8	756 of 870	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	36.9	695 of 1023	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.5	709 of 939	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.6	626 of 910	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.6	433 of 863	49.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	43.1	453 of 839	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	29.7	673 of 948	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.2	854 of 942	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	28.7	932 of 1318	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.7	986 of 1313	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.3	1037 of 1315	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	35.7	837 of 1324	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.9	767 of 1297	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	25.7	1023 of 1335	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.6	1000 of 1334	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	25.6	742 of 1023	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.3	704 of 989	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.6	642 of 958	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	25.9	678 of 949	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.3	656 of 868	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.6	846 of 1007	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.1	805 of 1001	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	20.9	812 of 970	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.6	887 of 963	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.2	867 of 975	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.1	714 of 976	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.2	701 of 964	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.5	914 of 1023	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	12.6	932 of 1022	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2024)53rd percentile+31 vs school

Hispanic (2025)39th percentile+8 vs school

Female (2025)37th percentile+6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)32nd percentile~ school

Male (2025)29th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)27th percentile-4 vs school

White (2025)16th percentile-15 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics42%-5 vs state

English Language Arts34%-17 vs state

Science22%-8 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
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
Beachwood Elementary School	Public	K-5	901 Berkeley Avenue	Beachwood	08722	Ocean County	Toms River Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 505-5820	480	38	12.6	39.6%	344 (71.7%)	20 (4.2%)	84 (17.5%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (6.0%)	38.7	833^rd of 1347 public elementary schools	38.2%		42.8	756^th of 1338 public elementary schools	43.5%	77	20.0	34.8	51.9	46.0		32.5	53.1	41.4		$6,926		$6,926
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
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
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
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
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
H & M Potter School	Public	PK, KG-4	60 Veeder Lane	Bayville	08721	Ocean County	Berkeley Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 269-5700	627	55	11.4	43.7%	420 (67.0%)	29 (4.6%)	127 (20.3%)	7 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (6.9%)	33	911^th of 1347 public elementary schools	32.4%		34.1	879^th of 1338 public elementary schools	34.3%	32		30.8	43.4			41.8	40.6			$12,702	$734	$11,968
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Pine Beach Elementary School

Is Pine Beach Elementary School a good school?

Pine Beach Elementary School ranks 929^th of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Pine Beach Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Pine Beach Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Toms River Intermediate School South
High : Toms River High School South

What district is Pine Beach Elementary School in?

Toms River Regional School District

What is the racial makeup of Pine Beach Elementary School?

Students at Pine Beach Elementary School are 63% White, 26% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 4% African American.

How many students attend Pine Beach Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 371 students attended Pine Beach Elementary School.

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