Best Public Schools in Toms River, NJ

Summary:

The Toms River, New Jersey area is home to 16 schools, including 10 elementary schools, 2 middle schools, and 4 high schools, all part of the Toms River Regional School District, except for one high school that is part of the Ocean County Vocational Technical School District. The data reveals significant variation in academic performance, with North Dover Elementary School and OCVTS Grunin Performing Arts Academy standing out as the top performers in the district.

Among the elementary schools, North Dover Elementary School has the highest academic performance, with 63.5% of 3rd graders proficient or better in English Language Arts and 67.3% proficient or better in Mathematics. At the high school level, Toms River High School East has the strongest academic performance, with 52% of 9th graders proficient or better in English Language Arts and 93.4% proficient or better in Algebra II. The OCVTS Grunin Performing Arts Academy stands out with the highest 4-year graduation rate (98.7%) and the lowest dropout rate (0%) among all the high schools.

The data also reveals a correlation between socioeconomic status and academic performance, with schools having higher percentages of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch generally performing worse on standardized tests. Additionally, several schools, particularly the high schools, struggle with high rates of chronic absenteeism, which can negatively impact student learning and achievement. Overall, the Toms River school district shows a diverse range of academic outcomes, highlighting the need for targeted strategies to improve educational opportunities and outcomes across all schools in the area.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2023)				Ranking (2022)				NJSLA-S Science (2023)			NJSLA English Language Arts (2023)							NJSLA Mathematics (2023)						NJSLA Algebra I (2023)					NJSLA Geometry (2023)			NJSLA Algebra II (2023)		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 (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	SchoolDigger Rating (2023)	Average Standard Score (2022)	Statewide Rank (2022)	State Percentile (2022)	Rank Change from Previous Year	NJSLA-S Science 5th Grade	NJSLA-S Science 8th Grade	NJSLA-S Science 11th 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 English Language Arts 7th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 8th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 9th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 3rd Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 4th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 5th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 6th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 7th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 8th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 7th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 8th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 9th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 10th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I End of Course	NJSLA Geometry 8th Grade	NJSLA Geometry 9th 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
Ocean Regional School	Public, Alternative	2-12	1141 Old Freehold Rd	Toms River	08753	Ocean County	Office Of Education Department Of Children And Families	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(732) 505-4180	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Ocean County Jdc	Public	9-12	165 Sunset Avenue	Toms River	08754	Ocean County	Ocean County Jdc	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(732) 341-1365	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
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	(n/a)	(732) 473-3100	1	26	.0		1 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																											$8,286	$841	$7,445
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	(n/a)	(732) 286-5678	270	25	10.8	7.8%	219 (81.1%)	4 (1.5%)	29 (10.7%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.4%)	48.4	165^th of 422 public high schools	60.9%		40.2	213^th of 415 public high schools	48.7%	48			28.6							63.2									16.7		16.7						$15,088		$15,088
Joseph A. Citta Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2050 Lakewood Road	Toms River	08755	Ocean County	Toms River Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(732) 818-8550	483	41	11.8	60.9%	164 (34.0%)	84 (17.4%)	187 (38.7%)	25 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.8%)	22.9	1042^nd of 1342 public elementary schools	22.4%		24.6	1015^th of 1345 public elementary schools	24.5%	27	20.0			22.6	31.2	38.7					18.4	24.6	27.7														$6,372	$520	$5,852
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	(n/a)	(732) 505-5702	1,931	137	14.1	27.7%	1,015 (52.6%)	145 (7.5%)	596 (30.9%)	106 (5.5%)	2 (0.1%)	4 (0.2%)	63 (3.3%)	23.6	317^th of 422 public high schools	24.9%		39.5	217^th of 415 public high schools	47.7%	100			12.9							39.8									12.2	0.0	11.7		28.3	26.0	61.5	50.0	$7,049		$7,049
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	(n/a)	(732) 505-5738	1,359	93	14.6	27.4%	886 (65.2%)	102 (7.5%)	313 (23.0%)	17 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (3.0%)	19	338^th of 422 public high schools	19.9%		25.3	300^th of 415 public high schools	27.7%	38			5.7							34.9									10.2		10.2		31.0	30.2			$7,311		$7,311
