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Washington Street Elementary School

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Washington Street Elementary School ranks 791 st of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

791^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 41% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

Washington Street Elementary School is a public elementary school in Toms River, New Jersey, serving 337 students from kindergarten to 5th grade. The school is part of the Toms River Regional School District, which is ranked 460 out of 609 school districts in the state and has a rating of 1 out of 5 stars by SchoolDigger.

Washington Street Elementary School has consistently ranked in the bottom half of New Jersey elementary schools, with standardized test scores below the state and district averages. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics were 34.3% and 44.6% for 3rd grade, 46% and 49.2% for 4th grade, and 51.7% and 47.5% for 5th grade, compared to the state averages of 44.9%, 53.6%, and 52.7% in ELA, and 49.8%, 46.7%, and 44.2% in Mathematics. The school's performance on the NJSLA-S (Science) assessment for 5th grade is also significantly lower than the state average, with a proficiency rate of 19.7% compared to 30.1% statewide. Additionally, the school has consistently higher chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 14.2% to 21.7% over the past few years, compared to the state average of around 15%.

Interestingly, the nearby schools within the Toms River Regional School District, such as South Toms River Elementary, Hooper Avenue Elementary, and Walnut Street Elementary, generally perform better than Washington Street Elementary on standardized tests and have lower chronic absenteeism rates. However, these schools also have higher percentages of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds. The school with the highest performance and lowest chronic absenteeism rates is Island Heights Elementary, which is outside the Toms River Regional School District and has a much lower percentage of students from low-income families.

354

Students ?

14.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$6,399

Per pupil spending ?

42.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

500 West Earl Court
Toms River, NJ 08753

(732) 505-5910

District: Toms River Regional School District

Students who attend Washington Street Elementary School usually attend:

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

Racial breakdown:

White:

65.0%

Hispanic:

26.0%

Two or more races:

3.7%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 37th percentile in 2015 → 41st in 2025

Worth a look

!Science scores 10 pts below the New Jersey average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school42%

District avg36%

New Jersey avg46%

791^st of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Bottom 41%▲ up 4 pts since 2015

From bottom 37% (2015) to bottom 41% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

4^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	41.7	791 of 1347	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.1	708 of 1338	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.8	696 of 1342	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.9	705 of 1345	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	53.0	559 of 1317	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	44.0	802 of 1360	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	53.0	668 of 1353	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2017	62.4	559 of 1352	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2016	55.8	636 of 1346	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2015	39.6	850 of 1357	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2014	61.5	634 of 1363	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2013	60.9	665 of 1367	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2012	65.4	584 of 1363	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2011	52.5	810 of 1360	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2010	66.1	545 of 1354	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2009	73.3	391 of 1346	71.0%	★★★★☆
2008	79.4	185 of 1338	86.2%	★★★★☆
2007	71.0	433 of 1329	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2006	68.3	514 of 1314	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2005	64.3	591 of 1303	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2004	66.6	538 of 1298	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2003	70.8	425 of 1204	64.7%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	34.8	863 of 1326	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.0	726 of 1317	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	51.0	626 of 1318	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	39.7	787 of 1326	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	45.4	650 of 1290	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	51.5	674 of 1331	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	57.0	604 of 1333	54.7%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	45.9	505 of 1032	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	44.1	518 of 989	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	68.3	186 of 896	79.2%	★★★★☆
2019	34.5	589 of 899	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	51.1	382 of 870	56.1%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	39.0	661 of 1023	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.9	491 of 939	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.4	504 of 910	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	53.7	327 of 863	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	53.5	309 of 839	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	56.7	332 of 948	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.1	434 of 942	53.9%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	48.6	658 of 1318	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.8	632 of 1313	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.1	695 of 1315	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	52.2	617 of 1324	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	57.4	478 of 1297	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	36.0	882 of 1335	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.1	711 of 1334	46.7%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	30.9	664 of 1023	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	84.0	110 of 958	88.5%	★★★★☆
2022	71.3	204 of 949	78.5%	★★★★☆
2021	40.0	466 of 868	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	23.5	751 of 1007	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	51.1	431 of 1001	56.9%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	29.9	704 of 970	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.4	657 of 963	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.8	651 of 975	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.7	681 of 976	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	47.5	475 of 964	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	31.8	740 of 1023	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	41.6	628 of 1022	38.6%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2025)51st percentile+10 vs school

Male (2025)50th percentile+9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)35th percentile-6 vs school

Special Education (2025)35th percentile-6 vs school

Female (2025)35th percentile-6 vs school

White (2025)27th percentile-14 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics47%~ state avg

English Language Arts43%-7 vs state

Science20%-10 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Washington Street Elementary School

What schools do graduates of Washington Street Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Washington Street Elementary School usually go on to attend:

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

How many students attend Washington Street Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 354 students attended Washington Street Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Washington Street Elementary School?

Students at Washington Street Elementary School are 65% White, 26% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 3% African American, 2% Asian.

What district is Washington Street Elementary School in?

Toms River Regional School District

Is Washington Street Elementary School a good school?

Washington Street Elementary School ranks 791^st of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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