Toms River Intermediate School East	Public	6-8	1519 Hooper Avenue	Toms River	08753	Ocean County	Toms River Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(732) 505-5777	1,294	91	14.1	23.6%	962 (74.3%)	41 (3.2%)	211 (16.3%)	29 (2.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (3.9%)	44.5	393^rd of 748 public middle schools	47.5%		47.7	363^rd of 745 public middle schools	51.3%	30		13.0					52.4	53.5	44.2					25.1	34.9	10.9	100.0	89.4			90.9						$5,993		$5,993
Toms River Intermediate School North	Public	6-8	150 Intermediate North Way	Toms River	08753	Ocean County	Toms River Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(732) 505-5800	1,012	87	11.6	37.7%	459 (45.4%)	95 (9.4%)	343 (33.9%)	71 (7.0%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	41 (4.1%)	38	434^th of 748 public middle schools	42.0%		41.2	420^th of 745 public middle schools	43.6%	14		13.4					42.1	45.1	49.2					21.4	27.2	10.9		82.3			82.6	82.4		82.4			$7,203	$194	$7,009
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	(n/a)	(732) 505-5830	937	54	17.3	25.7%	642 (68.5%)	13 (1.4%)	213 (22.7%)	32 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (3.9%)	46.6	712^th of 1342 public elementary schools	46.9%		50.5	662^nd of 1345 public elementary schools	50.8%	50	19.5			34.4	47.3	56.3					48.2	44.8	42.3														$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	(n/a)	(732) 505-5840	608	53	11.4	35.4%	414 (68.1%)	23 (3.8%)	131 (21.5%)	9 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	29 (4.8%)	20.6	1082^nd of 1342 public elementary schools	19.4%		28.3	960^th of 1345 public elementary schools	28.6%	122	12.6			24.3	28.6	35.8					25.0	18.3	29.5														$7,109	$329	$6,780
Hooper Avenue Elementary School	Public	K-5	1517 Hooper Avenue	Toms River	08753	Ocean County	Toms River Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(732) 505-5850	676	48	14.0	17.3%	531 (78.6%)	11 (1.6%)	101 (14.9%)	8 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	24 (3.6%)	42.6	773^rd of 1342 public elementary schools	42.4%		59.5	559^th of 1345 public elementary schools	58.4%	214	22.4			41.1	42.5	58.4					35.6	42.5	32.8														$6,561	$346	$6,215
North Dover Elementary School	Public	K-5	1759 New Hampshire Avenue	Toms River	08753	Ocean County	Toms River Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(732) 505-5860	394	32	12.3	33.2%	201 (51.0%)	20 (5.1%)	107 (27.2%)	45 (11.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	19 (4.8%)	58.5	559^th of 1342 public elementary schools	58.3%		63.6	512^th of 1345 public elementary schools	61.9%	47	18.8			63.5	59.2	48.5					67.3	57.3	36.2														$6,547	$170	$6,377
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	(n/a)	(732) 505-5880	611	44	13.8	27.8%	453 (74.1%)	9 (1.5%)	117 (19.1%)	6 (1.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (3.9%)	38.1	832^nd of 1342 public elementary schools	38.0%		51.5	655^th of 1345 public elementary schools	51.3%	177	15.9			42.5	41.2	44.3					37.0	40.0	37.5														$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	(n/a)	(732) 505-5890	293	26	11.3	65.9%	116 (39.6%)	36 (12.3%)	107 (36.5%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (10.9%)	13.3	1182^nd of 1342 public elementary schools	11.9%		12.9	1191^st of 1345 public elementary schools	11.4%	9	3.5			23.2	29.8	29.9					12.5	14.9	14.0														$8,351	$672	$7,679
Walnut Street Elementary School	Public	K-5	60 Walnut Street	Toms River	08753	Ocean County	Toms River Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(732) 505-5900	739	58	12.7	51.2%	269 (36.4%)	51 (6.9%)	344 (46.5%)	34 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (5.5%)	17.6	1119^th of 1342 public elementary schools	16.6%		22.2	1048^th of 1345 public elementary schools	22.1%	71	9.2			26.9	18.7	29.9					30.1	22.0	19.4														$6,860	$486	$6,374
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	(n/a)	(732) 505-5910	314	24	13.3	32.8%	222 (70.7%)	13 (4.1%)	53 (16.9%)	9 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (5.4%)	47.8	696^th of 1342 public elementary schools	48.1%		46.9	705^th of 1345 public elementary schools	47.6%	9	23.2			30.0	50.0	51.8					42.0	56.5	44.6														$6,399	$280	$6,119
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	(n/a)	(732) 505-5920	399	31	12.8	32.8%	245 (61.4%)	23 (5.8%)	85 (21.3%)	25 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	20 (5.0%)	31.9	923^rd of 1342 public elementary schools	31.2%		43	757^th of 1345 public elementary schools	43.7%	166	11.7			35.2	46.4	36.7					35.2	40.8	21.7														$7,274	$289	$6,985
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	(n/a)	(732) 505-5665	1,520	108	14.1	23.1%	1,118 (73.6%)	62 (4.1%)	260 (17.1%)	44 (2.9%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (2.3%)	33.4	250^th of 422 public high schools	40.8%		46.6	171^st of 415 public high schools	58.8%	79			21.3							52.0									14.5		14.5		26.7	26.1	93.4	93.4	$7,815		$7,815

Cities Near Toms River

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Brick	3.01 mi	13	377^th
Island Heights	3.5 mi	1	112^th
Pine Beach	3.68 mi	1	474^th
Beachwood	4.58 mi	2	410^th
Ocean Gate	4.88 mi	1	391^st

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the New Jersey Department of Education.

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